Sara’s Rants & Raves

Alright, I question the accuracy of my body fat percentage for today, though it made my day.  I wonder if the two scales in the gym may read differently, which would effect the results according to weight.  I did test it twice, but I’ll continue to train hard and eat clean and have one of the trainers go through all the numbers to see how it comes out.  I question the number the most simply because of the big change in two weeks.  Still, we’ll see how it turns out in the future.

Worked out today with weights, but havent hit the cardio yet.  After working near eight hours on not even four hours of sleep, and having taught two classes, my body is exhausted, needed nutrition, and wants to take a nap!

Oh!, and black bean and split pea soups have became staples in my diet; many thanks to soup and discipline!

Newsflash…

I have gained nearly twenty pounds since I began working at the gym.  The sad news is that it isnt all muscle; I’d be lucky if it were even half muscle.  The good news.. I still fit in my size one pants, though theyre tight now, and people still see me as that tight buff gal with ambitions to compete and fitness model across America.

More good news.. I worked out Saturday for a short while, skipped out on Sunday, and did a fairly heavy leg day today.  I’m feeling great and hydrated, but I only remember eating two medium-sized meals, rather than a full five small meals.  So, I pretty sure I’m low on calories today, which isnt great, but I still feel full and am just about ready for bed.

I said to a friend today that it hurts to look in the mirror because weight has been added in the wrong way.  Most of it came as a result of taking two months of training off as I recovered from surgery.  Unfortunate but necessary.  I miss mostly the way my shoulders were shaped, knowing I could do a few pull-ups without any being assisted, and feeling fantastic.  I intend on getting my body back where I want it asap, that is as fast as consistent clean-eating and working out will allow.

The plan is set; its a matter of making sure I keep my priorities in order to do so.  And, I have a lot of work to do!

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle
I could use a lil’ training miracle, perhaps something called motivation, that is after I get some sleep.  I’ve been working more than normal lately, which after my surgery and recovery is nice, but its getting in the way of my training.  Its not just work alone though.  My eating habits have been good, but this cold weather is still getting me down.  Stress has been high the last week, and I know I’ll be getting into some squats before late; I might as well use my anger-adrenaline to my body’s advantage!  Still, I need to get back into a consistent pattern soon!

I get back into my college courses in ten days, the perfect way to celebrate St. Pattricks day!  I’m thrilled to get back into them so I can get them done already!  Granted, I still do have two years to go, and eighteen thousand to pay out for them!  I’ll be keeping my budget rather tight!  Yet, this also means that my time will be cut down, and hopefully not my workouts as well!

I can still make my April goal, 17.3% body fat, but I will have to kick my butt to get there.  I know that I dont have much choice but to do so in order to get down so I can compete early next year.  Ive allowed a lot of slacking time, but I dont want to have to use it.  Having surgery really got in the way of my goals with missed workouts and depression.  I’m back on top now and have to stay that way!  I suppose I should go in tonight and get a body fat reading, which slightly scares me, but knowing the numbers will be motivation as well. 

I wish I had more inspiring news or words to share.  I need to update photos but am nowhere near ready to do so.  I’m going to try to get into the gym as much as I can in the next seven days to create consistency again, as 21 days leads into forming a habit.  I’ll be back to update on how that goes.