Ambers Journal

[annee258]

Thanks so much you guys you are really helping me alot!!:)

[annee258]

Im still here and still going strong....Ill get back to posting soon

[Boss Man]

That's okay, just do what you need to do. We'll still be here whenever you're ready to post more .

Keep going and GOOD LUCK.

[annee258]

That's okay, just do what you need to do. We'll still be here whenever you're ready to post more .

Keep going and GOOD LUCK.

Thanks Boss MAN!!!
Your awesome

[Nokie173]

Im still here and still going strong....Ill get back to posting soon

How's it going?

[annee258]

Im still here and still going strong....Ill get back to posting soon

How's it going?

Its been going great up to now...I feel like Im getting a Cold....achey all over...so cardio this morning was totally slack...Just have no energy...Yesterday I did full body weights that took everything I had...but motivation is still there so hopefully I can push through this slump im in ...in the next day or so...
Thanks for checkin in on me...Ive been in these forums a lot just reading all the good information....

[annee258]

Gosh I just plain feel fat!!!Im so discouraged...I started working out the end of February I was hoping I would be losing some of this fat.....
I can tell muscles are changing but size isnt getting any smaller.....I feel like Im one of those people that is just gonna struggle for months and months before anything happens ...Ive always been one that didnt lose weight easy anyways...I weighed today and weight went up about 4 lbs....
on that note...Today I ate


Breakfast- Whole grain rice 240 calories
almonds
Workout 1 hour weights full body tomorrow cardio....
snack Protein shake whey....120 calories a few more almonds

Lunch whole grainwheat bread / ham/ mustard/ 2% pepper jack cheese
h20 by noon about 6 glasses

snack a few more almonds and 2 slices of low fat cheese
Dinner Something Green and lean:) not sure exactly though.....

[Nokie173]

Awww… Annee, I totally know how you feel. Believe me. A lot of us feel the same way!
But it’s about patient and you can’t give up! It took me almost a year to loose about 30lbs while it took some people a few months.
But I didn’t give up… you know why? Because I was doing it for myself and health…

Try to take a picture and measure yourself. Yes, your progress should help motivate you and of course… we are here too.

Do you have anything else to snack in between lunch and dinner?

[annee258]

Gosh I just plain feel fat!!!Im so discouraged...I started working out the end of February I was hoping I would be losing some of this fat.....
I can tell muscles are changing but size isnt getting any smaller.....I feel like Im one of those people that is just gonna struggle for months and months before anything happens ...Ive always been one that didnt lose weight easy anyways...I weighed today and weight went up about 4 lbs....
on that note...Today I ate


Breakfast- Whole grain rice 240 calories
almonds
Workout 1 hour weights full body tomorrow cardio....
snack Protein shake whey....120 calories a few more almonds

Lunch whole grainwheat bread / ham/ mustard/ 2% pepper jack cheese
h20 by noon about 6 glasses

snack a few more almonds and 2 slices of low fat cheese
Dinner Something Green and lean:) not sure exactly though
So dinner I had Talapia and Spinach!Yummy!Love fish.....

[annee258]

Awww… Annee, I totally know how you feel. Believe me. A lot of us feel the same way!
But it’s about patient and you can’t give up! It took me almost a year to loose about 30lbs while it took some people a few months.
But I didn’t give up… you know why? Because I was doing it for myself and health…

Try to take a picture and measure yourself. Yes, your progress should help motivate you and of course… we are here too.

Do you have anything else to snack in between lunch and dinner?

Awe thanks so much....I tell ya it discourages me so bad when I feel nothing is changing...Im gonna take pictures and measurements tomorrow...I will post them so yall can help me stay motivated~

[Boss Man]

If muscles feel different, but weight more or less stays constant, then that's good. It means you're achieving a better muscle to Fat ratio.

Weight gain may have bnene down ot weighing time. If you weighed first thing previously, then last time weighed at night, when you might have beed carrying some undigested food and waste matter, that could skew the reading.

Or maybe you were experiencing that "female thing", which may havd added some water weight on.

Keep pushing on and don't let yourself feel badly for little things. The more you let those things grow, the bigger and worse they become until they start to control how you feel way to much.

You can be so proud of hacking things this far, but the real test is if you can make it to the 6 month period, with some solid conistency, so it feels like a real part of your life, not a hobby or a book you can indulge in as sporadically as you wish. Don't forget the other benefits too. Lower Blood pressure, better Bone density, lowr Cholesterol, lower risk of disease, strokes, heart attacks. See the bigegr picture. Much more happens than just the cosmetic alterations hen you have a good lifestyle and a beter sense of perspective helps to clarifiy things when you need it.

This is not just for now, this is forever. You deserve a good quality of life in 40+ years and here's where you start getting it, so keep perspective, keep focus and keep believing in yourself.

It's okay to question yourself and sometimes even slip-up, as long as you correct errors quickly and don't find a load of negative answers to your questions. You're human and that's certainly okay .

You are worth the honest an genuine changes you're getting, from the time you're putting in and you deserve to be getting results when you work for them, so feel proud of yourself, don't be hard on yourself and keep on pushing yeah .

It won't necessarily get easier, but it will get better and more productive with time, patience and belief. You CAN do this and I think you know it as well.

Overall you're doing great and you have a right to feel beautiful, feminine and special. I'm sure in time you will achieve that and more, so GOOD LUCK, chin up, be strong, head high and no worries now yeah .

We're here for you, so you keep being there for you too .

[annee258]

If muscles feel different, but weight more or less stays constant, then that's good. It means you're achieving a better muscle to Fat ratio.

Weight gain may have bnene down ot weighing time. If you weighed first thing previously, then last time weighed at night, when you might have beed carrying some undigested food and waste matter, that could skew the reading.

Or maybe you were experiencing that "female thing", which may havd added some water weight on.

Keep pushing on and don't let yourself feel badly for little things. The more you let those things grow, the bigger and worse they become until they start to control how you feel way to much.

You can be so proud of hacking things this far, but the real test is if you can make it to the 6 month period, with some solid conistency, so it feels like a real part of your life, not a hobby or a book you can indulge in as sporadically as you wish. Don't forget the other benefits too. Lower Blood pressure, better Bone density, lowr Cholesterol, lower risk of disease, strokes, heart attacks. See the bigegr picture. Much more happens than just the cosmetic alterations hen you have a good lifestyle and a beter sense of perspective helps to clarifiy things when you need it.

This is not just for now, this is forever. You deserve a good quality of life in 40+ years and here's where you start getting it, so keep perspective, keep focus and keep believing in yourself.

It's okay to question yourself and sometimes even slip-up, as long as you correct errors quickly and don't find a load of negative answers to your questions. You're human and that's certainly okay .

You are worth the honest an genuine changes you're getting, from the time you're putting in and you deserve to be getting results when you work for them, so feel proud of yourself, don't be hard on yourself and keep on pushing yeah .

It won't necessarily get easier, but it will get better and more productive with time, patience and belief. You CAN do this and I think you know it as well.

Overall you're doing great and you have a right to feel beautiful, feminine and special. I'm sure in time you will achieve that and more, so GOOD LUCK, chin up, be strong, head high and no worries now yeah .

We're here for you, so you keep being there for you too .

Thank you so much for the encouragement and for taking the time to write to me! Its great knowing I have you guys to help keep me motivated through this journey of becoming Healthy and fit! I am gonna enjoy the ride and try not to let these little things discourage me.Again I really appreciate your kind words and you will probably be hearing alot from me from now on......

[feelin-great]

you will probably be hearing alot from me from now on......

That's a good thing

[Nokie173]

Its great knowing I have you guys to help keep me motivated through this journey of becoming Healthy and fit!

I like that mentality

[annee258]

Question?????

schedule this week

Mon full body weights 1 hour

tues cardio

Wed Full body weights 1 hour

Thursday PLYO that stuff is "ROUGH" Tony Horton your a mean mean man...LOL


question is should I take off Friday due to Plyo being so much of an intense Leg workout??? Do they need to rest....I know you all say to make sure muscles have rest.....Should i just skip legs tomorrow and do arms instead then do legs again on Saturday?????????????????

Also, Do you think It would jumpstart actual weightloss/inchloss if I cut even good carbs down to a low amount for a little bit then start reintroducing them in a couple of weeks.....go up slowly...?????Just curious I was thinkin about it but didnt want to make the wrong decision.....
What ya think??