Re: End of 2nd Week!

[Guest guest]

Cyndi,

I understand the difficulty with getting that sixth meal in-but found a way

that makes it much easier for me. (I did not get this down pat until Week

9!). I've found that if I have 3 smaller, more frequent meals in the first

half of the day, then the second 3 are cake. (not literally!) I try to have

my first 3 at 8:30, 10:30, and 12:30ish-

then the second three are 3ish, 6ish, 9ish, and it becomes a routine.

If I don't get the first smaller ones in early, there's no way I can get the

sixth meal in later on.

Hope this helps!

:-)

[Guest guest]

Hi Cyndi,

I, too, am finishing up my second week. I am also having problems with that sixth meal especially if I work out in the evenings (I do most days) because I have to leave such a huge gap in the day to be empty of food when I go to the gym. Last night I had my fifth meal (a shake) around 8 and even though I had gone to the gym in the a.m. I could not get the sixth meal in. On the gym-in-the-evening days, I find it even more difficult. I keep a gym journal but keep forgetting to do a food journal, I think I'm going to start doing this to see where I can improve.

Yesterday I broke a sweat doing UBW which was a first for me. I was not only sweating but grunting and groaning. I've had to experiment with a few different weights and exercises...I've written everything down at the gym so that when I come back the next time I see what I'm going for. If I finish an exercise and the high point didn't seem high enough, I note it and what I'm feeling on my little charts. I kept writing down that I wasn't feeling the triceps exercises and yesterday for my first few reps I experimented with positions and yes, I wasn't pulling my arms into correct position...once I felt where it was "supposed" to be, it made all the difference. On bicep curls I also had to concentrate to make the biceps and not my whole arm pick up the weight, so the adjustments continue......

As for abs, I've just begun to get 12,10,8,6,12,12 in. Yesterday I wanted to do more than one cycle of this but I was done after one. I did regular crunches and then reverse crunches for my second high point set.

I think it's a matter of building up and being vigilant on the weights as to what is working and what is not. For me, my little gym journal helps a great deal.

Don't know if this helps but congrats on finishing your second week!

[Guest guest]

Hi Cyndi,

I, too, am finishing up my second week. I am also having problems with that sixth meal especially if I work out in the evenings (I do most days) because I have to leave such a huge gap in the day to be empty of food when I go to the gym. Last night I had my fifth meal (a shake) around 8 and even though I had gone to the gym in the a.m. I could not get the sixth meal in. On the gym-in-the-evening days, I find it even more difficult. I keep a gym journal but keep forgetting to do a food journal, I think I'm going to start doing this to see where I can improve.

Yesterday I broke a sweat doing UBW which was a first for me. I was not only sweating but grunting and groaning. I've had to experiment with a few different weights and exercises...I've written everything down at the gym so that when I come back the next time I see what I'm going for. If I finish an exercise and the high point didn't seem high enough, I note it and what I'm feeling on my little charts. I kept writing down that I wasn't feeling the triceps exercises and yesterday for my first few reps I experimented with positions and yes, I wasn't pulling my arms into correct position...once I felt where it was "supposed" to be, it made all the difference. On bicep curls I also had to concentrate to make the biceps and not my whole arm pick up the weight, so the adjustments continue......

As for abs, I've just begun to get 12,10,8,6,12,12 in. Yesterday I wanted to do more than one cycle of this but I was done after one. I did regular crunches and then reverse crunches for my second high point set.

I think it's a matter of building up and being vigilant on the weights as to what is working and what is not. For me, my little gym journal helps a great deal.

Don't know if this helps but congrats on finishing your second week!