Here we go!!!!

[dmk777]

I started to have stiff joints too, I just got some 1000mg fish oil caps and added them to my evening meal and as recommended by Radar and Zed. Some gelatine sachets and added one them too a shake. It seems to subsided for now ...
I know the diet thing sucks tbh I think the lifting cardio etc is a walk in the park compared to sticking to diet but this time I've stuck to it three weeks now Only 1 cheat Meal per wk that gives me something to look forward too. It will be worth it when you take home that trophy huni!!

 

[RADAR]

I started to have stiff joints too, I just got some 1000mg fish oil caps and added them to my evening meal and as recommended by Radar and Zed. Some gelatine sachets and added one them too a shake. It seems to subsided for now ...
I know the diet thing sucks tbh I think the lifting cardio etc is a walk in the park compared to sticking to diet but this time I've stuck to it three weeks now Only 1 cheat Meal per wk that gives me something to look forward too. It will be worth it when you take home that trophy huni!!

Yup! Fish oil or Krill which is far superior ,but guage what you wish to spend. Gellatin (jello) has studies that show it can repair & lubricate the spongy cartlidge between the bones, don't wait until you have problems, start now,Remember "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".

add 1/2 pack to your shakes Every day!

 

[figurechamp]

I started to have stiff joints too, I just got some 1000mg fish oil caps and added them to my evening meal and as recommended by Radar and Zed. Some gelatine sachets and added one them too a shake. It seems to subsided for now ...
I know the diet thing sucks tbh I think the lifting cardio etc is a walk in the park compared to sticking to diet but this time I've stuck to it three weeks now Only 1 cheat Meal per wk that gives me something to look forward too. It will be worth it when you take home that trophy huni!!

Thanks for the encouragement Donna. nothing like some stuff joints to make ya feel like an old lady. Eek!

I already take fish oil and the gelatin. I added some glucosamine/chondroitin to see if that might help. I know it will take a few days of taking it to make a difference, but I'm hopeful.

Got some good sleep last night and today is that much needed cheat meal and a total day off from the gym, so hopefully I won't be so cranky today.

 

[caligirl85]

Hang in there girl. The other thing I take is ibuprofen. I know Radar has talked about that before (I think) but I take 800 mgs when joints are hurting like that. Don't worry too much about lowering weights. I know you want to continue lifting as heavy as possible but in those last few weeks before you hit the stage, you are going to feel like death and your strength will drop a little bit. Sadly, I think what you are going through is pretty normal for the prep process! Just what you wanted to hear right?? LOL I remember people telling me that though and somehow it just made it seem a little bit better because if it's "normal" then maybe I'm not completely INSANE!!

One little thought on diet for ya...which may go against what the norm is for prep diets....but as your bf gets lower, you could consider trying "refeeds" vs a cheat meals. The lower carb levels in dieting is what will really give you that mind f*&(k and death feeling and giving your body that carb boost will keep things moving along and help the scale to move too. So rather then just a cheat meal, you could do a day or two a week where you adjust your macros/ calories and increase your carbs.

It would look something like this:

*Calories to maintenance
*Protein to 1g/lb lbm
*Minimal fats
*Carbs to fill the rest

It takes a little more planning and seems counterproductive but I've had good success with it and you can plan it so you do your refeed the day before a heavy training day ie: legs. Gives you that extra boost!

No matter what...stay strong! You can do it!

 

[needtogetaas]

Thanks for the encouragement Donna. nothing like some stuff joints to make ya feel like an old lady. Eek!

I already take fish oil and the gelatin. I added some glucosamine/chondroitin to see if that might help. I know it will take a few days of taking it to make a difference, but I'm hopeful.

Got some good sleep last night and today is that much needed cheat meal and a total day off from the gym, so hopefully I won't be so cranky today.

Hey girl... Send me a pm and I will let you try some Skeletal balm for free. All I need is name and addy. Ill give you a few 2 once bottles enough to last a wile . It has a transdermal instant pain re leaver so it works right away then does the rest of the job over time. Ask Donna She has used it. Wounder why she did not mention it???

 

[dmk777]

Yeah sorry lol I have mentioned it to a number of people on here and likewise twitter, must of been having a blonde moment writing this sorry!!
Yeah chic I started to use the skeletal balm after suffering from severe pain through tendinitis it was that bad that I had to change my routine and take my fav lift rows out , my doc prescribed high strength anti inflams which to me done nothing in fixing the problem . Nate kindly sent me the product and I swear this I had instant relief I couldn't believe it , and I religiously used it before and after training ok it's not gone 100% but I would say 90% apart from a little tinge every now and again. Zed had the same problem do I recommended it to him to , it's also helpful for pulled muscle and joins too , and saves you taking drugs to relieve the pain!!

Donna

 

[RADAR]

You gals keep rocking on, i'm rootin for ya!

 

[needtogetaas]

its all good girl no worries

 

[figurechamp]

Yeah sorry lol I have mentioned it to a number of people on here and likewise twitter, must of been having a blonde moment writing this sorry!!
Yeah chic I started to use the skeletal balm after suffering from severe pain through tendinitis it was that bad that I had to change my routine and take my fav lift rows out , my doc prescribed high strength anti inflams which to me done nothing in fixing the problem . Nate kindly sent me the product and I swear this I had instant relief I couldn't believe it , and I religiously used it before and after training ok it's not gone 100% but I would say 90% apart from a little tinge every now and again. Zed had the same problem do I recommended it to him to , it's also helpful for pulled muscle and joins too , and saves you taking drugs to relieve the pain!!

Donna

Thanks donna and needto. I guess it wasn't joint pain at all. After doing a really light shoulder workout and stretching, stretching, stretching, it actually stopped hurting. Took about 3 or 4 days, but I have full range, no pain. I don't know what in the hell that was all about?!?! I tried some incline dumbbells on chest day and I could feel some tweaking on that shoulder, so I quit that exercise and did some others, still not going fully balls to the wall, just to be safe. But it's good now! Yay me! But really weird. But thanks so much for your kind offer! This place is awesome!

 

[figurechamp]

Not such a bad week in the gym this week. Feeling pretty good. Shoulder not causing problems. Scale isn't moving much, but I'm still seeing good things in the mirror so I try to not freak out too much. Posing is coming along. I'm noticing how I need to twist and otherwise manipulate my entire body. And sometimes I get really excited to see a muscle that I didn't know I had! Yes, excited. I'm a total geek and a bit of a loser.

But "regular" life has been challenging. My husband finally got a job!!!!!!!! Sooooo happy!!!! But. Just a few days later, he got sick. Normally, this isn't a big deal for most people. But for him, it really is. Two years ago, we thought he had a cold. Maybe pneumonia. After being sick for about two weeks, I convinced him to go to the dr. Turns out he was more sick than we thought. So sick, in fact, that he actually died. Yup. Flatlined. 30 minutes. (I think I might have written about this before-- sorry if I'm repeating myself )

Miraculously, he was revived. With no major brain damage at all. After about a month in the hospital, he came home and we began rebuilding our lives.

It was the most difficult time in our lives. And it started with a cough and some insomnia and it started in early February of 2010.

This cold has started out with a cough and insomnia and it is only days away from the second anniversary of when he flatlined (feb 15).

We went to the dr yesterday. No signs of the demise from two years ago. Dr gave him some scripts and wants to see him again on Tuesday.

But the coughing is awful. And it is keeping us both up. I've slept for maybe a total of 3 or 4 hours in each of the last 3 days. I'm a zombie. He's even worse.

It's also suspected that he might have sarcoidosis. Bet most have never even heard of that. Well, it's a shitty disease that can make you feel just plain old shitty. And if you get sick as a sarcoid patient, it takes you longer to get over the illness than it would for most "normal" people.

So I'm filled with anxiety, worrying about him, and not sleeping, and trying to diet?!? Wtf!!! LOL!!

At some point in my life, I would really like for the stars to align themselves and work in my favor for a streak of just a few weeks. That's all. Just a few weeks. I'm not asking for a whole lifetime of a stress free existence-- I know I'm not that special. Just a couple of weeks. Just so I can let my proverbial hair down (which is short, so it's already down). Just to catch my breath and get the wind back under my sails.

But alas, it is almost Sunday and I shall soon be coddled by my cheat meal. It sucks being an emotional eater!