Yada Yada Yada
This is more like a whine session, so I will just begin my whining.
Whine, whine, whine, blah, blah, blah, more whining, blah, yada, yada, yada. Read previous entries to know what I am discouraged about. blah, blah, blah.
Ok. I’m done.
On a happier note, on my last cardio day (Tuesday) I did 9 mph for 45 seconds… The longest I did previous was 25 seconds. 45 was more of an accident. I couldn’t get the darn treadmill to accept my entry to slow it down! I would press 5 enter, but I was bouncing so much it wouldn’t take it. So 20 seconds later (which seemed like eternity) I was able to slow down. Apparently, I haven’t been pushing myself enough. This morning I did it on purpose, ran 9 mph for 45 seconds. Saturday, my next cardio day, I will go for a minute. I must say, I haven’t sweat like this in a long time. It felt good.
Nearing the end of week 8 and I plan on adding more cardio. If I can make it to the gym 2x on my weight days, I will do cardio the second time I go in. So tempted to do a fat burner, but really want to see what my body will do. My biggest fear is that I will shed fat everywhere but my stomach, which is my biggest problem area. Was talking to AmyRose yesterday and discussed how our days are determined on how our stomachs look. We could be having a completely horrible hair day, but if our stomach looks good, we’re golden. Pretty pathetic. We could go from a decently flat stomach (haven’t had a completely flat stomach since my 20’s) to a "when are you due?" stomach with in hours. Not even, minutes! As soon as I put anything to my lips, clean or not, my stomach increases in size to at least 3 months. The ab area is the only body part that this happens to. Not many hips will expand immediately after having breakfast (we may think it does, but really!) Ok, I’m whining again.
So, week 8 is almost done. Looking forward to the following weeks. I can see the little light at the end of the tunnel. End of challenge here I come!!
Everyone, have a wonderful first day of spring!!!
Elisa
March 20, 2008 at 5:30 am
i cant say i dont share the same problem… but to some extent i could say i symphathize with you.good luck in keeping up to your programme.just sticking with it till the end ought to be rewarding enough to know you could push yourself that far.keep up the good work.
March 20, 2008 at 11:17 am
Girl….it is all going to work out fine and in just a few short weeks these feelings will be a distant memory….keep hanging in there and doing what you know to be right!!
March 20, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Oh LJ, I am so in "big stomach" mode today…..eaten clean all day…..pounding the water….peeing like crazy…..completed my cardio, but still there it is, feeling and looking as big as ever. What is the deal, why do our bodies do this? I am so doing research on this, it is enough to push me over the edge some days. As I am sitting here typing, my belly is laying in my lap, WTF! (sorry), it drives me crazy, I just can’t believe the changes in it in one day!?!?!?!?!? I’ve posted this question in my blog, I think I will post something in the forum and see what people say. Stay strong, you ARE making progress.
March 24, 2008 at 7:12 pm
This is too funny. I was trying to sleep through my obviously depressing day, when I thought of coming on this site to cheer me up. What was depressing me you ask? My 3 month prego looking stomach. I so understand what you ladies are talking about. It’s like a rubber ballon or something, I don’t know how the stomach can stretch so much even by just drinking water. geez louise, I hope we can get rid of this super ability we seem to possess.