sblandrus’s BodyBlog

So, I got a little busy, so I haven’t been able to grocery shop yet…in addition I am MOVING (!) so everyone knows how much work that is, anyhow, enough with the excuses. Here’s how the first day of my plan went: stuck to my diet for my first meal, lots of eggs, although didn’t have any veggies yet, so I just had a few blueberries. I had 3 clients to train yesterday morning, so I did that, got home, made meal #2, broccoli and whiting (supposed to be tilapia, but whiting was in over abundance in my freezer), REALLY good, with some I can’t believe  it’s not butter, then I had a sugar free rockstar (LOVE these) and started getting all my stuff packed, got so into packing that I forgot to eat meal #3 & 4 but turns out, that I got so much done that my bf helped me load up his trailer and we got more than half of my stuff moved!!! And a couple of his friends helped get all the big stuff like couches and dressers- a HUGE help, esp since I’m still not supposed to lift much with my arms (boob job surgery). So we got all that finished around 9 and I was STARVING, so we went to my work (outback steakhouse) and I ate pretty well. My diet is pretty high in fat, so I ordered a 12 oz ribeye, and 2 cups of steamed broccoli (with about 2 tbsp of butter) so that was fine, but I also had a few hot wings (a little off my diet), anyhow, I am most bummed that I didn’t make it to the gym. But I am going to make that happen today.

Overall, on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being i followed my plan TO THE LETTER) I give myself a 6…I’ll be shooting for a 10 today!!!

I am going grocery shopping tonight, wrote my diet up yesterday.  I’m allowing myself 1 cheat meal/week, for sanity as well as I feel it actually physically helps me to lose weight more efficiently. Next 5 days at the gym/week, and 3 days of those lifting. That’s my plan fools. Oh, and 1 gallon of auga/day. I’m gonna have to pee a TON at first, but I’ve done this before, and my body will adjust. Wish me luck!!!

 Oh, and here’s the break down:
from 137 to 130 by April 15th

And I’m shooting for
130 to between 122-125 by May 10th

So, tonight will be my second night back at the gym since surgery, and this time I’m gonna take it a bit easier than last time. I can’t wait to get out there, tho!!! I will write about how it goes. The road to recovery is definitely not a quick one, and it’s not worth sacrificing my results just for a couple of premature upper body sessions. I started taking Dren today, a thermogenic, I’m interested to see how it will accelerate my results.  Although I’ve not regressed TOO much, I need to start putting in some time at the gym to get my lovely abs a-poppin’ again, and hopefully add some mass to them as well as start building those glutes…here we go ladies and gents, ms landrus is back at it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, tonight will be my second night back at the gym since surgery, and this time I’m gonna take it a bit easier than last time. I can’t wait to get out there, tho!!! I will write about how it goes. The road to recovery is definitely not a quick one, and it’s not worth sacrificing my results just for a couple of premature upper body sessions. I started taking Dren today, a thermogenic, I’m interested to see how it will accelerate my results.  Although I’ve not regressed TOO much, I need to start putting in some time at the gym to get my lovely abs a-poppin’ again, and hopefully add some mass to them as well as start building those glutes…here we go ladies and gents, ms landrus is back at it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

So, I just got back from the arnold yesterday (then had to turn around and go straight to work-bleh!) Anyhow, I had SO much fun, and after watching my friend Lauri compete (she placed top 10 in ameteur figure!!!!) and seeing all the pro ladies, it’s official. I will be competing next season, and I told lauri that I want to be standing on that stage with her next year!!! Ultimately, though, I was completely inspired by the fitness girls. OMG, they are AMAZING, and I think it would be SO much fun to put together a fitness routine!!! It would present a challenge for me since I have never had ANY gymnastic experience, and lord KNOWS you need it! But with a good trainer, I know i could do it and I LOVE the creative aspect of it and I also LOVE dance!!! I had so much fun, and I felt right at home among all the competitors, and really felt like I should be up there competing with them. Anyhow, oh yeah, I got to meet Jen Hendershott and got my pic taken with her!!! I’ll put all my arnold pics up in a bit!!!!

Flight leaves 5 am tomorrow, and I return early Sunday in the am. It’s gonna be a fun trip, I will be going to the pro/amateur figure shows…and really hoping to get a pic with Jamie Eason~! My idol!!!! lol…anyhow, see ya there folks!!!

So, tonight, after meeting a client earlier today at the gym to resume her training sessions, I got the bug to get back to working out, since it HAS been 3 WHOLE weeks since I’ve lifted/done cardio. I wasn’t totally sure what I was going to do when I got there (this was kind of an experiment to see what my body could handle), so I started out on the treadmill (a no-no according to my plastic surgeon b/c on the off chance I accidentally slip [which has never happened…EVER] I would have to grab the rails and WHOOPS!! my incisions would rip open/muscles tear etc) and briskly walked on an incline for 20 minutes…felt fine…after that was when I did something I shouldn’t have…I went and started doing bicep curls with 10lb dumbbells…no biggie, my muscles barely even fatigued (mind you, I was up to 25/30 lbs only 3 weeks ago)…then I did triceps extensions…felt ok, then I did barbell curls(at 30 lbs)-at this point I was feeling a little bit faint, then I went on to do a couple of leg exercises, at this point I was really short of breath and feeling really strange and dizzy…so, I called it quits and drove home.

I was officially pissed.

I felt like I could punch a hole in a wall, or kick or break something, I was so f**king angry, yet at the same time I was on the verge of tears. Why can’t I just be back to normal already??? I feel like I’ve been out of the gym FOREVER (I know, 3 weeks isn’t that much, and only 2 weeks since my surgery I know, I’m so bad ), so I called my bf and started crying on the phone ’cause I was so upset…it all seems so silly, but working out is MY LIFE-I love it so much, and i know i just have to be patient, but I miss it SO badly…anyhow, I kind of had a little freak out session, but my bf calmed me down and reminded me I need to be patient….since I’ve been home tonight I was feeling a little woozy…none of my muscles hurt, my boobs are a little tight, and now my back is kind of flaring, I feel sick to my stomach…I’M SO MAD.

well, it’s been 10 days since surgery, and from my two post op follow ups, doc says everything looks fine, and is healing properly. The other day I had my first shift back at work, as a hostess, I made it an hour and a half, and then my boss let me go…I could hardly breathe, and all I was doing was walking briskly around the restaurant and seating people!!! HOLY CRAP!!! How pathetic, right??? Needless to say, I’ve still been laying low, and I plan on making my comeback at the gym when I come back from the arnold next sunday….the reason I am short of breath #1 is not because I smoke, ’cause I dont, #2 not because being out of the gym for surgery has got me THAT out of shape, but actually b/c my pecs were unusually large to start with (meaning that muscle is taking longer to stretch out), and I haven’t had kids, therefore the skin over my chest is still VERY tight, so you add all that with the implants, and my lungs are pretty restricted right now, I just can’t get a full deep breath yet….I can’t imagine trying to do anything on the treadmill!!! Anyhow, it’s been a long 10 days for me, however, slowly but surely I am getting better…my first long/challenging shift is this weekend at work…wish me luck!!!