Shape-Up 2009 general discussion

Cardifflad

Dick Dastardly


one thing i hate about this cutting lark is no matter what when you look at yourself in the mirror all you can see starting back at you is something that resembles a stay puff marshmellow person (pc!), albeit in my case an incredibly handsome one!

Every f8cking thing is the one thing I hate.
 
I think I may be out....sorry to say it. Dieting has so far made me, more confident yes.....but also tired, irritable and generally run down.
 
I don't have what it takes to cut properly, over a longer period yes but for a small  12 week dedicated period I am ****e.
 
We shall see how it goes in the next few days.

Im not going to patronise or go out of my way here as this is your choice matey.
 
I think it s bad idea to pull out now though, you need to finish atleast one shape up.... Even if the end result is poor. Remember ill be there at the end to make you look good!!!! hahaha

"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on." Dean Martin

Ah I know mate but I dont know why I bother entering in the first place. I am a f8cking pr8ck and I know I have no self control.

Training.....yes....controlling the booze.....yes....controlling the diet.....yes. All together for 12 weeks constantly..............F8ck no.

I don't know bro

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No point in putting all the 'man up's', 'be strong', 'stop being a pu55y' comments as you probaly heard them all before.

If you do finish, can you go out and get fukced out of your face on lager and soak all the ale up with a singapore vermicelli??? Id like it if you did, then i can ask you all about it and it'll keep me going until my day comes......

Im counting the days till my vermicelli/lager feast!!! lmfao!

"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on." Dean Martin

Red Man


No point in putting all the 'man up's', 'be strong', 'stop being a pu55y' comments as you probaly heard them all before.

If you do finish, can you go out and get fukced out of your face on lager and soak all the ale up with a singapore vermicelli??? Id like it if you did, then i can ask you all about it and it'll keep me going until my day comes......

Im counting the days till my vermicelli/lager feast!!! lmfao!

F8cking pointless mate. I have no willpower or dedication to dieting, nothing I can do about it. ha ha. If that makes me a pu55y then a pu55y I am ha ha.
 
Nah I am still going to be good and get the physique I want to have (not massively far off it now) but won't make the changes needed in these 12 weeks as I have been trundling along at 40% if that.
 
Cheers mate

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Pussy.

What's the problem here? Are you struggling with the diet or is it keeping off the booze or what? 

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RedHotF


What's the problem here? Are you struggling with the diet or is it keeping off the booze or what? 

Talk to Aunty FiFi  

Hiya Fi, the booze isn't a problem, the diet is killing me and basically I am a big p8ssy
 
I am just no good when put in pressure situations, you must lose this by this date. I don't know
 
Sorry Fi!

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There isn't any pressue - if you don't hit it by the 27th July, so what?  You still have as long as you need to finish up the diet.  Its just a bit of fun, no gains or loss if don't hit it on X date!

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Papa Lazarou


There isn't any pressue - if you don't hit it by the 27th July, so what?  You still have as long as you need to finish up the diet.  Its just a bit of fun, no gains or loss if don't hit it on X date!

I know what you mean mate but I get awfully OCD about these type of things. Starts to take up every waking minute ha ha.
 
I am still going to diet and train hard regardless

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Papa Lazarou


There isn't any pressue - if you don't hit it by the 27th July, so what?  You still have as long as you need to finish up the diet.  Its just a bit of fun, no gains or loss if don't hit it on X date!

I know what you mean mate but I get awfully OCD about these type of things. Starts to take up every waking minute ha ha.
 
I am still going to diet and train hard regardless

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Papa Lazarou


There isn't any pressue - if you don't hit it by the 27th July, so what?  You still have as long as you need to finish up the diet.  Its just a bit of fun, no gains or loss if don't hit it on X date!

I know what you mean mate but I get awfully OCD about these type of things. Starts to take up every waking minute ha ha.
 
I am still going to diet and train hard regardless

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wondered what was going on there, now I think I get it, the OCD means several posts?

I'm the same with the diet thing, been very hard and this week made a few blunders, shopping for food, trolley full of skimmed milk, lean meat, rice based snacks, oats etc etc all healthy then grabbed a few bags of midget gems and wine gums, I say few it was actually 5 bags of each

Then today walking past the local Greggs, saw some granary rolls, thought I'll have them and then added two sausage rolls and a steak bake too

think the next shape up I'll be doing will be a bulking one as far easier to stick to, but I'll see how I get on at the end of this.

 

huskyboy


wondered what was going on there, now I think I get it, the OCD means several posts?

I'm the same with the diet thing, been very hard and this week made a few blunders, shopping for food, trolley full of skimmed milk, lean meat, rice based snacks, oats etc etc all healthy then grabbed a few bags of midget gems and wine gums, I say few it was actually 5 bags of each

Then today walking past the local Greggs, saw some granary rolls, thought I'll have them and then added two sausage rolls and a steak bake too

think the next shape up I'll be doing will be a bulking one as far easier to stick to, but I'll see how I get on at the end of this.

You have lost me sorry ha ha;.

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Cardifflad has OCPD - Obsessive Compulsive Posting Disorder ...   lmao

RedHotF


Cardifflad has OCPD - Obsessive Compulsive Posting Disorder ...   lmao

Less of the cheek half day girl!!
 
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - eg I take everything to the limit. I wake up in the morning thinking of dieting and cardio, I think about it all day, I go to sleep thinking about it.
 
I get down hearted when I seem to be getting nowhere. etc etc
 
I trained weights today though and it felt gooooood, I will reasses my choices when pic posting time comes. I may aswell post photos I suppose if only to get ridiculed.

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Know the feeling bud - took my progress foto's for my half way point (started a week late) and I really don't think i've changed much in quite a few weeks, and considering the level of dedication i've given, the fact I haven't cheated, is quite disheartening.

Still, gonna keep it up til 27th July and then cry instead LOL !

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Sorry to hear your are having a tough time going on with it mate. I have a lot of sympathy - half of me thinks it's worth it and i'm going well, then the other half just sees the gut, doesn't see the weight dropping off, thinks all my lifts are basically a bit crap and wonders what's the point.

I really take a lot of positives from reading this site, posting in my journal, making a note of my training/diet/cardio sessions but without taking it all too far and going into too much detail.

I have to be in this for the long haul. I need the positive side effects from focusing parts of my life to spill out into the rest of it.

I'm sure lots of other posters here will think the same as me - if there is anything we can do to help just ask

Awesome pic, but Tony you're not doing yourself many favours posting up tips on preventing the gag reflex and then a picture of a guy touching his toes - Ak

I guess this is the half way point - its where it gets tough.  We are at a point that leaves us smaller than a lot of us were before, but still holding a degree of fat and water.  Double the time up and there maybe double the results...

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Cheer up guys

On the other side...... As a celebration for my 10lb weight loss, ive just had a singapore vermicelli and also a hot scone with jam and cream!!!! hahaha

"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on." Dean Martin

To everyone who is still in it - well done!!

I'm sure everyone has come a long way in the past 6/7 weeks.

Head down now to the finishing line!!

Red Man


On the other side...... As a celebration for my 10lb weight loss, ive just had a singapore vermicelli and also a hot scone with jam and cream!!!! hahaha

I love cream teas - I once ate so much in Cornwall I had a whitey on the way out of tea shop

How many weeks left now? 5?

I hope everyone has the nuts to post their after photos - good or bad. 
Mine are going to be unimpressive, not that I havnt changed, more that the change doesn't look very good 

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It has to be clotted cream

Carbing up on a hot day is hell.  Metabolism going into overdrive and warming me up and then the sun as well = cooking Papa!

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Stand out in the garden and get Mama to hose you down

Just went for a swim in Easton pool - much cooler!  Time for some cous cous now!

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Have had a lapse over the past 2 days

Burger King yesterday, plus Bruger and chips earlier in the day
Packet of Foxes Cookies
Maryland Chicken today


On the plus side I think I've lost another 1lb, will find out on monday weigh in

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Too much booze yesterday...eaten too much crap over the weekend...but have added 1/2 inch to my arms since starting the shape up

Anvil


Too much booze yesterday...eaten too much crap over the weekend...but have added 1/2 inch to my arms since starting the shape up

 

I wish I hadn't have read that - I wondered how my arms were doing........down 1cm 

Still, gut is down to 79cm.

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tried and failed to stay in this weekend, couldn't turn down free entry and a free table with drinks at a new club my friend sorted us out with. Ended up at some gazillionaires pad on the palm for an after party, jumping in and out the pool and messing about in the sea till a bout 8am in my pants, how embarassing!

 PB's 1RM

Deadlift 270kg  Start BF%25     Start Weight 100kg
Bench   130kg  Current BF%19 Current Weight 93kg 
Squat    210kg  Target BF%10-12

At least you had pants on

Have had a wicked 48 hour carb up - feel much fuller this week - will see how things are on Friday!

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Ignore my question in your journal Papa.

I see the advice paid off!

Im gonna up my eating for the final 5 weeks. Strength is increasing fine, but the size needs to catch up!

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Right I am deffo out. After the weekend I have had I must have put on about ten stone.

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The weekend got out of control.... Back to training after...

2 x singapore vermicelli, spring rolls, Mcdonalds x 2, steak pizza, rice crispies and a load of bread (be it sandwiches, toast or cheese on toast.

Oh and a pretty major session on saturday that finished at 7am on sunday!

"You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on." Dean Martin

Papa Lazarou


Have had a wicked 48 hour carb up - feel much fuller this week - will see how things are on Friday!

That sounds positive, yay  

Cardifflad


Right I am deffo out. After the weekend I have had I must have put on about ten stone.

Oh do buck up

Should've had a carb-up today but saving it for my bro's stag do next weekend.  Feel flat and fat but hey.  Threw a little extra cardio in at the weekend too.  Really haven't got a clue how I'll be looking at the end but a good change will be made

@Cardifflad, big deal mate, you;ve had a crazy weekend.  You'd been dieting all week so it might have given you metabolism a boost.  Come on bro don't get down, just get 5 mins more cardio done a day this week.
You didn't let me give up last week when I was bitching about wanting to pack in so come on mate!!

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Cheers Rack mate. I am afraid that my general lack of motivation, slack attitude and general lack of willpower have me beaten again mate.

I am going to continue to cut but won't be posting any pics, I have made progress but nowhere near as much as I should have.

Sorry peeps. All the best with the rest of it though.

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