Amy' S GeT Right Get Tight Journal

[Roonytunes]

Good luck, Amy!! I'm glad I could inspire you to try an alcohol-free challenge. I'm starting a mini 12 day alcohol-free and cheat meal-free streak again today(I have a big b'day celebration on Apr 1st to celebrate 4 really good friends' big day, so that will be my break). I actually felt a sense of accomplishment after the last one and I think it's more realistic to do a pre-defined set period rather than make an empty promise to swear off alcohol or cheat meals forever that you can't keep.

I look forward to reading your log

 

[believeNme]

I was just about to ask the same thing...hmm ???

Well .... hows the new start??? Eat something GOOD this morning? Some oatmeal and egg whites????

Dang!!! I just wrote a novel and my computer decided, hmm... i don't like it, re-start!! Anyhow, in a nut shell, I've had insomnia for 4 nights because my psychiatrist and I are trying to find the right medicine for me and this one is keeping me up at night and tired all day! Not to mention taking my appetite away. I just made some green tea with splenda and poured it over ice, then I'm going to do some empty tummy cardio before I have meal number one. Oh yea... U had asked me earlier to why I was a veggie... Honestly it was so long ago...i was 4 years old when i became oe. Basically my mother raised me that way. It's not for "animal rights" or anything intense like that. Not even close. I actually TRIED to make myself eat it two years ago for my fitness goals, but the texture of it in my mouth made me I can elaborate if you want LOL =) but only if you want

 

[believeNme]

Good luck, Amy!! I'm glad I could inspire you to try an alcohol-free challenge. I'm starting a mini 12 day alcohol-free and cheat meal-free streak again today(I have a big b'day celebration on Apr 1st to celebrate 4 really good friends' big day, so that will be my break). I actually felt a sense of accomplishment after the last one and I think it's more realistic to do a pre-defined set period rather than make an empty promise to swear off alcohol or cheat meals forever that you can't keep.

I look forward to reading your log

Your totally right Roone's myabe even I shoul lower the INITAL number of days at first It's definitly chalenging for me! I'm the kind of drinker that wil ONLY drink wine ( i really reallydon't like liquor and beer) and I will never OVER- drink, i drink "just-enough" but I will get i a habit of doing it every night!! (damn OCD!!) Anyhow... I' going to give it my best shot. Like I just told Aries as well... In al honesty, once I get my medication at a stable level, I won't feel such a compulsion to be destructive, which is one of my "personal" reasons i do those sort of things SO, what can ya do!? =) HAve a good one... till later Y'all =)))

 

[gemini269]

Well.... I ate at a level that would horrify all body builder's alike today!! LOL! green tea for breakfast. Americano for lunch. Intense shoulder, triceps, abs workout, then 3 very small sugar free pieces of chocolate, tanning bed and now a salad comprised of a veggie patty, baco's, light done right italian, and 2+1/2 ounces of mixed nuts!! =( WTF?! No time and poor planning... i know. Honestly, when i finally get a J-O-B, it will get easier to plan, and scedule!

 

[Aries13]

Well.... I ate at a level that would horrify all body builder's alike today!! LOL! green tea for breakfast. Americano for lunch. Intense shoulder, triceps, abs workout, then 3 very small sugar free pieces of chocolate, tanning bed and now a salad comprised of a veggie patty, baco's, light done right italian, and 2+1/2 ounces of mixed nuts!! =( WTF?! No time and poor planning... i know. Honestly, when i finally get a J-O-B, it will get easier to plan, and scedule!

**You did not eat enough....some nuts but really nothing at all and you had an intense workout..!!..you're starving your body! It needs foor to live...

Well how bad do you want it??? There is a lot of women on this board who are VERY extremely busy.....and yet maintain their diet and look drop dead gorgeous...and HEALTHY .... Sorry that I am just so 'blunt' but im only trying to help!

---Keep trying... you can do this

 

[momsgettinfit]

**You did not eat enough....some nuts but really nothing at all and you had an intense workout..!!..you're starving your body! It needs foor to live...

Well how bad do you want it??? There is a lot of women on this board who are VERY extremely busy.....and yet maintain their diet and look drop dead gorgeous...and HEALTHY .... Sorry that I am just so 'blunt' but im only trying to help!

---Keep trying... you can do this

I second that.

You need to make a menu and pre prepare your foods as much as possible. THat way you can grap and go. Think of your body as a car you can fill it up and run it but if you don't refill your gonna be walking. See what I mean. WHen your working out especially lifting your body NEEDS food not just any food good nutritious food that serves the needs of your body and the new demand you are putting on it. You don't wan to mess your system up really bad and confuse your body into starvation mode then your motabolism is gonna go into slow mode and your gonna get stuck. So sit down and plan your meals and times to eat and MAKE YOURSELF DO IT!!! Your body will thank you and you will see results much quicker eating the right foods and not starving yourself.

 

[*Bunny*]

. In al honesty, once I get my medication at a stable level, I won't feel such a compulsion to be destructive, which is one of my "personal" reasons i do those sort of things

Now, I am not saying to ditch any meds ... I'm just going to say, for ME, training has done more for me physically & mentally ... more than any anti anxiety / anti depressants have EVER done or will ever do...

Good Luck girl. Think of all you CAN do & not what you can't ... start out the day with positive reinforcement.

 

[momsgettinfit]

I'm just going to say, for ME, training has more for me physically & mentally ... more than any anti anxiety / anti depressants have EVER done or will ever do...

Same here!

 

[wlmcrae]

Now, I am not saying to ditch any meds ... I'm just going to say, for ME, training has more for me physically & mentally ... more than any anti anxiety / anti depressants have EVER done or will ever do...

Good Luck girl. Think of all you CAN do & not what you can't ... start out the day with positive reinforcement.

Ditto Bunny - water, enough clean calories, weight and cardio - feel better than I have in YEARS!

 

[believeNme]

Thanks guys... I know, I know : Like I said, not having a job has really screwed me up! It's like LOOKING for a job has become a full time job! I know thats an excuse, but it is true. As far as my medication. I'll tell ya. Tha bipolar diagnosis is for real. I've done alot of research, and not only is it biological (in the family-- pased down; luckyme ) but it's progressive with age, and that's why it's usually not diagnosed until early adult-hood. I spent a good time in the hospital last summer because of it. And tried to go off the med's for three months recently trying to prove to myself I could "do it MYSELF!" Well, I found a drawer full of knives one night in one of my episodes, and it wasn't pretty. So, needless to say, I'm much better off, stable, and happier ON them. The side effects are worth the sanity! HA! But, I really do need to sit down and figure out my diet exactly. I've been procrastinating! I admit! Thanks for all the encouragement U's GUy's =) Your great!