Camogirlie’s BodyBlog

Good friends are great to have.
 

Very few people, very few understand my goals.  I know that many of you can relate to this.. People don’t understand why we dedicate so much of our free time (some of us, ALL our spare time) to going to the gym, measuring and pre-packing meals.  I usually get a strange look when I explain to people that I go to bed at 6pm because I get up at 3am to head to the gym.. Even people who have the same kind of life style as me give me strange looks and give me the “man your dedicated” speech.. But hey, the gym isn’t crowded at 3:30 am is it?  No, its not.. and that’s what fits into my schedule the best.. And if I want to have a rockin bod.. I will fit gym time in, no excuses!…..So,  I work with the usual crowd.. The fatty’s that eat McDonalds everyday.. and the lady that has a desk full of 100-calorie packs.. but proceeds to eat 6 of them..  The “I’m starting my diet on Monday”, and the “But I ate a salad for lunch” people…We all know them…  Today we had a department potluck at noon… Well, with my eating schedule I’m suppose to eat at 10:30 am.. So I did.. But I still attended the potluck to socialize… Not more than 5 minutes into the potluck I’m getting weird looks as I’m sitting alone while everyone gets up and gathers there food.. I don’t care.. doesn’t bother me at all…. A few Moments later its “You’re not eating?!?!” I simply say “no, I ate earlier, I’m not hungry, thanks though”..  Minutes later I hear some team mates of mine behind me and they say “Marlo, were making fun of you.. You didn’t eat earlier did you?!”  I said “no I did at 10:30, like I ALWAYS do”…. Some more comments are made.. blah blah blah.. whatever.. I don’t let comments like this bother me.. Not anymore at least.. At one point and time I felt insecure about busting out my Tupperware at family parties, or simply not eating while others were at events.. I hated the stares, and the whispers..  But that ship has long since sailed.. I’m much more confident in who I am, and I don’t feel the need to explain myself and my fitness goals to people anymore.. because they simply just don’t get it.. and I don’t expect them to.. I mean after all the majority of America is obese anyways.. YES I know IM DIFFERENT.. Yes I know its WEIRD.. But when I’m confident on the beach this summer, and there hiding under there baggy clothes, or avoiding the beach all together they are going to wish they made some lifestyle changes to.. “Maybe next summer” right… LOL.. yeah keep telling yourself that.. 

            I have a wonderful lady that I work with that I love dearly.. She supports me 110% in my goals.. And although she let herself go quite some time ago.. she understands that even though I am thin, and that I have a great body NOW.. that I still want a better one.. After the potluck, I was sitting at my desk reading some emails and she came over to me and gives me a BIG hug.. and she goes “I don’t want you listening to any of that crap those people say.. I support you, and I think you are wonderful.. You are a great inspiration to me and you keep doing what you’re doing”…. Yeah.. Good friends are great to have.. They truly are to be loved and appreciated.. I hope that all you guys out there have at least 1 person that supports you.  I know that I have several in my life.. and some days its still hard…

Being that you are reading this, you’re probably into working out and share a great love of the fitness lifestyle.. So like me, I’m sure you hear/get certain comments ALL the time that you are just really tired of hearing.. Below are a few of mine..

-“I use to look like you.. When I was younger.”  First thing that comes to my mind.. What changed?!?!  If you use to look like me, why wouldn’t you want to maintain that and continue looking awesome.. Okay, okay.. So you had a baby.. well… that was 3 years ago.. You’ve had plenty of time to change things around.. there are AMAZING women out there that have had children and you wouldn’t even be able to tell.. They didn’t make excuses, so why should you! 

-“I wish I had time to go to the gym”…. I understand some people are busy.. But there is ALWAYS time for it if you really want to do it.. You will make time for it…. You have time to go home and sit on your butt watching TV right.. How about taking a walk after dinner.. Just getting up and doing SOMETHING is better than sitting there wishing… I chose to get up and go to the gym at 3am, so that I have plenty of time to workout, pack my lunch and get ready and be at work by 6am… I make time for it…  If you have children, take them to the park.. Have them ride there bike while you go for a walk.. Just stop being lazy!

-“I wish I was as dedicated/motivated as you”…I admit there are days were I just want to sleep in, stay home do NOTHING.. But I get up anyways.. I know I will feel much better once I do.. But why can’t you be as dedicated as me?!?!  It’s a mental thing.. You see it as this unattainable task.. Like its SOOO exhausting.. So you defeat yourself before you even try..  I just don’t give myself an option.. Just do it.. Because when I’m standing there looking in the mirror and I’m not 100% satisfied with what I see, I only have myself to blame.. It wasn’t my boyfriend sitting there eating chips on the couch.. No it was ME because I couldn’t resist and had to stick my hand in the bag… You just have to want it bad enough and the motivation and dedication will follow.. I also have pictures of awesome bodies everywhere.. I have them at work on my walls, on my phone, on the fridge.. Fitness magazines literally everywhere in my house!  So I’m not perfect.. every now and then I still need me a pick me up.. So I go online and look at my favorite physiques… Before you know it I’m putting on my gym clothes and heading out the door cause I cant wait!  

So my work is putting this on for Charity.  We always joke around the office that they always reward us with FOOD!  And they do, pizzas, potlucks, donut breakfasts, the saturated fat list goes on and on! Hence the reason why most of the people that work here are fatty’s and flat assed!  But this is for charity again… So it makes it okay.. RIGHT?!?!? WROOOONG!! So this is what you get….You get The Super Nachos with all the greasy fatty calorie filled toppings including Fake cheese, chemically enhanced peppers, fat injected sour cream and Refried Beans all for only 5 BUCKS!  Or you can have a LOVELY Chili Cheese hot dog, with Fake cheese, processed bun, and get this… fat soaked chili..Also for 5 bucks!  OR OR!! You can be a BIG SPENDER and get all of the above for only 8 dollars.!! IT is for charity folks.. So don’t feel bad that your tummy is gonna be going “NO BAD!! TERRIBLE FOOD, PUT IT DOWN” while your heart can feel all warm and fuzzy cause you helped charity!   How about just donating and not eating the junk….No that’s to much to ask for huh!… LOL.. Okay..i will go eat my veggies and tuna and giggle at your weakness!! Oh and don’t forget to grab some cookies, chips and the sugary pop on your way out! THANKS!

PS. I have pictures of this lovely feast, But i suck at computers and i CANT seem to make it work! UGH!

So over the weekend as I would pass myself in the mirror I would think “huh! Looking good! Making improvements.”   I felt really confident!  I can actually see that i’m making progress for a change.  My abs are starting to show and I can feel that my ab muscles are a lot stronger and harder!  Needless to say I’m really excited!  I bought Hydroxycut Hardcore this weekend, and I started taking it today, so I’m hoping that it will give me more energy and help me lose some body fat.  I rested all weekend and even skipped Leg day on Saturday so that I could rest up to continue to push hard in the gym and get results.  I feel good, and I can’t wait for the upcoming week!!

**Warning! If you are a large person and you don’t care about your health, and working out.. You shouldn’t read this**
 

I have no sympathy for fat people who don’t try, none at all!  I work in an office environment and I look around me and all I see is flat fat asses.  Not that it bothers me, but I get made fun of constantly by my co-workers.  They make comments when I’m eating my veggies and the crap pushers are all having a potluck with Fried this, and butter topped that.  One large guy co-worker often jokes by saying “You are so thin, if you needed an X-ray done they would just have to hold you up to a bright light and they could see through you.”  Not to mention that it’s a cheesy NOT funny comment, but to hear it SEVERAL times a month is just flat out annoying!  I’ve gotten to the point where I simply pipe back at him and say “it’s because I eat right and go to the gym, maybe you should try it.” One time a lady co-worker was trying to encourage a couple of other co-workers to start a support group to lose weight.  The lady approached one of the largest flat butts on the floor that happens to sit very close to me.  The lady was very optimistic and positive about starting this support group and made a great effort to encourage the large flat butt lady to join.  After a few minutes of discussion I over heard the Large flat butt lady say “No I don’t want to participate.  I think I would like to live in denial a little bit longer.”  ARE YOU JOKING ME!! I was absolutely floored when I overheard this.  This is the SAME lady that has a bag of cookies on her desk, and brings chocolate cakes to work to “share” with everyone else.  This is the SAME large flat butt lady that I can hear huffing and puffing down the hall way when she comes into work, plops down in her chair and puts on her tiny desk fan and blows it into her sweaty face.  And I KNOW she didn’t take the stairs, so there’s no reason for her to be this exhausted!  I am just amazed that some people DON’T CARE that they can barely move, or that they can’t fit into normal chairs.  How could you jeopardize your health like that and sit back with a bag of chips and watch yourself get larger and larger!  I give MAJOR props to those people who make an attempt to work out and stick with it.  It is hard, and it does take time, and effort and it DOESN’T happen over night.  But to sit there and complain, and not do anything about it, I just want to be like “shut up.” 

I get tired of people giving me nasty looks when I mention I still have progress to make when it comes to my body.  I do have goals and all though I KNOW I am thin, I don’t have a negative body image of myself.  Believe me, I’m not going to get an eating disorder cause I happen to LIKE food and plus it will mess up gaining muscle!  So what if I don’t want to have a “Beyonce” body, THAT’S NOT ME!  I want to be fit and I want to have a low body fat % and all the negative lazy fatty’s out there can kiss my toned butt!