Hopefully I will start feeling the benefits after my butt stops hurtin'!! :D

Thanks for the pep talk! It is greatly appreciated! And by the way...like your scale on "soreness".

Hey ya, Dawn..

Glad ya like that but I need to change one of my soreness levels.. The one for abs.

Turns out when I posted this morning I just couldn't feel it. I got on the incline sit-up board this afternoon to work out and whoa..

I'm sore as hell - :D

At least when I try to do sit ups.. lol..

I did completed my workout, however. Twas pretty much the same as yesterday but today I did Abs(ouch)/Pulling/Stairmaster. I've also thought that I need to set a specific time during the day for my workouts.

As is I'm just doing them whenever I feel like it and/or get the chance. I think it might be a little wise though for me to set a specific time each day aside for the workout.

Until later then - cheers!

Me too!!!
At least when I try to sit down.. lol ..

lol.. :D

Oh - and I almost forgot..

Soreness levels today on a scale of 1 thru 10

I'm really liking JK's "soreness report".

LOL!

don't you be laugin.. :p

I bet ya know what I'm talking about though.. lol

It's okay to be sore right now, however. It should pass after a couple of workouts. Right now it's just that initial sorrness after being off the bench for a long time.

Also bought a bottle of Hot Rox today. I've never used that before, but even though I now have it I may wait a while to try it.

Right now I'm still testing moderate on the ketone strip, and I'm still in that initial phase where the weight loss should be pretty easy. Given the fact that it was a little pricy I may wait on taking it until I reach a point where I feel like I'm stalling.

Also going to try to get up a "Before Pic" pic today. I just need to take it.

Here, however, are two 8 month old pics of me after my first try at low carbing.


220's


220's

and again, don't you laugh.. :D lol

Me too. Makes me appreciate that the only thing sore is my hinnie!!!!!

LOL... now yer' gonna make me laugh, Dawn.. :lol:

How the heck did you get a sore hinnie?

I've got sore spots in multiple areas but my butt isn't one of em, and come to think of it I can't really remember ever havin a sore butt.. lol

I do, however, remember playing sports when I was younger - doin' 'two-a-days' - lifting weights after a long time off and experiencing what that was like. And given that experience I gotta say - this aint nothin.. lol. I know what 10 feels like.. ;-)

Anyway - update.

I did my Stairmaster routine yesterday as planned but held off the weights. I know that lifting a bit would actually take away some of the soreness but as of yesterday I didn't want to tear down the muscle anymore and today is my 'off day.'

Will also add that I went ahead and started the Hot Rox yesterday afternoon. I'll be taking one pill with a glass of water in the morning before breakfast and then one pill six hours later in the day.

I don't think I'm at a stall, but I've actually seen my weight go up a few pounds. For instance, this morning rather than being at my listed weight of 245 I weighted in at 248.

I'm pretty sure, however, that's just fluid retention coming from my muscles being a little bit in shock right now. Every day for the past three days I've tested moderate using the keytone strips so I know I'm losing fat. The weight is just fluctuating a bit right now.

Anyway - time for me to get with it then.

Hope you are all having a good day...

And keep on rockin! :cool:

HA!

Squat machine...or as I like to call her "Big Bertha"!!!!

Oh - good for you then, Dawn..

Big Bertha is great for boosting metabolism..

BTW - do you remember the song Trogaldyte?

:cool:

Oh, if only this were true...

As I understand it, ketones indicate that you are burning fat incompletely, in much the same way as soot indicates incomplete combution. It DOES mean you are burning fat, but it DOESN'T mean you are LOSING fat. Dietary fat can show up as ketones, too.

I believe it DOES, however, indicate you are a fat-burner rather than a sugar-burner, which explains to me why I always feel better in ketosis.

PS In happier news, deep, heavy squats stimulate testosterone, too.

Things that make ya go hmmmmm...

I'm not really sure then I guess. I have the Atkins video. Picked it up a long time ago, and I'm pretty sure in there they said ketones in your urine were an "indication" that you're burning fat.

"Indication" isn't really the same thing as "means" - but I'll take it whatever it is. I know it's what I'm shooting for.. ;-)

Even if not though I do know this. I'm eating less - eating well - moving more - staying hungry - and rather sore. That said, even if it be a metabolic battle this fat is gonna lose..

I'm more stubborn that it is for sure.. ;) lol

Ketosis means you're burning fat. It just doesn't mean you're burning BODY fat.

Oh.... well that makes sense now..

I'd never thought of it quite like that. But at least I am burning fat for fuel.

I'll take that.. :)

Follow up: Gotta add a post.

I was supposed to be "off" today but by 3 o'clock energy was booming. I just wanted to get up and 'felt' like working out.

Got on the Stairmaster - did 20 minutes - and just felt great. Energy level is waaaay up and it showed significantly during my workout. In this session I did 216 calories in 20 minutes.

Not sure if that's due to the Hot Rox or the diet.

But daum.. :D