hellotuna’s BodyBlog

So I finally bought a damn digital camera! I am siked. That now means that I will be able to take some pictures and show you guys what is going on with my body so that maybe I can get some real help! I am hoping that when I take some pictures this weekend that I will be able to see a difference. I know one difference already….No tan :/

Well Keep a watch out because they are comming!

Now dont stuff your face! Or that is what I am telling myself all day as I make the trail home. I am worried. I am going home to spend 4 days and I will be surrounded by food and even worst…people that dont understand my way of living/diet. I am just wanting to get through these 4 days and not feel guilty or get pressured into eating something that I dont want. I need to celebrate other ways. I LOVE my family dont get me wrong but when I got home I am the butt of all jokes. Things like "Ooooppss Heather just had a bite of a cookie, looks like she is going to have to go for a run." is said all day. They will say things like "Heather! You are so tiny, a little piece of cake isnt going to make you fat, live a little." I after a few days just may start to think that way. I just have to remember that the scale will be waiting for me when I get home. SO I have got to be on my best behaivor. I do have a plan! I am going to go to the grocery store today and make sure that I have snacks on hand for me at all times. When I want something sweet , it will be greek yogurt! Ok I can do this AND so can you. Marry Christmas to all!

I just got some awesome advice that I will take for the next month and more than likely forever! I am SO thankful for the reply from someone that I REALLY look up to. I have spent hours of reading his blogs and even more hours watching youtube videos and researching on-line. The verdict is in….I have been overtraining. I knew this. It was like a sign. I was just telling myself this one night last week when I could barley walk up the stairs to my house and crawl into bed. I said to myself "your, over training…" I havent been able to see any results and I have been so worn out. I kept reading things like "If you arent sore or hurting than the job didnt get done…" Or squeeze one last rep in just when you think that your muscle is going to burst." I was literally killing myself in the gym. Racking the bars up with weights and pushing until I cracked on of my teeth recently (clinching so hard). I was on bodyspace (as always, everyday!) and came across a blog….Are you over training… I read it and then I read it again. I began last night reading every single one of his blogs. I was convinced that it was ME, I was overtraining and really wasnt getting anywhere. If you have seen any of my other blogs you will read that I have been crying about this for quite some time. I just decided that I would write him and see if maybe he would look at my current plan and guide me in the right direction. Well, he did! He took the time to write me. To tell you the truth it was like getting a letter from a famous person or sonething. I couldnt believe that I had gotten a e-mail directly from him to me. (really made me feel special!) So he began to tell me what I had already thought…I was overtraining and instead of gaining muscle I was hurting myself and loosing it because of pushing myself and doing cardio too much. I am ready!!!! First off ready for some of my life back. I have for the last year spent all of my spare time at the gym. Two times a day I go for a total of 2 1/2 hours there. Every single day, 7 days a week. KILLING myself….I have done this for a year, people. Sore to the bones every night, popping glutamine like asprin. I have a new plan and I am going to tell you what it is…..

Monday-Bicepts and Tricepts (45 minutes)

Tuesday-Cardio intervals (30)

Wed.-Legs

Thurs.-Cardio intervals (30 minutes)

Friday-Chest, shoulders and back

Saturday-Completely off

Sunday-Cardio intervals (30)

My meal plan will look like like what I have on my page but the days that I lift I will add in some brown rice or yams. I am siked to be able to write back in a few weeks with amazing results. Thanks to you!

Ok so I did a juice/liquid fast over the weekend Friday-Sunday and I feel really strong! I mean there were some tough times over the weekend but now I feel like I have a clean slate so to peak. I was eating 6 small meals but those 6 small meals turned into 6 rather large meals and well I wasnt getting anywhere. Now that my stomach has shrunk I am going to cut back on my portions and think like a smaller person because that is what I want to acheive. I like what I see in the mirrior I just want to be smaller. I cut my calories and I am not willing to dip down below 1200 so I am just going to have to deal with it. Smaller portions will help me out I think. I had my oatmeal with a spoon full of cottage cheese in it and some walnuts and cranberries in it. That really filled me up. Last week I would have felt like I could have eaten 3 bowls! lol. Anyway. I didnt loose a pound so that is good, I guess. I was drinking protein shakes to keep my protein level high so that while I was on my fast I wouldnt loose any muscle. I wish that I would have taken some measurements though….Oh well. Maybe I still will. I am a bit scared though that they will be the same and I would have done it all for nothing. Anyway, I am here to report that fasting is hard to do in the winter for sure. I usually do this in the spring and I am going to do another one then. Today is Bicepts and Tricepts and I am going to kill them. I took two days off completely from the gym (I havent taken a full day off in months). So I am healed and ready to hit it. Happy holidays!

So I have decided to do a fast/cleanse. I am going to go only organic fresh juices and maybe some kombucha. I borrowed a juicer from a friend last night and this morning when I woke up and made carrot, apple, beet ginger juice and man was it good. I have yet to have anything today and it is almost 10 a.m. I am thinking about going ahead and doing the fast today and do the fast for 4 days instead of three, we will see. My question is has anyone ever done a juicing fast and if so what do I expect? Any weight loss? I am hoping to jump start my system and get rid of a few pounds during this and then maintain. Do you think that I will loose any muscle in 4 days? Thanks!

So I think that I am on the right track. I had to buy a freaking tackle box for all my supplements!!!! It is WAY easier than carrying around an extra purse with about 10 different bottles. So if you have a bunch of supplements that you take. Buy a flat tackle holder with the sections in it and put your pills in there. I even labled mine because I am a freak! SO I am taking the BCAA’s and Ethel Creatine before and after my work outs. (The ethel I dont think is bloating me as bad as the mono or kre-alk.) I am taking the glutamine after too. Ofcourse my muti-vitamin and L-Caritine, fish oil and supreme greens. With all this I am feeling a little bigger. I am hoping that the creatine is the only thing that is bloating me a bit. I think that I am on the right track. Now if I can just get the food in order I will be a-okay! My question is how much do people eat? I eat around 1300 calories and I am still the same size. If I go up in calories I put weight (fat) on so if I want to lean out do I go lower? I dont want to dip down too low but I dont know. Cottage cheese, should I be eating more than a cup a day? Mayve the dairy is bloating me. I have a ton of oatmeal and cottage cheese and greek yogurt. This is the menu so far this week. What do you think?

9:30-Organic oatmeal and a spoonful of fat free cottage cheese a bit of surgar free jam. 4 egg whites.

12:00-Kroger carb watcher yogurt (15 grams of protein) and a half cup of cottage cheese, I also sprinkle in some oat bran for fiber

1:00-2:00 weight lifting

2:15-Chicken and romain

4:30-One hour of cardio 5 days a week

6:30-Chicken and green beans, okra and spinach with hot sause.

What gives?

Is this what is making me gain weight? I have only been on it for a few days? Help! I dont want to take this stuff if it is making me bloated. I hate not knowing wether it is a supplement or me….I just ordered The Ethel creatine and wonder if it is better. Please, if you know anything about either one of these products answer me. Thanks so much for your time.

-Heather

Can anyone at all tell me how to get a freaking vein??? Lifting heavy? I am so discouraged, as always. I kill myself day in and day out and I have nothing really to show for it excet the scale going up….I need some help. Please. I want to loose some much needed body fat. I just weighed 128 and I was 115 only 4 months a go…I started lifting heavy around then and since then my weight has just gone straight up. I know that I shouldnt look at the scal but honestly I feel like I looked better then. I want my legs to look better. I lifted seriously heavy today. I will continue to the rest of this week to.I do cardio 5 days a week for about 45 minutes. I have my deit on my profile. I jus bought….L-Carnitine, creatine, glutamine, and BCAA’s. How long will it take for this stuff to work. I am wondering if the creatine will make me bloated….HELP ME PLEASE.

-Heather