[quote name='ricknub']Wow, congratulations lilboo. That much weight in one month is pretty impressive (at least I think so). And ITDEFX, I think the worst result of not taking supplements is not as much muscle-growth (I've never taken any supplements [unless you count the occasional chocolate protein bar], and I've never experienced any negative effects).
I just did my first week of the routine you drew up, EDiddy, and after each day I felt quite sore in the targeted areas. Three straight workouts resulting in next-day soreness hasn't happened to me in a long time. I like it! And is Lift for Life a weightlifting competition of some sort? Can't say I've heard of it before.
So how do you guys (and girls?) eat healthy on a consistent basis? My girlfriend and I have not been as consistent as we have wanted to be with eating right. We'll have chicken or shirmp with a ton of veggies one night, then order out the next. It's just hard to maintain to motivation to cook a meal after coming home from work. What do you all do to make sure you don't crap out on eating well?[/QUOTE]
Thanks!
Sadly, you really have to make cooking into some new hobby. You do. It can be fun..but, it can be time consuming. Are you a M-F, weekends off person? I am, this is what I do. Since I go to the gym M-W-F, I try to have dinners, or part of the dinner cooked already. On T and Th, since I'll be doing nothing
I'll take the time to have cooked more.
For example, tomorrow I'll make a big ass pot of vegetarian chili. It will be enough to eat tomorrow, have for like 2 days worth of lunch..and 1 night of dinner. This will probably be like my Wednesday dinner. Whatever I cook tomorrow for dinner, I'll cook a lot so I can take some for lunch MAYBE, or just keep the leftovers for Monday dinner.
It's basically shit like that. It's really good to plan ahead for the week. Have an idea of what you wanna eat, and make some extra so you can have for lunch and or leftovers for another night.
The veggie burgers I make come out pretty awesome, so I might make a few more then usual this week
Oh, I also have gone MOSTLY vegetarian for this. It's working out well. I do have meat (zing), but just not as much. Maybe 2 times a week? I haven't ordered out at all. In fact, today we were at Whole Foods and I picked up a slice of white chicken pesto pizza. It was good, and I know it wasn't too sabotaging on my diet. I tend to allow myself to eat "a lot" on the weekend.. but even on the weekend it's really good.
God damnit I will get a flat belly by summer :lol:
I think I'm one of the few people here who is focusing more on food than the physical side.