rcharryjr’s BodyBlog

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Well, I am making a promise to myself to start my workout regimen again on Monday.  I have put a lot of the stresses aside.  Even though my health issues are not resolved yet and may be far from resolved, I made it a point to remove some of the other stresses so that I am not overwhelmed.  I want to get back to the point where I was starting to feel good about myself.  I miss the feeling I had when I was working out, a sense of accomplishment.  Unfortunately, this barrage of stresses attacked me in ways that I couldn’t (and can’t) cope with.  I want to feel like I am on my way to reaching my goals again especially since my college graduation is coming up in May and when I reach that milestone I want to exude my happiness inwards and outwards.  Plus, I want to look good when I reach for the diploma sleeve.  Hopefully everything goes according to plan and there aren’t as many speed bumps in my way.

Well, after last weeks road block and a bunch of health scares, I am going to work myself back into my workout regimen.  I will try tonight after class, but I am told I have to take it easy…which isn’t what I like to hear.  I was told that I apparently suffer from anxiety which is part of the cardiology issues that I was facing last week.  They gave me medication but to me the side effects outweigh the benefits so I am going to see if taking it easy I can manage through this.  Just one step at a time   Plus I have to work off the weight the I probably gained from all the stress, it can do horrible things to you.

Wish me luck.

Richard.

Well I was training consistently for the past few weeks and then I started feeling tired (very tired) I brushed it off that I wasn’t getting enough sleep, so I started sleeping in more and decreased the amount of time that I was working out to just working out certain bodyparts.  Well, that didn’t help.  I then started to get dizzy spells throughout the day, so I thought that it might be that I am not getting enough sugar (diabetes runs in my family) so I would have a piece of candy or fruit to try to get some sugar in my system.  That didn’t help.  Then on Wednesday, I had this freakish bloody nose that would not clot.  45 minutes later and tons of paper used, it finally stopped by left me feeling faint as well as in a panic attack.  My heart was racing and I was having difficulty breathing.  Mind you, this happened at work so I left work early because I was feeling too faint to get anything done.  I crashed at my parent’s home and just slept for hours and hours and was being forced to eat because they feel I am not eating enough.  Well Friday morning came and I went to work as usual, still feeling the faint feeling and dizziness along with nausea.  I made an appointment with my doctor for later that evening.  I went in and I had a pretty bad dizzy spell that almost caused me to fall off of the examining table.  She immediately ordered an EKG as well as a blood test.  Well, the EKG came back as abnormal which signifies either Angina or a disease that is manisfesting within the heart or surrounding areas.  Scary Stuff.  I was told that I may also be suffering from anxiety or another stress related disorder.  All in all it was a bad couple days and now I am just afraid of the roadblock that has been put in front of me from reaching my goals.  I now have to see a cardiologist to monitor this possible heart condition, but I have also been recommended to see a psychiatrist for the stress related concerns.

I will keep you all updated.

Richard.

Well I tried the modifications to my diet right before working out.  I had a meal with boneless chicken breast, sweet potatoes and whole wheat pasta shells and it actually gave me more energy for my workout.  I felt like I had this surge of energy as well as strength as I was working out.  I don’t know if it was a mental thing or if it was the food but I had a very good workout last night.  I had enough energy to keep going but I had to cut the workout short because it was getting late though and I have to wake up early to get to work.  I am glad the sweet potatoes were mentioned and I will now incorporate them into my diet more.

Well I took the suggestions that were made and went out and bought some more chicken and will try sweet potatoes for the complex carbs that were recommended.  Now I get to put my crock pot to use  so that I can workout while it is cooking.  I also bought egg whites as suggested so I should hopefully be seeing changes with these modifications to my diet.

I was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts as to the best time to weigh myself.  Is it better when I wake up or before I go to bed?  Any thoughts?

I am having an issue with my weight and I am not sure what to do. I have changed my eating habits and I am eating every couple hours like magazines suggest. I have been taking multi-vitamins in the evening and fat burners in the morning, before breakfast (as recommended).  I also have protein shakes before and after my workout.  I also have 1 peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread as a meal every couple hours, interchanging with snacks of dried fruit (read that dried fruit can be beneficial to weight loss in a magazine article).  I have been doing strength training off and on for over a year and recently changed my routing when I bought a Bowflex.  Now I work out in the evenings which is more convenience since I work full time and I am working on my Bachelor’s Degree at night.  I have been noticing a steady increase in my weight as well as body fat.  I would be fine if my weight and b/f stayed the same but I am frustrated because it is going up.  I don’t understand why the bodyfat is going up as well.  Which means that I am not putting on muscle mass but I am just putting on fat.  WTF!  It is really discouraging.  I was wondering if anyone has any advice before I go crazy and lose my motivation.

Thanks in advance.

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