kymberg’s BodyBlog

I have now learned how to make time slow down…Detox!! Somehow, by not allowing myself to eat everything I want..I have effectively added hours on to the day….Do you know how long 8 hours is? I do…cause I laid awake for all of them last night willing myself not to get up and go eat!!

Funny thing is, yesterday was my best day! My energy level was off the charts…my stomach was Flat…my skin glowing…and I even had a good hair day…Maybe that is why my body chose to never shut down…didn’t want that good day to end…

Still feel good…still sipping my lemon concoction and waiting for bedtime…please let me sleep…please!!

For all of those who have inquired…I am doing the Lemonade Detox…basically, it’s organic lemons, Grade B Maple Syrup (natural form of glutamine) and cayenne pepper. It’s a 10 day detox but most people do it for 3. I have never done it before, but one of my clients is planning on doing it in January and asked me what I thought of it….so, stupid me wanted to be able to give her an informed opinion…

According to my research, this detox is suppose to cleanse your system of impurities and make your body ready for clean eating. Most people’s digestive system is so clogged with preservatives and sludge that even when they eat right, the nutrients doesn’t quite make it through for a few weeks..this jumpstarts the process.

So far, if the goal of this detox is to make you extremely grouchy, lust at the sight of food advertisements, and go to bed at an ungodly early hour…then it’s going great!!

One benefit of the program is that I’ve really gotten into the martyr thing!! I have planned out a week full of healthy meals for my kids and busily clean house while they are eating the scrumptious smelling pot roast that has been simmering in the crockpot all day while I sip on my lemon juice.

It’s really not so bad…It’s actually making me see how much of an emotional eater I am…and I know that those egg whites and oatmeal are gonna taste so good when I finally get them again!!

Wish me luck…and remember, keep my children in your prayers.

Yes. I am doing a Detox! Second day on a program that I swore I would never do…but am now finding myself doing.

Why? you ask…because I was out of control. I ate 4 stale store-bought cookies and chased it with a spoonful of icing at 11:30 Friday night…and that is when I decided I needed to break the addiction!!

So, I researched the subject and am doing a 10 day detox … if I actually do all 10 days I will successfully take myself through Christmas Day without ingesting enough calories to last me through the winter. But, at this point, I’m only doing it one day at a time just to see if I can.

So, if I snap at anyone or leave nasty messages on your space..just understand, it’s not my fault…I’m a woman under duress!!

Wish me luck…or better yet, pray for my children! Ha! Ha!

I am sooo excited to go back to the gym tomorrow!! Had a great Thanksgiving…Decorated the house for Christmas today…and now, I am ready to get back into my routine. Can’t wait to work out tomorrow!!

Okay…have to admit it…I’m JEALOUS. Today, I saw a client that I have not seen in 6 weeks because…surprise, surprise…she had a tummy tuck. And, Oh My Goodness, it looked GOOD!! I’m sooo jealous!! No matter how much I eat clean and work my abs, I still have the evidence of 3 pregnancies in the form of skin that is just a little bit too big for me! I told myself all the way home that I’m natural….and I don’t have that big scar…and I’m not out $10,000…but truth is, I’m jealous.

I’ll be better tomorrow…right now, I’m gonna go drown my sorrows in protein pudding!!

Last Tuesday, I woke up with shooting pains in my neck, back and shoulder. Thinking I was just getting older and had slept wrong, I headed to the gym. By the time I reached the gym, the weight of my arm felt like it was going to rip my shoulder apart…

3 Days later when I finally went to the doctor, I found out I had strained my rotator cuff, and rhomboids. Funny thing is..it had been 4 full days since I had even worked these muscles in the gym.

Now what? I think as I lay on the couch with my head propped, my arm gripped to my side..buzzing on muscle relaxers and pain killers…feeling like a beached whale..a severely injured beach whale.

Clean up your diet was my only solution. So I have spent the last week getting all the junk back out of my diet. It has helped with the emotional part of recovery.

This week, I started back to the gym doing cardio. I figured it was safe to get back on the treadmill since I have officially been off pain medication since Saturday….

Tomorrow, I am going to work legs..

Wish me luck..Thanks for all the encouragement.

It finally happened! I have been lifting weights steadily for 3 years…have been eating clean since January…and today, I finally heard the words I have been longing to hear…."Are you a bodybuilder?"

EEEH! What Joy!! Poor guy, I almost kissed him…I did hug him…

Okay, remember how I was bragging on my friend that is currently in Iraq? Well, today, he is not on my favorite persons list….Seems my friend is trying to thank me for training him and sending him supplements throughout his year, and he does it through a big box of Gourmet Baklava Pastries that arrived in the mail this morning at 10:07 am!!

Yes…I’m weak! I only opened it to see what they looked like…and I only took the first nibble to see if they were edible for my kids. Since then, I have been back 4x…yes, 4. I told you guys I was weak.

Bad thing is..I don’t even know how many calories I just ingested because I can’t read Arabic!!

Oh well, maybe the shock will do my system good…

at least that’s what I’ll tell myself….

I have had the great pleasure to on-line train a friend  stationed in Iraq for the past year, and now that his deployment is coming to a close, I am truly amazed at the stuff our men and women of the armed services are made of.

My friend has spent his year away from his family working on his health and his physique, in order to come home to his bride of 19 years and "wow" her! He has worked out under some extreme conditions…mortar attacks to his workout facilities, EXTREME heat, fluctuating schedules and at best, piece-milled equipment. His nutritional needs have been haphazardly met…with protein powder and powdered egg-whites…and he has suffered through it all like a champ, because he had his eye on a goal.

Come October…his wife and kids are gonna go to the airport and pick up a soldier who weighs 35lbs less and is now in a 32" waistline…How amazing is that? He thinks they will be proud of him for what he has accomplished physically, but the truth is, they are gonna be proud of him for the same reason I am…He’s a hero in every form of the word.

This site is full of our deployed brothers and sisters who are using their time serving our country to come back to their loved ones a better person…You guys ROCK! Thanks for being a daily inspiration to us back at home!!

You know how they say that a painter’s house always needs to be painted, and a chef never cooks for their family…well, the same goes for a personal trainer. Got up this morning at 5 am to make sure that I got to work out today…unfortunately my alarm woke up my youngest daughter who wanted pancakes for breakfast and a little quality time…oh well, I won’t have her this age forever so I better take advantage of it…by 7am when the kids were on their way to school and I had an hour to work out before my first appt…I got a call…"Can I come early?" Sure..because I would like to get paid and I can always work out at lunch.

On and On it went…putting myself off while I encouraged others to make exercise a priority…

By the time I got to the school to pick up my kids…craving a diet coke all the way, and trying to talk myself out of it, I had an epiphany…if I don’t do it for myself, how can I convince others to make fitness a priority…

I have just spent the last hour working BIs, TRIs and DELTS while drilling my kids on their spelling words…and I’m through…But tomorrow…I WORK OUT FIRST…cause I can only give to others if I give to myself first…

Stay Encouraged, Everyone…and Thanks for your inspiration!!