NEGRA0077’s BodyBlog

I just checked my bodyfat percentage this morning—it displayed 18.5! Yay! It feels good in a bittersweet kinda way;  I know, I know, it’s not alot, but this is the lowest I have been at the weight that I am right now, which is 132 lbs.  Not to mention the fact that my weight keeps fluctuating.  What is going to be the difficult task is keeping it off and lowering it a bit further.  I’m hoping to get to atleast a 10-15% bodyfat range (is that even realistic for me??? we’ll find out).  So if anyone has ANY suggestions on how to further lower my bodyfat, please—SHARING IS CARING! lolzzz… So far this website and the support from the members here has helped me so much, but you know WE ARE our worst critics when it comes to ourselves.  I’m seeing my transformation, but I guess I want MORE. 

Do I need more/less cardio??? I’m up to 45min a day, 7 days a week, be it on the treadmill, track, bike, power walking, or a combination of either. But usually I walk on the weekends since I cant get access to a gym on sat/sun.  Then I weight train 3 days a week every other day (spaced out basically–mon/wed/fri). 

How much carbs exactly should i remove from my diet??  i have my 1/2cup oatmeal with water(no milk, please!), whey protein, cinnamon, almonds, wheat germ. Snack may be either a spoon of cashew butter (which i am so fond of!),or a handful of raw almonds or an omega-3 trail mix i get from the local supermarket.  Lunch can be either a can of chunk light tuna with a serving spoon of brown rice, you get the idea. Snack 2 would be maybe another spoon of cashew butter, or a green apple with 2 small rectangular slices of reduced fat cheese(which has 1g of carb btw), or a 1/2 cup of plain light cottage cheese.  Dinner can be either tilapia, or grilled chicken,etc.  My portioning for each meal is the palm of my hand of whatever is in my plate (ie-chicken, brown rice, green salad w/balsamic vinegar). I refrain from using salt, and use everything with “low sodium” listed on the label.   I drink about 2 12oz servings of water with every meal.  I know I’m taking in alot of protein, so, as rapper Busta Rhymes woulda said years ago,”Wat da dealy yo??” (in other words, wtf is goin on, what gives???)  Guess its all a matter of time, all about trial and error, cause and effect…

Lol ok. I’m gonna try this not in "ALL CAPS" this time, maybe I’ll capture more readers.  

So sorry, but I have to VENT!  I am frustrated.  What the hell does a woman have to do to get a tight lower body!!! I really dunno whats going on with my retarded ass body, but I have been following the Kris Gethen 12wk daily personal trainer video here on bb.com (you can find it under the upper tab called "Supersite"), and following his diets; I’m on week 8 of this thing, and my legs have shown SOME improvement.  Just not what I expected. Believe me, I am not knockin him at all or his professional advice, I love what the video has done for me physically– it just seems that my lower body is so resistant to change–its progressing soooo sloooowww…

My upper body, on the other hand, is looking decent to me, better that it did before–I’m not so jiggly up there. All the jiggle is at the bottom lolzz.  Its frustrating because I’m at a point where I should be seeing a considerable amount of improvement, but its just not happening.

Ok, ok so I cheated for one week about 3wks ago.  I dont know if that has anything to do with it; guess I let myself down   Guess I may have answered my own questions, too lol.  But if anyone has any advice (besides to not cheat =p)  I am all ears. And if you wanna let me in on how to shed the rest of my bodyfat, since I cant seem to get any lower that 19%, I am so wanting to know!

Catch’a pplz later!  

SO, IT WAS THIS PAST MONDAY MORNING, AND I WAS TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO HAVE FOR BREAKFAST BESIDES OATMEAL(AGAIN!).  SO I DECIDED TO BE CREATIVE AND GIVE THE "EGG WHITE PANCAKES" WITH OATMEAL INSIDE A TRY, BUT WITH MY OWN LITTLE TWIST.  SO I FOLLOWED THE STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE THEM.  THEN I ADDED SOME CINNAMON(SINCE I HEAR IT SPIKES YOUR METABOLISM NATURALLY!), SOME STEVIA (A PACKET), A TABLESPOON OF REDUCED FAT PEANUT BUTTER (YUM!THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD!), AND SOME WHEAT GERM.  SOUNDS GOOD RIGHT?  OK, SO THEN I THOUGHT, MAYBE I CAN GET SOME ADDED PROTEIN IN THIS MIX, SO I ADDED A SCOOP OF OPTIMUM NUTRITION CREAMY VANILLA WHEY PROTEIN, AND A SCOOP OF PERSONALIZED PROTEIN POWDER I USE BY HERBALIFE, AND WENT ON MY MERRY WAY TO COOK IT IN MY NICE LIL’ NONSTICK PAN AND SOME PAM SPRAY LOLZZ.  READY IN 5MIN. OR LESS, I WAS READY TO EAT MY YUMMY CONCOCTION!  OH, MY, GAWD, DO YOU KNOW THAT WHEN I WENT TO EAT THE DAMN THING, FIRST OFF, IT WAS HARD TO CUT–FELT LIKE I WAS CUTTIN THROUGH CARDBOARD!  MIND YOU, IT WASN’T EVEN OVERCOOKED!  THEN, I ADDED SOME SUGAR FREE MAPLE SYRUP FOR A FLAIR OF FLAVOR, AND TO SOFTEN IT UP A BIT.  I TOOK A BITE–WORST MISTAKE!  IT WAS SOOOO DRY, SO HARD TO CHEW; I EVEN TRIED ADDING A LITTLE MORE SUGAR FREE MAPLE SYRUP , BUT TO NO AVAIL! AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I WAS FAMISHED! I JUST SWALLOWED MY PRIDE AND ATE THE DARN THING, AND DRANK LOTS OF WATER DURING AND AFTER I WAS DONE.  GUESS I WASN’T SUPPOSED TO ADD SO MUCH PROTEIN TO AN ALREADY  HIGH PROTEIN BREAKFAST???  MAN, ME AND MY BRIGHT IDEAS LMAOOO…

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