Posts by luggothe

I love canteloupe! It's sweet, tender, and yummy. In terms of melon, honeydew, watermelon, and canteloupe reign supreme.

Things I'd avoid? Unsweetened soy milk. Back in the day, I'd drink a lot of sweetened soy milk. I'll eat pretty much everything else (I happen to love boiled broccoli, carrots, and lots of veggies).

Then again, I'm really no longer on a diet. I'm just maintaining, and looking to become an uber athlete.

Tuna in Can

• 1 can of tuna
• 1 can opener
• 1 eating utensil
• 1 place to drain the water

Instructions:

1: Grab the can opener with one hand. Grab tuna can in other hand.

2: Open the can's lid.

3: Put can opener down, drain the liquid.

4: Put can on flat surface. Grab eating utensil.

5: Eat.

Well, here's an update. 125 --- that's all I have to say. Shocking, I know. My body must be cooperating with me. Remember, I started at 155, and this was an ongoing thing. I had the Weetabix breakfast (two "Weetabiscuits", some milk, and one multivitamin), a sandwich (whole wheat bread, lean deli meats, and some tomatoes) for lunch, a can of tuna as a snack, and then dinner (one serving of steamed chicken (cut into strips, and drizzled with a teaspoon of olive oil, and soy sauce), a cup of steamed, mixed vegetables (the Green Giant variety), and half a cup of white rice (I really don't like brown rice)).

My weight is down to 125 pounds already. I went from mostly fat to little fat. Step one is complete. That was hellishly quick!  I'm thinking about increasing my calorie intake per day, though. Maybe more veggies, carbs, and more protein. The trick was really to cut out all of the sugar, fats, and unhealthy nonsense (my willpower is just so intense. I don't think I've "spoiled myself" with any junk food in a good while). I look forward to a Diet Crush Cream Soda (355 mL) every Friday (those things are bloody fantastic!), but I'm pretty focused otherwise. The fact that I'm in school gives my diet a rather... scheduled feeling, which is good. I get to stick to my diet. I'm always in a good mood, I look forward to the meals, and I'm glad to be able to work out. Listening to John Tesh's show helps a bit. Happy joy.

I exercise every second day, which is good. I'm going to start my weight training, and add that to my cardio. In order to gain muscle, I'm going to have to up the protein, and add carbs to the diet, then work. Lose the fat, THEN build the muscle. That's my tactic. I've lost most of the fat (that was the easy part). Now to bulk up. I'm also a bit of a tennis player, so that's good. I don't have a deadline to look forward to. I'm taking this day by day, step by step. I really don't want to be a bulky Schwarzenegger clone. :P I just want to be strong, lean, and toned. Wish me luck.

 Step 1: Lose the fat, adjust diet, do cardio training. DONE.

 Step 2: Build muscle, continue cardio training, eat healthily, but increase protein intake. IN PROGRESS.

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 Originally, my diet was pretty bad. Lots of carbs, protein, sodium, etc, etc. Here was my strategy.

 155: Bad Food

155 - 140: Sleep in 12+ hours. A can of soup for lunch (the soup was high in sodium, but my body was used to the sodium already. I basically took in the same amount of salt, but fewer calories), and a large (really large) cup of coffee (with Splenda). Think the size of a medium coke for the amount of coffee I had every day. A regular dinner (portion decreased by half). Sit around, use little energy. :P

140 - 135: Sandwich for breakfast, can of soup for lunch, can of soup for dinner (few calories, weight decreases). Begin light cardio exercises every second day, 30 minutes.

135 - 130: Sandwich for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, can of soup for dinner. This is a minor adjustment to get rid of the sodium. Continue cardio exercises, increase intensity.

130 - 125: Healthy breakfast (mostly carbs), lunch (sandwich, mix of carbs, veggies and meat), meat, veggies and a small amount of carbs for dinner. Take a multivitamin with your breakfast. Do a 1 mile jog every second day.

 I stuck to this diet without binging. I ate the same kind of thing every day. I followed the routine for three months. That's how I lost the fat. I kept exercising to keep my body from stealing my muscle, and I did a lot of running. It worked. Now's the time to get back the muscle.

Nah. I'm going to lose the fat, then build muscle. Once I get down to 125, I'm trying out a protein-rich diet to build muscle.

This new diet I have formulated seems to work well. Cereal for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, veggie and chicken plate for dinner. A multivitamin a day. 

Breakfast - Bowl of raisin bran (with 1% milk) or two English muffins with strawberry jam and peanut butter.

Lunch - Large bowl of soup noodles.

Dinner -  Two cups of soy-sauce rice, a serving of meat, and vegetables.

Drinks? Lots of diet soda.

:P