Hi everyone!
After lurking for a while i decided to register on the forums and track my progress here with the NROLW program.
I am currently 28 and living right outside of Boston, MA although i travel as much as possible often 4 days a week. I am attempting to cut this down for the summer so as not to slow my progress from missing too many workouts.
Back story:
I am very petite but not "thin" by nature. I was a dancer growing up and i think this kept my weight and fitness level in check (i often around 5 lbs overweight) until I was about 20 when I got Mono and began to have health programs. After about 8 months of still feeling weak and ill i was diagnosed with chronic fatigue and fibro. After about 2 more years of being very unproduction and feeling sorry for myself I decided to overhaul most aspects of my life. I returned to school, changed my diet, got off antidepressants that were no longer doing much of anything for me, moved, and started being more physical slowly. At the beginning i could only do 10 mins of walking or pilates a day without getting hit with horrible fatigue.
After experimenting with being vegetarian when i was younger I gave up meat again at age 24. I also began to eat as organic as possible, very little refined sugar, only whole grain carbs, etc and really limited my dairy intact to the occasional egg. Within 18 months of this diet change my condition was reversed and all the horrible symptoms were gone (fatigue, groginess, chronic pain, stomach aches, depression/anxiety, sleeping 14 hr a night)
I felt like I was 15 again! I am now convinced my body was unable to handle all the hormones and chemicals used in factory farming and the pesticides, preservative and poisons i was giving it while denying it wholesome and vitamin rich foods. I took another year to lose the 30 lbs i had gained but i have kept it off and my activty level off for about 3 years now.
Currently:
Recently i started a few new projects and found myself working 80+ hours a week from december through to march. During this time i ended up losing some weight (unplanned) and got down to around 110 lbs. The weight i lost was all muscle at this point and i was really unhappy with how i looked and felt. Once i reached my numerous deadlines at the end of March I committed to slowing myself down for the rest of the spring and summer to focus on my fitness and rebuilding my strength and muscles.
Current Stats:
Height 5' 1"
weight: 115 lbs
goal: 120 lbs - gain muscle!
Diet: vegetarian (no meat no seafood) but i have upped my dairy intake and am now eating more eggs and organic milk/whey (previously was almost completely vegan)
I have upped my protein intake a fair amount and will be doing 22 g P shakes after workouts
measurements - 5/28/09
shoulders: 38
bicep: 10
bust: 33
underbust: 30.5
waist: 26
abdomen: 31
hips 36
upper thigh: 21
mid thigh: 19
calf: 13.5
current pic - 6/1/09
