Stayin’ strong
I’ve been doing great on the Gaspari Lean & Fit Stack (intrapro, superpump 250, and cytolean)! The Superpump is absolutely amazing…definitely the greatest product I’ve taken yet. My eating has been very clean and on track. although I have been more hungry than usual…eating every 2 - 2 1/2 hours.
So I done my measurements. Not as bad as what I thoguht they’d be after slacking for 2 or 3 months. My weight is 109.5 (muscle loss), I gained -1/4 in. on rt. arm, 1/4 in. waist, 1/2 in. on rt. thigh, 1/4 in. on lt. thigh, 1/4 in. on rt. calf. Funny, it was mostly on my right side. But I actually lost 1/4 in. on my hips! The body does crazy things sometimes! But I love this stuff becuase we can mold and shape our bodies with weight training and play around with our diets too…it’s so interesting.
Do you ever feel like everytime to start to do well and take 10 steps forward something always happens and you end up taking 20 steps back? I sure as heck do! I started my eating clean and weight training journey almost 1 year ago. It was in February. I done great until Sept. when I went back to work. Of course, I had to quit after 8 weeks due to certain circumstances but I was totally drained after getting up at 4:30am, working 9 hours a day, picking the kids up from the sitter, coming home, cooking dinner, bathing the kids, homework, and then bed. I just didn’t have time or energy! So once I quit I worked out for a while but felt myself falling into a state of depression. You know, feeling worhtless cause all you feel like is a mommy and housewife. Here I have a Bachelor’s degree, and worked damn hard for it if I must say, and no job. But there is a part of me that wants to be home with my children and by all means I think being a mother is the most important job but it is very hard and challenging to be a stay-at-home mom. It’s not easy!
Anyway, it seems as if everytime I get on track something comes up. Like now…here’s my 2 challenges. #1 We are buying a home that is 2 hours away from where we currently live. It needs remodeled before we can live there. So all of this stuff with the bank and contractors is my responsibility along with the usuals - kids, cooking, cleaning, paying bills, etc. My husband works night shift and long hours and can’t help out much so my stress level is through the roof. So weight training is definitely my out!!! #2 I am under the care of a dermatologist due to acne. She has placed me on a medication called Accutane (I will start it on Feb. 23). It is a very potent and somewhat dangerous med. The side effects will scare the crap out of you! But anyway, I was wanting to do my first figure competition this year but there is no way with being on that med. For one, I can’t take any supplements except whey protein. Two, it will make you face worse before it gets better. You can’t be on stage with a severe acne problem! You have to try and avoid Vit. A and the sun. And you have to be careful about lifting weights while on it because the med. can cause muscle damage and weak bones. Who knows how long I’ll be on it…may be 3 months and it may be 6 months. I have been on acne meds since I was 19 years old (13 years) and nothing has completely helped so this is a last resort.
I have come to the conclusion that everything happens for a reason and this is what I was meant to be doing at this time. Competitions will still be around next year! I just need to keep pushing myself to eat clean and exercise and make the best of it! It will all work out!!!
It would make me feel better if I could go to the Arnold Expo in March…I’m only 4 hours away!!!lol
