Tighter…flab musings
Last night I was at the gym and I got a great compliment, "You’re looking tighter." Which in bodybuilding speak means my muscles are showing through my fat more…or maybe my fat is reducing over my muscles. Either way…same result I guess…I’m looking better. I guess no one has seen my muscles in a while because I’m usually all covered up with hoodies and such, but it is getting on summer here are way too hot (I’m probably too wimpy) to wear hoodies. Maybe I can look for some lightweight ones. I’ll probably just transition to baggy ass T shirts. I don’t mind wearing long sleeve baggy ts with my leggings. Last night I just wore my new Nike workout tank (thanks Sports Authority clearance!) and capri tights and my new Asics (thanks Sports Authority sale!) so I guess my muscles were more visible.
Strangely enough my trainer told me today however that it looked that my skin was starting to sag (whlie poking my arm fat) and that I need to eat more. What could that mean? I don’t know, but I will do it. Eat more proten and vegetables…bigger amounts. I used to eat a lot when I first started on this regime so maybe it’s time to go back. It’s true my calories do dip down too low sometimes..weird eh, from a former fat girl…I never had that problem before, but now it happens from time to time. I look forward to eating more. I probably also need to get better about getting a meal in right when I wake up not like 2 hours later. Usually I do, but sometimes, I’m too busy working out or wrangling my kid and husband in the morning to get it all done. I found this link to my google query about “sagging skin and not eating enough", basically lose weight slowly, eat nutrious foods, stay hydrated…all of which I do, so who knows? And I don’t think I’m losing muscle. I may ask him tomorrow if I get very curious.
Today we worked out back and biceps. Felt good. We did these bench pullovers…I’m lying with my upper back across a flat bench, feet on the floor, butt down as far as possible, arms overhead, 25 pound dumbell held flat between my two hands…behind the head and pull overhead. Repeat. Tuck chin…no let you head fall back. Either way my neck was killing me, but at least I repped it out without hitting myself in the head with the weight this time! I got a "Much better set than last time." from Dwayne. Woo! Toward the end of the workout–ABS–I was getting a LOT of instruction. I got annoyed a bit, "If I’m annoying you, you can leave!" That was my cue…I was OUT! Usually that threat comes at the beginning of the session and who want’s to not train so usually it’s a cowering "No, I want to train.", but since this was at the end of the workout…haha…I was outie 5000! I actually just went upstairs and did stairmaster and then back down to finish off my own abs. Went home and ate 2 burger patties and a cucumber with salad dressing. YUM!
I laid out in my yard today in my black bikini. I got props on the bikini from the husband, dad, neighbor! Later I dropped into my favorite store, Target! and was checking out my butt in the mirror and was surprised to see my thighs didn’t look too huge. Lately I’ve been thinking "My legs are HUGE", but at the same time "Maybe I’m in proportion". Maybe "I’m in proportion" won today.
June 26, 2009 at 5:22 am
not sure about the skin ting, but yea for being proportion.