Tica’s BodyBlog

Unfortunately I got cold at weekend so I didn’t feel so well yesterday and today.

I was at the gym in the morning but couldn’t be so effective. I skip running in early morning for some days cuz it’s really cold outside and I don’t want to be ill. I drink a lot of tea and try to strenghten my immune system to keep on my regimen.

I found a new tea… actually not a new one just I haven’t tried it before. I was at a very small shop where are a lot of special teas. There I found this "Taragui yerba mate sin palo".

It’s from Argentina and has a lot of antioxidants and vitamins in it. I heard that it’s very popular in Latin-America. The taste of it is very special, I like it and I really feel it gives me a lot of energy and brings relief after a stressful day. I recommend it everybody.

Yesterday evening was horrrible for me. I’m very stressful cuz i have a lot of midterms at the uni and I’m also working beside my studies.

I couldn’t handle my stress in the evening and I ate 2kg grapes and 1,5kg banana… yeah I know.. horrible. I slept just 3 hours cuz I learnt a lot. I went to the gym at 6am and it helped a lot by wakening up. My problem is for today that this yesterday evening meal made me sick and I don’t really think I will eat anything today…

 My colleague told me that I should drink herb teas to handle my stress and it’s much better than eating.. i know that eating so late (11.30pm, especially fruits in such amount) was really bad for my body but I felt that I can study just if i have engergy for it.

Do u have some good tips to handle stress?

I haven’t ever written anything here but today I decided to start a blog - maybe I can be more dedicated if I write all my things down.

So I started this whole clean eating thing in May, 2008. Actually I was very good by following it till end of June, but in June I decided to try something different. Don’t know why, I was impatient.

I tried Atkins cuz I heard a lot about it. But guys, I have to say it’s not so good…. or it can be that for some ppl it’s good, but for me… I picked up 3kgs in 1,5 week… :S It’s horrible.. and I wasn’t eating more carbs than it’s written in the book. Just the lot of fat…it shocked my body after eating clean for 2 months. And the problem was, that I didn’t realized what’s happening. My honey told me that he doesn’t want to be rude but my ass is going to grow again. And he was right.

I turned a little bit depressive… my mood was pessimistic and I lost myself in the last 2 months.. I haven’t posted any picture cuz my body was even worse than before I started my "transformation" in May.

But now, after realizing what’s happening to me. I decided it can’t go this way. I have to be on track again and I have to follow my clean eating regimen again. I started to run after wake up (I used to do it before but I stopped it cuz my letargy) again, go to gym regularly and eat the chickenbreast, rice and veggies.

I’m really bored with this kind of eating but I know that it was good for my body and I begun to transform. It’s really hard not to cheat but I know, every barriers are just in my mind. So I have to tell my mind that I don’t care what he says, this meal plan is good for my body and I have to be consistent and dedicated.

All the competitors are really hard guys and I really look up them. I wasn’t able to follow this clean eating regimen for a few months and they are following it every day. I can’t believe I’m such weak.

I really decided to change my life and it’s not a good idea to tell myself that "ok, from tomorrow.. I’m doing". NO!!! I have to do it from this moment. No excuses. Just hard work. I will look at the great transformations on this site and if I will be under stress again, I’ll go to run in my new Kalenji shoes or do some sit ups… but I won’t soothe myself with some food.

I’m waitng for guys who would like to join me in this challenge.