Bio:
I'm a 24 year old male college student. My downfalls are eating out in the city, screwing around on the net/tv, scarfing down the free food that's all over campus, watching football and drinking beer on Saturdays, and travelling. With all the travel, I'm always going out to meet up with friends and never have time to go to the gym.

I'm 5'7 and 190lbs. and desparate to get back into shape.

Today:

It's 3:23 pm.

Today I watched the tube for a bit.

Made some Ramen with extra corn, arugula, and chili powder. I also ate a cup of yogurt and some almonds.

Went to the gym (no class today!) Ran 8mph for 1.5 miles. Stretched. Benched 3 sets of 8 @ 115 lbs
did some weaksauce situps
then supersetted bicep curls and military press for 3 sets of 10 @ 65lbs
last, I did lunges with 2, 22.5 dumbbells

Although it seems like I got a lot in my workout. I was pretty lethargic and am looking for some ways to pep up my workout.

Pretty hungry now. Will either make a salad or get something to eat at the dining hall.

I would appreciate any feedback you may have. I'm excited to have joined this supportive community.

i would suggest getting an account at FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal to keep track of your daily calories...

and if you check out the stickied threads in the exercise forum, you'll find that it's suggested that you do cardio after you've done the weight workout... you'll also get some ideas of how to change up your weight workout a bit...

Welcome to the site and much success getting to where you want to be.

dinner:

1 pound of baked Spanish mackerel seasoned with olive oil, salt, cumin, sage, scallions, garlic and cilantro

1/2 cup of sushi rice (unseasoned)

Salad consisting of arugula, tomato, mediterranean cucumber and a few leaves of fresh basil. Dressing: olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fish sauce.

one liter of mint seltzer water.

Thanks maleficent, I took you up on your advice today. It helped to run after; I wasn't as tired while lifting.

Today I ate some yogurt and almonds in the morning. Went to class, watched some south park.

then Worked Out:
incline bench 3 sets of 5 with 95 lbs
shoulder circuit 3 x 3 sets of 10 with 12.5 lbs
squats 1 set of 10 with 40 lbs. I crapped out on this one
Then I ran on the tread mill for 1.5 miles at 8 mph
Then I did that lower back exercise
lat pull 3 X 10

I ate lunch in class at 3pm: baked mackerel, yogurt, mustard, arugula

The killer will be tonight. I'm hosting a dinner and making raclette. It's basically cheese and salami. I'll try to control my portions

Controlling the portions sounds good, or perhaps have a salad or something pretty healthy and filling before hand so that you aren't as tempted to snack.. keeping a bottle of water around has helped me kind of keep cravings aside.

Welcome to the forums, I'm pretty new too, and know that the college life doesn't exactly make it easy to shed those extra pounds.

Good luck on everything!

hey radiant. thanks for the tips. will try to work on portions despite being a lacky.

Ok to update


Pre-dinner:

free muffins at school, I ate one

Dinner last night

5 pumpkin ales (c'mon they're only seasonal)

salad: leafy lettuce, red cabbage, some turnip thing, onions, balsamic vineagar, mustard, olive oil

I went for 4 plates (they are small) of raclette: onions, garlic, tomato, cucumber, carrots, jalpeno, olive oil, swiss and french raclette cheese, gruyere cheese, cholula

desert: raspberries and coconut sorbet

Today:

Free lunch at recruitment event at school

a whole tuna sandwich
one half portion of a chicken wrap
two diet cokes

Snack:

almonds

I just purchased the p90x system. Has anyone tried it? It looks good. They have a similar forum/messageboard component but charge 3 bucks a week. I hope that this place never does that.

Will go to the gym in a bit (after laundry). Oh and b-ball 3 on 3 at 10pm.

I booked a Europe trip for next week, so I won't be tempted with the traditional TG trappings. Europe could be worse tho, beer, partying, and all sorts of food. I'm going to try to stick to vodka sodas on saturday for college pigskin day as a trade-off for all the beer I'll drink in europe. I'm making stops in. . .

Brussels: Mussels and French fries (with mayo) and trappiste beer (chimay)
Madrid: not sure what they drink there but there is some bomb machego chees and spanish salami
Valencia: Paella
Paris: it's france what more can i say. oh wait the foie gras

By now it's apparent that I'm sorta a foodie. I'm gonna try the portion control method, but sometimes I gotta have my favorite foods.

now remember -just because the food is free, doesn't mean it's calorie free

ooh pumpkin ale... sam adams makes a really nice one... magic hat's is even better..

ok

had 5 slices of salami with carrots and parsley

then gym

incline bench 3 sets of 5 with 110 lbs
lunges 3 X 10 with 60lbs
lat pull 3 X10 at 100lbs
shoulder press 3 X 8 at 100lbs
ran for a mile at 8 mph then walk/run the second mile
100 situps on exercise ball
stretch

going out tonight but will try to limit beer consumption.

Hey! Glad to see another college student to relate to around here... I totally relate to a lot of struggles (Like free food at school) .. Anyways.. sounds like you are off to a good start. I'll check in periodically!

Hey Catie! Thanks for stopping by. Us college kids certainly have a few more temptations, but the on campus gym definitely helps.

Last night

three Warststeiners (deliciousness in a bottle)
a shot of Jameson
a shot of tequila
a shot of Jager
two PBRs to top it off

oh and in between Oregon lost.

I made a sorta healthy version of Ramen before bed to take care of the munchies. I added carrots, parsley, scallion, and an egg for protein.

Ramen, while cheap, isn't your healthiest option -ramen noodles are deep fried before they're packaged...

not to mention consuming your daily calories in liquid form...

all right no more ramen. thanks for the tip maleficent!

Friday: (NO GYM)

raw kale salad with parsley, cilantro, carrots, garlic, mustard, yogurt, olive oil, vinegar

dinner: unagi and rice
half a hickory burger and a milkshake

three mixed drinks and a shot of jager

I got to watch beowulf 3d at an IMAX, I highly recommend it

Sat:

I need to go to the gym today to compensate for missing yesterday. I haven't been eating well at all. I was too lazy to cook and ate like a pig at the dining hall.

Omelette (sp)
pastry dough roll with mushrooms and veggies
three chicken wings
bowl of strawberries and pineapple
chili con carne with cheese, salsa and sour cream

I was stuffed. I really have to stop eating in the dining halls even tho the food is so so I can't help myself at a buffet.

Sat Night:

raw kale salad with carrots, red cabbage, carrots, pistachios and cilantro. Dressed with olive oil, lowfat yogurt, whole grain mustard, garlic, citrus soy sauce.

had a cuppa hot chocolate

some candied yams for dessert (see below)

watched american gangster and had a chill night


Sunday

Gym (Output):
3 X 5 with 110 lbs. Incline Bench
shoulder circuit with 30 lbs.
iso low row with 70 lbs
superset bicep curl and military press with 30 in plates. **how heavy is the zig zag bar for bicep curl????**
ran 1 mile at 8mph and walk/ran 20/80 the second mile
60 situps on excersize ball
strectch and inversion on exercise ball

Input:
brunch today at the dining hall (1230) portion of scrambled eggs, two saugsages, one piece of bacon, serving of potato wedges, shrimp cocktail. half a grapefruit and banana

Snack: Candied yams (I made them last night and they are delicious. Baked yams, infused with sherry, maple syrup, and topped with tangerine rind.)

I'm about to open a bottle of pinot noir.

Danger: There's a chance that I'll be eating out at Chevy's tonight. I'll probably get the steak salad with vinegarette.

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekends, even with the pisspoor weather (Northeast corridor).