hipshimmy’s BodyBlog

I am working out and I have been to the gym a few times each week. I have been checking my weight and it goes up and down because of the muscle gains. I probably need to get my bodyfat checked out by a professional and think about what I need to change in order to see progress. I am assuming that my diet is still not on board yet and that is why I cannot see the progress. The sad part is I feel the muscle working, but I can’t see my muscle. It is hard to think about what I am doing wrong because I am not sure what the problem is now. I hope it is not my sleep habits. I get about 3-4 sleep a night and I really can’t seem to get more than that these days. I should workout out harder so I can be more tired at the end of the day.

I have no idea what this is and didn’t look into it until today. My mother suggested I look at the symptoms and see if this would help me with my goals. I did an online search and found some of the symptoms of this syndrome:

There are 16 symptoms and I seem to have 12 of them. I am not sure if this is why I have been going through the problems with my body, but it sounds like it. Something to do with the production of cortisol and possibly hypothyroidism. I saw that part of the treatment requires me to laugh and do fun everyday. Since, I am technically on break from work I am supposed to be doing this anyway. However, I don’t really know people here and I have trouble getting around on my own. I do have a small group of people I spend time with, but it is usually for spiritual reasons and they are almost twice my age. Now I feel I have been put in a position to socialize more and I am not sure how to do so outside of work. I don’t have a problem with the people I spend time with, but they are all older than me and usually involve me in a spiritual gathering rather than anything recreational. Also, I haven’t been dating, but I can’t really predict if I will meet someone or not. What’s a girl to do? I can go to the gym, but the last thing I think about doing at the gym is talking.

I have no idea what this is and didn’t look into it until today. My mother suggested I look at the symptoms and see if this would help me with my goals. I did an online search and found some of the symptoms of this syndrome:

There are 16 symptoms and I seem to have 12 of them. I am not sure if this is why I have been going through the problems with my body, but it sounds like it. Something to do with the production of cortisol and possibly hypothyroidism. I saw that part of the treatment requires me to laugh and do fun everyday. Since, I am technically on break from work I am supposed to be doing this anyway. However, I don’t really know people here and I have trouble getting around on my own. I do have a small group of people I spend time with, but it is usually for spiritual reasons and they are almost twice my age. Now I feel I have been put in a position to socialize more and I am not sure how to do so outside of work. I don’t have a problem with the people I spend time with, but they are all older than me and usually involve me in a spiritual gathering rather than anything recreational. Also, I haven’t been dating, but I can’t really predict if I will meet someone or not. What’s a girl to do? I can go to the gym, but the last thing I think about doing at the gym is talking.

Strange what a difference adding a new food to your diet makes. I picked low fat cottage cheese because I thought it would make a great snack food and it is dairy product. I didn’t notice the change in me, but after I got back from Vegas vacation and visiting family in NYC, other people noticed a change. I couldn’t see it or feel it, but I noticed that stuff I couldn’t fit anymore turned into a tight fit. I haven’t been working out as regularly and adding the snacks between meals is working pretty good. I am just glad I choose the right snack and not the wrong one.

I am looking at other peoples’ bodyspace pages and I am mad because there is nothing in the house that allows me to upload a pic. I need a new laptop, scanner, and digital camera. It is helpful for me to see other’s progress, but at the same time I can’t see my own progress. What’s a girl to do?

I hit the gym hard this weekend. I pushed myself to a limit that I haven’t reached in a long time. I can honestly say the fatigue made me happy because I knew my muscles were feeling the workout. However, I woke the next day with a pain in my chest that seemed to stem from the muscle under my boob. This muscle has literally kept me out the gym. I am even having a hard time yawning or sleeping because of it. I realize I haven’t worked out that hard in ages and it is how my body is responding to it. Unfortunately, I can’t even get a crunch in because of the surrounding muscles connected to my pecs. The worst part is that it happened on the left side (my weaker side) and I starting to feel like it is a bigger setback than I imagined.

The diet has had a positive effect on me where I have not had hunger pains. The one meal a day has been better than one meal a week. I have dropped 4lbs and 7.9% of change in my measurements. I feel more comfortable with one meal a day since the diet is already restricting the other 2 meals. The hard part is getting the protein. I am fortunate to have a family that likes eating so much chicken. I suppose I need to stay the course and work on increasing my lifting stats. My only regret is that I can’t get into my t-mobile account to upload pics of myself.

I have gotten in 86g of protein so far and the first day has been hard. I took a pic today and will post it for the first day and then post my stats each other week with a new pic. I don’t plan on staying on it longer than a month just to get my stats moving. I have read the super long post about it and I figure 1 month won’t kill me. However, I might get sick of protein shakes.

I have 2 scales in the house; one digital and one manual. I get 2 different readings from it so I don’t know what to do other than not use it so often. I have one at PF I can use that is a tad bit more accurate so I figure I can get on it once a weak. I haven’t been on it in 3 days and I notice that I concentrate on eating clean more since I stopped using it. Today was an okay day at the gym since it took me about 2h45m to do both cardio and the weights. I have a headache now, but I knew I would have that reaction because I woke up late and missed breakfast. It is so hard for me to keep up with the eating 5 to 6 times a day.

I started that new workout schedule from the trainer Sunday. Today, I appeared to look more narrow in the mirror. It is the only way I could describe it.  I did upper body & abs yesterday with cardio and today was lower body with cardio. I take Muscle Asylum Arson right before workouts. I think it is more of a comfort supplement since I think I need it, but I don’t feel any side effects and I am fine afterwards.