leydengs’s BodyBlog

 was telling my mom about a co-worker of mine asking me for advice on how to lose that last 5 lbs. My mom replied with "I wish I only had 5 lbs to lose but instead I have 40." I told her "You could only have 5 lbs if you lost 35." She replied with "I know, I know but it’s just too exhausting." I got annoyed (she yo yo diets really badly) and I said "Do you know why it’s too exhausted, it’s because you are overweight." Did I go too far, was I too honest with her. I am just tired of hearing her complain about her weight but yet she won’t try to lose any of it. She told me she was going to do the "No Carbs." diet and I said "DO NOT do that because as soon as you stop doing that you will gain all your weight back plus an extra 10 or so." Well that’s exactly what happened! I don’t want to hurt her but I feel that I have to be truthful with her. This is why I get so frustrated with her, this was her reply (we are emailing) "I know what you are saying. i could care less what I look like eachday…because I am FAT!". What kind of attitude is that. AAARRRGGGG!

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Okay so first of all I want to start off by saying that I love this site.  I have met some great people who share the same interests as me.  Although I am fed up with the perverts who email and to tell you that your progress looks great and then all the sudden they try taking the "conversation" to a whole "new" level. If you are looking for that type of thing this is not the website for it!  I am sure there are a lot of other people who have run into this same issue but quite honestly it is very frustrating!  So for all you, in my opinion, perverts don’t email me!  I just had to vent for a minute!

Alright so we’re going on vacation, well we’re going to CO for a wedding so I guess it’s not really a vacation but anyway…. We will leave next Friday morning and not return until the following Monday.  I want to make sure I stay with my nutrition plan on those 4 days.  Friday and Monday will be easy because we will be in the car driving so I can pack a cooler of my meals.  My question; does anyone have suggestions on how to stay eating clean while you are staying at someone else’s house (we’re staying with my bf’s cousin).  Would it be rude of me to bring my own meals (chicken, etc) for the weekend?  If I did I think my cooler of meals will be larger than my luggage! HA!

I wanted to make Tilapia tonight I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for it.

Does anyone have any suggestions for someone who hates veggies?  I am trying to get ready for a figure competition this summer, however I hate veggies.  I can occasionally eat cooked broccoli or cauliflower but anything else I find disgusting (ex: green beans, cabbage, cucumbers, zucchini, etc.).  Does anyone have suggestions as to how to cook these so I can eat them without gagging!

I was wondering what people prefer, the upper/lower body workout and the split body part workout (legs, chest & back, bis & tris, shoulders).  I currently do a split body part workout which is nice because the workouts are shorter but I hate waiting 7 days before I work a certain body part again (ex: chest).  I am thinking of switching to an upper/lower body workout. 

I’ve been to a lot of other sites that have the same type of foundation (forum, comments, pictures, etc) but I have found that a lot of people there are rude and they make you feel like an idiot, some to the point where you don’t even want to ask a simple question.  The first thing I noticed about this site after reading blogs, comments, etc, is that everyone here is genuinely nice, willing to help by answering questions and/or by providing much needed motivation.  After only a couple days I am hooked! Anyway I just wanted to share that. Good luck to everyone on their goals and avoiding the flu!

I am new to this site and new to training.  I trained for a marathon which I completed last Jan. 2007.  I started lifting after that and I was getting my body into the best shape it has ever been in.  After 2 months I found out I was pregnant. I tried to continue to lift and run, however my energy level was at zero and I was put on bed rest for awhile due to complications so I was not allowed to lift, walk or run for a month or so.  I have 6 weeks left until my due date (they might induce me earlier since my son is measuring pretty big, crap!).  I plan to start training again right after he is born and compete in a figure show in May of 2008.  It’s only 7 months after my son is due so I will have to bust my ass but I know I can do it!