smorgan1227’s BodyBlog

I haven’t endulged in 7 months.  Yesterday I had a lot of dessert.  Half a cookie here, sliver a pie there, little bit of chips and dip here.  Man, I feel like crap today… It was worth it, but I think I will go ahead and eat clean at Christmas.  Maybe just one or two pieces of fudge…

One thing I have learned from my short exploration into the world of fitness and bodybuilding is that there are two ends to every decision.  For example, you should eat more fat and less carbs, or you should eat more carbs and less fat.  Another example, You should do very little cardio, or you should do at least an hour a day to lean out.  The list goes on and on.
Now as a newbie… this can be very complicating.   To be or not to be, that is the question, lol… So what am I to do?

What I have learned after 7 months or so is try it all.  I have tried carb cycling, low fat, high fat,  no cardio, lot’s of cardio, lots of protein, no protein, Heavy free weights, low weights lot’s of reps…. The list goes on and on…

The lesson I have taken away is that my body doesn’t know what my brain thinks.  It doesn’t know the science or even the logic behind every argument.  Sometimes it defies reason and leans out when it is not supposed to.  I would never know what worked for me unless I experimented.  There is nothing sadder to me than seeing the same people go to the gym every day and workout hard, but never change.  They have the same beer gut, or the same saddle bags.  They are so unwilling to change their routine, even at the cost of remaining stagnant.

I love all the differing opinions.  I enjoy reading the articles and trying out the theories.  If I had never tried eating clean I would have never realized my bodies potential.  I don’t want to miss out on any of the other "big secrets" that are out there.  Thanks to everyone who contributes.  I love all the information bb.com offers.

The hardest part about it all at this moment is trying to figure out what competition and what association to get involved with.  I am not sure how important it is for your first competition.  I would like to compete in Northern California, but will go to So Cal if I need to.  I also want to win if I compete.  I am sure that is a high hope for my first competition, but if I don’t have a chance at winning there is no purpose for me.  My mind just works that way.  If anyone has any ideas about how I should go about picking a competition please let me know.

Ok, so this blog is mostly for the women.  Monday morning is always my superset day for legs and abs.  This morning I woke up with cramps from my stomach down my thighs.  My mind was screaming, hell no we are not going to the gym for leg day.  However, somewhere deep inside me there was a little voice, it was kinds squeeky, but is was saying, just go and do your best.  Somehow that small voice won out.  As I warmed up with leg curls and extension I thought I must be crazy.  I started to sweat from the pain.  Luckily endorphines kicked in.  Soon I was working out harder than ever.  My squats increased in weight.  I had a great workout.  So glad I went.  And to just make everything even better, someone at the gym asked me if I played a professional sport because I was always working out so hard.  That was a goal of mine when I started getting  back in shape, was for people to mistake me for a professional athlete.  Thank you little voice.