gjesy69’s BodyBlog

Didn’t get fully into mode last week, much more spot on in the zone now.  Had to change the pace a bit, rearrange my workouts with this new diet.  Just got done with my first deadlift workout for over a month!  My stomach was ridiculously large as I did my dead lifts in front of the mirror.  What I gained I gained just in fat I’m sure.  Ewww.  The positive thing I take from it is, that as fat as I am, it is still lighter than I had been for years and it now seems like my fat weight, which I feel means mentally I am embracing my lighter weight and feeling much more positive about being lighter.  Losing wt and becoming stronger I have found is mostly mental.  There has nothing holding me back to do this really before except myself.  (although I do also have the blessing of a wonderful trainer that has improved the quality of my workouts immensley)  I had the diet knowledge for years and years, how I ought to be eating and living, just didn’t do it.  How come?  Why was being so fat and out of shape ok with me?  All sorts of reasons but thankfully I have been making positive changes in my attitudes and now they are showing in my body, which I intend to continue to improve, even if it comes in stages, one step at a time.  I think I seem to like to make progress, pause for bit, then move forward again.  But this round I really do need to make it to my goal under 200#, and then to never to return over that again.  Then 175 and then 150.  After that I will be finding out what I’m really made of. 

Well, 1 day closer.  Off to have some chicken breast! 

Been very busy past few weeks.  Traveled, ate and drank, and best of all, got engaged to the man I adore most in this world.  Life is good.  Now the way to make it better is to move forward feeling my best so while I am preparing my home for sale and myself for marriage I shall work my body into the best shape it has been in since college or perhaps since my swimming/cheerleading days.  (that was a long time ago) 

I am going to use a diet plan created by Jay Robb, a natural body builder.  I had used his original plan about 12 years ago and had great results but I didn’t have the support system or total knowledge base I have now.  I am going to be using his updated version and applying it to my life.  If it is working I intend to use it for a lifetime as it uses whole foods and appears very balanced and healthy. 

The next few weeks I should be seeing the results, now it’s time to put the claims to test. 

Tough week.  Just difficult when I get to work due to all the temptations and difficulty being able to eat when I need to and having to take the time to prepare it all before work.  I’ve never been good at that.  But I have lost 3 pounds in this first week so I am ahead of the game.  And shooting for that target.  Hey only 11 more weeks to go, look how fast that moves.  I will want to do my workout tomorrow, but my worry is I’ll be too exhausted after working my 3 overnights.  But I will shoot for it anyhow. 

Got up to 170# on deadlifts, did 20 min cardio after, felt too exhausted to do more, carb loaded after.  Been just an hour and I am already hungry.  Been following "The Fat burning Diet".  I am feeling the bloat subside and I’m back in the flow.  I’m not sure I’ve every sweated as much as I did with those deadlifts, I was drenched.  Now I think I shall move off to bed.  So glad to have those deadlifts done, but yet I’m looking forward to seeing how far I can get with these.  How strong am I?

So hungry at the end of day one of this 12 week challenge.  I have some adjusting to do coming off a wonderful vacation.  I didn’t do too bad on vacation but larger portions than I do when working hard so my stomach needs to get used to the smaller portions again.  Did first workout for the new challenge and it went well.  I hope to make a big difference by the end of this 12.  I may even do the body for life challenge after the beginning of the year, especially if I do well on this challenge.  It would put me in a good place physically to attempt that and make some awesome progress. 

Beginning to day I am following some advice of Otto, and cutting some things out of my diet and using specific sources for fats.  Plus I’m switching the workouts up a bit too.  Let’s see what happens in these last 23 days till the last weigh in before my birthday.  Buckle down time. 

It’s good to have such a knowledgable and supportive friend like Otto.  Thanks!

Ok, just beginning week 3B, I’m not satisfied with my progress so far, glad I’ve made some, but I need to get under 210 and pronto, getting under 200 is a huge mission for me, and a milestone I want to put behind me. So I must stay focused. My cardio has been great. I woke up sore from my weights and cardio yesterday, I was hoping for an oncall tonight so I could do another workout in the morning.   But I did do 45min of cardio today on the arc.  My ass is feeling very tight and my thighs are feeling very hard right now.  Just want to see more movement on the scale.  I’ll just have to keep on working.

Well I’m off to a slow start, just lost a very little but it was my fluid retention time, so I’m not letting it get me down, I expect to make some major progress by next week. 

My cardio has been excellent and my weights are going well.  Just need to keep pushing.  I’m feeling the progress.

It’s been a tough week, had a terrible misunderstanding with one of my most wonderful of friends, it was difficult to keep focus.  I’d say it caused a bumby start.  But we’ve made amends and I have gotten back into the groove.  I have much I want to accomplish by my birthday so I must be dedicated.  Just got done with my upperbody workout and I now think I understand what Otto means when he says his arms are "pumped", My arms are still to loaded with fat to be able to visualize it, but I can feel it.  They feel enormous right now.  Did 30 min of cardio before breakfast then 40 min more after my weight training.  I can’t believe how much I enjoy sweating now, and all the crazy heavy breathing, it’s such a release!  But now I feel ravenous, had my recovery drink, but I feel like I could eat a whole cow right now.  So hungry.  I will wait a little longer and have some chicken and veggies I believe. 

After doing a lower body and an upper body workout this week I am so sore.  Continuing to push the cardio.  Eating great.  Hoping somehow to burn off 3.5 more pounds before Monday, but I know that is pushing it, but the closer to 215 the better.  Feeling great though.  Having a great time reaching these goals.  My birthday is around the corner, and it’ll be perfect as long as my darling love spends it with me.  He lives so very far away so I will be possibly 30 pounds lighter than when he saw me last, that’s pretty cool, wonder if he’ll be able to tell?