GRLEGRL’s BodyBlog

And I have finally decided it is time to chase it back down and jump back on. Now let me give you all the excuses that has kept me in this dormant state. Started with slacking off during the holiday season (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years) Then we decided it was time for a change of scenery. We kept it on the downlow until we were comfortable with telling our employers… Then we had to start planning the house we were having built in contingency on selling our current house. We moved into an apartment, so that the house would show better. I also started putting in bunches of overtime at work. Extra 12 hour shifts, a house which has been on the market for 4 months, signing our new home over to another offer…then my boss throws in, if we move to a different town (2 hours away from where we were trying to move to), I would get a pretty sweet bonus and be moving up the food chain. Plus, my husband’s current employer already has an office up there. I have used my mental and physical exhaustion to get out of working out. I kept telling myself I needed to, but I can get back into the rhythm once we move–late october/early november.

Now we have been invited to a big halloween party. Today, I got online and started looking at costumes and found one I LOVED…but it will require some hardcore work to pull it off the way I want to. Got on my treadmill this evening and will be finally showing my face again at my gym tomorrow.

Anyway I may be babbling (past my bedtime)…sorry. Now everyone knows where I stand. I’m not starting from scratch. I just tend to get kinda skinny-fat, and lose my definition if I go too long w/o working out. I’ll try to post some progress pics, if I can find the time. 

I’m pretty down right now. I’ve been having issues with a "cyst" in one of my wrists for several months. It had been diagnosed as a ganglian cyst which is very common…the 1st step was a steroid injection into the knot on the back of my wrist. My orthopedic sugeon said if that didn’t work, they would go in and take it out. Simple outpatient procedure that would put me in a restrictive wrist brace for a week or two. The injection didn’t help, so I went in today believing that the outpatient procedure would be our next step. My surgeon said that the "cyst" did not show up on my MRI and that surgery might possibly be a waste of time. My best bet was to stay away from the activities that aggrevate it…which is work and working out. I asked if I should continue to wear a brace when working out and he asked if I lifted free weights. He said that I should avoid them and use nautilus equipment that doesn’t require a tight grip. I told him I couldn’t take free weights out of my workout so he gave me a brace to wear which totally incapacitates my wrist.

Obviously, I wanted the procedure so I could be done with this whole thing. My wrist aches and I get sharp pains when my hand is extended. It has been affecting my workout, especially now. But the orthopedic surgeon I’m going to is a hand and wrist specialist, so I pretty sure he knows what he’s talking about. GRRRRRRR!!! Why can’t it just be a simple thing. I hate this playing it by ear thing with no defined end. The lack in heavy lifting and movement limitation is really going to set my upper body back. Guess I might be doing swimsuit comps next season instead of figure comps.

 Thanks for coming to my pity party! Sorry I forgot the alcohol

Okay guys, the 1st pics I posted are from about a year ago when I was in my prime. I was motivated and preparing for a figure competition. Had some personal health issues and some unexpected changes in my body. I dropped the competition and my working out and eating correctly went to hell. After that I was depressed and fell deeper into the giant hole that most have seen at some time in their life. I haven’t wanted to post my current pics (b/c they are embarrassing to me) but maybe that’s hard love for the sake of my body. I am trying to find that self-discipline and motivation I had a year ago. I’m disgusted at myself for continuing to slide. As I have said before, I am now skinny fat. Muscle mass has faded and a nice layer of fat has taken it’s place on my body. I am also hoping some of the beautiful bodies I see on this sight will also help give me a kick in the butt. Sorry if I sound like I’m whining. I just kinda wanted to let you guys in on my current standings. My husband is now giving me hell–I’ve asked him to since he is the most disciplined person I know…I’ll hate him today, but love him tomorrow…maybe Feel free to do the same. Any tips or corrective criticism will be appreciated, as long as you don’t kick me in the balls…LOL

So, my adventure starts. Hope to show you improvement soon!

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