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""The best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile."-Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi"
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Stacey
Sex:
Female
Age:
35
Location:
Michigan, United States
Occupation:
Organizational Development/ Doctoral Student
Personal Website:
Gym:
Powerhouse
Gym Location:
Ypsilanti, MI
When I Started:
Feb, 2008
How I Started:
At age 16. Three kids, surgeries and a disability with chronic pain derailed me for ten years. I love working out and lifting weights.
Why I Love It:
The feeling of strength, energy and the natural high. I do not feel exercising is work, it is a pleasure. I need it.
How I Stay Motivated:
Looking at pics of my favorite male stars (Gerard Butler 300, Jason Statham,
LL Cool J, of course Arnold, Stallone and Corey Everson, Linda Hamilton, Madonna and my trainer Melissa. I also look at Transformations on bodybuilding.com
BB Accomplishments:
In 12 months lost 35 pounds already, three inches off my body and toned my arms and shoulders and back. I have been able to run and do circuit training on my treadmill through my chronic pain now. Pain will no longer own me.
Forum Signature:
Stacey
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we are uncool." -Lester Bangs
Last Updated: Jun 9, 2008 5:52pm
Progress Pictures
Sep 30, 2007
Aug 26, 2008
This was after my last hospitalization for my chronic disability and IC of the bladder diagnosis. Pain ruled me. I could barely do anything but bicep curls with hand weights and only crawl on the treadmill. Pain owned me.
After 12 weeks of training hard, I feel like a million bucks!
"The best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile."-Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Goal (Long):
The universe is transformation; our life is what our thoughts make it."-Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
I will think good thought based in reality and will fail forward and never quit. To quit is to fail immediately. I will never give anyone that satisfaction. Nobody can break me.
I will persevere because as Arnold says, "The world bows to perseverance."
Boy...the cold weather crept up and brought a familiar friend with it:PAIN. I had to get on the Duragesic patch to manage my flare and the pelvic pain that comes with my Interstitial Cystitis and I am afraid to use it. Very powerful drug. But when Vicodin no longer works and other opiates...
got your message, and saw the whatever blog. aside from being sick, it sounds like a symptom overtraining. Maybe thats why your cold lasted so long actually. i think its a great idea takin a week off to rest and re-invigorate . try to keep eating clean and you'll be fine. my training is goin good, but the jobhunt stress is a bitch! im makin sure to get my lifting and cardio in cuz im gonna have a 6 of miller lite tonite to chill out and de-stress. take it easy!
hey hey! just saw that u got some of the purple wraath. i loved drinkin that before I did cardio at 5am. i got scalp tingles like a muda****a! realy weird stuff, i t was fun. so did you finally win the battle over the cooties?
Hi Stace - thanks for reading my blog! Yeah, those big macs have gotten me on many occasions! I've been able to swear off them, but chocolate is another matter! I like your Clean Slate Motto, hey - each day is a new day to get it right, right? :)
yeah we have 3 as well and they all love to eat!!! cooking two meals sucks. and yes they eat everything in sight.we are going to try and give them healthier choices. thanks for the comment
I use the entire "stack"
with great results
white flood is awesome this along with purple wraath,grrrn mag[creatine] give me exactaly what I need
as for differences there are none men women all the same[wraath is a BCAA Product,[I take it mixed in 22oz of water intra workout[you can take it pre and post as well,as for whiteflood its20oz pre or at times intra workout never post
hpe this helps!
the funny thing is that my wife is english. She is england now fro her sisters 50 birthday party. That show chef is GREAT and ver funny. I have some great ne recipes at home and tryied the on my kids they did not even know that these where healthy things just that they tasted good. The like turkey burger now better thatn hamburger so must be doing something right
Yes, I have lost about 15 lbs. I eat about 2500 calories daily. But I eat eight strict meals daily. Breakfast is the biggest with about 600 calories. I have been doing this for about 3 months until I had surgery and will start back on Monday.
How are things with you? Maybe trying cardio twice a day might help also. I usually jog in the morning ang HIIT in the afternoon after my workouts. I do the HIIT about 4 days of the week but jog in the morning 6 days. Hope this helps and hang in there. It takes some time.
have a great weekend. 2 months till the holidays start. lets keep the pedal to the metal!! rev those metabs as high as we can for when the inevitable happens :)
Thanks so much for all the support this week, I was not on as I was so sick!
I am losing steadily again and my body is fighting losing to a new level. I have thrown out my fat clothes and have bought new sizes as I cant stand my pants hanging off my ass! I hope 2009 is my year as 08 was a hard grueling one!
looking good your are making great progress. I bet you feel much better as you are losing weight I know I did. Is it time to buy new clothes? Are people saying that you are to thin? That is a great feeling. Keep up the good work. Have you every tried Hiit Cardio?
