CptAmericav6z’s BodyBlog

Ok, I’ve been working my abs really hard for an hour everyday for almost a week now. After 4 days in a row I was pretty sore, so I gave it a rest on day 5. My diet is very clean & I drink plenty of water. I’m still dropping weight but I’m only losing size in my chest - very frustrating. I know I haven’t been working out very long but I thought as hard as I am working I would be able to see some improvement. I know I’m getting stronger everyday because it is getting easier, but I also feel weaker at the same time. I get fatigued very easily now. I know I need cardio & I keep trying to work it in but I can’t seem to push through more than a min on cardio before I feel like I’m gonna pass out. I know, 1 min?? - pretty pathetic. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I can push through my ab & core workouts for a whole hour everyday & I do just fine, cardio should be the easy part. Maybe my cardio just needs more structure? Maybe I should try a stationary bicycle instead of jogging for now until I get past this weak, run-down dizzy feeling? I probably just need food but I’m so scared of over-eating & gaining my weight back, I still have so much left to lose. I usually have half a grapefruit in the morning, then snack on a handful of spinach, maybe 1 baby carrot, sometimes a pickle, or even 2 (I don’t know why), then a couple times I also had a handful of olives & plenty of water. Once a week I’ve also had a little chili with tortilla chips. I know it’s bad & it’s way too much sodium but I feel like my body is just starving for protein, so I give in once a week. I usually feel a lot better after & stronger, the weak feeling goes away. So does anyone have any advice? Maybe diet tips that will keep my energy up & weight still coming down? I’m really new to all this so I really don’t know what I’m doing. As far as my abs, I’m really hoping someone can tell me to hang in there, it’ll come! Any feedback is appreciated.

So I’m losing weight but not size. You hear all the time about people who lose all these inches but no pounds are lost. How is it possible to lose weight & not lose any size? I think I’m even getting bigger in some places, I don’t get it. Anybody know what that’s all about? or how that could happen?

For now I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing & wait for all those inches to catch up & fall off later

So I had been working my butt off & eating healthier than ever & I was pretty excited to see my weight as well as some extra inches drop off. Only to reappear for no apparent reason. How frustrating! But, I wasn’t about to let it get me down. I just started eating & drinking even less, same results - pounds & inches started to fall as I became more dehydrated only to reappear once again…

Then I found this book… "The False Fat Diet." I figured it was likely to be another of the many, many gimmicks & scams out there, but I decided it sure couldn’t hurt to have a look. It’s kind of boring because it’s so full of details, but I was thankful they were there, because eventually I went back looking for them. Basically it says that most of us aren’t as fat as we think we are. We are just allergic to certain foods. Our body treats it like a foreign invader, we puff up, retain water, etc. More than likely it’s foods we eat frequently, often several times a day, our favorite foods that we are addicted to & crave. Just like any other poison that people become addicted to, nicotine for example.

At risk of sounding like a commercial, once I started reading I couldn’t help but pay attention. I didn’t really take it too seriously, but decided it was interesting & had some useful information. So what I read, kinda stayed in the back of my mind.

Anywho, I ended up fasting for a couple of days, something I had been planning anyway. I wasn’t hungry & I was too busy to eat so I didn’t. I actually felt pretty good. My tummy was flatter & I had ankles! I’ve had cankles for so long now, I forgot what I looked like with ankles, I was so excited. I started at 170 lbs. After a few days, I was 157.

Then it got really hot, it was time for ice cream. No matter what kind of diet or plan I am on, ice cream is always an exception, it’s always ok. I’ll cut everything else out, but I never even feel guilty about eating ice cream. I get all natural & figure it’s good for me. So I ate my ice cream & by the end of the day, all my exciting improvements were gone . I was bloated & puffy my ankles were cankles once again, my stomach was upset & I felt miserable. So I guess I’m allergic to dairy . I’ve been eating ice cream almost all day everyday ever since, including all day yesterday - it’s been so hot here! Now that I’ve had this big revelation, it’s time for me to take control back of my body! Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I have to admit, I’m a little scared to find out what other foods I’m allergic to. Hopefully not steak or potatoes! I’d hate to have to give up all my favorites…

Sorry I haven’t been on forever, I’m home for awhile now & I’ll be sure & keep everyone posted on my progress! I’ll probably need lots of support resisting temptation…

So I’m headed to Montana for 2 weeks of camping. It’s summertime now so I will be gone a lot - camping, fishing, vacations & such. I won’t be on while I’m gone, but I’ll check in when I’m home. I also won’t have much time for structured workouts. So hopefully I can play hard enough to get good workouts in while I’m gone. I’ll update y’all on my progress in two weeks when I return.

So my back is all better It was all stress. When my stress went away, so did the pain. Now it’s back to bustin my butt harder than ever! By the end of summer I will look freakin amazing in a bikini! It will take a lot of determination & a whole lot of hard work, but I am ready for it. So bring it on!!! I know I can do this!!!

Long story short, dr. says I have a lumbar spasm. I have no idea what that means. All I know is it has something to do with my back muscles? & it hurts, boy does it hurt! I have no idea how it happened. It just woke me up in tears one night out of a dead sleep. It hurt so bad I wanted to scream & nothing was giving me any kind of relief, except standing in the hot shower the rest of the night. It didn’t get rid of the pain, it only made it more bearable. Until I got out anyway. My guess is, it was caused by stress?

So my question is, what am I capable of now. I definately don’t want to do anything that will make it worse, or make it take longer to get better. Does anybody know what I should be avoiding? Or if there’s anything I can do to make it better?

Thanks!

& I want a coke, lol. It sure is a struggle trying to climb back on that wagon once you’ve fallen off! I could make many excuses for what happened, but none of them matter. All that matters is that I’m back now. It’s never too late to be the best you can be & today is a brand new day where anything is possible!

Now I’m off to try & drown that coke craving in some water!

So all my jeans have been getting bigger & bigger on me. I figured I could probably go down a size, but I didn’t want to buy a whole new wardrobe for every size I go through. Today just for the heck of it, I decided to try on my daughter’s jeans. I knew they’d be way too small, but just to see how close I was getting…

Guess what? I’m wearing my daughters jeans right now & I had to put my belt on to keep them up! I was so ecstatic I could hardly contain myself! So I treated myself to 1 new outfit to reward myself for doing so well & coming so far . I’m a size 7/8 now. Two weeks ago I was a size 13. You wouldn’t think only 10 lbs would make that big of a difference, but hey I’m not complaining! Praise the Lord, miracles happen  

You can do it!!!!

I’m getting fatter & smaller at the same time! What can I do? What am I doing wrong? I have one of those scales that measures body fat with your weight. My weight is plummeting, which of course is awesome!!! At the same time though, My percentage of bodyfat has been skyrocketing. I haven’t updated it on the progress charts on here yet, I was trying to refrain from doing that more often than once a week but I think I will go ahead & update everything today so y’all can see where I’m at. I have lost 2 lbs in the past 24 hrs. I’d sure be a lot more excited about it if I hadn’t gained 5% body fat at the same time   I refuse to be discouraged! I’m not going to let this get me down! I’m just going to keep pushing forward. I’ve made up my mind to be more stubborn than my fat! Eventually it will have to give, because I never will! If anyone has any advice to help get me on the right track faster, I’d sure appreciate it! Maybe someone will know how I can sneak up on all that fat & kick it’s butt while it’s not looking

Thanks All!

~Nikki