Brat's Be-careful-what-you-wish-for Workouts

My wife has a difficult time buying clothes. She prefers to dress modestly. She is long and slim. It seems all the clothes for her bodytype do not fit her modest standards. The clothes that do, are for BBW and she is not one of them.

She finds clothes that meets her standards at the thrift stores. Great prices too. She'll buy a dress, wash it, iron it and put it on, then play the game called "guess how much?" with me. I'll say 5 dollars, and she'll say, "no, 90 cents".

[CF-OC_gal]

Thanks for that pierini. I'm not alone! If I had no responsibilites then I'd make every single item of clothing in my wardrobe, but alas time is not on my side. When I do I get things like a floor length flowing kimono-style wrap for $4 (clearout fabric).

I truly thought I had escaped this fate though. I was a thin kid, then came puberty. Now that I am zeroing in on life's next phase I fear being a thin kid again.

I get to wear jeans and T's most days as they are the best for working in. I do like to replace them when the seams, butt and knees wear out.

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Actually I am thankful that I am getting to work outside this year and that I am not required to sit at a desk.

Here is my office. I get stuck here working for the boaters all day. Poor-me

Earlier this year I made the covers on the bow-rider to the right of the picture.

[CF-OC_gal]

Well a day doesn't go by that I don't ask myself "Is this the day I get back at it?" Then I start running through my priority list. I'm still wrestling "the really big stuff" which is #1 and I don't get around to my workouts because of the fatigue. I do have to get my eating habits in order though this time. That is more important than my workouts right now. If I have the time I'll post what I eat and not bother counting calories since they are not my problem. A quick look at what I'm doing should help me come to terms with the changes that need to be made.

July 31,2005
Weight: 126 lbs (Last year this time 136 lbs)
Gym Fullbody workout (I figure if I don't keep it up at least I worked every bodypart)
5 min cardio + 10 min light callesthenics and 3lb DB FB warmup
TOD: 5pm

1. BB Flat Bench Press: 45lbs x12, 75 x 8x6
2. Hands facing tog., pullups: -40lbs x2, -60x6x5 (that's progress since dropping some lbs off me)
3.FR. DB raise - alternating: 10 lbs x8x8
4. Lying BB tricep ext.: 30lbs x10 x 12 (low weight to respect the tennis elbow)
5. Hack squats 30lbs x 8, 35lbs x 8
6. Reg. Deadlifts: 115lbs x 8, 126 x 8

Food so far today:
4 oz OJ
coffee w/Tbsp cream
french toast (1 5"x5" multigrain bread, 1 egg 2 tbsp vanilla soymilk, 1/3 tsp oil), 1 Tbsp maple syrup
chicken sandwich (w/ multigrain bread, 1 tbsp butter 2 lg lettuce leaves)
10 pieces licorice alsorts
3 brazil nuts
1 med. green apple
(workout)
twix bar
3 brazil nuts
2 sesame ryvita with 2 tbsp peach cream cheese

Supps:multi vit, 2x iron, B6, Vit.E, 2x Glucosamine, Vit.c


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My goals:
1. Maintain or improve my functional fitness and energy levels.
2.Put on weight so that I cannot see definition or hollows in my legs, arms, cheeks and upper chest.
3. Wear shorts to work more so that my fish white legs get tanned.

[CF-OC_gal]

Here's what I lost by taking 1.5 months away from the gym:


1. BB Flat Bench Press: 75lbs x 8 (last time 85lbs x6)
2. Hands facing tog., pullups: -40lbs x2, -60x6x5 (I only was able to do 3 last time I did these before my break!)
3.FR. DB raise - alternating: 10 lbs x8x8
4. Lying BB tricep ext.: 30lbs x10 x 12 (same)
5. Hack squats 30lbs x 8, 35lbs x 8 (last time was using 50lbs for reps of 8)
6. Reg. Deadlifts: 115lbs x 8, 126 x 8 (LOL! last time I did reps of 8 I only did 115lbs - ha! I was built for these. )

Well that was telling!

[luke.w]

are you eating over 3-4small meals a-day?

if you are this is probaily why you aren't gaining weight, I would try 3-bigger meals a-day (clean of course) and small/semi-large healthy snacks before bed.

I noticed the more meals I eat, the hungrier and more leaner I seem to be at the end of the week, I'm eating less meals now, but lot more calories, I don't have time to eat at work eithier, I can't sit here and eat every 3-hours on the dot, I'm just not doing that anymore, as long as I train heavy and some intense cardio (for me strength endurance) I don't get fat (not fat in my eyes, maybe a bodybuilders) and stay rock solid with no serious cut, I know we are differant, but maybe you can see where I'm coming from here, I like to be solid, but I don't care at all for a ripped look, I like meat on me.

[CF-OC_gal]

Those are good questions luke. I don't purposely eat 3-4 small meals. But I'm on the same wavelength . I think that if dieters are supposed to eat clean and lots of small meals then maybe I should eat high calorie big meals including snacks before bedtime. It doesn't exactly work out. I seem to have a built in calorie meter. I eat less food when it is higher calorie food because I feel the meal is finished. If there is anything I cannot do it is "stuff" myself even at Christmas and Thanksgiving. I eat normal amounts of food because I detest feeling gorged (something I used to allow myself when I was younger and foolish).

My eating schedule is my issue, but it is not necessarily affecting my health, just my looks. I've been to the "other side" (20-22% bodyfat) and I like it. I know people here won't believe me or will claim my test was bad but I do test lower for bodyfat % when I exercise less and let my weight drop. The thing is I am in a healthy no-risk range either way.

I see where you are coming from and I would like to get "back there" only now that I am not doing desk work during the day I'm back to fretting away the calories with nervous energy. I also delay my hunger signals ( a not so smart trick Ive learned) so that I can get to completion points in my work.

[CF-OC_gal]

I got back to the gym today. "Start-up" DOMS was finally over. I think I'm coming to terms with this bodyweight. If it's what my body is meant to be then I won't fight it. I figure it's probably "my way" of coping with my "drive" right now. If I'm lean I don't require as much energy or food or body mass to go-go-go.

Aug.5/05 Fullbody WO

TOD: 8:30pm
WT: 126lbs

5 min rowing
5 burpees, 22 alt. bike manouvers(abs) , 10 standard pushups, 10 lunges Rt then 10 LFT, full body warmup with light barbell 10-12 reps (15 min total)

1. Close grp pull-ups -40lbs x2, -60 x6 x4
2. Reg. Deadlifts: 135 lbs x 5 x5
3. Reg. Squats to //: 80 lbsx8, 85x8
4. DB shoulder press: 20lbsx8 x8
5. Incl BB Bench Press: 45lbs x 9, 55x8, 60x7
6. French press DB: 25lbsx8, 20x10

(Close your eyes) This is what I ate today:

2 lg peaches
1 coffee w/cream
2 slices leftover med. pizza (mushroom +roasted garlic) all homemade (HM) ingred.
1 lg peach
1 small "Cinnabon" bun
bowl of HM chicken soup broth with added: 1 serving peas, 1 serving carrots, boiled chicken breast, spices, handful dry WWheat spirals
coffee w/cream, plain doughnut
(workout)
5 brazil nuts, 1/2 cup raw cashews
3 oz. Noilly Pratt w/ lemon
lg bowl Rice Krispies w/ vanilla soy milk (first box in several year in this house)

[CF-OC_gal]

Well the week in review was 2 full body workouts and 1-2 walks a day (some is better than nothing right). I've been trying to fight off some wicked episodes of depression, not very successfully. Work is in a bit of a lull so I'm thinking maybe one of those spa/yoga/fitness getaways might be different. I've never done that before. I should get an update picture for the curious. It's been a year and 10lbs since I've joined, but I doubt there is much to see in a photo.

Today I was still stiff in the legs. Yesterday I had DOMS in all the right places in my back.

[CF-OC_gal]

Aug. 10 - Fullbody WO

TOD: 3:15pm
WT: 128lbs

5 min rowing
BW crunches, pushups and lunges,full body warmup with light DB10-12 reps (15 min total)

1. Reg. Squats to //: 90 lbsx7x7
2. Reg. Deadlifts: 135 lbs x5x5
3. BB Bench Press: 45lbs x 9, 55x8, 60x7
4. Close grp pull-ups: -60lbs x4, -70x6
5. Lying tri press BB: 35lbsx6x7

Right shoulder was reminding me that it doesn't like to be overused.
Note to self: plan on bringing in rotator cuff strengthening series again.

[CF-OC_gal]

Humm - I'm not quite back consistently yet. The good news is that I've started to gain again! Whew. I'm up to 130 lbs in the morning.

I'll get this thing (my metabolism) harnessed yet. It took a month of a daily "beer and bread" supplement along with sitting down more than I stand up to tip the scale. Come to think of it this is a yearly cycle with me. The diffence this year is that I went lower on the scale and stayed there longer than usual. Now that the fall is right around the corner, things will get easier.

If I could freeze today in time and maintain, I would be satisfied.

i swear, a new commitment is just around the corner.

Find joy in the stillness of the moment you are in as your new commitement that is right around the corner may come quicker than you think.

It is the stark darkness of the night without a star in the sky that gives us the ability to enjoy the bright and warm sunshine of the day. Here's my best wishes that you have rebounded from the moments of depression you have been feeling. I'll be the first to not tell you "cheer up - you shouldn't feel that way" as I know that there is tremendous opportunity for personal growth at all ranges of our feelings and moods.

[CF-OC_gal]

Thanks pierini.

(If you only really knew, but then I have a feeling the depth of your understanding runs as strong as the cadence of your step)

[tim_mcf]

Wow, you guys have a real poetic streak.

I think I may be moved...

[CF-OC_gal]

I think I may be moved...

LOL, I'm just putting the final touches on a very inspiring article I wrote about a young college basketball walk-on. I'm in the zone!

[ajarvis]

Since this is the time it gets easier for you do you find putting on ALOT of weight makes a difference to how low it will go further along in the year?