Re: Starting off strong this week!

[Guest guest]

Yay Lianne!! Good for you, girl! You are doing really great, and

the accountability-factor probably has a lot to do with that. Keep

up the good work, and definitely continue to keep us posted on your

progress. Even though sometimes you might not get a lot of responses

to a " progress report " post, you better believe that everyone is

reading them, and a lot of people are getting inspired and/or

motivated.

Jen B.

> Well, I managed to stay VERY close to my meal plans yesterday.

[Guest guest]

Thank you, thank you very much. ;-)

Yeah.. that's kind of what I figure... responses not necessary, but

perhaps someone else can benefit from my iterations of my menus...

-Lianne

> Yay Lianne!! Good for you, girl! You are doing really great,

and

> the accountability-factor probably has a lot to do with that. Keep

> up the good work, and definitely continue to keep us posted on your

> progress. Even though sometimes you might not get a lot of

responses

> to a " progress report " post, you better believe that everyone is

> reading them, and a lot of people are getting inspired and/or

> motivated.

>

> Jen B.

[Guest guest]

Good job. Just wondering what your caloric target is? Do you know

what your deficit is at that many calories?

I target a net negative 100-200 calories a day, but I'm only 5 lbs

away from my target. Also, I am getting lean and might need to start

bulking at the end of my 12 weeks.

> Well, I managed to stay VERY close to my meal plans yesterday. Had

> an extra 1/4 cup of rice at dinner and some more blueberries and

> cottage cheese late at night when the dog woke me up, so that put

me

> around 1550 calories for the day. I made it out for a run at

night;

> ran 0:57:30. I have no idea how many miles that was, but it had to

> be between 5-6 even if you figure it conservatively (I normally run

a

> 9 min mile or faster). I'm fairly tired and a little sore (mostly

my

> abs) this morning, but glad I did it. The next cardio session will

> be a bike ride, and then HIIT on the elliptical with maybe another

> HIIT session on Sunday.

>

> I entered my meals into Fitday.com this morning, and I should be at

> about 1650 calories today. I have an UPWO tonight. I made a

better

> effort today at keeping enough carbs in (although I came NOWHERE

near

> bonking last night), and should be set for veggies, too. I find

that

> Fitday.com to be even more meaningful than the planning sheets from

> the BFL site. Needless to say, I want to see a couple lb fat loss

in

> a week or so! I seem to be muscling quickly this time around which

I

> guess is only natural if I'm pushing it hard and eating properly.

>

> It is interesting... someone made that BFL Calculator sheet under

the

> files section, and so far... the predictions are fairly close to

what

> I am seeing happen, so I must be doing something right. I'm using

> that as my model for carbs/protein, etc.

>

> Anyways, felt I needed to post an update for accountability today!

> Have a good one.

>

> -Lianne

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

My deficit is at anywhere from 600-800 calories a day right now. I

am targeting 1608 calories, give or take, with that whole 20% fat,

40% carb, 40% protein blend. The 1608 calories is actually a 500 per

day deficit, with the real deficit including my workouts on top of

lifestyle + basal.

Speaking of getting lean... was looking in the mirror... and noticed

two new " lumps " below my waist...LOL...was my hip bones. I freaked

out until I realized what it was. Starting to get somewhat leaner I

guess. This is all uncharted territory for me because I have NO clue

what I am going to look like in a couple months! Never been below

about 17-18% body fat judging by my appearance right now.

-Lianne

> Good job. Just wondering what your caloric target is? Do you know

> what your deficit is at that many calories?

>

> I target a net negative 100-200 calories a day, but I'm only 5 lbs

> away from my target. Also, I am getting lean and might need to

start

> bulking at the end of my 12 weeks.

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, thought I was developing love handles or something, but was

happy they weren't squishy!!

-Lianne

> LOL! Congratulations on the lumps!

>

> R.

>