sharon

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I think my little guy was getting sick because he has been off all day today and has a runny nose. He's always snitty when he's fighting something off.

'Permission' is so apt. I have this thing about carrying on no matter what the consequences will be for me later. I used to be a distance swimmer so I guess I am going to have to learn to pace myself in the other areas of my life. I really want to get this diagnosed so if there is something out there that can help me we can get on with it.

The drunkenness is so very true. Or possibly on tranquillizers. I mean, why else would I be slurring in the middle of the day, stumbling, tailing off what I'm trying to say and getting mentally jumbled. Now that it's come down to people either thinking I'm smashed during the day or have a health problem, I decided it's better they know I'm NOT drunk!

I've been extremely tired today and slept quite late once my eldest went to school. You know, the slurring, the jumbles, and I caught a glimpse of myself walking in the store window which was bizarre. My feet were going straight ahead of me as the ought but I think I was lifting them too high and sort of slamming them down. It would be good to know what the heck is going on.,

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I am fortunate and blessed to have had a short leg which built easily...my

weakest bodypart was and is my back...it has a higher insertion and the depth of

lat was difficult to achieve.

If I were you I'd split my legworkouts up into two days. Devote one day to

quads and one day to hamstrings..that way you won't be so exhausted and you may

find better development.

Zettle wrote:

Yeah, I know the legs are the weak link.........because I am on them

all day. And when you are on them all day, it is very hard to build them up. LOL

Doing what I can. Today was leg day. :>( I did it, tho.

Z

Re: Sharon

Hi again ...

I really recommend counting calories just for one day. It will be a real reality

check. I had a client who was training for competition and couldnt get her

bodyfat down. She told me she was only eating healthy food..such as oatmeal and

eggs for breakfast and tuna and wholewheat for lunch..It turns out her portions

were way out of control....so as soon as she weighed , measured and counted

calories she was able to get in control and did well her first ( and only )

contest.

I have had a shoulder , knee and now back injuries and I know your PAIN!! I used

a massage therapist, chiropractor and lots of ice and stretching to finally get

healed!! Thank goodness my shoulder and knee pain are gone..now I just have to

deal with the back. I got a bit over enthusiastic this year with the movied the

300....did some jumping plyometric squats ( forgetting that I'm 60 yrs old) and

suffered the pain!! LOL

Take a close look at your pictures.. I see a lot of upper body muscle and just a

bit of weakness in your quads and hamstrings...work on those and you'll have a

great proportioned physique.

Sharon

Zettle wrote:

Sharon, I don't count calories, per se. I strive for 1 1/2 g. protein per pound

of bodyweight and 100 g. carb. I really need to get back on what my consultant

had me doing last fall........3 days of that and then 1 day of 1 1/2g. carb per

pound of my bodyweight and drop back to 1 g. protein, then back to the 3

day/1day split. Haven't taken the time to sit down with my pencil, paper and

trusty calculator and " just do it " . :>) A rainy day today, perhaps this is the

time.

For workouts right now I have been following the workout routines posted monthly

in the " Ironman " magazine. Some of the exercises I cannot go as heavy as I would

like because of my shoulder issues, so I do what I can without injury. Over time

I have been able to increase my weights, but I am not going to tell you what

they are because you would call me a wuss. But, dealing with the excruciating

shoulder pain I had I am considering myself so lucky I can do anything at all.

Dealing with a 2 pound dumbbell on any shoulder exercise was sheer torture. I

have since found a wonderful dr. who has given my health a complete turn around,

but I still have to be careful. Also having some knee issues, and he is working

on those for me too. Cardio consists of the elliptical. We have a pretty

complete gym upstairs in our home; machine, cable outfit, calf raise and

ab bench " things " ........dumbbells too, of course. Spousal Unit even decided a

couple of years ago a tanning bed would

be a nice addition, so we got one of those too. I think we should sell

reasonably priced memberships, don't you??

Z

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Forgot to add in that last post.........I weigh my protein out EVERY meal and

measure veggies and carbs. Don't do alot of fruit. Pretty much have cut out

sugar, don't add salt to ANYTHING. If I have any bread it is usually a whole

wheat I make myself. Recipe is from Natural Ovens, contains alot of seeds ,

etc.

I won't " can " the dairy until about the first of March or so. Then it's

veggies, almost no fruit, no dairy (gawd, i hate giving up my yogurt........LOL)

lean roast beef, turkey breast, and VERY lean hamburger. Brown/wild rice. An

occasional sweet potato. Jeez, I hate sweet potatoes. The worst is

salmon.........won't even get it close to my lips. Yuck.

Z

Re: Sharon

Hi again ...

I really recommend counting calories just for one day. It will be a real

reality check. I had a client who was training for competition and couldnt get

her bodyfat down. She told me she was only eating healthy food..such as oatmeal

and eggs for breakfast and tuna and wholewheat for lunch..It turns out her

portions were way out of control....so as soon as she weighed , measured and

counted calories she was able to get in control and did well her first ( and

only ) contest.

I have had a shoulder , knee and now back injuries and I know your PAIN!! I

used a massage therapist, chiropractor and lots of ice and stretching to finally

get healed!! Thank goodness my shoulder and knee pain are gone..now I just have

to deal with the back. I got a bit over enthusiastic this year with the movied

the 300....did some jumping plyometric squats ( forgetting that I'm 60 yrs old)

and suffered the pain!! LOL

Take a close look at your pictures.. I see a lot of upper body muscle and just

a bit of weakness in your quads and hamstrings...work on those and you'll have a

great proportioned physique.

Sharon

Zettle wrote:

Sharon, I don't count calories, per se. I strive for 1 1/2 g. protein per

pound of bodyweight and 100 g. carb. I really need to get back on what my

consultant had me doing last fall........3 days of that and then 1 day of 1

1/2g. carb per pound of my bodyweight and drop back to 1 g. protein, then back

to the 3 day/1day split. Haven't taken the time to sit down with my pencil,

paper and trusty calculator and " just do it " . :>) A rainy day today, perhaps

this is the time.

For workouts right now I have been following the workout routines posted

monthly in the " Ironman " magazine. Some of the exercises I cannot go as heavy as

I would like because of my shoulder issues, so I do what I can without injury.

Over time I have been able to increase my weights, but I am not going to tell

you what they are because you would call me a wuss. But, dealing with the

excruciating shoulder pain I had I am considering myself so lucky I can do

anything at all. Dealing with a 2 pound dumbbell on any shoulder exercise was

sheer torture. I have since found a wonderful dr. who has given my health a

complete turn around, but I still have to be careful. Also having some knee

issues, and he is working on those for me too. Cardio consists of the

elliptical. We have a pretty complete gym upstairs in our home; machine,

cable outfit, calf raise and ab bench " things " ........dumbbells too, of course.

Spousal Unit even decided a couple of years ago a tanning bed would

be a nice addition, so we got one of those too. I think we should sell

reasonably priced memberships, don't you??

Z