hellotuna’s BodyBlog

You know how hard it is to NOT work out. I have been training for over a year now and I mean TRAINING. I work out two sometimes three times a day. I like to break it up so that I am able to focus on what I am doing and then leave go on with my day (eat) and then go back for the rest. I like to do cardio at a seperate time from lifting. I am injured right now and of course it has been about 2 months now. I am so upset with myself because I am doing what so many people do. They start to feel better and then they go right back in the gym and push it which re-injures them. This has got to stop. I am hating seeing my firm legs go to crap and my self esteem is really lacking now. I loved lifting because it made me feel in control and strong. I feel weak and like I have no control. I have a lower back injury due to dead lifts and heavy cable crunches and on top of that I have a knee injury due to jumpers knee (areobics) and doing 405 pounds on the leg press (stupid). I didnt warm up correctly before exercising and I didnt stretch afterwards. Even more stupid. I sit all day at work for 8 hours so it absolutely kills me to go home on my lunch break instead of the gym and to go home after work and sit more. I have been walking every day twice a day for about 45 minutes and swimming. However I realize that I cant even do that. I have two injuries and if I keep this up I will never heal. I am eating L-Glutamine, aleve, Glucosamine and loratabs constantly to try and get through this. This blog is to be honest with myself. Heather, you cant do any exercise for a while. Just take a month off. Upload some pictures and start the journey again. You will get back to where you were and next time you will know what you can and cant do. Listen to your body and remember why you work out in the first place. Yes, it is to look good but mainly to be in shape and feel good. If you push your self so hard that you never feel good or you hurt yourself than you are doing it for the wrong reasons and your body will not stand for it. Take this time to focus on the other things in your life that has taken a back seat because of your fitness goals. YOU are the only one that you have to be happy with, no one else. With this being said today. I am promising to STOP. To not walk, not run, not dance and not lift for one month. If I take one month off and heal I can patentially save myself months or even years to trying to recover because I wont stop. This too shall pass. I ask for your words of encouragement as this is the hardest thing that I have ever done. Even harder than getting started on this journey. I know that only you can understand. You all have been there for me through this whole time and if any of you have ever had any knee/back injuries and know of something that helped you get through it PLEASE tell me. I thank you for your time.

-Heather

I just bought Man Vaporize only because I am desperate. I purchased it because it didnt have any stimulants and I hate the feeling of being jacked up. I would love to loose about 7-8 pounds have you ever tried this product and if so did it work for you?

-Heather

So I just posted some recent pictures and I am just praying that I just took some god awful ones because if that is the real way I look I think I am going to cry. I have been for the last year going to the gym twice a day EVERY day. I get in about 45 minutes of weights 5 days a week doing a split and I get in about 5 cardio sessions a week totally 60 minutes each. I also most days on top of those two sessions get in 45 minutes of walking. So what gives? I have only been eating 1600 cals (which is higher than what I am use to but think that I need to give my body fuel to get through the work outs). This is what I am doing. PLEASE onece again (I feel like I am constantly asking for help) tell me what I am doing wrong. I usually dont eat soy at all but this week I am because I am so sick of bland chicken and light tuna. I am currently 123 at 5′3.

My plate:

wake at 8:00

9:30-organic oats (1 pack) 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, 3 egg whites and some surgar free creamer only 10 cals no carbs.

12:00-soy sauage patty and 4 egg whites

1:00-lifting 45 minutes, 4 caps of BCAA’s and 2 caps of L-Caritine

2:15-4 caps of BCAA’s and 2 Caps of L-Carintine. 1 can of light tuna w/ mustard only on a bed of mixed greens

4:00-carb watcher yogurt 15 grams of protein, 5 grams of carbs and 80 cals

5:00-one hour of cardio

6:30-Chicken salad

9:00-hot tea and some butternutt squash,  (30 cals)raw almonds (like 10)

I am drinking a gallon of water too a day.

Help! What gives? Should I look into a fat burner?`

It is just weird that when I wake up in the morning and feel like I could crawl to the bathroom instead of walking because of being so sore bring a smile to my face. I never thought that by being in pain could bring me pleasure. When I feel soreness in the area that I worked the day before it just makes me so happy. That means I did my job. Funny how things change. A few years a go if I worked out at the gym and woke the next morning to find myself sore and in pain I would have stopped working out for a week or until the soreness went away. Now I am telling myself "Push through it! Work out another muscle group!"

I know that only you guys and gals understand this one.

So I have been doing some research on supplements (when am I not!) and found a product that helps raise testosterone and helps with sleep…ZMA. My question is this. Is it okay for women to take? I have read that it is but I am kinda afraid. I have been taking it for two days now and I have noticed deeper sleep. My dreams are vivid but other than that is it. If you have taken this product what can I expect? Am I do want to get more muscular but I dont want chest hair and a deeper voice! Lol

Anyway, ladies tell me what you think!!!

So when I get my taxes back I was thinking about buying myself a little something. I want to purchase P90X, should I? I dont know anyone that has it to ask and thought that you guys would know. So what do you think? YAY or NAY?

Ok so I have my I-pod glued to me about two hours a day and pretty much all the music I have on there is for gym purposes. I have herd a million times everything that I have on there and to be honest I am not up with the new stuff that is out so I have no idea what to add. I like to listen to hip hop and pop music but like I said I dont know what is out now that is good. Any ideas would be helpful! Thanks my fellow BBers!

I am broke….If I could afford a nutrionist I would pay for one, you bet ya. I am wondering how many calories I should eat a day!?! Currently this is my meal plan.

8:30-The ultimate meal w/ keifer and 1/2 banana

10:30-Organic oatmeal and 15 almonds

12:00-1/2 cup of soy beans and 4 egg whites

1:00-weight lifting for 50 minutes

2:15-1 can of light tuna w/ mixed greens, mustard only

4:00-apple

6:30-quinoa and veggies w/ tofu

This runs me about 1400 calories BEFORE working out and I am gaining weight….shesh! I dont know if I should up my calories because my body wants to hold on to it OR cut them back. I usually get around 100 grms of protein, 43 grms of fat (mostly from the almonds) and 140 of carbs. WHat to do?? I need your help! I would love to loose about 7 pounds and get to my comfort zone again but before I was only eating around 1000 calories.

I did 380 on the leg press and asked two guys to be my spotters. I was able to do 3 good presses and was so delighted with myself. I couldnt believe it. Then one of the guys said "oh, I think you can do more!" I was like "I dont think so." I looked at the leg press and visualized myself pressing 400 and BELIEVED it….I then took a deep breathe and said "ok, load it up." He put 405 pounds on and I did 4 count em 4 good presses!!!! I did 405 today and I am in awe of myself! I am so proud. I have absolutely no one to boast about this to except for you guys so there you have it. I am a beast! I am going to continue to do bigger and better! I am limping and I do have to say my left knee is weak…I may not do any cardio as I dont want a injury. Wow, I dont think I have had a better Tuesday!