Feeling Better…
So, my belly still has days of distention. Nothing I didn’t deal with last year, of course, but still equally frustrating. I actually have a cat scan tomorrow night at 8 for my abdomen. I have to pick up the contrast dye to drink, which I heard tastes like ****. Honestly, I often wonder how safe this **** you do for scans, and what not (barium also), really is for you. And how thought of it? Who woke up one day and figured, "Well, with this scan, we can see what we’re looking for, so perhaps if we drank dye, it would penetrate into the cells, thereby making said organs/muscles visible." Seriously. I feel like George Carlin here with the stupid **** that pops into my head.
So, got that going, FINALLY. I also have scheduled an ultrasound with my legs, as there are times when there’s some sort of fluid build-up after working out. These things will probably show nothing, because that is my luck. I’ll just continue to have these mysterious weight and water gains for the rest of my life with no explanation. It just boggles my mind that we have been literally dissecting the human body for the better part of 3600 years and we still can’t figure out a lot of crap going on with it.
Anyways, I digress. So, I have approximately 3 1/2 weeks till show time. My abs pop when I flex doing a crunch of sorts when I’m standing (leaning somewhat and curving towards my pelvis). However, when I stand straight and flex the abdominals, the upper quadrant of my abs are less visible and my lower abdominals are distended, as though I were pregnant. What’s strange, is that the lower abdomen is hard when I flex. Could something have disturbed my lower abdominals during surgery? I wonder. Could it be fluid and my body still healing? Eh. I’m not too worried, because they did shrink in time for the show last year and I feel I’m better prepared this year, however, my body is holding fluid like an effen sponge. I wonder if I consume a lot of salt the beginning of the week of the show, if that would work better when I go to eliminate the sodium …
My coach told me to cut carbs further, so I’m awaiting his reply to how much further and for how long. I have been training. Still procrastinate, but it’s better. Back to procrastinating my fun things to do, i.e. drawing, 3d graphics, video games. I’m a strange person. Who procrastinates fun things?
So, last night, I went speed walking, as it were, with my sister and father. We took little Parker Thai (my nephew of close to 1 1/2) and my sister’s dog, Nemo. Yes… Nemo. That’s what she named a dog who is slightly larger than medium-sized. And he’s black with hints of dark brown - half golden retriever, half boxer.
I also weight trained. I was a bit more motivated, although very tired. I was also a bit more focused than usual, wonder if it had anything to do with the herbal supplement I’m taking for energy. I will be logging that work out in later.
So far, things are looking alright. I’m just hoping I can lose. I really do wonder if I gained more muscle… if that’s what the weight gain on the scale is all about. All this time, I’ve been trying to lose it. It’s harder than I thought.
Till next time.
