What ‘Normal Eating’ Got Me
No more obligatory dinners and back to the cooler. Last night, my body said ENOUGH–10 pounds of water and probably some bodyfat because I have the beginnings of boobs, again. Last night I was bloated, nauseous, and felt ‘fuzzy’ in the extremities. My quads and calves were practically the same size! I hadn’t seen anything like that since I was pregnant. I am holding so much water that I have a muffin top over my underwear. It is not pretty. If I were any closer to competition I would have had to pass on those dinner and a few folks would have been disappointed (but understanding). This morning, however, some of the swelling is down and I had a good back workout. I was not going to have it any other way, actually. There was no way I was going to waste anymore time. I wanted to sweat and wake this body up.
10 minute warm-up
- lateral pull down/reverse lat pull-down (drop set for final 4th set)
- seated lat pulls/bent over flyes
- one-armed rows (40#)/squat+bicep curl
- lat pull overs (40# dbs)
- 30 minutes on the stairmill (without hands)
I haven’t had so many carbs in a while. And I am not talking about the 200 calculated grams on refeed days. I felt lethargic and sickly. I slept for hours and would sleep at the drop of a hat–almost mid sentence. It was actually amazing to be experiencing it and taking note of it–while I was awake. It was like my body had a mind of its own. My mind wasn’t clear. I couldn’t flex, much less see any definitition. And my clothes were fitting. I also noticed that my lips stayed dry.
I like having control over what is in my food. Salt and sugar and not friends of mine, anymore. Good riddens.
The cut begins now. I am not cutting calories, just upping the post workout cardio to 30 minutes from 10-20 minutes.
December 27, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I so appreciate you writing about your experience. I understand exactly how you felt. Kudos to you for having the discipline to immediately get back on track. Cant wait to see your show in May! Happy Holidays!
December 27, 2008 at 10:39 pm
MAC, I know exactly where you are coming from. It is so hard to get others to understand how bad I feel when I eat "normal". I still get the generalized extremity bloating if I ingest too many simple carbs (sugar). And I feel heavy, lethargic, and just generally "blah". I have put on a little fat because I wanted to bulk up some. And work has been so hectic over the past 6 week sthat it has been difficult to be stringent with my diet. But things will get back to my normal starting Jan1. So I am confident that I should be seeing my abs agian in about six weeks. I will definitely be in top shape for competition time. One thing is certain, though, next year there will be no holiday splurging…..I don’t care who gets upset that I won’t eat their food.