Without a notepad.

At my heaviest.

Decided to post these pics after reading the ‘ Former 300+lbs Crew ‘ thread.

Tuna Hummus

Ok… So I said I won’t post till I hit 90 kg. Well I lied. I was struggling with dinner for a while now as I could not stomach ‘tuna in water’ anymore. So I turned to YouTube for some divine help and was granted the recipe for hummus. So me being the genius that I am, thought of throwing in tuna. So here’s my recipe for the tuna hummus. I skipped out on the tahini paste as I read that it’s calorie dense. Tastes great with wholemeal tortilla.

Make 5 to 6 servings.

1 can of chick peas

3 cans of tuna in water

Juice of one lemon

Garlic

A pinch of cumin

Cayenne pepper, salt to tase

Oilve oil

Throw everthing in the food processor till creamy (or chunky whichever you prefer )

I had some death sauce so I threw that in as well.

Enjoy!

Original recipe

Balls to the wall?

Been a while since I made a post. Fat loss has been up and down. Went to Europe for 3 weeks in July and maintained my weight at 93 kg. I did body weight workouts in the morning there. Then it was Sarawak in September for my birthday. Flew over to get inked. And now it’s post Deepavali season. Shit loads of food and sweet stuff. We Indians love our sugary goodness. And my weight is back at 98 kg as of this morning!! Well, it was 99 kg last night but I usually weigh myself in the morning. I am contemplating going balls to the wall like I did in the beginning but I loathe the chicken and tuna only diet. Gotta get that in check. So my resolution is to make the next post only when I hit 90 kg! So wish me luck. Should be a breeze…

Oh! On a brighter note, I had decided to try the Dorian Yates’ Blood and Guts 6 weeks program. It’s was a bulking program rather than a cutting one. So after 6 weeks, I weighed myself at home… went from 93 to 97. I was like “okay… let’s try the thingamagic machine in the gym”. Results: 3 kg increase in muscle and 1 kg increase in fat. Not too bad… So now I’m back on my cutting routine with full body circuits. Only downside is that i’ve gotta forego squats due to my hip flexor injury. So balls to the wall I shall.

Strength increased significantly. Dumbbell bench press went up 10lbs. As did deadlifts. Kinda expected after a bulk. Hopefully I can maintain this while cutting.

Click for full routine.

50 ways to prepare chicken breast

No more boring chicken breasts! Well, at least till i’ve tried all 50. That’ll take a while.

This marinade sounds good!

2 Tbsp pineapple juice; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Click to see all 50 via MH

 

 

Sticking to it.

Yeap. Another long break from the blog. Quick re-cap of the months that passed. Went to Phuket and Bangkok for Songkran in April. Had a ball of a time with my cousins. Good times. Left at 94 kg and came back at 99 kg! And dropped it to 95 in 2 weeks. Everything has been ok so far. My weight loss has kinda stalled for a while. The weight does not seem to go below 95. Varies between some fat loss and muscle gain but I don’t think I gained so much muscle that it makes up for the lack of a drop on the scale. Other than that, diet has been up and down. Usually good on weekdays and a little binge on weekends. Well, maybe it’s the lack of goal setting. Used to have a weekly loss to hit, which I kinda neglected for a while. So I have done that up again.

Dad got really ill the last week. They say he basically flatlined for a good 2 to 3 minutes. He was in the Intensive Care Unit for a week. Was really fucked up seeing him stay alive with the  help of only machines. The root cause was his drinking. He drinks a shit lot. This has caused most of his organs to directly or indirectly fail. This basically made me realise that all this sacrifices I am making now might be worth something more than just vanity . My granddad drank a lot and died because of this. My dad drinks a lot. He nearly died. This is one legacy I do not want to carry on. So I am sticking to it. ( The occasional celebratory knock backs/outs are not counted : ) Regardless of weight loss or not.

On a lighter note, today was the first day of the Rebel Boot Camp I had signed up for. Started at 6:30 a.m. and lasted for an hour. It’s a full body workout routine. Nearly killed me. I felt like I was paying to go through Basic Military Training all over again. It’s on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays for a month. Quite exhausting. And I’m wondering if I should still continue my weight training on the alternate days.

Oh! And I have started training my forearms on their own as well. Need bigger guns for a forearm tattoo.

A weight off my shoulder.

Physio day was yesterday. Told the therapist I was feeling much better since the last time I saw him. After which I got the electrode treatment and an ultrasound. And then he proceeded to stretch my neck for me. And now my neck hurts. . . I don’t know if it’s a medical conspiracy to make me hurt constantly so they get paid more. . . oh well. Anyways, also told him that the hip flexors are hurting and he immediately went ” You know what is your problem? You don’t do proper warm up! Warm up properly for 10 minutes .” I thought to myself “who the fuck warms up for 10 minutes. . . ” Basically, I am gonan stay off the weights till i return from Phuket. Let it heal. I guess I have to work with cardio alone. AGH! I am really afraid of losing my muscles. FML. Gotta keep the diet much tighter as I’m quite sure my BMR is gonna drop from the lack of weights. FML, really.

 

So far, slow good.

Started physio last week. Had electrodes shot into my shoulder. To be honest I was skeptical about physio. But man, it feels great now. The pain is virtually there no more. I do feel a little, once in a while but it’s a big improvement from just one session. Therapist recommended 2 to 3 sessions. I’ll go for as many as it takes. Been off the weights completely from his advice. Since my hip flexors are also slightly fucking up, I have stopped weight training completely. Have been alternating between LISS and HIIT cardio. Diet has been quite in check. Weighing scale has been showing drops in weight. But i’m just worried this includes muscle loss. Aim was to hit 90 kg by the time I go to Phuket, but since I’ve been off the weights, progress has been slow. I’m at 94.8 kg as weighed on Monday. Well, some loss is better than no loss and definitely better than gains!

Also came across this recipe for a high protein nut cake from the stunning Zuzana of BODYROCK.TV. It’s no Awfully Chocolate, but it helps curb my sweet tooth and night snacking. Still perfecting it. Kinda dry.

5 Healthiest Hawker Foods

I was right about satay! But very wrong about sliced fish soup . . . And LOR MEE? Here I come! Sodium on a cut is not of importance to me. It makes your body retain water. No biggie.

Via Men’s Health

 

Grab hold of your sac and hit that gym like an animal, eat like a scientist and always remember why you are doing it.

by waltthefanboy from http://forum.bodybuilding.com/

This sums it all up.