Disabled but commited

Hi im 28 in a wheelchair due to a car crash , my best mate died so ive always felt lucky to be alive and never felt why me ( well maybe some times ) but hey im only human , im just glad i dnt have an illness i mean i know how im going to wake up every morning and theres always sum1 worse of so here goes im trying to loose  some fat , been training for 2 yrs but never commited till now im quite fit but feel my body image is not good im always concious and confidence is low im sitting down in the chair and find myself trying to pull my stomach in , it's time to start a journal and there's no going back , only forward from here , I promise to be honest 
Height 6 ft 
Weight 14st 8lbs
Biceps 16"
Stomach 47"
Chest 47"
Mid section 45"
I'm conscious on cals as I'm using only my arms Ive followed able bodied diets before and put weight on I eat reasonably clean as of today this is typical day for me
8am shredded wheat 
9 am Core work ( limited but can feel soreness in my muscles )!
10.30 whey and oats in water
12.30 white rice , chilli con carne (weight watchers)
3pm tin tuna and banana 
 4.30 Rowing for 30 mins 5.5 k I've put a clamp on the seat to stop it moving works well 
Pwo 5 pm 20g dextrose
6pm 6oz sirloin and small jacket
9 pm whey in water
Training will be as follows 
Cardio 2 days 30 mins before breakfast
Weight 3 days 
Day 1 back + biceps 
Day 2 chest + triceps
Day 3 shoulders
I will also do my core as much as I can and supplement with multi vit, glucosamine , bcaa, omega 3 
Points to bear in mind 
1 I'm in a chair so not burning much cals during the day ( 
2 my arms rarely get a rest so I'm prone to injuries ( shoulder clicking)
3 I put weight on so easy
4 I'm willing to do whatever it takes as being fat and in a wheelchair is a no go
I really wana make it work

Above is my story but since then , I have had some kind and no doubt good advice of wheelchair bodybuilder, so watch this pace and please please please ur support is needed

Today is as follows

Wednesday 
7.30 Core 45 mins 

8.30 2 toast peanut butter

1 pm 60g rice Uncooked weight/ chicken breast

3.30 4 x egg whites 

4.30 cardio/core 45mins hiit

6.45rice half tin tomatoes chicken breast

9pm whey in water spoon full of cottage cheese


Feeling really good and even on day 1 I feel as if ive made new friends

Hi bud, good to see you getting motivated and getting a journal. We certainly have 1 or 2 other chair bound members here so hopefully they'll spot your journal for some input.
 
Any short term goals?

Best of luck with your goals mate. You'll get plenty of advice and support here that's for sure!

good luck with your training and diet mate. As mentioned above, there are other disabled members on the board but if you're on facebook, Darren winfield stanesby (sp?) seems like a really good guy and was inspirational when he competed at the ukbff finals last year. May be worth a chat with?

Thnx all , short term loose fat how do I take bf percentage Ive taken pics but I'm a bit nervous about putting them on, I've never been in good shape ! Even before my accident i was over 17 st but I seem to be fat every where I dnt want to be my core and bitch tits, lolI've already got the support of darran winfield stanesby which is amazing It feels different this time i really want to do

Damn I slept in , not a good start I was meant to do cardio on empty , no time now ! I'm gutted ! Hardly slept last night dnt know y , must be the thought of it all , I found myself planning meals and training through till Christmas lol, I'm Hme at 5 back out at 7 so il get a hour in then

Up date , today has been good I feel like a new man already, I'm really constipated probs down to change in diet , guna add some veg to the diet , and any thoughts on those husk things from my protein , dnt know the name lol
Today has gone like this


Thursday 
8.30 5 egg whites 

11.15  rice with salmon fillet

2.15 2 scoop whey in water
Pre work out 10g bcaa
5.30 45 mins hancycle 18k steady

6.30 rice small salmon fillet 30g chilli sauce

10.30 5 egg whites 2 spoons cottage cheese and 10g bcaa
I've got a hard day 2moz

Is the cottage cheese ok to have , also I had to have chilli to wet the rice up , I cnt stick dry food , not keen on fish either but forced it down found it hard though think i will stick to fillet , chicken , and i love tuna feel like Im cheating having sauce though
Supps are as follows
Green tea
Alpha men multivitamin
Glucosamine
Omega 3
Nite nite all

Hi mate, good to see you've started a journal! Your motivation is pretty inspiring!

For the issue with constipation I found drinking loads of water & adding a couple of scoops of wheat bran into my diet helped move things along. You can get wheat bran quite cheap from supermarkets or H&B as well. I got 750g of it for £1.20 at H&B on Saturday. It will last for ages as like I said you only need 1 or 2 protein powder scoops worth.

Good luck with this, as said there are a couple of other wheelchair trainers on the website so you're not the only one and am sure they will be good to talk to and get help with and help with your own advice.
 
This may sound ignorant, which im sorry if it does as is not meant to be, but am always interested in what sort of cardio wheelchair users take part in?
 

No probs mate u ask away , cardio wise , Ive got a concept 2 rower with the seat clamped it works well I can manage 5000 - 7000 Mtrs approx 30 - 45 mins after tht my lower back gets it , also a road hancycle with turbo trainer for the winter , also a racing chair , I've done a few marathons , I was on the welsh squad but got bladder stones I was out for ages , my bladder went hyper sensitive and even now anything longer than a 10 k i get bladder cramp and spasms ( it's the position the chair puts me in) it was good though , done new York marathon , Italy, Switzerland I had a good 2 years at it, cardio wise there's loads to do its just finding a balance thts hard,
Oh and thnks for ur support and please ask away

Yet another good day , I'm so happy to have access to sites like this it's nice to know tht ppl are still willing to help others for little or no reward , these sort of ppl are hard to come by but this site defo has more than a few of them ppl thanks all today is as follows


Friday 
7am 45 min core work

8.30 6 egg whites

11.15 whey in water

2pm fillet steak, small portion of rice , small onion 3 mushrooms , extra virgin olive oil

5pm 25g sunflower seeds 150g low fat greek yoghurt 1 orange 

6pm 10g bcaa weights back and biceps approx 1 hr 20 mins 

7.45 10g bcaa whey in water

8.30 home made veg soup with small amount of lean beef cubes

10.30 cottage cheese 

Saturday
8am 2 scoops whey 1 scoop oats 

11.30 chicken salad with peppers , onions and cottage cheese

3.30 tuna salad , cottage cheese 

5pm cardio 45 mins handcycle 18k

6.45 chicken , jacket green beans
some curry sauce  

10pm  4 x egg whites 

All my mates out on d piss and my wife invited couple friends round for a takeaway, they opted for Chinese all the trimmings , I sat there with chicken , veg and potatoes , it turned a few heads and my wife pulled me up before they came and told me not to be so ignorant and to eat Chinese , but after a few words , she understands now and I feel so good not to have eaten Chinese however i did have a small amount of curry sauce ? the pleasure of eating what U want isn't worth the gym work needed to put it right

Sounds like you handled that well bud.  It's always challenging with other half's and explaining the rationale behind what we're doing.  That being said, you can allow yourself a little room as well every now and again, as sometimes a little room means the end goal is that much more satisfying when you reach it!

Sunday 
Woke up late , 
9am 5 x egg whites 

12.15 whey / oats in water

3.30 150g Greek yoghurt 25g sunflower seeds , banana 

4pm 10g bcaa then weights 
Chest and triceps 

5.45 whey in water 10g bcaa

6.45 rice, lean beef cubes hot chilli

10pm 4 x egg whites 

Started journal Tuesday , just got weighed
Stats are as follows

Chest 47
Mid 45
Stomach 461/2
Biceps 16 1/4
Weight 14st 9lbs
I've put on a pound , I'm gutted I think
Biceps grown 1/4 inch
Stomach shrunk 1/2 inch so I suppose thts something

Monday went as follows
Monday 
6.45 handcycle 10k steady 30 min

8.30 3 x egg whites whey in water

10am 1 scoop whey and orange

1.30 bowl  of veg/lean beef cubes

5pm salad , peppers, onions , cottage cheese and salmon fillet

6.30 45mins core

9.30 whey in water

Tuesday 
6.45 30min 5000 mtr rowing

8.30 5 x egg whites

12.45 rice, chicken, peppers, 1/4 tin tomatoes

3.45 150g Greek yoghurt, 25g sunflower seed, 5 strawberries

5.15 felt shattered and worn out

5.45 10 g bcaa weights shoulders 50 mins

7 pm 10g bcaa whey in water

8pm 2 egg whites/ carrots and orange( I was starving )

10pm i will be having whey , 10g bcaa , half milk and water

All is going really good my sessions are hard and diet is good , any questions just ask and advice is welcome

Diet looking very good mate! Nice and consistent and frequent meals, that's key.

Thnx , its finding a balance really, I feel like I've been dieting for 2years not 2 weeks lol but I'm enjoying it , today is the first day Ive felt tired but I've defo found tht mind over matter is a big thing , went on the rower early this morning but really cudnt be arsed but just got on with it ,
I'm so proud , I've always thought I was commited. But now I am commited

Wednesday 
8.30 4 egg whites 30ml chilli

11.45 rice , chicken, 1/4 tin tomatoes, mushrooms

2.45 whey in water

5.45 pork loin no fat, broccoli and gravy Had no chicken need to go shopping lol

7 pm core work on Swiss ball for 45 minutes 

9.45 whey in water

Today was an odd day , not much time on my hands no food in the house , I've got a big family , we always go over to there's or them to us atleast once a week , they eat like pigs , seriously ! Last week I felt odd not eating what they were but now I feel so good , we still go but I take my own food , they laugh too but deep down I know they would love to have the will power to do it! I admire all strong enough to make the change and in so glad to be part of it