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ghitaPVH -> RE: The CollarMe "Biggest Loser" Gang WANTS YOU!!1! (5/26/2010 12:17:05 PM)
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ORIGINAL: VirginPotty
That's incredible, Ghita!!
Would you share some of your secrets w/us please? I know,
I know eat less exerecise more.[:D] Share what diet/exercise
worked for you.
I read that you don't eat after 3pm??? Do you do all your workouts
before then or do you still workout aft. 3?
I had to go back and find out which post I had missed! Sorry!
My schedule is really really whacked..so dont base my time schedule on anything you think you ought to be trying. Whatever time I say I do anything, calculates to YOUR time 4 hours later...usually..approx...oh whatever.
Anyway, My schedule: (please dont try and copy it, Im only 3 weeks in and have 9 weeks left to go and Im already dead)
I wake up at 3:30am and take a thermogenic and some BCAA's in juice. Thermogenic is your basic weightloss, metabolism boosting, energy pill. Some people swear against them, some swear by them. I dont know. It helps with my energy in the morning and its definitely not hurting.BCAA are branched chain amino acids. Some of the building blocks of proteins that your body needs. Since I work out on an empty stomach each morning other than the juice, it really helps me get through.
4:00am I do a weight lifting routine. The program that helped me lose the most amount of weight in the least amount of time is crossfit.com they have a scaled down version of their workouts at brandx crossfit. They use constantly changing exercises so you never (almost) do the same workout twice and your body never has time to adapt to anything. Its like, working out as hard as you possibly can as fast as you possibly can and then comparing your time to people from all over the world who just did the same thing. Some of it is insane and people at regular gyms will constantly ask you if you are crazy or on steroids. But it works, and its fun and motivating since you feel compelled to type in your time at the end of the day to compare. Its one of the main workout programs now utilized by the US military and firefighters and law enforcement agencies. Alot of the crossfit workouts are memorial type workouts done in honor of fallen heros and there is a huge drive to suceed and give your best on those days. At least for me anyway. Im currently incorporating some more strength type moves (think power lifting) because Im trying to bulk up for this competition. When its over Ill go back to crossfit only.
5:00am - protein recovery shake
7:30am - oatmeal and eggs whites with some ground turkey breast
8:00am - Running, steady state or interval training, I change it up..outside though, not on a treadmill. I hate treadmills.
10:00am- second breakfast - more egg whites, some red pepper, a corn tortilla
12:00noon- MMA class - mainly grappling and submissions. Exerting, but not taxing or high cardio
1:00pm - lunch- tuna with brocolli
2:00pm- cook dinner and daily food for following day
3:00pm- Dinner (only meal I play around with, stick to 400 calories, high in protein and fat but low in carbs
4:00pm- go over schoolwork with UMs
6:00pm- 12 hour sustained delivery protein shake
6:30pm- boxing class (twice a week only) - strikes and punches, high cardio - OR on off days a slow jog with the hubby and dog.
9:00pm bed. crashed. unconscious.
Diet..I follow something called "the Zone" by Dr Barry Sears. Its awesome. Love the science behind it. It basically teaches you how to eat things in proportion to each other, 40% of your calories come from carbs, 30% comes from protein, and 30% comes from fat. And not just througout the course of the day, each and every meal sticks to the ratio. The diet was designed for people who are diabetic and have sugar issues, but it also regulates hormones, boosts metabolism, and trains your body to burn your own fat for energy instead of stealing from your muscle tissues. College, pro, and olympic athletes have been tested using this diet, and while on most diets athletes have to "cycle" from a muscle building stage to a fat burning stage, on the Zone, everyone who stuck to it has gained muscle mass while at the same time losing fat. Its fairly easy to follow too, there is a chart in everyone of his books in the back that lists almost all typical foods and how much of that food it takes to make a "block" and hes already done all the math to figure out that if you put one "block" of carbs with one "block" of protein and one "block" of fat, then youve met the right ratio proportion. You just have to figure out how many blocks you personally need for the day (Im an 11 block a day of each macro nutrient person). And his books give you the easy formula for figuring that out too. Then, how ever many blocks YOU personally need, you spread it out over 5-6 meals througout the day (well, three meals plus snacks).
Plus I drink about a gallon and a half of water a day.
I will add in the ONE huge negative side effect all of this has had on me. When we came to the realization that this was the direction I was heading, in order to be able to make my goals, I had my collar taken away. It sucks, we're still together, but for the most part...the gym has become my master instead of the husband. He's supportive, and goes to the gym with me to workout with me, and watches the UMs if I need to fit in a workout somewhere at an odd time, but has basically said that he wants me to continue working in this direction and I need to be concentrating on making myself happy right now instead of him.
~edited to add one more major tip that has REALLY helped me, not only in losing weight but in learning to help my entire family eat healthier. When you go to a grocery store, concentrate really really hard on NOT going down the aisles. Yea, sometimes its unavoidable, but for the most part, never buy anything pre-packaged or in a box or whatever. The hubby gave me that as a rule a long time ago and for a long time it was really really hard and made every meal we ate take FOREVER to prepare. I spent my entire life in the kitchen it felt like...but after a while I learned tips here and there and learned new recipes too. Real food, plain basic food..really doesnt NEED the additives...and it takes a lot less time too...
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