I've no clue about Facebook so can't see the pics. But your arm up there looks fantastic!!
Thank you. We were posting at the same time, so I didn't reply in the previous post. I am grateful that my arms respond so well to weight training! I wish my abs would follow suit. : )
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I am feeling kind of foolish about my freakout last week.....And, Karla complimented my arms. So I have got to stop beating myself up. It's idiotic.....I met Karla on Saturday and after hearing how hard she works for every ounce of muscle, I will never complain about being too muscular again. I will just count my blessings. I am so fortunate to be able to build muscle the way I do--and as my white friends have said, I am very fortunate to have skin that is aging well.....
Well, that's the catchup. The other outcome of meeting with Karla and her gorgeous daughter Gwen is that I've decided to go ahead with ACE certification. It's cheap, and the point is that I will learn the most after I start training people.
First of all... My sincerist apologies for continuing to spell your name wrong. Doooh... My sister is Elizabeth so everyone with a name even close is that too. I do this all the time.... I get how frustrating that is. Many people call me Kara or Carla and sometimes I jump in and correct it too.
You are an amazingly healthy and beautiful woman and you need to get that deep into your head. Keep saying it over and over until you believe it.... Or maybe just look at yourself objectively. You look great for s 30 year old let alone 46!
And yeah... I would KILL to be able to build muscle with the ease that you do. Of course I can drop weight without too much problem. This is like having curly or straight hair. Those with curly hair want straight and those with straight want curly. We are never happy...
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First of all... My sincerist apologies for continuing to spell your name wrong. Doooh... My sister is Elizabeth so everyone with a name even close is that too. I do this all the time.... I get how frustrating that is. Many people call me Kara or Carla and sometimes I jump in and correct it too.
You are an amazingly healthy and beautiful woman and you need to get that deep into your head. Keep saying it over and over until you believe it.... Or maybe just look at yourself objectively. You look great for s 30 year old let alone 46!
And yeah... I would KILL to be able to build muscle with the ease that you do. Of course I can drop weight without too much problem. This is like having curly or straight hair. Those with curly hair want straight and those with straight want curly. We are never happy...
No worries on the name issue. I think I called you Karen in your log once! I am terrible with names.
And thank you so much for meeting with me. I needed a few days to process what is going on, the changes in my body are bringing all sorts of weird things to the surface right now. In the past, I chose to call attention away from my appearance by gaining weight--I'm better able to handle the scrutiny as I'm older and more comfortable with myself. But not totally. It's a struggle. To go anywhere as a personal trainer I"m going to have to get used to being conspicuous, I guess. I can't tell you how happy I was to be walking beside you and not feeling like a freak.In every gathering, I am the most fit female by far--maybe I need to find different people to gather with, huh? : )
You are so kind--and didn't we already have this discussion about the curly and straight hair? ; )
I totally understand what you are going through.... A while back I left this board for a little while to go hang out with some "new" friends on a bbing board. There were a LOT of reasons for this but one of them was so that I could accept this new person I was becoming. I was begining to go through some amazing physical transformations at the time. I had made the decision to invest money, grow a support team(hired Alan, Noel) and invest serious time in this new sport.
Yet on this board I was associating mostly with people who were in a fat loss program of some sort. Associating mostly with this group made the acceptance of the new me harder. I felt like a freak. I felt like I could not leave the old "fat" me behind. My words were often misunderstood because I was a fit person speaking from a fat person's persona and that often came off badly. I realized then that I needed to be surounded by more like minded people at least for some time. I did that for awhile and that experience gave me exactly what I needed to be able to better accept the new me and then I was able to come back here with more of a perspective on things.
This transferred into my non-internet life too....
So YES... Go seek out other like women and men. There is so much truth to the statement that you are who you surround yourself with.
BTW: This is exactly the reason why you need to go to the Summit. Please come.
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So I have got to stop beating myself up. It's idiotic. Honestly, I think I am reacting to being the lowest weight I've been in 20 years. I never liked the attention when I was younger, and I am trying to allow my self to enjoy it now. It's hard.
I totally get this. It's so hard for me to accept compliments. Thankfully I am not getting many, ha ha! Welcome to the self-deprecation club!
There were a LOT of reasons for this but one of them was so that I could accept this new person I was becoming
I felt like a freak. I felt like I could not leave the old "fat" me behind. My words were often misunderstood because I was a fit person speaking from a fat person's persona and that often came off badly.
This transferred into my non-internet life too....
So YES... Go seek out other like women and men. There is so much truth to the statement that you are who you surround yourself with.
BTW: This is exactly the reason why you need to go to the Summit. Please come.
thank you so much Karla. I'm glad you understand what I am saying. This is a total change in self-perception for me, and a total change in identity, becoming a trainer. But it seems that I am naturally going in that direction, and it feels great to just go with it without too much agonizing. It feels right. Just a little hard sometimes.
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I totally get this. It's so hard for me to accept compliments. Thankfully I am not getting many, ha ha! Welcome to the self-deprecation club!
Awesome on the PT thing too...
Thanks Pam. I can see it in other people, wonder how they can be so hard on themselves, and then it's just embarrassing when I do it myself.
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Hi Elisabeth...your pics look great! I can see the definition in your abs but even more in your back, and you are not even flexing. Looking good!
Thanks! You are blowing us all out of the water, though, baby. : )
I just realized I didn't post after my last workout. My legs were THRASHED afterwards. I think it was because I upped the weight so much on the BSS, plus I was being all butch showing those dumb bodybuilders how much better my range of motion was. Whatever the cause, I was sore for 3 full days, pretty unusual. So I did this workout yesterday:
FLI
Squat
8@55 (wu)
3x10@85
seated row:
3x10@85
Supine hip ext
3x10
db push press
3x10@25 (my left shoulder does not like these. I am not going to up the weight as when I did the last time I tweaked my shoulder. I may have to modify this one)
rotational lunge
2x10w/10#plate (only 2 sets, shoulder bugging me)
swiss ball crunch
10# plate: 15, 20, then no weight--30
I wish I would quit getting sick, it's just one step forward and two back with me. I'm looking forward to the spring weather so that I can stop catching all of these viruses from my snotty nosed kids. Historically, I am sick in the winter and then well the rest of the year, so I'm hoping I'm DONE with illness for the year. Oink, oink! whoops. : )
I had a really nice time visiting with you on Saturday. And I enjoyed all the activity, guns and all lol. You have a really nice family...it was nice to have the opportunity to see you in your real life. You really have a lot going for you. So looking forward to seeing you and Karla again at the Summit!
I commented in my log but wanted to be sure you saw-- I live on 48th too!!!!!
I am exactly two blocks from the Zoo. What a very small world we live in...
I'm in the middle of class and can't read your whole log right now, but it sounds like you are on a really cool journey. And, I LOVE my 9kg KB and my 12kg. I don't *need* to go any heavier.
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I woke up on Tuesday morning, went out to get the paper, and immediately fell down the stair. Only one stair. I tumbled and only noticed that there was a bruise on my knee, but I was pleased that I didn't twist, break or sprain anything. I used to fall down pretty regularly and really hurt myself--at least now I can fall without major damage. I noticed that my thumb was swollen but didn't see until later that my whole thumb is purple.
I took this to be a sign that I should NOT go to the gym. Later in the day I sliced into my finger while cutting a mango, so I took this to be confirmation that it was a good day to lay low.
Yesterday, I also burned the crap out of my fingertips while making cookies with my cooking club at the kids' school. So my left middle fingertip is sliced AND burned. Yesterday I couldn't type at all. It's so pathetic.
I did lift yesterday--NROL FLI--good session, I was beet red by the end of it--and I am down a pound today. New low, 142. YAY!!! I was pleased that I came out of the gym without major injury.
This week I am selling a bunch of stuff on Ebay so I can raise money for the summit and my certification. I am VERY excited to go. I also have had people asking me when I'm becoming a trainer so they can hire me. : ) I am not asking my husband to pay for it because he is very stressed about work right now--he's a mortgage broker at a small company and business has been horrible. He is in the middle of interviewing at B of A, so I am hoping it will work out. The whole situation is very stressful.
Well, that's the wrapup. I'll log my workout later--but only 7 pounds to go! WHOOPIE!!!!
This week I am selling a bunch of stuff on Ebay so I can raise money for the summit and my certification. I am VERY excited to go. I also have had people asking me when I'm becoming a trainer so they can hire me. : ) I am not asking my husband to pay for it because he is very stressed about work right now--he's a mortgage broker at a small company and business has been horrible. He is in the middle of interviewing at B of A, so I am hoping it will work out. The whole situation is very stressful.
Well, that's the wrapup. I'll log my workout later--but only 7 pounds to go! WHOOPIE!!!!
Yikes about the injuries. I sometimes think that it's a sign to crawl back into bed under the covers. And wow... only 7 pounds left to go!
Yikes about the injuries. I sometimes think that it's a sign to crawl back into bed under the covers. And wow... only 7 pounds left to go!
Exactly. I've always been uncoordinated and I know when I need to lay low.
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OMG you are a mess.
Thanks for the sympathy, lady. I don't even know you, and what did you do with my friend Justine?
Workouts for Wednesday and Saturday
Fat Loss IB
Dynamic warmup--BW squats, ham kicks, inchworm, butt kicks, etc.
DL
w.u. 8@50
3x10@100
DB incline BP
3x10@ 25x2
BSS
3x10@15x2 DB
Mix3ed Grip lat pulldown
3x10@90
Rom DL
3x10@100
Swiss ball lat roll
x10,15,10
Fat Loss IA
Squat
3x10@90
Seated Row
3x10@95
DB press
3x10@25x2
Rot. Lunge
3x10w/10#plate
SB crunch
3x10@10#plate
Comments: I have been really watching my form, going up steadily on weight with squat and row. I decided to do a regular DB press since it really hurts my left shoulder to do the explosive movement. Discovered that the left shoulder is unstable with the weight, so I concentrated on stabilizing it. Same with the rotational lunge--I'm using the same weight, but I am much better with control and form.
The short rests are killer.
I did yoga yesterday for the first time in years. I was pleased that my flexibility is as good as the teacher's in most poses. I don't even recognize my body in the mirror doing the poses, honestly. I have never had this big on top, small in the hips look before.
I have to stop, ,my 15year old is plaguing me and wants the computer. Feh.
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
Elisabeth--your avi is hot! And good to hear you can fall down the stairs without major damage--congratulations! LOL. Maybe you should have gone to the gym since they say most accidents happen in the home. Only two more days of work then KC here I come!
Elisabeth--your avi is hot! And good to hear you can fall down the stairs without major damage--congratulations! LOL. Maybe you should have gone to the gym since they say most accidents happen in the home. Only two more days of work then KC here I come!
Thanks Kathy! I am sooo excited to go to the Summit! I can't believe it's so soon. I am crazed trying to get the kids all squared away without me. I'm leaving on Thursday!
Thanks Kathy! I am sooo excited to go to the Summit! I can't believe it's so soon. I am crazed trying to get the kids all squared away without me. I'm leaving on Thursday!
What time are you going to arrive? My flight is Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. from Ontario and arrive at 4:35 p.m. That's a long time flying for me. And my mother and my boss are trying to freak me out about going to tornado country.
Too bad you all won't make it to the Royals game, but maybe see ya afterwards.
Well, I was supposed to go. What time is the game? It looks my latest flight info is different from the original. I'll have to update my info. Originally was supposed to be in by 3:45 and now it says 4:10 p.m. Not sure where I got the 4:35. Anyway, with my 3:45 arrival I was told I would be able to make the game, but now that's changed. I was really looking forward to that.
Well, I was supposed to go. What time is the game? It looks my latest flight info is different from the original. I'll have to update my info. Originally was supposed to be in by 3:45 and now it says 4:10 p.m. Not sure where I got the 4:35. Anyway, with my 3:45 arrival I was told I would be able to make the game, but now that's changed. I was really looking forward to that.
Game's not until 8:10 so I'd imagine you should be able to make it. PM Nick to be sure though.
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No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
I do this all the time.... I get how frustrating that is. Many people call me Kara or Carla and sometimes I jump in and correct it too. 
Of course I can drop weight without too much problem. This is like having curly or straight hair. Those with curly hair want straight and those with straight want curly. We are never happy... 
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