MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I am one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do." -
Edward Everett Hale
For the complete Motivational, review
I AM ONE | WPM Women.
TRAINING
Elliptical 20 min
Stretch 20 min
New hotel, new Fitness Room, so very different to the one before. But,
before that...Last night I was not able to sleep. Ended up going down to
the pool, alternating between hot and cold, the spa and the pool,
trying to relax my mind (and it was good for my body). The coolness of
the pool was welcome after the heat of the spa, being under the water so
very calming. I help myself under the water as long as I could, pushing
it (as I do with everything), coming to the surface only when I was at
the point of opening my mouth to breathe, before going back under.
Almost silence beneath the water, the only sound (or feeling rather),
the beating of my heart, becoming more urgent as I forced myself to stay
under longer and longer, wanting to STAY there in the stillness, even
as I knew that even if I stopped, Life would continue on. Anyways, the
hot/cold helped my legs, and my knees have been fine today...When I
eventually drifted off, sleep was disruptive and disturbing, and even on
waking several times, I just went back to bed and wanted to stay
there...Right, the Fitness Room. Did 20 minutes on the Elliptical (since
it was all they had - that and a treadmill, and I will NOT use a
treadmill). "Stumbled" after ~8 minutes and "fell" against the moving
handles (no, I don't hold them, but have my arms at my sides, almost as
if I was running), hitting the left lateral tip of my collarbone against
it, so just another hurt to add to all the pain, LOL. My right knee was
fine with the Elliptical, which was interesting, because usually they
hurt my knees in general, because of their pattern of movement. So, from
now on, all pm cardio sessions will be done running - distance anywhere
from 3-7 miles, knowing me, likely to be seven...
OTHER NOTES
Body Composition
9% bodyfat - another 0.5% bodyfat INcrease from last week (0.1% gain for
each "bad" day of eating). Despite my best INTENTIONS of NEVER wanting
another week like last week re nutrition, although not as BAD as last
week, this week was still NOT good - although my training was MORE
intense than last week, which IS a good thing. Definitely feeling (and
seeing) the change from the 8% bodyfat I was two weeks ago - believe me,
1% bodyfat can look so very different when you get to this level, and
to the individual, it can feel like you've gained a HOUSE...I've gained a
little more muscle mass in my shoulders, and my upper body has actually
started looking LEANER despite the INcrease in body composition, so
that is a small comfort...Vascularity (like last week) has also been
getting better and better - definitely my elevated body temperature and
high carbohydrate intake playing roles there...I have two weeks to get
UNDER 8% bodyfat (because I WANT to be that lean, for those who always
ask why I want to go so low), and there IS hope yet, because I KNOW that
I CAN do it in the timeframe I have - I have done it in the past
(twice!), and I WILL do it again (and being a higher body composition
should make it "easier" to get leaner again)! I MUST!
Supplements
I continued using G8 this week - stopping it though on Saturday, because
aside from the changes in sleeping patterns and my nutrition, this is
the ONLY thing that has changed over the last two weeks - which could
give rise to the thought that it might possibly be the "cause" of those
changes, but is only speculation. Either way, I have chosen to stop
using it...I also used the last of my Recompadrol yesterday and will
have no more of that until the end of April (when more will be
available)...
Supplementary Notes
Appetite has continued to be HIGH-HIGH this week, and no, I was not as
disciplined as I SHOULD have been (even though inside my head I was
screaming at myself "WTF ARE YOU DOING?!", hating myself for every
second of it!), but it has helped in the gain of a little lean muscle,
so looking on the "bright" side, was "worth" it...Sleep has continued to
be disrupted, moreso the latter half of the week, but sleeping periods
have "calmed" down from the ridiculous 12-13 hours of last week to a
more "normal" 4-5 hours (with the exception of last night - where I
allowed myself to just go back to sleep after waking up after ~5 hours,
wanting to stay in bed and not particularly want to get up)...Body
temperature has continued to be elevated this week, and every day I've
been so hot (no beanies worn during training this week, LOL). That said,
I've suddenly got surprisingly cold, almost shivering at one point in
the afternoon to evening almost EVERY day, which is a little unusual...
Joints have gradually gotten worse. Both my right AND left
shoulder/biceps' tendons have been an almost constant ache on waking,
during training, and throughout the day, even attempting sleep, the pain
growing to become a sharp, stinging bite that does not leave, so I am
going to have to watch them closely, because I do NOT want to be "put
out" again! Right knee has been in pain, swollen and tight for the most
part, but being pushed to see what it will take. Left wrist requires a
little watching, since there has been a deep pain in the scaphoid region
during a few exercises...
April MuscleBombshell Contest
Thank you to everyone who supported me in this contest. It was
eventually stopped at the discretion of the person running it, but I
WILL be the Cover Model for July (yes, YOU know why I picked that
month).
Rosie Chee Fitness Newsletter April Edition
This will be up later today.
So much for "no more falling behind". Although I'm left at the end the
week feeling so completely emotionally exhausted and mentally
mashed-to-pieces, this week has been a definite learning curve, the
starting point of several surprised and exciting projects. Yes, my "time
out" for myself is now over, and it has certainly been interesting -
much needed and very valuable, and I come out of it knowing my strength
and my direction. Life still continues to throw me curveballs, but I
know what I will allow and what I will no longer tolerate - that, with a
light heart cast in shadow and God by my side, I can and WILL face
ANYthing!
