Jellybean's Log

I know I don't box but I love the site and use it for all the training tips, hope no one minds too much! Thought this would be particularly useful to help keep track of how much exercise I'm doing and maybe get some feedback, also will probably use it as a kinna food diary to help me work out where I'm going wrong. I do not train every day so I will post every now and then. Have a history of muscular back pain.

Age:23
Gender: female
Height: 5'3
Weight: 70kg
Goal:65kg

Friday: taekwondo class 5.30-8pm
Warm up: jogged around hall ten mins, stick work - knees up sprint over ten sticks, bunny hops over ten medium hurdles,stretching.

Done a really tough circut including:
2o reps x Large medicine ball, throwing up in air, catching and setting on floor and doing a sprawl on it, then lifting and throwing again
20reps x Small medicine ball, using waist and hips to throw against wall and catching, change sides and repeat
20reps x holding 2 10kg dumbells in hands whilst stepping up and down on a chair
20reps x heavy bag lying on floor, jump over and hold it in a side mount, change sides repeatedly
20reps x bunny hopping over 10 medium hurdles and jogging back to start
20reps x press ups on chairs to get right down
20reps x 8chairs in a row, kicking leg up and down over each chair

Very creative circuit I know :)

Sparring with pads, lots of leg work working on technique and making good head height. Positivly sweating by end of class.

Came home and made a thai curry (approx600cals)

Saturday
taekwondo seminar with over seas coaches - technical class rather than fitness but hard work none the less.

Food: Breakfast: crunchy nut cereal bar (170cals)
no lunch due to training class
Dinner:strawberries, chicken supreme and rice (small portion)
1 slice takeaway pizza and diet coke (i know it was bad)

Sunday
Woke up in so much back pain it was almost unbearable. Cant understand why, unless it was delayed from fridays workout or from yesterdays technical class which would be surprising. If it was delayed, it is most likely from press ups on the chairs, done 20 solid ones which i was pleased with, when i first started I had to do them on my knees!

Food Breakfast: Special K and milk
no lunch due to late breakfast
Dinner: rump steak casserole, 2 potatoes, diet coke


So far lost 1 kilo from last wed, am considering special k challange but am afraid it wont fill me up enough. HATE being hungry.

Welcome!

Monday
Still very sore so no training to let muscles rest

Breakfast
nothing - i really need to start improving this!

Lunch
crunchy nut cereal bar - 170 cals
muller rice - 220 cals
green tea

Dinner
weight watchers chicken risotto and side salad - 330 cals
green tea

Snacks
bowl of pineapple with natural yogurt and granola - 200 cals

Tuesday
2hour tkd class - inc 1hr hard aerobic fitness

Breakfast
bran flakes and semi skim milk - 170 cals
green tea

Lunch
ham salad subway on plain bread

Dinner
very small portion of chicken stirfry with satay and peanut sauce and noodles

Snacks
went out with friends - 1 fizzy orange, 1 cranberry juice

WEDNESDAY
2hr tkd class, lots of sparring and kicking but wearing dobok, coat and 2 chest protectors in order to sweat a lot, bleep test

Breakfast
bran flakes and semi skimmed milk - 170 cals
green tea

lunch
2 rounds white toast with a banana 300 cals
cuppa soup


dinner
bowl of fruit and fiber, semi skim milk - 170 cals
low fat yogurt

snacks
1 small choc biscuit

had weigh in tonight 70.3kg. Dont appear to be losing weight as fast as I would like on the scales, however feel more trim.

Would appreciate some feedback plz :) Maybe im not eating enough cals, what do you guys think?

I don't count calories myself but i guess i'd generally rely on how I feel to tell me whether or not i need to eat more calories.

One thing i guess i'd avoid is the white bread. I find rye bread the best - easier on the digestive system (less gluten i think - less gluey) but also because white bread is sort of like sugar. Too high GI. It will make you feel like you haven't really eaten when you have I think.

I don't think anyone would mind that you don't box. I used to but since i became gymless over the last few months my training log has been more of a grumpy ass log. ;D

I like the way you set everything out. :)

Ditto on the white bread. Nothing good about white bread...it`s total shit for you. Start liking whole grain breads and your body will thank you for it.

Looks like you are eating a good variety of healthy foods. How many calories a day are you eating?

i think it is only around 800 usually. Not cutting calories purposely but eating healthy and not hungry and this seems to be the amount. I know if you dont eat enough cals and train as well your body can cling to cals so as not to burn them all if your starving, dont want this to happen to me but dont feel like im eating too little

Ok, 800 is not near enough. Double it (at least), especially if you are working out.