My body has seen the gym for the better part of a year. I have lost the weight I needed to lose and have been in a constant struggle to gain. Muscle, that is. I take pictures when I feel I have made great strides in my body, only to see that I'm still dissatisfied. We are our own worst critic, eh?!
I DID decide a few weeks ago NOT to do the November comp and shoot for February. I know, I know!! We are moving at the same time as the November comp and it will just make me manic trying to diet down and trying to fit in all the prep work and dedication I need for peak week. THAT'S the week before comp where you manipulate your carb, water and salt intake AND paint your tan on, practice posing in your 4 inch stillettos, all to be the best you can be and HOPEFULLY place in this contest you've put your heart, soul and sweat into! Whew!!
So, I started feeling a little bleh. No competition and tired of beating myself up EVERYTIME I see progress pics!! I took a much needed break last week. I needed it. Four days!! Four days of no gym, no muscle building articles, and laid off the supplements. Felt like I needed to clear my head.
What did I learn? My diet is pulling me back. I'm just not bringing in enough calories to compensate for the heavy lifting. I am a constant grazer. I eat clean but find it hard to get 6 - 7 meals in a day. Think I might need to start calorie counting again!
The four day break was much needed but it sure is hard to get back into it! At least for me. Last week after my break, I worked out a total of three days! That's not much compared to the five and six day workouts my body is used to. I did an upper body circuit and two lower body circuits. That's it!
When I woke up this morning I felt anew! Just because my NEW competition date has been pushed
back it doesn't mean that I can waiver or take it easy. Am SO excited to get back into it with a new
plan. JUST EAT!! Hahahahaha
February 9th is the NEW date and I WILL NOT miss this one!! Most of the comps next year are just down the street from where we will be living. Easy! No excuses!!
Am also going to make a better effort to post more. Maybe, I shall share with more people?? Yeah, still toying with that idea :-)
Out for now
Monday, August 27, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
TO CHEAT OR NOT TO CHEAT . . .
Today we went to the beach. One of the caveats of living in Orange County, CA. Thankful that there is Huntington Dog Beach. You should see it if you haven't. Doggie heaven!! Today was beautiful!! Our pup Belle had such an amazing time swimming after her toy after it had been hurled into the ocean. She also enjoyed being herded by a very friendly border collie. Dogs everywhere!
Anyway, I got to sunbathe, build a sand castle ( if you can call it that!) with my daughter and read my Oxygen magazine. Yeah, I was reading about clean eating and various new exercises. My tummy started to rumble. Thankfully, I brought along some water, almonds, bananas and raisins. Then hubby comes along and asks if we should go find somewhere to eat. All of a sudden clean eating went out the window!! Found myself an hour later engulfing a veggie wrap and caesar salad and Ihubs had a nice healthy salad. Clean eating?? Not so much. While it tasted great, the amount of oil dripping from the wrap was my fat percentage for the week.
Cheat meals are allowed, I remind myself. I was just expecting this one to be healthy and got super fooled. Ah, well. They are ok because the rest of the time, you are treating yourself to all the abundance of healthy choices you have made for yourself. Or SHOULD be. :-)
Cheat meals keep you on track. They give you something to look forward to. A pay off, so to speak. Mind you, I said cheat MEALS and not cheat DAY! That second one can throw you off course unless you have will power. I say, have one to two cheat meals a week. On different days. The next day, you should be thinking of doing heavy lifting on a large body part. Or a lagging one that you need to train heavy to build up. The extra calories from that yummy meal will actually be put to good use. Well, at least, it's working for me.
My cheat meal is usually on a Sunday. Monday, I train my Back and I go pretty heavy. It is a lagging part, so I put it first in the week when I am fresh.
Well, better git! Gotta plan the attack on my Back for tomorrow morning.
Out :-)
Anyway, I got to sunbathe, build a sand castle ( if you can call it that!) with my daughter and read my Oxygen magazine. Yeah, I was reading about clean eating and various new exercises. My tummy started to rumble. Thankfully, I brought along some water, almonds, bananas and raisins. Then hubby comes along and asks if we should go find somewhere to eat. All of a sudden clean eating went out the window!! Found myself an hour later engulfing a veggie wrap and caesar salad and Ihubs had a nice healthy salad. Clean eating?? Not so much. While it tasted great, the amount of oil dripping from the wrap was my fat percentage for the week.
Cheat meals are allowed, I remind myself. I was just expecting this one to be healthy and got super fooled. Ah, well. They are ok because the rest of the time, you are treating yourself to all the abundance of healthy choices you have made for yourself. Or SHOULD be. :-)
Cheat meals keep you on track. They give you something to look forward to. A pay off, so to speak. Mind you, I said cheat MEALS and not cheat DAY! That second one can throw you off course unless you have will power. I say, have one to two cheat meals a week. On different days. The next day, you should be thinking of doing heavy lifting on a large body part. Or a lagging one that you need to train heavy to build up. The extra calories from that yummy meal will actually be put to good use. Well, at least, it's working for me.
My cheat meal is usually on a Sunday. Monday, I train my Back and I go pretty heavy. It is a lagging part, so I put it first in the week when I am fresh.
Well, better git! Gotta plan the attack on my Back for tomorrow morning.
Out :-)
Need a proof reader :-/
Ummm, that last post was SUPPOSED to be about my awesome shoulder and TRI workout. Ah well.
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