Cant quit..wont stop

[BIG BRI]

SInce I am not at MD anymore thought i would try my journal out over here.

I am a 40 year old guy. I was disagnosed with CKD earlier this year in June, and I am currently awaiting a kidney transplant. So the plan is to lose as much weight and get myself into the best shape possible

here is my split

monday off
tuesday arms and cardio
wednesday cardio
thursday shoulders and cardio
friday cardio
saturday back and chest and cardio
sunday legs and cardio

I know alot of the people here from when they were on MD.

Hope to be able to meet some new people and become comfortable here.

[GirlyMuscle]

Wow...good luck, dude! I hope you get a kidney!

[barbellbarbie]

welcome Bri :)

[BIG BRI]

Wow...good luck, dude! I hope you get a kidney!
thank you :) i know it will happen sooner or later. I will just work to keep myself in good shape until.

[BIG BRI]

welcome Bri :)
thanks hon :)

[Irish]

Good luck man!!

[BIG BRI]

Good luck man!!
thanks bro.

[Northman]

Good luck, hope your health gets better.

[BIG BRI]

Good luck, hope your health gets better.
thanks man. i appreciate that

[Curt James]

WELCOME! Glad you're here, BIG BRI! :bowdown:

[YukonCrazy]

I will keep a eye on your journal here as well.

I wish you a healthy 2010!

[BIG BRI]

WELCOME! Glad you're here, BIG BRI! :bowdown:
thanks alot Curt.

Thanks Adam. Since i cant see the majority of MD now..i dont know if it is worth it for me to post there. The majority of my posting besides the journal section over there is in Constellation and Playmates journals. And now i cant even see them so i dont know. I appreciate your being a good friend to me Adam thank you.

I got some of the results back from my blood test

my creatinine level went down from 2.90 to 2.50 and my gfr (kidney function went up from 24 to 28.

Also my potassium went down to 4.2.

For the next few days I am going to track my diet fully to see how much sodium I am taking in..because i am very bloated and am retaining a ton of water.

I am on a diuretic Lasik which is supposed to help with the water retention I take 40 mg twice a day.

I have been able to reduce my diabetic meds to 2 pills a day down from 3 and I do not have to take insulin anymore except if i eat alot of high carbs.

my blood sugars in the morning range anymore from low 70s to 90s.

My last hemoglobin a1c was 5.8 which is not even diabetic anymore.

I did not work out last night I was very tired..so i will be trying to workout tonight

[YukonCrazy]

Thanks Adam. Since i cant see the majority of MD now..i dont know if it is worth it for me to post there. The majority of my posting besides the journal section over there is in Constellation and Playmates journals. And now i cant even see them so i dont know. I appreciate your being a good friend to me Adam thank you.

I am on a diuretic Lasik which is supposed to help with the water retention I take 40 mg twice a day.


This TJ section seems decent, you should do just fine here. There is a few other MD guys who keep threads here as well. I have a Contest Prep journal here.

I am sure a few of the posters here will be familiar with Lasik. ;)

[BIG BRI]

Diet today

meal 1
1/2 bagel
3 pieces celery with 1tblspoon pb

meal 2
2 lightly salted rice cakes
1/3 cup chicken salad

meal 3
apple
1/3 cup brown rice
1/3 cup green beans
6 oz chicken

meal 4
not sure yet

will do up macros later

[BIG BRI]

I will get more protein from the last meal after i work out. but that will be everything i will eat until 5pm or so

Grams Calories %-Cals
Calories 753
Fat 30.9 273 36 %
Saturated 7.2 64 8 %
Polyunsaturated 3.2 27 4 %
Monounsaturated 4.9 41 5 %
Carbohydrate 69.1 277 37 %
Dietary Fiber 4.8
Protein 52.8 207 27 %
Alcohol 0.0 0 0 %

[BIG BRI]

my workout will continue tonight..i had to meet with my doc last nigt so i could not work out.

tonight i will be doing shoulders and cardio right after work.

it looks this will be my journal home, as most of the interest and appeal has faded for me from MD. So hopefully i can get to know people like i did over there

[karenfromcali]

Hi Honey!!!! Got your message! :hmn:

[BIG BRI]

YAY!!! Pookie is here!!!

I am glad that I can talk to you again!!

[BIG BRI]

My doctor, is trying to get control of my water weight gain so he has upped my diuretic to 120 mg. 80 in the am and 40 in the pm.

Hopefully this will start to help. Still looking for some nutritional help, i psoted something here..but nothing yet. I dont know if my insurance will cover that or not.

[barbellbarbie]

I will get more protein from the last meal after i work out. but that will be everything i will eat until 5pm or so

Grams Calories %-Cals
Calories 753
Fat 30.9 273 36 %
Saturated 7.2 64 8 %
Polyunsaturated 3.2 27 4 %
Monounsaturated 4.9 41 5 %
Carbohydrate 69.1 277 37 %
Dietary Fiber 4.8
Protein 52.8 207 27 %
Alcohol 0.0 0 0 %
that is no where near enough calories to run your body even if you sat still all day.. more like 1/4 of what your body needs to function.. your protein is WAY LOW too.. you have got to eat more you are not doing yourself any favors by starving yourself hun come on,... u know this stuff

i eat twice the amount of cals easy and 4x the protein and im half your size and dieting..

[BIG BRI]

that is no where near enough calories to run your body even if you sat still all day.. more like 1/4 of what your body needs to function.. your protein is WAY LOW too.. you have got to eat more you are not doing yourself any favors by starving yourself hun come on,... u know this stuff

i eat twice the amount of cals easy and 4x the protein and im half your size and dieting..
i am going to shoot for 2500 calories.

but, i was told to limit protein because of my kidneys..i just dont know how much I have to limit it?? My doctor couldnt tell me last night and he said I would need to get help from a nutritionalist, but i cant afford that. When i take in large amounts of protein, my kidney is not filtering it and it comes out in my urine.

that is just what i eat while i am at work. When i go home I will have a sandwich or something with protein, then dinner. Last night dinner was spaghetti with 2 sausages.

I am trying hon. this is tough for me to figure out because i cant do the protein shakes, and i have to eat what I have at the house because of the situation

[barbellbarbie]

i am going to shoot for 2500 calories.

but, i was told to limit protein because of my kidneys..i just dont know how much I have to limit it?? My doctor couldnt tell me last night and he said I would need to get help from a nutritionalist, but i cant afford that. When i take in large amounts of protein, my kidney is not filtering it and it comes out in my urine.

that is just what i eat while i am at work. When i go home I will have a sandwich or something with protein, then dinner. Last night dinner was spaghetti with 2 sausages.

I am trying hon. this is tough for me to figure out because i cant do the protein shakes, and i have to eat what I have at the house because of the situation
im not trying to be harsh hun just saying hehe i doubt if you raised it to 100g of protein a day that would be very taxing on your kidneys but ask the doctor.. 53 is just SO low especially with low cal and exercise.. you are begging to eat up your muscle instead of body fat. your body at 700ish cals thinks its starving so will slow your metabolic rate as a survival instinct.

[BIG BRI]

im not trying to be harsh hun just saying hehe i doubt if you raised it to 100g of protein a day that would be very taxing on your kidneys but ask the doctor.. 53 is just SO low especially with low cal and exercise.. you are begging to eat up your muscle instead of body fat. your body at 700ish cals thinks its starving so will slow your metabolic rate as a survival instinct.
true. I know you are not being harsh. You are helping that is what i need!!

[Curt James]

my workout will continue tonight..i had to meet with my doc last nigt so i could not work out.

tonight i will be doing shoulders and cardio right after work.

it looks this will be my journal home, as most of the interest and appeal has faded for me from MD. So hopefully i can get to know people like i did over there

Here or there, it's important to keep a journal. I had been slacking - no workouts since December 9th.

Got back in the gym on January 1st. Feedback received in journals is something that really counts.

Don't burn bridges entirely, though. MD is still home to many of your friends. That said, I'm certain you'll develop some great Rx Muscle friendships, too.

[BIG BRI]

Here or there, it's important to keep a journal. I had been slacking - no workouts since December 9th.

Got back in the gym on January 1st. Feedback received in journals is something that really counts.

Don't burn bridges entirely, though. MD is still home to many of your friends. That said, I'm certain you'll develop some great Rx Muscle friendships, too.
yeah that is true.

[BIG BRI]

workout today

db shoulder press
30 pounds 2x8 PR
40 pounds 1x8 PR

machine shoulder press
25 pounds per side 3x10

front raises
25 pounds 3x8

shoulder shrugs
90 poiunds 3x8

arnold press
30 pounds 3x8 PR

rear delt poec deck
70 pounds 1x8
100 pounds 2x8

10 mins treadmill

i know this is pretty weak for what you guys do but it is a start back for me

[bushmaster]

im not trying to be harsh hun just saying hehe i doubt if you raised it to 100g of protein a day that would be very taxing on your kidneys but ask the doctor.. 53 is just SO low especially with low cal and exercise.. you are begging to eat up your muscle instead of body fat. your body at 700ish cals thinks its starving so will slow your metabolic rate as a survival instinct.
I disagree with this statement. While it may seam that very low protein intake would attribute to muscle loss I don't think taking in 53g a day is too few for him and under his circumstances. I think to compensate for this he would need to take in a large amount of carbs to offset the calories and keep his muscles constantly filled with glycogen. Example I take in roughly 450g pro, 300g carbs on a slow cut if I were him I would make it around 50g pro, 700g carbs and it would be the same calories.

[BIG BRI]

I disagree with this statement. While it may seam that very low protein intake would attribute to muscle loss I don't think taking in 53g a day is too few for him and under his circumstances. I think to compensate for this he would need to take in a large amount of carbs to offset the calories and keep his muscles constantly filled with glycogen. Example I take in roughly 450g pro, 300g carbs on a slow cut if I were him I would make it around 50g pro, 700g carbs and it would be the same calories.
thanks for the post bro!! how much do you weigh?

[bushmaster]

thanks for the post bro!! how much do you weigh?
Currently 5'6'' 213lbs and prob around 10-12% BF. I am bulking.

[Curt James]

What's going on, Brian? :beerbang:

[BIG BRI]

saturday january 16th workout
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db incline press
35 pounds 1x10
40 pounds 1x8
55 pounds 1x6 PR

db incline flyes
22.5 pounds 3x8
* going for a full stretch

bent over bb rows
45 pounds 1x8 PR first time doing with free weights
95 pounds 1x8 PR first time doing with free weights

pec deck
100 pounds 1x8
130 pounds 1x8
170 pounds 1x8

cable rows
85 pounds 3x8

hs decline press
1pps 1x8 PR
2pps 1x8 PR

40 minutes treadmill

[BIG BRI]

workout today

squats (first time on free weight squats)
45 pounds 1x10 PR
95 pounds 1x8 PR
135 pounds 1x8 PR
205 pounds 1x6 PR

plate loaded leg press
1pps 1x30 PR superset with calf raises 1x30 PR
2pps 1x30 PR 1x30 cr pr
3pps 1x15 PR

seated leg curl
50 pounds 1x10
90 pounds 2x15 PR

calf extension
90 pounds 1x50 PR
130 pounds 1x50 PR
170 pounds 1x15 pr

30 minutes treadmill

[freak]

whats up big bri? any developments in terms of looking into speaking with a dietitian/doctor about your dietary questions?

[BIG BRI]

whats up big bri? any developments in terms of looking into speaking with a dietitian/doctor about your dietary questions?
hey man yeah I got a referral from my club and i am going to see about calling her tomorrow.

[barbellbarbie]

nice job on legs hun good job on the PRs!

[BIG BRI]

thanks hon :)

[freak]

hey man yeah I got a referral from my club and i am going to see about calling her tomorrow.
make sure they are a registered dietitian.. it will say RD behind their name. it would probably be better to get a referral from a physician.

[mjp1379]

hey big bri just read your post,hope u got the transplant.I got a kidney transplant jan 15,I was a competitive bb at the national level.Im back in gym training hard and dont give up when u get ur kidney and u will you will feel spectacular prob better than u felt in 10 yrs,hang in there bro if u need any advice write back

[Mr.Bones]

workout today

squats (first time on free weight squats)
45 pounds 1x10 PR
95 pounds 1x8 PR
135 pounds 1x8 PR
205 pounds 1x6 PR

plate loaded leg press
1pps 1x30 PR superset with calf raises 1x30 PR
2pps 1x30 PR 1x30 cr pr
3pps 1x15 PR

seated leg curl
50 pounds 1x10
90 pounds 2x15 PR

calf extension
90 pounds 1x50 PR
130 pounds 1x50 PR
170 pounds 1x15 pr

30 minutes treadmill

Nice.

[The Big Sexy]

Welcome to posting over here (even though you've been here for a bit)

[Diabetic Muscle]

And this is the guy that was stating I would die first between us? hmmm

[BIG BRI]

diabetic muscle: this is not the AS pit. so quit trolling my journal

[BIG BRI]

hey big bri just read your post,hope u got the transplant.I got a kidney transplant jan 15,I was a competitive bb at the national level.Im back in gym training hard and dont give up when u get ur kidney and u will you will feel spectacular prob better than u felt in 10 yrs,hang in there bro if u need any advice write back
hey man. thanks alot. I could use some knowledge about what it is like when things go south?

I am still doing pretty well creatine is 2.65 gfr is 28.

thanks Mr bones.

thanks alot Big Sexy

I will start updating this again.

Moving to a new split starting saturday

An upper lower split

saturday upper heavy
sunday lower heavy
monday cardio
tuesday cardio
wedbnesday upper light
thursday lower light
friday off