tryingto’s BodyBlog

the point is, don’t get on the scale on a rug!  I weighed myself and found I lost ten pounds.  key words; found I lost….but it wasn’t true!  I put the scale back on the tile floor in bathroom and bam, there was my weight I’ve been at and yes, ten pounds heavier!  don’t make the same mistake I did!

I’m talking about working out!  Think about it; you go six days a week right after work. (at least I do)  You do your weights and cardio and your eating program.  You stick with it day in and out and work hard at it to make it work.  It seems a committed relationship can work the same way.  (except of course it’s not six days a week but seven days!)  You’re in it for the love and sacrifice.  That’s how I see!

so, there’s this lady, about middle aged and on the hefty side.  no, I’m not making fun of her–I’m giving her to big thumbs up!  this woman amazes me! first, she get on the elipticle machine and performs it with her hands on her hips!  I can’t even do that or I’d fall off the machine!  And, when she works out with weights, she’s always there–I mean in "the zone."  she’s all about focus and form and breathing.  and I know she’s busting her butt because she sweats like crazy.  I finally got up the courage last week to tell how much I admire her workout.  (all those things I just told you) she smiled and thanked me.  that made me feel good. and, I know, it made her feel good too!  just an observation.

I did this killer work around the house today; fixing up the back room and cleaning out and re-aranging the closet.  so, for supper, I decided, gee, I go for a McDonald’s!  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had it in the past–but it’s been a grilled chicken sand and the the asain chicken salad too.  I mean, a REAL McDonald’s–the greasy double quarter pounder, some fries and a six size of chicken nuggets.  It all smelled real good on the ride home.  I get home, unpack it and eat it like crazy!  At first, it seemed to taste good.  But, in reality, the more I ate, I realized it tasted like shit!  And the result of all of this?  It’s been sitting in the pit of my stomach, swishing around there leaving nothing but a fowl taste in my mouth!  Next time, I’m going back to the chicken sand and salad!  And, let this be a lesson to ALL of you who read this–don’t settle on your emotions when it comes to eating!!!

I’m sure lots of you here have noticed the ridiculous increase in fresh foods!  I was at the store yesterday and they had nectarines of 3.99 a pound!  the produce guy was taking away all the ones that had rotted.  I asked him if anyone was buying them at that price.  He said, "not yet!"  Also, cantaloupe was $4 for one!  and, last week, bing cherries were 8.99 a pound!  I totally reuse to even think about paying those prices for food.  I love fresh fruit and veggies but now it seems you have to get a loan from the bank just to buy them!

I’ve seen a new and very exciting show going on right at my gym!  The shear talent is amazing and just as thrilling.  I’m talking about the new show called Dancing With The Weights!  Yes and I’m sure you’ve seen such a show at your gym.  If you haven’t you’re in for a thrill.  Here’s how it goes.  A guy at the gym puts way too much weight on the benching bar.  They sit, then lay and finally grip the bar.  They strain to lift the bar, lower it and without pausing, manage to press it back up.  Now, while all this is going on, notice the legs and feet being lifted off the ground, almost stomping in place.  And why?  Hmm; maybe WAY TO MUCH weight?  And, if you’re really lucky, you’ll catch it with dumbells too.  And not just the bench press, but shoulder press and even work the on pec deck too!  Once you’ve seen it, you’ll crave more.  One thing though, don’t laugh out loud.  It might upset the person and give them a lower score.

sometimes, I wonder why I do this?  workout hard, which I know I do and not just weights but cardio too.  ( I did choose to up my cardio 20 minutes before my workouts and two days of 30 minutes; my "off" days)  I look at where I was last year before I started and as the months went on, I dropped lots of weight–from 288 to 250.  And then, a few months ago, i was gaining weight and am now up to 273.  I know I still have fat to loose and sometimes I now get discusted that I’ve hit some platue and things aren’t moving forward anymore. Should I get sad?  I do.  Will I give up?  HELL NO!!  It’s war and it ain’t over till it’s over!! (and even then it’s not over!)

That’s how I see so many guys at my gym lift. I mean with great speed, high weights and with lots of momentum behind it all.  I’d like to see these same guys, with the same weight, take it slower and use strick form to do it with.  I’d bet dollars to doughnuts they wouldn’t be able to.  I mean, if they want to hurt themselves, that’s their business.  But that’s not for me and never will be.  I know I used to see these guys as being strong and making me feel like I was a weakling.  That was until I took a good look as to how they work out.  I don’t even know if there’s any benefit to lifting like that either?  I guess they feel like they must be doing something good for themselves? 

that’s what I decided I need to do.  I’ve been doing 30 minutes, three times a week.  I’m now switching things around and doing 20 minutes, four days a week, before training and my off days, Wed and Sat and doing 30 minutes those days.  My hope is that it’ll help lose more fat.  I’m keeping my fingers and toes crossed!!

….I’ve come to realize that it doesn’t matter what kind or type of workout you do; all that matters is you do something to get results you’re happy with. ( and to get out of it what you’ve put into it )  I’ve discovered as long as I have a program I follow; weights, cardio and eating program, that it will all work out for me in the end.  I’ve always been a "do it by the book" person; by that, I mean, buying someone’s workout book and reading what they say is the "right way" to work out.  There’s no wrong or right way; just be committted to work out and BAM; you’ll get results!!