angelbrady’s BodyBlog

Contiplating on whether or not I should wear this??? Not sure if I have enough guts. I actually don’t think it looks to bad but I will feel naked at the bar!

Still doing P90X . It is sooo hard. I think the hardest so far was the plyometrics. How can people do that much cardio and not puke?!! Well I will continue to finish the program. Hoping it will sculpt my abs before halloween!!

I started it yesterday. I thought it was going to be a lot easier! It kicked my butt yesterday!! I cannot believe how many pull ups and pushups you have to do. I am very sore today. Diet is going good as well.

For the last 4 months or so I keep go back and forth between a leaning out diet and a bulking diet. Some people tell me I need more muscle and some say that I have enough and I will be ok to lean out. From the beginning I should have listened to myself because I really am the only person that sees myself naked (other than hubby). I know my probelm areas better than anyone and I also know where my strong points are. With that being said I feel like I am satisfied with the muscle I have gained for now so I am going to do my best to get lean. A few days ago I ordered P90X and that looks like a great program to lean out. I am hoping to lose about 10 lbs. by Christmas. That realistic right? I also want to look hot in my Halloween costume and not worry about my legs and ass looking to thick. LOL

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

I would like to thank everyone that has given me suggestions for my bi’s and tri’s! Thanks to you I have been sooo sore and that’s a good thing!!

I posted some new progress pics. Please comment and give me some suggestions for leaning out! Thanks!!

I need some advice! There are so many different articles about fitness that it is insane. On top of that they contradict one another. So how is a girl supposed to know what’s right for her? I just read an article in Oxygen magazine that says if you have legs that are bigger around than 20" than you should do light weight and do more cardio to lean out. I measured mine and they are 23.5". A half an inch bigger than they were a few months ago!!!! Ughhh, I am so confused. My upper body is not responding as well as I had hoped for and my lower body is overresponding. Should I lean out or keep bulking to get more muscle in my upper body? How do I even things out? Any help would be awesome!

Just got back from vacation to South Dakota and look like a tub of lard! Mmmm, homemade fudge, taffy and buffalo burgers. Cannot wait to get back into the gym today. Started my diet again today also. Will try to post some pics in about a week or two!

So last week I was at the gym and was stretching and felt a pop and then a burning sensation. I have been having stomach aches for quite a while but just blew it off and never thought it could be a hernia. Anyway, so I tried to bend back and get it to go back in but it didn’t for about 10 mintes. Needless to say it hurt like a bit*h and freaked me out! I went to the doctor yesterday and she said I do have an incisional hernia. It was from having my gallbladder taken out 4 years ago. I have had it for a long time and had no idea. The reason for this post is because I have a question. I have been on a bulking diet for about a month and a half now and I will be out of the gym for about 2 months. What kind of diet should I be on now? I can’t keep bulking and not working out but I am afraid that if I tighten my diet to much that I will lose the muscle that I have put on from bulking. What do I do in this situation?

If you don’t like the way I look and having nothing constructive to say than keep your comments to yourself especially if you are to much of a coward to even post a pic. The point of this site is to help and encourage people to be better not to be hurtful and demeaning. To everyone that has helped me, thank you so much. It has helped a ton!

I saw my trainer on Tuesday and I told her I haven’t seen much progress lately and she said I need more carbs. I am very confused about this. I have been training for about a year and feel like I have had good results but they certainly have not met my expectations. I thought by now I would look more ripped. I know I am 5′9" and am lanky and it will take longer but WTF?! Today I feel like giving up and being just plain skinny. That’s at least easy for me. On top of that I went shopping and I feel like I look huge. Some days I just feel that way. I think it’s partially because of the up in carbs. I guess I am just rambling at this point but I just don’t even know what my goals are anymore. If anyone has any suggestions on diet please help. I know I need carbs to gain muscle but I don’t want to look chubby for summer.

So for about the last month and a half I have been doing pretty darn good with my diet. I have been averaging a cheat meal about once per week. Beginning tomorrow I will only have a cheat meal about once a month. It will be tough but I am going to do my best.

I began seeing my trainer again a couple weeks ago. She is a great trainer but I feel like I am not really learning anything new. I guess what I was doing was right and I just need to keep on being consistent. I am the type of person that no matter how hard I work it’s never enough. I guess it’s a good and bad thing.