SUPER STOKEDDD!

Hello everyone!!

Okay so good news! Saturday was my weigh-in day. I posted about it and had said I weighed in at 136 pounds and I was hoping so badly that it was muscle and that I had lost fat. WELL.....

Today I got my body fat taken at the gym with the calipers. I told him (good friend and a trainer there) that i didn't want him to make me feel good...I said grab that fat and give me the real number!!! I was literally shaking i was so nervous!! So nervous because I didn't want to feel like I have been working this hard only to find out that I didn't lose any body fat......so the verdict.....

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22.2%!!!!
Down 2% since my last BF test back in I think October-ish? And the best part is that I still weigh the same that I did then! Meaning I am putting on muscle and losing fat! About 3 pounds of yucky ugly gross FAT is GONE!! :):):):)

My goal by competition time is 15%, so my short term goals are this:

19% by February 12th (1 month from today)
15% by March 20th (1 week away from competition)

I believe I can do it. I have been at 18% body fat before, however I weighed 128 pounds and didn't have as much muscle. Needless to say I got that low in only 3 months :)

I am very excited and am on cloud nine today! I did the test before my workout and it made my workout that much better. Eating healthy is THAT much more gratifying today and I really am excited.


On a VERY DIFFERENT note..i am looking for an unbiased opinion here about something...

Do you ever go through times where you just really don't want to be around your family? I have a wonderful family but also many family issues...my mother is a severe alcoholic(i am currently not speaking to her because of this), parents are recently divorced, my dad is now the king of dating..everyone...and i love my brothers and sister to death and have no issues with them but lately i am just not wanting to be around them. I want to just keep some distance for a while. I love my dad and we get along well but I have no idea why, I just dont want to be around him either. Has anyone else ever experienced this? I just want to not speak to them for a while(excluding my sister and brothers, because they are my back bone and the reason i am still sane today after going through the childhood ive been through)

Anyways....is this normal? is this okay?

Would like to get some opinions.....

What do I even call this?

So i failed at resting today. I ended having an amazing leg workout....bar bell squats, DB squats, step-ups, curtsie lunges, decline hack squat machine...leg extensions....some other random stuff. I was doing triple drop sets and really had an excellent workout. I also did 45 minutes on the elliptical and 18 minutes on the stair stepper.

So in essence...i "failed" at resting, but i wouldn't come close to calling it a failure. I will just take a rest day this week when I have a busy day. Maybe tuesday or wednesday?

I am watching Almost Famous right now. Love this movie :)

Sunday Funday!

Good morning all! It is Sunday and I have semi-decided (this could change) that I need to take a day of rest! I took a day of "rest" on Wednesday but ended up doing over 2 hours of exercise heh. So I am going to try to rest completely today. NO GYM. I know I need to do it, even though psychologically I REALLY don't want to.

Not to be advertising because that is not what this blog is about, but if you are looking for a fun way to exercise visit the Exercise Pole website. It is a company that I am a partner in. I have done the moves and it honestly is really fun and challenging. It is something cool and different and although the "stripper" mentality shows up in most people's minds, they really are a great source of exercise, so check it out!

Breakfast today was 3 apples (this apple addiction is getting pretty intense....lol) and a bowl of proatmeal. That is what I am calling it from now on.....1/2 cup of rolled oats, 1 scoop of cookies and cream flavored whey protein and cinnamon. DELISH.

Okay off to do something?!?! I don't even know what to do with my mornings if im not at the gym..i may go do a yoga class or something???

Hmm

This bothered me...... I took a body image quiz for fun..and this was one part of the results.....

"Unrealistic goals: While you can improve your body, getting the 'perfect' body is out of reach for most of us. Constantly striving for a goal you can't reach may leave you frustrated."

What?!! OUT OF REACH?? This must be coming from someone who just doesn't have the drive in them to push themselves...Now don't get me wrong, a perfect body is defeinitely in the eye of the beholder..my perfect body is not your perfect body, but my point is this....i think that phrase is very negative. All of us CAN get to our own "perfect body" if we put our heart and mind into it and try...is it easy? HELL NO. And what you are happy with is different from what I am happy with, but many of you know from your own success, and many are in the journey right now, that if you put all your effort into something you CAN achieve it. There are physical features that truly cannot be changed, but looking your best for YOUR BODY is very acheivable and that is what a perfect body is....its not the same for any single person.


Okay done ranting :)

Taking my own advice

So today was a weigh in day for me. Last week I was about 136 lbs....today I was 137lbs. I know I have been doing everything right. My calories have been between 1800-2000 with a few days at about 2200. My workouts have been great and I feel and look much better. I can TELL that there is less fat on me. It might be psychological, but I am liking how things are going, so I really believe that this is a water, muscle, or some sort of mixture type of gain. Phit and Phat posted an excellent bulletin the other day about this exact issue. I just need to make sure to take my own advice and not worry about the gain. I have been eating clean and I truly truly believe i lost the fat, but of course I second guess myself because, hey, doesn't everyone on this journey?

I am watching the movie The Net right now and it is intense! I can't imagine having my entire identity stolen and not knowing a single person in my town...good movie! Ha.

I am supposed to go rock climbing today on a REAL MOUNTAIN for the first time. I am really nervous, and it isn't a for sure thing that I am going, I am waiting to hear if the people I would go with are still going. They are experienced climbers, but I have never stepped foot outside of the rock gym, so we'll see!

Wish me luck!

Best quote

"We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons.”

That is such a true statement!

I am feeling AMAZING today guys. I don't know what it is, but ever since I have started eating clean, i feel un-f*cking-believable. (Sorry for the language) But seriously!! It is like a high that i get randomly throughout my day. I don't know if its the psychological effect of eating so healthy or what, but all i can say is...its kind of scary when you first start out..being your foods are more limited etc, but IT IS SO WORTH IT. Seriously, try it for a week and if you hate life, then go back to whatever you were doing, but its definitely the best thing that has ever happened to me!

For Breakfast today...I had 1/4 cup of rolled oats with 1 scoop of whey protein and lots of cinnamon :) Two apples to go with that.

Today's workout was back and a little bit of abs. I did like 17 sets of back because I just kept thinking about different exercise I was in the mood to do ha! Cardio was 30 minutes on the elliptical and 15 minutes running between 6.0-7.3 mph.

(Sorry for the colors, im bored haha) I got home and showered and decided that I wanted to see what I looked like in a "figure girl" outfit. So i put on a swim suit and heels....it was a good idea because i was able to see my problem areas and what i need to work on most! In addition to overall more muscular arms, I need to lose the junk in my trunk! My legs were looking pretty good and my stomach was too, but I would say i need to lose about 1/2 inch to an inch in my mid section and about the same in my booty. On a very postive note I am defeinitely seeing changes in my body and cant WAIT to do my body fat on Monday! (Scary, considering I was at 18% in June, then fell off the wagon and the last time i checked it was 24!!!!! :-() But i am feeling confident that i am somewhere in the 20ish percent range....so we shall see and I will let you know!!!

What a day...

Here's my update for today.....

Breakfast: Woke up at about 7 this morning and ate a breakfast of oatmeal with protein powder, an apple and a tangelo. I grabbed a Larabar on the way to the gym because I knew my workout was going to be grueling and I wanted to be able to get through it.

The workout: I did 1 hour on the treadmill....i started off at a 10% incline at 3.8-3.9mph and 15% at about 3.4 mph in intervals and did that for about 20 minutes, then i jogged at 6.0mph with intervals of 2 minutes each at 8.0 mph..i did 3 of those....then did some more incline walking and then finished up with some jogging. Let's just say I was sweating like crazy after...heh

It didn't stop there...next i did a chest work out...i did DB incline press, cable flys, and DB bench press..4 sets of each...then i was planning on doing legs but my calves are SO sore from the plyometrics i did the other day..that and the fact that i went rock climbing monday and wednesday, which i haven't done in a while, so that probably added to it....but my hamstrings were okay, so i did a bunch of deadlifts and some hamstring curls.

DEADLIFTS: I decided that i want to try and get back to my old deadlift strength...at one point i was able to deadlift 205lbs and i really would like to be able to go heavy again! (stopped due to an unrelated back injury) Anyways..i started off slow today....65lbs, 75lbs, 95lbs,115lbs, and topped off with 2 reps at 135 lbs. It felt pretty heavy to me which was kind of sad considering 135 used to be a warm up for me...but in due time!

I ended up eating 2325 calories today..i know, thats high, but i usually eat around 1800 calories per day and sometimes like to have a slightly higher calorie day just because sometimes i feel like i need it.....my activity level is high enough that i still think i burned more than i ate...and it was all clean foods so it doesn't really bother me, as long as it isn't an every day occurence (considering im trying to get leaner right now)

Lunch: After my workout i had a protein shake, then for lunch i had some fruit, chicken, rice, and vegetables...

Afternoon snack was a protein shake again

Dinner: For dinner, i ran out of my pre-made chicken so i had a bowl of brown rice and egg whites with some fruit (strawberries, blackberries, and apples) I also had oatmeal with protein powder and cinnamon after dinner.

I did have a 100 calorie bag of popcorn too :-/ That is my cheat for today, but it was the last bag and i won't be buying more so that problem is taken care of :)

How's everyone doing with their diet and exercise plans in the new year? I would love to hear your thoughts!