Overcoming Obstacles…
This weekend was awesome…I didn’t touch any alcohol, fast food or sweets. I had salad, grilled chicken breast, vegetables, protein shakes, oatmeal, cereal etc…Went to bikram yoga on Saturday and worked out my abs on Sunday. So here is my question/situation…
My gym partner, aka my boyfriend has a great physique. He is on the same page as me as far as working out but his diet is different. Instead of wanting to lose weight/gain muscle, he wants to gain weight/mass and muscle. That’s fine and dandy and works out perfect for our gym schedules because we do different workouts but we go to the gym together and it’s motivating but his diet plan is a bit different. He can eat Mcdonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, KFC etc whenever. I used to eat these things with him but now I can not afford to. I want to make it to my goal, I want to be fit, I want to lose weight, I want to gain muscle, I want to look and feel great, I want a Phenomenal body (like his). How do I overcome that obstacle? When he is in the car with me and he orders Mcdonalds and you can smell the burgers and fries and everything looks so good? This happened this weekend and I was okay with it. I smelled it, it smelled good but I kept thinking about my body and how I wanted to look and I avoided it. I guess the thing I am afraid of is breaking down and just ordering a sandwich or ordering chicken nuggets. How do you guys get around this type of obstacle and what’s a good solution?
October 6, 2008 at 9:31 am
Eating junk food as an excuse to bulk is stupid. Doing it in front of you when he is aware of you goals is inconsiderate.
October 6, 2008 at 9:50 am
I agree, with alm21, maybe ask your b/f to kindly eat it when you are not around, or don’t go to the fast food restaurants with him. Do not put yourself in those tempting situations, although you did great passing last time. Good for you! good luck with all of it.
October 6, 2008 at 10:23 am
try and put aside the desire to look great (which we all have of course) for a second and think about food from a health perspective…fastfood is poison to our bodies and will devastate your health in the long run. Sorry to put it so bluntly, but it makes it a lot easier to resist when you find out what’s actually going into the making of that "food". Perhaps you could encourage your bf to get his calories from healthier sources while still bulking..