Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Posted March 15, 2006 Ok..I know you probably all think that I'm crazy, but I have a few more questions and concerns. My doctor put me back on birth control to try to get my period back, and I have gained 5 pounds in a week, which is sort of freaking me out. Question: will this weight go away? Also, I have been ravenously hungry since I started back on the pill as well. Will this go away? - what can I do to really see my abs? I really want a 6 pack and I can't believe that at 10-12% bodyfat that my abs don't look good. I need to gain about 4% bodyfat, but I really want defined muscles and good abs! What should i be doing to get that? __________________________________________________ Quote
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Posted March 15, 2006 You'll have to ask your doctor about the 5 pounds and the appetite. I'm good, but I'm not a doctor or a psychic or anything. :-) Like I just said to , if you want to see your ab muscles at a healthy body fat percentage, train them HEAVY and then let them fully recover. That means no more than 2-3 ab workouts per week. If you're crunching away on them daily with no resistance, you'll just keep flattening them out and breaking them down. In which case, they'll never actually show through your skin. You might try the Ab Boot Camp workout in the club files section. It's meant to be done three times a week on cardio days. I happen to have about 4-5% more body fat than you. So, I guess maybe where I am now is where you're headed. I love my abs but I'll never have a full six-pack. With the eating disorder behind me, I'm not willing to starve and dehydrate and carb deplete so that my abs look a certain way to impress... who? The disorder? The neighbors? Some imaginary people? For me, I'm happy with abs that are strong and and athletic looking with the three sharp vertical lines, and perhaps the top two of the six pack if the light hits me just right. At this point in my fitness journey, my abs are more for sport than for show. They protect my guts from blunt force trauma when I spar, and they stabilize and support my gimpy lower back when I'm walking all three dogs at once. They also look great in low-rise jeans, but that's bonus points. :-) You have to decide what's right for you, what's healthy, and what your motivation truly is. For some people, obsessing over certain body parts and never letting it go or feeling happy is just the eating disorder re-inventing itself in the name of health and fitness. On 3/15/06, Tara Winnett <twinnett001@...> wrote: > Ok..I know you probably all think that I'm crazy, but I have a few more questions and concerns. My doctor put me back on birth control to try to get my period back, and I have gained 5 pounds in a week, which is sort of freaking me out. Question: will this weight go away? Also, I have been ravenously hungry since I started back on the pill as well. Will this go away? - what can I do to really see my abs? I really want a 6 pack and I can't believe that at 10-12% bodyfat that my abs don't look good. I need to gain about 4% bodyfat, but I really want defined muscles and good abs! What should i be doing to get that? Quote
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Posted March 15, 2006 Thanks for the advice. I don't want to go psycho with dieting. I've already been there. I should be happy to have a fiancee that thinks it would be great if I gained 20 or 30 pounds! I was just wondering if the hunger/weight gain happened to anyone else on birth control. I know I'm probably retaining some water. Need to stop that weighing habit anyway. There's no reason to know down to the 10th of a pound how much I weigh every day! Anyway, thanks again! Just going to concentrate on being strong and healthy! Skwigg <skwigg@...> wrote: You'll have to ask your doctor about the 5 pounds and the appetite. I'm good, but I'm not a doctor or a psychic or anything. :-) Like I just said to , if you want to see your ab muscles at a healthy body fat percentage, train them HEAVY and then let them fully recover. That means no more than 2-3 ab workouts per week. If you're crunching away on them daily with no resistance, you'll just keep flattening them out and breaking them down. In which case, they'll never actually show through your skin. You might try the Ab Boot Camp workout in the club files section. It's meant to be done three times a week on cardio days. I happen to have about 4-5% more body fat than you. So, I guess maybe where I am now is where you're headed. I love my abs but I'll never have a full six-pack. With the eating disorder behind me, I'm not willing to starve and dehydrate and carb deplete so that my abs look a certain way to impress... who? The disorder? The neighbors? Some imaginary people? For me, I'm happy with abs that are strong and and athletic looking with the three sharp vertical lines, and perhaps the top two of the six pack if the light hits me just right. At this point in my fitness journey, my abs are more for sport than for show. They protect my guts from blunt force trauma when I spar, and they stabilize and support my gimpy lower back when I'm walking all three dogs at once. They also look great in low-rise jeans, but that's bonus points. :-) You have to decide what's right for you, what's healthy, and what your motivation truly is. For some people, obsessing over certain body parts and never letting it go or feeling happy is just the eating disorder re-inventing itself in the name of health and fitness. On 3/15/06, Tara Winnett <twinnett001@...> wrote: > Ok..I know you probably all think that I'm crazy, but I have a few more questions and concerns. My doctor put me back on birth control to try to get my period back, and I have gained 5 pounds in a week, which is sort of freaking me out. Question: will this weight go away? Also, I have been ravenously hungry since I started back on the pill as well. Will this go away? - what can I do to really see my abs? I really want a 6 pack and I can't believe that at 10-12% bodyfat that my abs don't look good. I need to gain about 4% bodyfat, but I really want defined muscles and good abs! What should i be doing to get that? Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 Tara, Different people have different issues when they go on the pill, some lose, some gain. It sounds like you're gaining, but you needed to anyway, so that's probably an okay thing. Stop weighing yourself everyday. It may take a little time for your body to adjust to the weird hormones you're putting in it -so cut it some slack. But if you have bad side effects, call your doctor. > > Ok..I know you probably all think that I'm crazy, but I have a few more questions and concerns. My doctor put me back on birth control to try to get my period back, and I have gained 5 pounds in a week, which is sort of freaking me out. Question: will this weight Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 > Tara n's got a good point. Everyone's different. It's going to take a few months to know if the birth control pills are going to work for you. You have two choices 1) go off them right now if you can't stand it and don't want to see if they are going to work or 2) decide how long you'll give it -- (three months sounds like a fair try to me) -- and try not to think about it til then. Meanwhile ENJOY them -- if you get my point. It's fun not to have to worry about contraceptives, you can be more spontaneous etc. OIf you are going to do them for now, get the good part out of them too. Felicity > > Stop weighing yourself everyday. It may take a little time for your > body to adjust to the weird hormones you're putting in it -so cut it > some slack. But if you have bad side effects, call your doctor. Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 > Oooops it wasn't n -- it was snoopie (sorry don't know your name) > > > Tara n's got a good point. Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 Tara, I have the same concerns you do about bc pills. I just started them four days ago to regulate some medical issues I have been having. I was on them about fifteen years ago and never had issues with weight gain then, although I did have to stop them because of severe migraines. I am hoping this time around the BFL lifestyle will prevent any weight gain from the pills. Although it's too early to tell just yet, I'll let you know if I see anything I can blame on the pill. Could your weight gain be a normal hormone fluctuation or water retention? Sometimes I have temporary weight gain the day after I eat too many carbs or something high in sodium. Tara Winnett <twinnett001@...> wrote: Ok..I know you probably all think that I'm crazy, but I have a few more questions and concerns. My doctor put me back on birth control to try to get my period back, and I have gained 5 pounds in a week, which is sort of freaking me out. Question: will this weight go away? Also, I have been ravenously hungry since I started back on the pill as well. Will this go away? - what can I do to really see my abs? I really want a 6 pack and I can't believe that at 10-12% bodyfat that my abs don't look good. I need to gain about 4% bodyfat, but I really want defined muscles and good abs! What should i be doing to get that? __________________________________________________ Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 Well, I don't get to " enjoy " that part of it! Believe it or not, my fiancee and I are both waiting until we get married! 14 more LONG weeks! :-) I was on this pill before to get my cycle back and the weight leveled off, so hopefully that will happen again. For the moment, I feel like a big, waddling blob! Felicity <Felizatee@...> wrote: > Tara n's got a good point. Everyone's different. It's going to take a few months to know if the birth control pills are going to work for you. You have two choices 1) go off them right now if you can't stand it and don't want to see if they are going to work or 2) decide how long you'll give it -- (three months sounds like a fair try to me) -- and try not to think about it til then. Meanwhile ENJOY them -- if you get my point. It's fun not to have to worry about contraceptives, you can be more spontaneous etc. OIf you are going to do them for now, get the good part out of them too. Felicity > > Stop weighing yourself everyday. It may take a little time for your > body to adjust to the weird hormones you're putting in it -so cut it > some slack. But if you have bad side effects, call your doctor. Quote
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