ladyjny’s BodyBlog

It certainly is cold for spring.  Luckily I’m not cold thanks to keeping to my fitness plan

I allowed myself some slacking off for the last few days, and now it is back to a strict diet and scheduled training sessions.  More importantly I am working on getting more sleep.  The lack of it has definitely attributed to a little bit of a plateau that I have recently experienced.  My goal is to push past the plateau and working towards more success in taking off some fat and building up my muscle. 

There’s nothing more motivatinal than being surrounded by like minded people!  This was my first trip to the Arnold and I can’t wait to do it again next year.  I met a lot of great people, had lots of photo ops with my favorite atheletes, ate well, had fun around town, and came home with tons of goodies.  Awesome.

Walking around the Expo was a good boost for reminding myself why I keep working on cleaning up my diet and training.  It was a comfort to see the various levels of fitness of everyone at the show, and to know that I am not alone in my quest for achieving my personal best. 

I hate when I fall off course and struggle to get back on schedule again.  I’ve noticed that when I have too full of a schedule on the weekends, that I don’t eat right and have a harder time getting back into good habits for the new week.  Of course it is even more frustrating knowing this as well as the fact that I have just set myself back at least a good week or so because of my bad behavior over the last few days. 

Trying to balance a busy work schedule with training and dieting isn’t imposssible, but it is still not habit for me yet.  I cannot wait to have this under control so that staying on course is easier.  Then again, I guess that if I didn’t have bad days then I would miss an opportunity to be more conscientious and self improve.

I am very happy with the results of my first month.  At first I didn’t want to believe the scale.  I figured it must be broken somehow because I didn’t feel like I was losing weight and I didn’t see any difference when looking in the mirror.  As the weeks went by I finally accepted that the scale was right because I could no longer ignore the fact that my clothes had become loose on me.  Yesterday I got the best Valentines day present a girl could get.  My brother commented on how noticeable my weight loss is.  He told me I look like I did twenty years ago and that he was proud of me for working so hard to get this far.  His compliments have certainly added to my confidence and have given me even more incentive to work hard to achieve my goals. 

Working with a nutritionist and trainer are definitely helping.  As the days pass by it gets easier and easier to make the choices that I need to in order to continue making progress.  I am more conscientious than ever of what I eat, when I eat, my sleep patterns, etc.  It feels good to make these choices, no longer struggling to resist the temptation to give in mood swings or bad habits.  Now I need to get my training and sleeping patterns established so that I can get to the next level and see even better results.  I look forward to taking the necessary steps to accomplish this next phase.

Woohoo! I finally have some consistent results despite a few minor setbacks since starting the new program January 13th.  Now that my cold/sinus infection is more or less gone I have been able to resume my training sessions.  My diet is cleaning up nicely and I have been able to keep my weight within the 126-129 range.  I hope to keep the downward trend on the scale going.  I love the fact that me clothes are fitting better, yeah!

Ok, I have stopped counting days.  The doctor said I my wrist is 80% healed and that I can resume normal responsibilities, yeah!  Of course I have already started back in to the gym so I feel like I am ahead of the game. 
I have FINALLY adjusted somewhat to the new nutrition plan and now it is a matter of fine tuning it.  My new training sessions are kicking my butt and I love it. 

Here we are, the beginning of day 5.  I am happy to report that I slept good and that I didn’t wake up in the middle of the night hungry.  My stomach has settled down and the brain fog is at bay.  I hope that this means that I am off to a good start.  The day is young, but I’m hopeful that things will get better.

YEAH! I made it through the day without feeling like I was starved.  I hope that this means that I am adjusting to the new dietary plan.  Hopefully tomorrow will usher in some energy and it will be back to the gym. 

So much for extra time for myself, trying to plan out meals has been taking over my entire day.  In addition, I have never had such a difficult time trying to change my diet.  I am almost to the point of passing out, and nothing I do seems to be working.  I am so tired I’m not sure that I am going to make it to the gym or through a workout if I get to the gym.  I hate this feeling!  I hope ti goes away soon.

I am so psyched I actually did a 40 minute cardio session and ran 30 minutes of it.  I hate to run! but I am excited to have enlisted the help of a nutritionist & trainer.  It must be mental, but it works for me.  I am a firm believer that when you work out your brain everything else gets worked much better. 
Anyway, I have a lot of work ahead of me in order to accomplish my goals.  I feel like there is not enough time in the day to get everything done.  The positive side to this is that I now have some help to train and plan out my diet, giving me more time to concentrate on work and my other interests & responsibilities.  It is a relief to not feel the pressure of doing everything by myself.  I am very confident that I will have more success in all areas of my life this time around.

It feels great to not have to elevate my hand and to have returned to normal activities.  I am not completely healed, but I am relatively pain free now.  I am extremely excited to be back into the gym.  I am trying to contain my excitement and keep myself in check so as to not overdue it and wind up with another injury.  On a preventive note, I am looking to work with a trainer for a few weeks to access my current activity level and to determine how fast it will be before I can start a regimented and disciplined training program focused on losing fat and gaining muscle.  I have been fortunate enough to have been given good direction and recommendations in pusuit of this goal. 
I hope that I will have good news to report in the next few weeks as I investigate my options and seek out people to work with.  I know from past experience that it can be work trying to find the right professionals to help you meet your goals.  I am confident that I am in the right direction seeking these people out.  I hope to take my training and nutrition to the next level this time around so that I will finally live my dream instead of simply dreaming of having the best body I possibly can.  
Stay tuned…