DawnMarie's 2006 Log: Almost There! - Transformation from 282 to 125 lbs - Page 5

DawnMarie · 04-30-2006, 02:02 PM

Weight:
AM - 163.2
PM - *tbd*

Diet/Supps/Sides:

High cal/carb up/cheat meal day today. Yummy wheat pancakes for breakfast and planning Pizza lunch..Mmmm. Looking forward to feeling extra strong and energized tommorrow from the extra carbs - I'm gonna burn 'em up!!!

**Macros TBD**

Training:

OFF Day - Wasn't sore yesterday but sitting down is a bit painful today - ouch!! Glad to be off today.

Other:

Excited to see what I can do in my workouts this week. I am starting to feel and sometimes see more/different muscles and it is definitely motivating me to keep working hard to get stronger and leaner. I just keep telling myself "There is a great body hiding underneath that layer of fat - just focus, stick with the plan, and burn that fat OFF!!!"

Updated progress pics will be coming sometime in the next 10 days. Week 2 progress charts coming shortly.

DawnMarie · 04-30-2006, 05:02 PM

Week 2 Progress Charts

Very happy start losing some inches!

Woo-hoo!!

Just for Fun

Gotta give kudos to my friend Spaceclown on this one, keep it up!

DawnMarie · 05-01-2006, 04:28 AM

http://tmz.aol.com/article2/_a/whose...13140009990001

OT but came across and had to share just for fun...although I must say I've seen much better abs on folks on this board. Mmm...I think there should be a thread with nothing but ab pics, that would be cool and motivational!

LOL

DawnMarie · 05-01-2006, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DawnMarie

Weight:
AM - 163.2
PM - *tbd*

Sorry this is not in order, I keep forgetting I can't come back later and edit my post!! Arrghhh! Ok - I am over it now

LOL

PM - 165.4

Weight around 9 pm, later than usual.

No macros today. Pizza was from local place and no nutrition info so would be inaccurate anyway. For supps, took CEE, Sesamin, Vitamins and 2 BC.

pammiejoe6 · 05-01-2006, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DawnMarie

http://tmz.aol.com/article2/_a/whose...13140009990001

OT but came across and had to share just for fun...although I must say I've seen much better abs on folks on this board. Mmm...I think there should be a thread with nothing but ab pics, that would be cool and motivational!

LOL

unless its MY abs...then its depressing....hahahahahaa

DawnMarie · 05-02-2006, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pammiejoe6

unless its MY abs...then its depressing....hahahahahaa

LOL...um, I feel the same way myself!!! Someday we will have even better abs than that!! I am working on a 6-pack...it is just hidden right now.

LOL

DawnMarie · 05-02-2006, 02:10 AM

Weight:
AM - 164.2
PM - 168 (post-cardio, 9 pm)

Diet/Supps/Sides:

No sides from supps, on target with diet.

Training:

Swapped out Shoulders-Abs with Back-Biceps-Calves sinceIi had more gym time today. Will do shoulders at home tommorrow.

Weights were okay but not great. I did not get enough sleep last night and my strength suffered. Had to drop down weight to keep good form. Also a guy wanted to share a machine with me and he and anotehr guy were talking to me during a coupe exercises and it kind of threw off my focus. I am used to working out alone with the MP3 up really loud. On a positive note, I got a compliment on using good form, especially for someone relatively new and some surpised looks when I increased the weight when it was my turn. So that felt kind of good

Also they thought I was in college!! Ha! LOL Should have seen the looks when they found out I was a 31 year old mother of 2 who used to be 120 lbs heavier.

Funny They were very nice though and it was nice to meet some of the people you see all the time but don't know thier names. But I definitely do better working out alone.

Forced myself to do 45 min on cardio and a bit faster than last time. Got a second wind and did get a great cardio workout.

Other:

Keeping log short tonight to try to get to bed early.

Good night

pammiejoe6 · 05-02-2006, 04:22 AM

sleep well g/f!

way to go on getting the looks! since i workout at home i never get that...hahha....but hubby HAS come home a few times to see the barbell loaded and said "WOW! did you lift that?" hehehe....i always love it when he tries what i did with the same weight and is challenged...he's obviously way stronger than me in some ways but i have been known to lift my side faster and easier than him many times! GIRL POWER keeps the world going round doesnt it? heheheheeh whohooooo!

keep up the great job mama!

DawnMarie · 05-03-2006, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pammiejoe6

since i workout at home i never get that...hahha....but hubby HAS come home a few times to see the barbell loaded and said "WOW! did you lift that?" hehehe....i always love it when he tries what i did with the same weight and is challenged...he's obviously way stronger than me in some ways but i have been known to lift my side faster and easier than him many times! GIRL POWER keeps the world going round doesnt it? heheheheeh whohooooo!

LOL..That's awesome !!! Keep it up!!!

Yeah - girl power!! Woo-hoo!!

We are gonna be some buff chicks when we are done, aren't we?

LOL

DawnMarie · 05-03-2006, 01:51 AM

Weight:
AM - 164.2
PM - 163.6
BF - 28.7%

Finally took BF on scale out of curiousity after giving up on this number. BF by caliper was 29.7% at start of plan, scale normally reads higher percentages for me. Had only gone down 1.1% during last 7 week log. Lowest ever recorded on this scale was 28 but I think that was a fluke. So I'm not sure if this means anything but it is encouraging to me since I am only in 3rd week of plan and it appears to be lower by at least 1%. Will be checking periodically, with cautious optimism

Diet/Supps/Sides:

Substituted Raspberried for Blueberries (ran out) and Bussel Sprouts for Broccoli (I swear I just cannot eat one more bite of broccoli, I am burned out!)

Took Stim-X today (1 capsule, 2 doses) and it did not let me down, nor did any of my other supps! No sides but increased thirst. Really felt the Xceed today during both workouts and finally got some pumps!! Awesome

Between the Stim-X/Xceed/Xtend and extra rest, I was like the energizer bunny today!!!

Training:

Chest-Biceps-Triceps-Abs at home today (shoulders are Thurs, I said it wrong yesterday) Up on reps and up an extra set of leg raises at the gym!! I LOVE hanging leg raises!!!

Cardio rocked tonight!! Kicked it up a notch setting a new PR (hey, YS says I can gave cardio PRs!! lol) on time and speed. Did 60 MINUTES!!! And upped to max recommended speed of 4.0 mph for last 10 minutes!!! That was awesome!! My tank top was so soaked it was completely stuck to me like a wet rag!! Hope lots of that was fat!!! Burn, baby, burn!!!!

P.S. I think this incline treadmill is working really well for me!! I burned more cals tonight than running 5 miles, my legs and glutes feel like they really get a workout and I can see my quads when I am not even flexing! Thank You EME!!!!

Other:

Tommorrow's agenda - FASTED MORNING CARDIO AT 5 AM!!! Ahhh!!

Goal for the week - Try to get 7 hrs sleep at night (I always say I like challenging goals! LOL). Amazing the difference I feel between 5 hrs of sleep and 7..felt SO much better today!

Vacation - Very excited that I am taking my boys to Disney for 4 days in June. Will be doing LOTS of walking/chasing the boys around the pool and up and down the waterslide (Daddy doesn't do waterslides...lol). Plan to do my best to eat as clean as I can and the resort has a gym if I ever get to use it.

**A.FreeRadical** · 05-03-2006, 06:29 AM

I really like your diet. You are doing great! Keep it up. Your picture may be deceiving, but I can't believe that you are 29% bf.

*

Arghlita · 05-03-2006, 10:42 AM

Yeah, sleep = so much different.

I'm not up to fasted cardio yet, but I did it for years in the Army and it really was all that for fat loss. Can't wait to see your May pics, btw.

pammiejoe6 · 05-03-2006, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DawnMarie

LOL..That's awesome !!! Keep it up!!!

Yeah - girl power!! Woo-hoo!!

We are gonna be some buff chicks when we are done, aren't we?

LOL

hahah well you already ARE!!

DawnMarie · 05-03-2006, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A.FreeRadical

I really like your diet. You are doing great! Keep it up. Your picture may be deceiving, but I can't believe that you are 29% bf.

*

Thanks for visting my log!

My diet is part of a training plan by Michael Elias ("EME") and I am also really liking it!

Thanks for the encouragement!

Disappointment with my high BF is part of the reason I went to EME for help. I do have a good amount of muscle IMO but I guess when you get as heavy as I was and lose without doing any weight training (until recently) that is what happens. But I am hoping with EME's help I will burn that fat off!!

In fact, I am happy to report that my BF was 27.9 this morning on that same scale that I was about 34 % on about 10 weeks ago wehn I bought it - so if it is right then maybe I am not doing so bad on BF after all! Maybe I lost 10 lbs of pure FAT..*wishes really, reallly hard to make it so* LOL :fingersxd

04-30-2006, 02:02 PM	#121
DawnMarie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 880 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 34	EME Plan - Week 2, Day 7 4/30/06 Sunday Weight: AM - 163.2 PM - tbd Diet/Supps/Sides: High cal/carb up/cheat meal day today. Yummy wheat pancakes for breakfast and planning Pizza lunch..Mmmm. Looking forward to feeling extra strong and energized tommorrow from the extra carbs - I'm gonna burn 'em up!!! Macros TBD Training: OFF Day - Wasn't sore yesterday but sitting down is a bit painful today - ouch!! Glad to be off today. Other: Excited to see what I can do in my workouts this week. I am starting to feel and sometimes see more/different muscles and it is definitely motivating me to keep working hard to get stronger and leaner. I just keep telling myself "There is a great body hiding underneath that layer of fat - just focus, stick with the plan, and burn that fat OFF!!!" Updated progress pics will be coming sometime in the next 10 days. Week 2 progress charts coming shortly. __________________ Nov 2008 - ??? - IMPC '08 is on! Nov 2007 - 158.4 lb - Saw Abs! Nov 2004 - 282.5 lbs My Transformation: Transformation Story My Journal: DawnMarie's Bounce Back Journal @ OSB

04-30-2006, 05:02 PM	#122
DawnMarie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 880 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 34	EME Plan - Week 2 Progress Week 2 Progress Charts Very happy start losing some inches! Woo-hoo!! Just for Fun Gotta give kudos to my friend Spaceclown on this one, keep it up! __________________ Nov 2008 - ??? - IMPC '08 is on! Nov 2007 - 158.4 lb - Saw Abs! Nov 2004 - 282.5 lbs My Transformation: Transformation Story My Journal: DawnMarie's Bounce Back Journal @ OSB

05-01-2006, 04:28 AM	#123
DawnMarie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 880 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 34	Celebrity 6-Packs - Guess whose abs? http://tmz.aol.com/article2/_a/whose...13140009990001 OT but came across and had to share just for fun...although I must say I've seen much better abs on folks on this board. Mmm...I think there should be a thread with nothing but ab pics, that would be cool and motivational! LOL __________________ Nov 2008 - ??? - IMPC '08 is on! Nov 2007 - 158.4 lb - Saw Abs! Nov 2004 - 282.5 lbs My Transformation: Transformation Story My Journal: DawnMarie's Bounce Back Journal @ OSB

05-02-2006, 02:10 AM	#127
DawnMarie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 880 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 34	EME Plan - Week 3, Day 1 5/1/06 Monday Weight: AM - 164.2 PM - 168 (post-cardio, 9 pm) Diet/Supps/Sides: No sides from supps, on target with diet. Training: Swapped out Shoulders-Abs with Back-Biceps-Calves sinceIi had more gym time today. Will do shoulders at home tommorrow. Weights were okay but not great. I did not get enough sleep last night and my strength suffered. Had to drop down weight to keep good form. Also a guy wanted to share a machine with me and he and anotehr guy were talking to me during a coupe exercises and it kind of threw off my focus. I am used to working out alone with the MP3 up really loud. On a positive note, I got a compliment on using good form, especially for someone relatively new and some surpised looks when I increased the weight when it was my turn. So that felt kind of good Also they thought I was in college!! Ha! LOL Should have seen the looks when they found out I was a 31 year old mother of 2 who used to be 120 lbs heavier. Funny They were very nice though and it was nice to meet some of the people you see all the time but don't know thier names. But I definitely do better working out alone. Forced myself to do 45 min on cardio and a bit faster than last time. Got a second wind and did get a great cardio workout. Other: Keeping log short tonight to try to get to bed early. Good night __________________ Nov 2008 - ??? - IMPC '08 is on! Nov 2007 - 158.4 lb - Saw Abs! Nov 2004 - 282.5 lbs My Transformation: Transformation Story My Journal: DawnMarie's Bounce Back Journal @ OSB

05-03-2006, 01:51 AM	#130
DawnMarie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 880 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 34	EME Plan - Week 3, Day 3, 5/2/06 Tuesday Weight: AM - 164.2 PM - 163.6 BF - 28.7% Finally took BF on scale out of curiousity after giving up on this number. BF by caliper was 29.7% at start of plan, scale normally reads higher percentages for me. Had only gone down 1.1% during last 7 week log. Lowest ever recorded on this scale was 28 but I think that was a fluke. So I'm not sure if this means anything but it is encouraging to me since I am only in 3rd week of plan and it appears to be lower by at least 1%. Will be checking periodically, with cautious optimism Diet/Supps/Sides: Substituted Raspberried for Blueberries (ran out) and Bussel Sprouts for Broccoli (I swear I just cannot eat one more bite of broccoli, I am burned out!) Took Stim-X today (1 capsule, 2 doses) and it did not let me down, nor did any of my other supps! No sides but increased thirst. Really felt the Xceed today during both workouts and finally got some pumps!! Awesome Between the Stim-X/Xceed/Xtend and extra rest, I was like the energizer bunny today!!! Training: Chest-Biceps-Triceps-Abs at home today (shoulders are Thurs, I said it wrong yesterday) Up on reps and up an extra set of leg raises at the gym!! I LOVE hanging leg raises!!! Cardio rocked tonight!! Kicked it up a notch setting a new PR (hey, YS says I can gave cardio PRs!! lol) on time and speed. Did 60 MINUTES!!! And upped to max recommended speed of 4.0 mph for last 10 minutes!!! That was awesome!! My tank top was so soaked it was completely stuck to me like a wet rag!! Hope lots of that was fat!!! Burn, baby, burn!!!! P.S. I think this incline treadmill is working really well for me!! I burned more cals tonight than running 5 miles, my legs and glutes feel like they really get a workout and I can see my quads when I am not even flexing! Thank You EME!!!! Other: Tommorrow's agenda - FASTED MORNING CARDIO AT 5 AM!!! Ahhh!! Goal for the week - Try to get 7 hrs sleep at night (I always say I like challenging goals! LOL). Amazing the difference I feel between 5 hrs of sleep and 7..felt SO much better today! Vacation - Very excited that I am taking my boys to Disney for 4 days in June. Will be doing LOTS of walking/chasing the boys around the pool and up and down the waterslide (Daddy doesn't do waterslides...lol). Plan to do my best to eat as clean as I can and the resort has a gym if I ever get to use it. __________________ Nov 2008 - ??? - IMPC '08 is on! Nov 2007 - 158.4 lb - Saw Abs! Nov 2004 - 282.5 lbs My Transformation: Transformation Story My Journal: DawnMarie's Bounce Back Journal @ OSB

05-02-2006, 04:22 AM	#128
pammiejoe6 Pink Members Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: south texas Posts: 4,163 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 85	sleep well g/f! way to go on getting the looks! since i workout at home i never get that...hahha....but hubby HAS come home a few times to see the barbell loaded and said "WOW! did you lift that?" hehehe....i always love it when he tries what i did with the same weight and is challenged...he's obviously way stronger than me in some ways but i have been known to lift my side faster and easier than him many times! GIRL POWER keeps the world going round doesnt it? heheheheeh whohooooo! keep up the great job mama!

05-03-2006, 06:29 AM	#131
A.FreeRadical the Epicurean Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,245 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 58	I really like your diet. You are doing great! Keep it up. Your picture may be deceiving, but I can't believe that you are 29% bf. * __________________ "Is it going to be the red pill or the blue pill, Neo? The red pill will answer the question 'What is the Matrix?' Choose carefully. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more." Ron Paul for President, 2008 A.FreeRadical ...the Epicurean bodybuilder Height: 5'9", Age: 62, My last high on 2/1/2006 was 196 lbs. My last low on 8/08/2006 was 167.5 lbs. Cutting until I am lean Starting weight: 190 lbs. bodyfat: 19.7% November 27th: 183 lbs. bodyfat: 18.3% bodyfat Goal Weight: 176 lbs with no more than 10% bodyfat My recipe collection

05-03-2006, 10:42 AM	#132
Arghlita IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 299 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	Yeah, sleep = so much different. I'm not up to fasted cardio yet, but I did it for years in the Army and it really was all that for fat loss. Can't wait to see your May pics, btw.