Recent Posts
Topic: New pictures up
Hey everyone!!!
My new pictures are up. I still have 53 pounds to go, but it'll happen. I'm training to run a marathon in March, I'm starting to question that choice...lol. But, i'll see if i'm ready come March.
I miss posting, but I think of all of you often. I hope your all doing well and feeling good.
Talk with you soon.
Tami
268/183/130
Topic: RE: Sunday
Hi Honey, Thanks for keeping me motivated tonight, good workout!
Ditto what Mike did.
Kristie


Topic: Sunday
Me today:
Tae Bo - Billy Boot camp Basic Training: 466 calories burned:
(Intensity 3 -- Moderate, with periods of intensity 4 -- HARD )
I used the bands for about a third and it f*@king hurts! WOW my ass was kicked after the warm up.
Mike
Topic: Saturday's Workout
Mine:
Bent-Over Barbell Rows
115 lbs. 8
115 lbs. 8
115 lbs. 8
115 lbs. 8
Seated Behind-The-Neck Press
95 lbs. 8
95 lbs. 8
95 lbs. 8
Lateral Dumbbell Raises
15 lbs. 13
15 lbs. 13
15 lbs. 13
Wide-Grip Front Pulldowns
120 lbs. 10
120 lbs. 10
120 lbs. 10
Machine Pullovers
60 lbs. 13
60 lbs. 13
Barbell Upright Rows
70 lbs. 8
70 lbs. 8
Barbell Shrugs
125 lbs. 11
155 lbs. 11
Standing Barbell Curls
70 lbs. 8
70 lbs. 8
70 lbs. 4
Seated Hammer Curls
25 lbs. 11
25 lbs. 11
25 lbs. 11
Barbell Wrist Curls
70 lbs. 10
70 lbs. 10
Mike
Topic: RE: Seeking Workout Advice
Thanks for the great feed back Stayce! Tomorrow I will hit the weights.
thanks
Kenny
Topic: RE: Seeking Workout Advice
Hey Kenny - Earl pretty much said what I would say. Not sure what the recovery is like with Lap since I had the RNY but I would just caution you to proceed slowly and listen to the advice of your surgeon. With RNY I just started out doing light cardio and then worked myself back up to lifting around 5 weeks after. I didn't have any physical hunger for 6 months. Now that it has come back I just make sure I continue to follow through on all those good behavior change like not drinking when I am eating. Now I also have added back in a pre-workout meal an hour before the gym and a post workout shake immediately after. That with following sound healthy eating the rest of the day doesn't leave me phsysically hungry often. Physical hunger was never my big issue anyway.. it was the emotional eating that got me. I'm doing great with that too now though. This really has been both a mental and physical victory for me.
Anyway, get back into that lifting! No time like the present to start that now. I'm sure you will do great. Good Luck on your surgery this month!
Keep us posted on how it goes.
Topic: Seeking Workout Advice
Greetings all, I've been working out at my local Golds Gym for 6 years now. I've done a full range of cardio and lifting but currently I tend to stay with cardio. Last time I was into the lifting my appitite became enormous and I blew out a shoulder that required surgery.
I am pre-op lap band. I want to do what ever I can to tighten up to avoid that shriveled up look that many male wls patients seem to have. Currently I spend about and hour on the tread mill and then hang in the steam, shower up and thats it.
Yes I have gotten lazy considering I use to lift and do laps in the pool. Since my knees started to bother I stick to low impact like the treadmill.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Kenny
Surgery Scheduled 1/25/06
Waiting for ins approval
Topic: RE: Tuesday AM Results
Nice workout!
Oh ya.. I am sore this morning. Hurts to sit and raise my arms over my head.. lol. I think I am going to have to go back to no weight at all squats - prisoner or something. Maybe even split upper and lower days. If the pain isn't gone by the day after tomorrow I'll do that. Skipping the swim this morning and going to do that in the afternoon if the pool is open for lap swim. If not I'll do some lighter spinning. Should give me a few more hours of rest. Thanks for the feedback on the food. I did notice I was a lot more hungry then usual in the evening. Will keep the protein up for sure today.
Topic: RE: Tuesday AM Results
Food intake looks better than mine did at your stage, awesome workout also; you will be sore
Me:
Hanging Leg Raises -
10
Hanging Knee Tucks -
20
Flutter Kicks -
20
Incline Sit-Ups -
20
Bicycle Crunches -
20
20
Side Crunches -
20
25
Incline Dumbbell Press
40lbs. x 8
40lbs. x 8
40 lbs. x 8
40 lbs. x 8
Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes
35 lbs. x 11
35 lbs. x 11
35 lbs. x 11
Incline Dumbbell Flyes
20 lbs. x 13
20 lbs. x 13
Cable Triceps Pushdowns-Vbar
70 lbs. x 8
70 lbs. x 8
70 lbs. x 8
One-Arm Dumbbell Kickbacks
15 lbs. x 14
15 lbs. x 14
15 lbs. x 14
Mike

Topic: RE: Tuesday AM Results
I just realized that my HR monitor had my weight really high and I had not adjusted it in ages. That calorie amt burned is off. It was programmed for me at 245lb and I am 195lbs today. Just reset it so the next workout is more accurate. Probably burned more like 5 or 600 instead of 800 but who knows.
SO TOTAL FOOD TODAY:
4:30AM Pre-Workout : Acheiv One Protein Hazlenut Latte
7:00AM Post Workout: Protein Delite, half banana, handful of frozen blueberries, 2 TB Flax Seed Meal, 4 oz skim milk
9:00 AM Late Morning Snack
2 Sargentos Cheese Sticks
12:00 Lunch
4% Cottage Cheese Cup (usually get 2% but they were out)
1/4 dried cranberries
sf pudding mixed in
Revival Salt and Vinegar Soy Chips
Dinner
1 C Hormel Turkey Chili with some added salsa
Other Snack Before Bed and or late afternoon - Power Crunch Bar and Revival Soy Chips or Cottage Cheese
Stats plugged in from Fitday :
Calories Eaten Today Total: 1245
source grams cals %total
Fat: 38 344 29%
Carbs: 112 386 33%
Protein: 111 443 38%
Do you guys think my food looks ok for 9 months post op based on this example with the workouts? My surgeons protocol was 3-4 meals 5 hours a part. I did for from the beginning. I've started to add back a couple snacks in as you can see from what I've posted. I just want to make sure I am not undereating with the workouts and still hitting my calories and protein requirements.
I usually avg 1200 - 1500 cal a day and 80 - 100 grams of protein. I'd say this is close to a typical day. I usually try to also add in some greens at lunch or dinner but skipped out on that today. Might still add in some spinach salad at dinner if I have room after chili.
If you have suggestions for improvement I'd love to hear them.