tryingto’s BodyBlog

Hello all you endomorphs out there! (myself included)  I was reading in several of the fitness books at the book store yesterday about us Endomorphs.  Yes, it’s true we may be plump and all, but I read an interesting thing; that us Endomorphs have an easier time to add mass–we just have to work  at it a little harder.  It said that we all ready have the mass on us; we just need to shed the pounds for it to show through!  So, I think we can all celebrate that.  Of course, it’s a lot easier said then done to shed those pounds.  But in the end of it, just think what we Endomorphs can achieve for ourselves if we put our minds to it and just do it!!

I was at the bookstore today and looking over the sea of fitness books they have; I didn’t stand there and count them all, but there seemed to be a truckload of books!  I flipped through a couple and found something interesting; all the exercises, in all these countless books, were all the same!  I mean, how many different ways can you do squat anyway?  Or, for that matter, even a simple biceps curl?  Now, the routines they all presented were different; do these many sets and reps and here’s our routine and how it works, etc..That was mindblogging!   The other thing they all shared in common, was that nutrition is also the main key to packing on the pounds or loosing them.  So, I guess what it all comes down to is that two things were shared in common with these books; the basic exercises they presented and that nutrition is also involved in making gains.

I’ve been going through some of the other profiles on this site and find it interesting that so many of us start off with, "I want to…"  I think we need to turn it around and say to ourselves, "I will…"  I think when you say "I want to…" you make it sound defeating to yourself.  Saying "I will…" is more positive to me.  I think we need to make it a daily affermation and keep saying "I will…" when we feel down about progress or while working out.  "I will do my workout today even though I feel tired after work!"  "I will eat the baked chicken and not the chicken parmeasen."  So, all you "I want to’s…" unite!  Say it proud and loud "I WILL!"

I’m proud to say I’m on week 9 of my program and haven’t missed a single day!  Monday and today were a little tough; I have this head cold and my head is so stuffed up and awful!  But, I still made it to the gym and got my workout done.  I found that if I concentrated hard on lifting and form, I totally forgot about my head cold and made it through just fine!  Tomorrow is cardio and ab day; one of the easier days!  Three more weeks to go till week twelve and will start another new routine!  Three months have flown by!

So, like I said, my partner wanted some KFC on Friday.  He even told me that he’s gotten so used to how we eat now, that even the KCF gave him heartburn!  But, sad to say, we had left over from Friday.  So, this being my cheat day, I had to have a piece.  And, it’s just sitting there, in the pit of my stomach right now.  It’s laughing and pointing it’s boney chicken finger at me saying, "Told you so, told you so!"  I have to rethink my cheat day and safe it for two good meals: breakfast and lunch and have my cheat stuff for supper.  It really is like being an alcoholic with food for me.  It’s too easy to binge on it!  Hhmm, who can I blame for the way I’ve eaten…how about my MOTHER!!!!  (it was always, "Clean your plate!")  LOL!!

My partner said he wanted KFC for supper.  Now, I know that I shouldn’t eat it–Sunday I keep as my cheat day.  He told me this in the morning before I left for work.  I told him I’d pick it up after I got out of the gym.  I really thought about that chicken all day and the potatoe wedges too.  I kept playing in my mind that it’s not my cheat day and I have to make a good choice of what to eat instead.  So, after work, I got myself some shaved steak and added some mushrooms and had it on toasted whole wheat bread; that and a healthy salad too.  And my partner, he sat there, eating his chicken and cole slow and wedges.  It smelled real good!  But is stuck to my guns and didn’t even have a taste.  My steak sandwich and salad was really good!

My friend at work, whom I hadn’t seen since last week, because he was on vacation, took at look at me today and said, "man, you’re getting skinny!"  I can’t even beging to tell you how GREAT that made me feel!  It makes it all worth the effort to stick with my program!  Hippie!!!!

A friend at work gave me a book to look over (workout book).  It seemed very dated as it was written in 1995.  She had highlighted some sections that she like.  Those sections didn’t seem too big a deal to me.  However, one did.  It talked about not weighing yourself everyday. The author said doing this can be self-defeating.  He said it’s best to see how you look in the mirror and how your clothes are fitting on you too.  And that’s right for me!  I do have some shopping to do; shirts and maybe even a new pant size soon (40).  One last thing the author said was that to make any changes in your body, you have to be consistent with your work outs.  I’m proud to say that this is my eight week and I haven’t missed one day. 

I almost forgot it’s my "cheat day" today.  I was grocery shopping this morning and the bakery section of the market smelled so good!  Especially those donuts–I allowed myself to walk by them and just look at them.  Then, halfway through shopping, I realized, "hey, it’s my cheat day!"  So, I turned my shopping cart around and bought myself one Boston cream donut.  When I got home, I enjoyed it with a nice brewed cup of coffee.  But, not too soon after I ate it, did I remember why I don’t really eat them anymore like I used to; it just kind of sat there in the pit of my stomach.  You think that stopped me from having a cheese steak for lunch? No.  I ate that and the same thing; just sitting there, next to the donut, enjoying the day and making me feel all nasious from the grease!  I feel so much better when I eat my good meals for the week.  I think it’s interestint to remind myself what the bad food taste like and how it makes me feel too!

A neighbor I haven’t seen for a few weeks was talking to me today and suddenly blurted out, "gee, you’ve lost weight."  I felt really good about that!  Now I know all my efforts are working and it’s not for nothing!