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 A week in the life of BikiniMom
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
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BikiniMom, I know that this is asking alot, but could you possibly give us a run by run of what a week in your life is like pertaining to eating and training? I would greatly appreciate it. By the way, you look totally awesome in your new pic!!!!! Oh ya, one more thing. I can see my body changing, and yes, I got on the scales and have gained weight, but it is amazing how different that weight increase has affected my body in a good way. Thanks for all of your knowledge and support. You are one in a million.     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 887 |
Yes she is. | ||
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Moderator 
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Gurl - you flatter me too much! I would be only too happy to do what I can to help. I know how difficult it is to crawl out of that hole, but it IS NOT impossible! Positive reinforcement goes a loooooooong way!.....THANKS IG and FC! You guys have helped me out in ways that you will never know. I gotta put the kiddies to bed though. I'll post up in a few! ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 71 |
Geez I hope I don't get flamed but B-Mom, why did you cut off your lovely bum in your new pic?  | ||
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Moderator
Posts: 1982 |
Well Landry, she will have to flame us both then, cause INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW! ------------------ Lobo | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 172 |
She wanted to leave a little for the imagination!???? | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 55 |
Thanks BikiniMom. I can't wait to see what you do in order to look so healthy and great. By the way, how much harder did you train in the beginning? Or did you? Could you tell me how much weight you actually started with. Give this beginner some hope. And another question. How long have you been doing this in order to get where you are today? Oh ya, this may seem like a silly question, but, I bought a new protein supplement. It is not quite sweet enough to me, so I have been putting in a bit of artificial sweetner. Is this a problem, or is it okay? I am sure you are having to laugh on that one, but like I tell my students, "No question is a dumb question, if you sincerely want to know the answer." Have a wonderful New Year!!!!!!!!!! | ||
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OK, this is how I had been training this summer. Day 1 Chest and Bi Notice there is ZERO cardio. I know that it is hard psychologically to give it up, but all the cardio I have to do in order to get ready for a competition cured me of that "mental problem" (tongue-in-cheek) RIGHT QUICK! Since competition is not your primary concern Gurl, I'd say just do 20 - 30 min low intensity NO MORE than 3 times p/week. If you do this on weight-training days (M/W/F) then you will have 3 TOTAL DAYS OF REST and RECOVERY - VERY, VERY IMPORTANT! As for eating, my diet varies w/what goals I need to accomplish ie how I need to look. Am I bulking? Do I have a shoot or competition? But generally a particular day looks like this: Meal 1 Meal 2 Meal 3 Meal 4 Meal 5 If I'm still hungry And yes, I do consume ice cream, donughts, cheesecake, sugared gum, chocolate, etc here and there. I don't want to give you the impression that I do not eat these foods ever, because I DO! But if I consume too much I literally kill my appetite for the nutritious whole foods that my muscles NEED to grow. So now if I'm putting all of my time in at the gym and I do not consume the proper foods - who am I hurting? Also between 1 to 1 1/2 gallons water p/day. Obviously as I get closer to a competition I clean up my diet - which means NO JUNK, no pasta (as you can see I'm not a real huge fan of pasta anyways. If I desire it, I will eat it, but I'd rather have cheesecake! You need to build mass. In order to do this you will have to eat.....yes, I know how hard that is. I barely eat enough myself. If it were not for the constant positive reinforcement from my friends (who also happen to be people in the know...in a VERY BIG WAY! - and YOU KNOW WHO YOUZE ARE *wink* *wink*) I would never be able to have the self-confidence to eat all the food I need to eat and be comfortable w/the fact that I am not ALWAYS ripped to shreds.....so I would NEVER develop or grow and remain a tiny skinny chick - nasty and tired and bitchy and starving, tearing my body down bit by bit. I'm not saying that you fit this description, Gurl, I'm just trying to give you an idea of how MY WORLD used to be. I used to actually revel in the idea that the tiniest clothing size would be too big! Now I'm wearing my hubby's elasticized pants. True, I have to roll down the waste and pull the excess to the front, but my behind fills out the back of those bad boys in ways I never dreamed possible! Yes, I am on the smooth side, but I'm a girl - HELLO! If you're offended by the fact that I got junk in my trunk then DON'T LOOK!...'cause my arms are most likely bigger than yours and my physique is nothing short of TOTALLY GROOVY! OK, I'll get off my soapbox now. If you have any more questions - just ask ....And speaking of booties. The reason I cropped the photo in my sig is we did the same shot over and over, get in the pool, now climb out *snap*, get in the pool, now climb out *snap*. As you can imagine the bottoms moved around quite a bit and because the shot was taken as I was exiting the water all drippy and wet, the posing suit bottom did bag and drip a bit, so it look like I pee-d myself or some other unflattering act of that nature. BELIEVE ME, the photo looks waaaaaaaaay more visually appealing the way I posted it! ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
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I eat more than Bmom, I eat more than Bmom...he he he. Just kidding Bmom - excellent info and post. TGurl you keep asking questions - they are all the right ones!! And trust her on the cardio issue...it works. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
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Thanks a million bikinimom. What you have given me is great. But like you said in another post, if I don't use what you just gave me as a starting point, it will not do me a bit of good. Yes, I have been the same way about the smallest size not fitting me. I reveled in it, but at the same time it broke my heart. Does that make any sense? My jeans are filled out now, but a good filled out. I am not going to say that when they get too small I will be jumping for joy, but I am starting to get what I wanted. I will just keep coming here for support when I start to freak out. And as you know, that will happen from time to time. The funny thing is, I have focused so much, most of my life on my legs, especially keeping them small, but now my pants are almost too tight in the legs, and it is a nice feeling. I guess that is because the change has been a positive one, at least in my eyes. Thank you again for all of your support. I know that you have a busy life, and you have taken the time out of your day to help someone you don't even know. There are not many people out there like that. | ||
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Hey Sky - :PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP! Where are those photos?! I would LOVE to see them. And the fact that you eat more than me shows in your physical development. God, how I wish I could eliminate all the stupid crap in my head for once and for all!!!!! Yes, artficial sweetener is OK as long as you're not ingesting sugar-free icepops by the TRUCKLOAD 3 weeks before a bodybuilding competition - don't ask. Let's just say that it was a leasson well-learned, hehe. Just to give you an idea of how long it took me to get where I am and how important eating enough is in this equation.....I have made more progress in ONE YEAR (training being a constant here, the only difference is eating more and doing cardio less) from 2 bulking cycles than I did in THREE YEARS PRIOR! And this is no exaggeration. I have a younger sister who is much more genetically gifted than I (tad taller, but not REALLY tall, broad shoulders, more narrow hips and strong as a freaking horse). Her third and final child is now 6+ mos old. When I told her that if she ate properly and applied herself in the gym 4 days per week (maybe 5 if she wanted) that she could make A REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT in her physique in 6 months time and probably reach her ultimate goal (She really doesn't have the desire to compete. Honestly, I think she doesn't believe it to be possible because of her current physical condition.) in two years time, perhaps sooner. Because she saw how long it took me and how much time I USED to spend in the gym....she doesn't believe me. Diet is KEY. YOU NEED TO EAT. I know it's hard and old patterns are very difficult to break, but if you want something badly enough......ANYTHING is possible. And DO NOT GET BUMMED when you start to outgrow your clothing - THAT IS A GOOD THING. Just think about how fine it will be to have MASS. And it is a good thing for you to focus on form and not really kill yourself to go waaaay heavy right away. If you do not eat - you will not have the strength to go heavy - and you will not grow. And don't just focus on pure protein. Yes, it important but your muscles need complex carbohydrates and fibrous carbohydrates as well.....veggies, whole grain breads and pastas, oatmeal, yams, potatoes, beans, brown rice,etc Just try to eat clean (meaning little or no processing) and you will be fine. I'm glad that I could help. ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 55 |
Thank you, thank you, thank you again. You don't know how much your words of encouragemant mean to me. I was at the gym today and saw TEXASAMM there. He helped me alot on the leg workout today, but the neat thing about it was he made a comment on how he noticed how my body had changed in the time that I had not seen him. That made me feel good. Yes, those mind games, don't they suck? I fight them all of the time. I don't eat artificial sweetened ice pops at all. About the only thing I put artificial sweetner in, is my coffee. Well, I take that back, I have gotten on a yam kick. I love them. I pretty much eat one a day. I found artificial brown sugar and I put that and cinnamon on the yam-YUM. I love them. I have been trying also to eat bagels. I enjoy them, but they sit like a lump in my stomach. But I try to eat them anway. I have noticed with me and it has been that way for a long time, that I get stuck on some type of food and that is all I eat. I am going to have to start working on that since I have increased my food. Now I need to move on and not just stay where I am now. Yes, I have improved, but I am far from where I need to be. I am going to try some tuna next. I have been eating alot of chicken. Doesn't chicken have more protein in it than tuna? What do I do to make up for eating different things, but that has less protein in it? Just wondering. Thank you again for all of your help. |
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posted December 29, 2000 08:10 PM
), no bread, no fruit....I even eliminate my beloved oatmeal and have only yams as my source for complex carbs....but that is extreme pre-contest stuff - not healthy and not at all recommended.