The Incredibly Shrinking Woman

hmmm, you know the ones. they equate dieting with hunger and losing weight with whatever’s on the scale. my trainer is AMAZING…i still heart her though she makes me sweat. shout out, ava!

anyway, my diet….i mean my new eating plan has been going better for the past 3 weeks or so. other than a night of margaritas, another night of faux-hitos (they really don’t taste like mojitos but they are sugar free), and an unfortunate incident with a bag of pita chips (never go to the grocery store on an empty stomach if you’re a point of purchase person…you know, you see it while you’re waiting in line at the register and think….mmmmm, sounds delicious).

i’ve lost 10 lbs since i started working out with ava 3 days/week and doing cardio again (after my knee issues, i was basically on bedrest for about a month). i have one of those body fat readers like they use at the gym and it seems strangely inaccurate. maybe i should get my b/f done with calipers (sp?) or some other way because this thing says 44 one day and 39 the next….even with new batteries. both numbers are amazingly high, but then i am short and i’m carrying a lot of extra lbs.

does anyone else have scale issues? i need to focus more on inches and body fat lost.

…i’m a re-starter. lol, i bet that would never get pass anyone in scrabble.

 at any rate, i am injured again. i just moved back to florida a month ago, found a great, kick ass trainer 2 weeks ago (i heart her even though she makes me sweat) and started working out again. somehow i am better with a trainer than on my own…though i’d love to save the $$ and buy myself something pretty, i am still lacking in that area somehow.

 i joined this boot camp with some friends….which the trainer warned me about becuase of my injuries, but i told the guy what they were and he said we’d modify a few things and i would be fine. weeelllll, the 1st day in, he tells us to run stairs…and i told him ummm, i can’t run stairs. i can’t do the stairmaster and i was just cleared in may or so to do pilates and lunges. you’ll be fine, he tells me…go at your own pace, but it will help strengthen your knee. are you sure? i asked him….and he said yes, so i did it (against my better judgment). then my knees were both creaking like crazy, so i iced, rested, etc. that was the beginning of the end.

my knee popped and totally gave out toward the end of last week. this is similar to what happened to it before, but that time it was the size of a basketball and i could not walk. i have a doctor’s appointment for xrays, but now this has thrown off my whole plan.

 i’ll talk to my trainer about it when she gets back this week. i guess i can still work upper body, but no legs (maybe one but would that be odd). also, what about cardio? i have years of fad dieting under my belt so diet only sheds 8-10 lbs for me and then it’s over. my metabolism is out of whack.

 my questions are (which i will talk to her about later)…. can i shed body fat and flab without cardio? i know i will get lots of hell yeah’s, but i need some details (which i’m googling and searching this site for right now).

 thanks in advance,

ok, so i got the go ahead from my orthopaedist yesterday, so i can train again (with some limitations…no lunges, deep squats, limited range on leg raises). i also signed up with my trainer again for another 6 weeks…i’m off to do some cardio now. whooohoooo!

ok, i fell short of my weight loss goal for the year…and fell off the diet wagon during the holidays. i am already back on track with my diet, BUT here’s what i need/want for now:

1- to find a good orthopaedist (my knee went out again while i was just standing still brushing my teeth….well, maybe i was moving a little)

2 - some tips on how to train around the knee issue (and a fractured foot and 2 broken toes….don’t ask, it was a crazy freak household accident that involved me and my dog - he was not hurt but i did scare the crap out of him…well, not literally). quick q…can i cycle without putting pressure on my foot or messing up my knee? i know the treadmill is not an option b/c it still hurts to walk and the stairmaster is rather hard on the knees….i will try the elliptical after my follow up appointment. i need to increase my cardio caz i don’t think i will lose any lbs doing weight training only

3 - to stop stressing out so much and start bikram yoga again once or twice a week

4 - stop weighing myself every day and concentrate on decreasing my body fat

5 - to have a wonderfully happy 2008

…onestep back.

ok, i have a bad knee from an old injury. it creaks like an antique door but normally rarely bothers me. on wednesday night, it popped and kinda shifted when i was going up the stairs. no worries, i thought. i had already worked out at lunch (pilates - i added this to my 3 day/week weight training), but i still had to do cardio. it didn’t really hurt, but i did limp out to my car. when i got out of the car, it seemed fine so i hopped on the treadmill….and the next morning, there was total knee chaos. shooting pain, inability to put weight on my knee, blah blah blah.

here’s my question. i know i have to rest, heat and compress til my knee feels better, BUT will should i continue the supplements i’m taking (i just added creatine on monday)? i also take a fatburner and cla.

not me, well, yeah. i actually am very addictive, BUT i mean this site is addictive. it’s like myspace for the fit and sexy…or the wanna be fit and sexy. there’s sooooo much information that i just cannot stop myself from taking a peek daily. now, i have to apply that same attitude to my workouts. tomorrow, i am working out in the morning instead of after work….so i won’t make excuses and blow it off.

i’m also multi-tasking. i’m browsing now for the little red bikini i’ve visualized myself in for a while. anyone know of a site or a brand that sells bikini tops for the naturally busty/gifted??

yes, i admit it. i am obsessed with the # i see on the scale. i signed up with my trainer again to get myself back on track, BUT i weigh myself almost every freakin’ day. i know i should be more concerned with body fat, but for me, the two go hand in hand. i am doing body measurements tonight. maybe that will help.

ok, i need some motivation here. maybe i do need to just buy a bikini and hang it in plain site. thanksgiving got the best of me. i caved and ate all the regulars…well, except for turkey. and this resulted in an almost 8 lb weight gain for me in just 4 days. geez, why is it that going off a low carb diets balloons you up like crazy??

 oh, well, i have to get back to it. i’m still thinking of trying carb cycling, but the lure of the high carb day may not agree with my bad dieting habits. i will just have to think of tomorrow as day 1…and hope the weight i gained falls off just as fast as i put it on.

ok, i have a confession. i do NOT do well with instructions that are longer than 1-2 paragraphs. on chicana peach’s suggestion to bust thru a plateau, i started carb cycling last week. i did a little research and thought it sounded like a good option for me. i’ve been on a low carb diet since june and it’s driving me loca….making me crave things i don’t even normally like to eat. i’m sure it’s just a mental thing, but a mind is a terrible thing to waste, especially when you eat some crap you think you’re craving shortly afterwards.

 at any rate, on to the carb cycling instructions (here on bb.com - it’s a 2 part series). is it just me or do they read like stereo instructions. the only thing i think i have right is the no carb day (of course, the easy one). the others are really iffy. my questions are:

 1-can i use muscle milk protein shakes or do i need to find a whey/non-casean (sp?) shake?

2-ummmm, does anyone have a sample meal day (a week would be better) that he or she could share

3 - can i have sweet potatoes on a low carb day?

here’s my sample days for each (high, low, no)…tell me if i’m on the right track (thanks in advance):

high:

m1 - potatoes & egg whites

m2 - oatmeal & apple slices

m3 - boiled egg

m4 - cottage cheese, tomatoes & popcorn

m5 - tuna & spinach

m6 - shrimp, pasta & tomatoes, & apple slices

low:

m1 - scrambled egg

m2 - protein shake

m3 - tuna in low carb pita & apple

m4 - whole milk cottage cheese & tomatoes, apple

m5 - protein shake w/strawberries

m6 - shrimp & zucchini spaghetti

no:

m1 - boiled egg

m2 - protein shake

m3 - whole milk cottage cheese

m4 - protein shake

m5 - egg whites

m6 - bison & spinach

from my understanding of the article, i have to consume a minimum of 175 (my current weight) grams of protein and a maximum of 252. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. besitos… ciao!

i’m reaaallly sore today. i was talking to a friend last week and i told him that i have only lost 5 lbs in almost 6 weeks (since i started working out alone without a trainer). he asked if i was working out as hard and if i was pushing myself….hmmm, i thought. maybe not so much. so i did a little research on bb.com and found a little workout to bust thru my little plateau/ and voila, i started mercedes khani’s 2 week gig on thursday….which goes back to my original point - damn, my legs are sore. and i have to work quads & calves tomorrow.

ever determined, i am getting my bag together for tomorrow so i won’t rush and forget anything in the morning.