timbri30’s BodyBlog

i will drink my water i will drink my water i will drink my water ….. I swear I really do try to drink all the water i am suppose to. I get the bottles and open them and then before you know it i have 4 bottles sitting around with one or two drinks taken out of it. Luke txts me all day to remind me and still I dont drink. I get so busy with my patients and everything that I just cant remember to eat or drink. Working out is finally starting to become habit. The days I work 12 hour shifts I have to admit that I didnt go. Its hard working 12 hours and getting off at 8 pm then going to the gym and getting up early the next day to do another 12 hour shift. Im going to get some equipment at home and at least I can work out there. Ok on to the good stuff. I dropped another whole size in jeans. My tops are really the same size and I will just credit that to these big boobs of mine LOL … so i have went from a size 22 to a size 16. Its starting to get exciting now. Im eating good and actually pretty much sticking to what I should. Except for my slip up yesterday when I bought a strawberries and cream from starbucks … yea yea I know. But it was just one.

Again thanks for everyones support and assistance.

well i had an appt with my surgeon today it was just a followup appt but i had to have fluid removed from my abdomin. He removed a whole litre of fluid. Before he removed the fluid I was weighed. Im down another small bit. Down from 245 to 240.5. As much as I want to see major weight loss I know that 1) Im building muscle and 2) I want to do this healthy. I looked pretty good after the fluid was removed but by 6:30 tonight I was pretty much just as swollen as I was before the removal. I know that many bodybuilders look down on me for having surgery. At the time I thought it was the only thing to do. Its done and I can’t take it back and it is what it is. But Im working hard to make my entire body better. Eating healthy is becoming much easier. Its like a habit now to pick healthy things and I really am not missing the sweets that I use to enjoy. And thanks to Luke Im drinking my water every day.

Well, if you know me you know that i HATE to work out. I love playing sports but hate hitting the gym. So this is a major task for me. I have also been told by my Doctor that I am dehydrated (almost everytime i go in for tests). I tell him all the time that I drink all day long. Then I really started watching and Ill open a water and take a drink, sit it down then later Ill get another and before you know it I have 5 or 6 bottles sitting around with 1 drink taken out. So a friend of mine (luke) has taken on the task of texting me periodically saying nothing but "water" … so I’ll open a bottle and drink another. Thanks Luke!!! Im still tired. I just cant seem to get any energy and have to take a daily nap. Im 38 … I shouldn’t need all this sleep. Matt changed my workout up a little. Wants me to do 20 minutes of cardio in the am and 30 minutes at night. And changed my diet up a little bit. My daughter moved out last night (she is 18) thats my baby, my last one at home. I cried and cried and ate ICECREAM with chocolate syrup. I dont even like chocolate, but i ate it. Not too much but i ate it none the less. When Im stressed I run right for my comfort foods. I’m working on this Luke/Matt … I promise one day your advice will be visible when you see my killer body. I never give up … I just take a rest sometimes lol

Well as I told in my first post I had a tummy tuck in april 08. Well anyone that has done the same thing knows about the ’swell hell’ … im still so swollen its killing me. I can’t see my results from my ab workout because I look 8 months pregnant. I wake up in the morning FLAT and by mid afternoon Im swollen and puffy. I hope the workouts take over soon and help with the swelling. I had a good day eating and drinking my shakes. Had a GREAT workout today. Added more machines to my workout today. Ive been tanning and that always helps the body look good (ok maybe I just feel better when I do) Things seem so hectic right now. I just finished my BSN in nursing, just started a new job, have this new eating and workout and new friends. Last baby just graduated. Whew … life is good Thanks for all of your comments and help.

Ok today went much better. I ate what I was suppose to I drank my shakes I walked my butt off all day long (Nurse). I get a pretty good workout at work with walking and lifting patients. Im pretty busy all day long. Got home and Ill be darned if I didn’t fall asleep again!!! Am I getting old or something. But when I woke I dressed and hit the gym. I need to add some abs and something to help the butt along. Any ideas for good ab workouts? Im 9 weeks out on my surgery now so some of the ab exercises  hurt me a little bit but I can do some.

Right now Im doing 20-30 minutes of cardio. Pretty high intensity. I switch between the elipitcal machines. Then Im doing some of the ‘fitlinks’ machines for arms, thighs, legs, abs. This is only my 2nd full week of this. How long should I continue the same workout?

Well I had a BAD BAD day today. I ended up getting upset over something silly. I started crying and then BOOM comfort foods!!! I had cookies (3) and french fries and sweet tea from McD’s …. when I was done I WAS SO SICK TO MY STOMACH all that sugar and grease I really was sick. I thought I was going to throw up! But I’m good now and I realize that I could have worked out and gotten a better "high" than letting those blues get me. I’ll be back better than ever tomorrow. Wow this healthy stuff is hard.

Today I met with the trainer at the Y and let them do my body fat percentage. Now April 14, 2008 I was 268 pounds and 33% body fat. Today (my birthday) June 16, 2008 I was 245 pounds and 26.74% body fat. Im still not loving working out and still tired as hell, I actually fell asleep in my truck sitting at a red light on my way to the gym. Im trying everything to give me some energy. Even when Im at work Im sort of doing workouts. Im a Nurse on my feet 8-12 hours a day walking non stop. Didn’t eat the birthday cake today. Left that for the family. Im starting to see that my flat bottom is actually starting to get ’round’ again WOOHOO … and my legs are starting to take some shape. So even though I dont really like working out, Im starting to get addicted to the changes that I see. Again thanks to everyone for all their help. Especially Luke and Matt.

Well I had my daughters graduation party yesterday and was fully expecting this to be my cheat day. I actually didn’t do bad at all. I had no cake or ice cream. I did have some strawberries and I ate a hamburger (minus the bun). I didn’t have but one drink (a pina colada) and I was perfectly fine with what I had and it wasn’t as bad as I had thought. So my diet changes are starting to take affect and Im not craving things like I did before. I beginning to realize that yes I can do this. I didn’t get to the gym friday or saturday and feel terrible that I didnt. Although I did run Friday after I woke up from my much needed nap (according to my friend luke). I have a torn ACL/MCL so I wear a brace and dont run the fastest but I raised my heart rate and had a good sweat. Thanks again to everyone that is answering my questions I hope I am not bugging you.

Cant wait to see how next week goes.

Ok, yesterday I had a bit of a break down and had to make some phone calls. IM WORE OUT!! I came home from a long day of work and sat on the bed to change my clothes and head out to the gym — fell asleep– yep i sure did. That is how tired I am. I have no energy. Thanks to Matt and Luke Im keeping my chin up. I got up and had a great workout. Ive already increased my weights a little bit because they felt kind of ‘too easy’ and i want to feel it a bit. Im doing well with the diet still and i know it has only been a week but i can see small changes. Im really doing this and sticking to it!!!

Thanks to all of you who accepted me as a ‘friend’. I think we should all help one another and anyone that wants to be a friend should be welcomed. But each person has a right to decide not to. So thank you to all of you who are willing to talk to us ‘newbies’ and give us support. Everyone started sometime and it means alot to have a friend who understands what it takes to reach the goals you want.

Ok so I finished a week and didn’t cheat at all!!! I haven’t had any bread and that is a big thing for me. I must say that the protein drinks are still causing me a little stomach upset. But Im hoping that will go away if now I may have to try another brand (any ideas greatly appreciated) i also started back to work today and it felt good being up on my feet all day long (Im a Nurse) we walk our butts off!!!

Still going to the gym every day. I wish I knew more about free weights but my friend Luke is going to help with me that (hopefully) It took years to get to this point but you have to be in the right mind set to make it work. My mind is clear and focused on what can be.

I have posted at least a pic of my face for now so you at least know who you are talking to. I have some other pics that I dread putting up but I will. I have avoided the camera for years and with being swollen from the surgery it just makes it worse. But I’ll get them up soon.

Thanks to everyone that has responded … Now Im headed to the gym!!