Snoofle’s BodyBlog

Every morning I hit the gym 4:30 or 5:30.  There is always this guy (maybe 50y.o.) and always INSISTS on doing is damn cardio RIGHT next to me!  What makes this situation so bad is that 1: He stinks! 2: He’s sweating all over the place and 3: He grunts, moans and groans like he’s trying to get attention!  Hey, if you’re getting a good workout in and feeling into it, by all means go for it.  But I’m sure I’m not the only person that notices when someone is OBVIOUSLY causing a "scene" at the gym and doing this "scene" next to the same girl every morning.  The sad thing is, the guy is probably twice my age.  A few words of advice:  If a girl doesn’t talk to you after the millionth time of you grunting next to her, she’s probably not interested.  Even worse- she’s probably annoyed!  Plus the huge ring on her finger should be your first clue!  I know not every guy is like this, and some are ligitimately there to break a good sweat.  But to the few "show-offs", trust me, it’s not working

Feeling a little discouraged this week.  My weight is dropping, my BF% is dropping, but no visible change.  My pants are still really tight, especially in the thighs.  I’m almost back down to my original weight and BF%, so how come my clothes aren’t fitting anymore?  Does this mean that even though I’m training, eating clean and doing cardio that there’s a chance that I’ll have to buy bigger pants?  Doesn’t make sense to me…

Slowly, but surely, I’m climbing that mountain.  Trying to keep my spirits up, eating clean, and training as hard as I can.  When I see progress in my legs, I’m gonna be absolutely stoked!  They are the hardest!  Women carry most of their fat there.  In other words, if there’s muscle, you won’t see it unless you lean out your legs.  "Lean out, Legs!  Lean out!"

So far, today has been a good day.  Got up at 6:30, ate breakfast and finished up my reading on BFFM.  I would have to say, he really brings you back to the basics.  It’s easy to forget what the "basics" are when you get wrapped up in all the "latest" fitness fads.  Thanks Venuto!

I’ve given myself this week to eat outside of my "designated" meals.  The previous meal plan I was on was way TOO low in calories and I just didn’t feel like myself.  I didn’t track my calories and I felt like it was too low.  So, this week I’ve been eating a little sloppy and I’m even more hungry!  I won’t go low on calories again!  I just felt weak.  Plus, I’m celebrating my birthday this weekend and I’m allowing myself to let loose.  I’ll jump back on track first thing Monday.  It’s weird eating sloppy when you’re used to tracking everything.  It’s like I’m having an affair, haha!  Thanks for all the support everyone!  We are only human, meaning, nobody is perfect.  The point is to allow yourself a break and making sure you get back up with your eyes on the prize!

Regarding my last post, I’ve noticed my "motivation" patterns over the past couple of years.  For the past couple of years I’ve been telling myself that I’m going to make huge changes to my eating and gym habits.  I’ll  even go as far as cutting out motivational pictures, writing out my goals, creating a "movitational" notebook.  6 months to a year later, I finally look up and realize I hardly changed at all!  And then I think What the H*LL happened?!"  What exactly happens from the time I create this awesome "plan" for myself, and a few months later when things only "slightly" changed?  This makes me very angry at myself and regretful.  I want to compete.  Never gonna happen if I keep "losing" my train-of-thought along the way.  I need to come up with this no-fail game plan for myself.  Write-up a contract and have a "witness" sign it.  I just realized that I created this Bodyspace profile on June 1st and have "lost" my way since then.  I get discouraged when I try a new workout or meal plan and I look the same.  I know results take time.  What will it take for me? 

Well, my "diet" has slowly gotten worse last week and this week.  July 4th celebrations didn’t help!  Half of me feels guilty (obviously) because I’m trying to reach some personal goals.  The other half of me doesn’t feel bad at all because I never really get a chance to relax.  I work two jobs on top of trying to eat healthy and workout all the time.  Plus, my birthday is coming up and we are celebrating it this Sunday.  I already told myself that I’m going to eat as much cake and icecream as I want because I never eat that stuff AND it’s my birthday!  Part of the reason why I’ve slacked off on meals is because I’ve been struggling with my nutrition BIG TIME lately.  I’ve definitely hit a wall…

Ok, it’s been about 1month and I’ve put on about 8 pounds.  I’m thinking that this is not a good thing.  I know that my nutrition needs help, plus I’m feeling more heavy than fit…

Ok, it’s been about 1month and I’ve put on about 8 pounds.  I’m thinking that this is not a good thing.  I know that my nutrition needs help, plus I’m feeling more heavy than fit…

Ok, it’s been about 1month and I’ve put on about 8 pounds.  I’m thinking that this is not a good thing.  I know that my nutrition needs help, plus I’m feeling more heavy than fit…