mahhh physique so far...

[circusgirl]

Well, lots of people post pics here, mine ae progress, for me. I know I'm not particularly buff, but less wide than I used to be...

www.picturetrail.com member name circusgirl2002

As you can all see all the bingeing isn't helping much, but less fat than 1/1/02..... sigh. Long way to go.

 

[makedah]

How much have you lost so far? What is your goal?

 

[circusgirl]

My goals are -

1. squat my bodyweight
2. bench my bodyweight
3. Pass my blue tag taekwondo grading.
4. Increase sprinting ability for sparring.
5. Get a cat flap fitted so I don't have to keep getting up to let my kitties in and out the back window, dammit....

I'd like to lose weight too . But I'm trying to concentrate less on that and more on the above. Hey, maybe one day I'll be a fat powerlifter.... heheheh.... or a lean powerlifter.... I love the idea of powerlifting actually....

I lost 10 pounds or so doing a "low cal" diet but it was mostly muscle, I'm pretty sure my bf% increased during that time. Since then I've not lost much, maybe 4 pounds in total, BUT I am gaining in strength. Due to bingeing problems the fat has not gone anywhere..... A lower sparring weight class would be nice, BUT I don't want to do that by losing muscle, as a lower weight class with less muscle doesn't give me any competitive advantage.

but then.. OF COURSE I want to be slim!!! The pressure to be slim affects me as much as any other woman..... possibly more..... it pisses me off every time I see my reflection in the mirror or a photo of myself, but I am trying not to let that get me down. I have low-rise jeans that I cannot wear because my stomach hangs over the side like a guy's. That bothers me. It bothers me a great deal. I am trying to move from an unhealthy relationship with food to a healthier one.... elite is helping me a great deal to stay focussed on health and strength as well as looks.

 

[Arioch]

I love the idea of powerlifting actually

Oddly enough, so do I.

 

[keiko]

Everyone has to start some where. YOu might have more muscle than you think.

Slim, schmim. Low-rise jeans look like hell on everyone, IMHO.

You're not badly proportioned, and you can probably lose some fat just by lifting and eating clean. You seem to have some upper body strength going for you and your legs are smooth, but you don't appear to be all jiggly. The mid-section is hard, but you can do it. (I carry weight in my torso and it can be so not-fun.)

Did you look at spatts carb-cycling cutting diet--if not, search for it. I'll bet that you're bloating in your tummy easily and that makes you look bigger. Low-carb might work for you if you have the discipline.

It's hard to take a real look at yourself. But the worst is past and now you can get on with your task.

 

[Japanese machine]

doing great! keep it up!

 

[Daisy_Girl]

My goals are -

5. Get a cat flap fitted so I don't have to keep getting up to let my kitties in and out the back window, dammit....

 

[velvett]

Take it one at a time.

And don't punish yourself when everything doesn't go exatly as planned.

Oh and never be shy to ask for help or support.





AND WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU PEOPLE TODAY WHEN I HAD TO FIGHT OFF THAT DOUBLE MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP IN A WAFFLE CONE!???

HM?



j/k

 

[Daisy_Girl]

AND WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU PEOPLE TODAY WHEN I HAD TO FIGHT OFF THAT DOUBLE MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP IN A WAFFLE CONE!???

HM?

I'm sorry.... I was too busy baking chocolate chip cookies.... and then eating them while they were still warm and gooey....

 

[circusgirl]

thanks for the comments folks! I have actually been lifting for about 2 months now, but my diet has been rubbish. I can now bench 65 pounds (sets of 8 reps)! ray!!!!!! It's a big improvement on the 25 pounds or so I started benching... Don't know my 1 rep max as I train on my own so have no ambition to drop the bar on my sternum, or bat my eyelids at the big guys and ask them to spot for me .

The diet is the problem of course, as I am a binger, I am currently trying to binge on fruit only if I must binge. It worked yesterday, I had a load of raspberries instead of chocolate, and they tasted nice...