trance__dreamer’s BodyBlog

(EDIT: I created this post before the forum/bodyspace downtime for upgrades. I made it on Saturday but wrote in it on Tuesday.) So, I made a reply in a thread called something like "Ladies, what is your summer cut program?" in the Female Misc. section. Basically, it made me realize that I haven’t really been plateauing & that I just really need to start counting calories. I’m LITERALLY giving it my all each & every work out. Literally. I don’t struggle in that regard. But, I struggle w/ eating. (I think most pple are like this. They’re really good @ exercising but suck @ dieting.) I’ve been pretty much @ an equilibrium since I gained the 20′ish lbs (2′ish pant sizes) from Keto by N.Y.E.. I seemed to lose about 5′ish lbs (0.5 pant sizes) in February. & that’s when I took it easy on the fats & upped the carbs. Go figure; eh? =P So, that’s exactly what I’m gunna be doing again. I really really REALLY love peanut butter & mayonaise. But I’m going through…like…a jar of it a week. (WHILE STILL MAINTAINING, though. =O … although, I still seemed to have gained back those 5′ish lbs since then.) I do believe that if I cut these 2 foods (err…sauces :p) out, I’m gunna be seeing EPIC results. EPIIIIIIC. (I can’t just have 2 tbsps of p.b.. So, I don’t have a choice but to eliminate it all together; same w/ trail mixes/mixed nuts. =/ … Although, I never buy that stuff. =P) So, that’s what I’ve been doing. I’ve replaced it w/ cereal & milk. xD & already, even after a couple of days, I’m noticing some results, i.e.: some cuts/definition in my upper abs, upper back, & lower legs. CRAZINESS. I’m also easing back on the protein. I was probably consuming much, anyway. I’d probably eat more than 200 grams/day. I’m gunna see if I can get by w/ 150. That should be around 0.8grams/lb of body weight. (I’m assuming I’m around 180 lbs, seeing as how I’m 5′11 & have broad shoulders & really big calf muscles.) Ah, yes. It’s gunna be a great p.b. & mayo free summer. xD I’m gunna re-introduce myself to my love of fruit, as well. Carbs will be my best friend this summer. CEREAAAAAL. Nature’s Path makes some really great cereals. They’re organic, as well. =P Mothafck fat. I’m gunna make sure I’m not consuming more than 20% (I dunno…60 grams?) of my intake from fats.

I’ve been really serious about this for about the 2nd day now, (although I stopped w/ the p.b. a few weeks ago & gradually got off the mayo for about 2 weeks now,) & today, I noticed that my bicep curls & hammer curls went down in strength a bit. For these 2 exercises, I did 10 reps w/ 25s. By the 10th rep, it felt like I was on the 5th one w/ 27.5’s. (I usually do 10 reps w/ 27.5’s.) & It usually feels like the 3rd one w/ 27.5’s; So, a bit of a strength loss, indeed. However, my chest flys, tricep extensions, reverse curls, shrugs, & oblique raises were perfectly fine, though. & yesterday, my deadlifts, rows, arnold presses, shoulder presses, squats, & leg extensions were also all perfectly fine as well. Ah, well. I must keep in mind that my #1 goal is fat loss. Muscle gain & strength gain are definately my 2nd priority. So, I’m not really all that concerned.

hah. That reminds me. There’s this middle-aged woman that always, every single time, tries out almost every exercise I do & in the exact same order I do. She sort of mimmicks my split. It’s really cute. Today, I was doing shrugs w/a 60′er in each hand, & she went & got, I think, 15’s, which is really heavy for her. Aww. I’m making a difference/impact! =O She actually approached me back in February to tell me that she noticed that 5 lbs lost. It was nice. =) I met her in a group fitness class I went to observe back in January. She’s got a sort of twisted view of fat loss/body composition, though. =S (i.e. low calories, low protein, overdoing cardio, weighing herself every few minutes - literally, etc.) But @ least she’s consistently weight training, which I absolutely respect her for, as most females don’t try it.

Anyway. The Biggest Loser is on tonight, & I’m super pumped for it! I simply can NOT wait to watch! =)

Lastly, I saw a morbidly obese young woman (15′ish) running to catch her bus about 1/4ths of a block away. It was the sadest thing I’ve ever seen. =( I want to help her. But I don’t know her. I’ve never seen her before. Hopefully, she’ll find her way some time in the near future before it’s too late. =/ It’s things like that, which make me really excited to get going on my career. I also really want to start teaching so I can maybe connect w/ my participants on a personal level, get to know ‘em, & help ‘em out that way. Ah, it’ll be very personally rewarding, indeed.

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