thendanisays

what are your percentages for macros usually?

135.....pounds......x3......

keep it up pinky! Good to see you taking action. sometimes its so easy to just say "i'll do it later" or make excuses, but youre doing it dude! Awesome!

i dont think ive ever read this log before....just read the last page and wanted to say keep it up! Youre doing awesome! I love your diet!

i just have to restock my hairspray and pull out my leggings. its a date. Where you even born in the 80's ? Hah I'm just kidding sweetie... I feel like an old lady lol I'll have to give you a copy of the photos you were looking at the house I was born in the 80s...i just dont remember them. I figure i only have a few years left to make giacomo feel really old, so i just keep it up as much as possible. He always plays these old songs from the 80s and i say "I wasn't allowed to listen to this when it came out" Or "I didn't see Forest Gump for years because my mom wouldnt let me!" HAHAHAHAHA. I love it. and its all true. 1986 buddy!

Back in the gym about 5 days a week! Woo Hoo! (That only took 4 months ) The Good News: My lifts are still all just what they were, some even a bit higher which must mean all of my EATING made me gain muscle. The Bad News: I still feel like a blimp. I know its mostly in my head, but it's still frustrating! And now that i've made the commitment to dropping this 15 pounds back off me, i'm like "ok-disappear!" but i forgot its not that simple. When i first lost a ton of weight, i pretty much starved myself for a few months and it worked but it was just bad news, so i'm trying to do it correctly this time (i.e. slowly). I am really enjoying being back at the gym all the time. i didnt even realize just how much i missed it. I'm also enjoying getting my food back on track-which is definately the hardest part....sometime in august i told myself that eating carbs didnt affect me (wishful thinking???) and now i see that it DOES! hahaha. so cutting outa lot of the carbs i was eating is leading to CRAVINGS! remember the thread....carbs begets carbs.....well its true. and it blows. DV? Why are we not going through this miserable time TOGETHER??? I will stand for this no longer. You will make me lift more than i think i can and i will drag your ass up onto that stair climber. no, seriously i just wanna go workout with weights that actually help me progress ( jab@giacomo ) I also went on my first bike ride on my "new" bike and it was really fun, except that giacomo thinks i want to be some kind of cycling racer and was about a quarter mile ahead of me on his road bike while i pedaled furiously and angrily behind him on my heavy-ass hybrid....put an end to THAT pretty quickly. ok-yesterdays workout- (I'm trying to remember it because my book is in my car) Back- Widegrip Pulldowns warm-up 60x10 1. 80x12 2. 85x10 3. 87x9 (with a hold at the end and a slow negative) T-Bar Rows (how you mock me) warm-up barx12 1. bar+10x10 2. bar+10x10 3. bar+10x9 (hold, slow negative) WHY ARE THESE SO HARD?????? One Arm DB Row warm-up 15x10 1. 30x10 2. 30x9 3 30x9 (hold, slow neg) Close Grip Pulldown wu-60x10 1. 80x12 2. 80x11 3. 80x10 (hold, slow neg) Seated Row ( I focused a lot on making it a two part move with the first part being to sit up and lean back slightly using only my lower back to pull the weight, 2nd part being the actual row) (oh, and i suck at these) wu-60x10 1. 70x10 2. 70x10 3. 70x10 (last one was WEAK) ok, so based on this, i think its the middle of my back that is weakest...? I'm not quite sure how to work this up. just do more of the moves i suck at i suppose. also 20 minutes of interval training (was pressed for time. work called me in early) on elliptical. hr between 130-155

Welcome!

You've come to a great place. Welcome!

AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh my god it just never gets old. Our cmoputer screen wallpaper is now the Go Raw Now trailer guy. from that preview you sent us! That was the funniest/worst thing i've ever seen.....i had tears in my eyes i was laughing so hard.

OH JESSI! Not again...... damn joey!

maybe you should go check out DVs training journal. ive actually trained with her and its no joke. She is DIESEL! She lifts more than a lot of men that i know. I'm talking-she doesnt even touch a dumbell below thirty....ever and it is my understanding that she gets her bf tested very frequently and has consistantly for more than a year....so.....yeah...there's THAT. ....or you could just brawl it out. i bet you'd think she gained 20 pounds of muscle then.

decorating for christmas with my Lean and Green <3 <3 <3

lovin it! Ain't nothin to it but to DO IT!

hi hayley! just stopping in to say hi! I've been so busy since VV08. I'm sorry you hurt your leg, but you'll be kicking some step class butt soon enough again! cute cat btw!

listen, if there were a nicer way to put it......but there's really not. oh well. let the jabs begin!

i dont know if anyone remembers over the summer during vv08, giacomo(Lean and Green) had an "accident" for lack of a better word that ended in an AWFUL and PAINFUL infection in his testicles..... and upon going to the emergency room, he immediately began taking the antibiotics prescribed to him. and no he wasn't happy about it, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. and if he hadn't he may have lost his testicles..... this was following a 46 day juice feast, so i'm sorry, but raw isn't a cure all and giacomo is one of, if not, THE healthiest person i know. but he knows that illness is still possible, and takes dietary measures to AVOID it, but if it happens, he knows sometimes he's gotta bite the bullet and follow doctor's orders. just to clear THAT up.

I suppose I have to technically agree........ but the nostalgia factor will stop me from ever translating that sentiment into my actions! Christmas trees can be a really beautiful way to bring families together. Sure, there are other ways to do that..... more ecologically sound, less consumer based ways...... but there's something so lovely about buying a tree, and decorating it with your family and friends, and enjoying it's light and fragrance in your home all month long. Maybe it is selfish, ecologically speaking, but if this is one of my 'vices' I don't think I'm doing too badly! i had this talk with lean and green about a week ago. i've always had a real one. he's always had a fake one. we were debating which is worse. cutting down a tree is certainly bad, but the resources used to make a fake tree might outweigh the chopping of one tree.....so............this year--we're getting a live tree in a pot and after the holiday, we're going to plant it outside. problem solved.

Mr Olympia, 2012 YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

1st bike ride on my new bike?!?!?! yesssssa.

i have read through this thread again and again and i see a lot of valid points on both sides of the argument. i am a cooked vegan, and i prefer it that way, having tried the raw thing for a brief stint. Lean and green (whom I live with) is a raw vegan and he would have it no other way. There are times when the heated debates of this board come to play in my day to day life while sharing a kitchen and what have you. Sometimes it is hard. Sometimes its really frustrating and i just wanna yell "where's your proof?" and times where i feel like my diet is being critisized just as much as i question his. But when it all comes down to it (and I've had a lot of time to think about it) it doesnt fucking MATTER! He will never agree with me that tofu is healthy and i wont believe that cooked broccoli is bad for you--and thats ok. Both sides just have to take everything with a big ass grain of salt. I am happy with my diet and he is with his. As far as the forum goes, you know, each and every one of us had to sift through a bunch of bullshit in our lives to find out what worked for us as individuals. for those of us who already know our stance with the raw vs. cooked debate, we know what to listen to and what to discard. And for those people who are new to nutrition, thats just kind of how it goes--you decide for yourself what to research and what to experiment with and what to believe. almost a rite of passage or something. I dont see anything wrong with questioning or even debating, bouncing ideas of each other etc. but please for the love of GOD, just TRY and respect each other. I cannot count the number of times i have muttered under my breath how stupid a certain thread is or what an awful idea someone has put out there. Put your own good ideas out there then. johan, i definately think you know your shit-i love your posts. but beating the same issue into the ground again and again and again is going to not only cause nothing but headache but will probably scare of new members and regardless of cooked or raw, more vegans is a good thing and we can all agree to THAT. As far as deleting the raw section for a while, i agree with beforewisdom-robert, its your call and thanks for taking time out of your super busy schedule to deal with this--again.

It was sarcasm, but not directed at you. thats a first

a lot of times i feel like i NEED to have greens. kale mostly. not even that i necissarily want it, but that i need to have it. its a good thing, its one of the few cravings that i'm thankful for

why oh why? what did i do NOW? sounds awesome to me! does that mean youre going to be doing ::insert scary dun dun DUN music:: cardio?

i just have to restock my hairspray and pull out my leggings. its a date.

You aren't the man until you pee on the seat to the commode ( & leave it up ). Actually, he's CONSTANTLY telling me to put the cover down on the toilet--i shit you not...so there's THAT. I'm freguently the "man" in my relationships. It's not that big of a deal to me at least. no its not that big of a deal to me either, except when my boyfriend is COMPLAINING about how he has no male friends when HE'S the one dancing around the front yard....yes, publicly....to the ting tings! where's MY MALE FRIEND???? HAHAHAHA! oh and in case you're wondering.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UX0p7uAW2s