Fit Lizzio Fitness

I got some good advice as well as some inspiration from a fellow blogger Corrine! I am going to get a coach to help me through this competition that has experience because I just don’t think I have the knowledge to do it alone. My diet is going pretty well, (not counting the last few days..but i figured out why i was being so lazy..i needed rest!) but it needs to be PERFECT if i want to do this competition and have a chance. I got 12 hours of sleep last night. that is UNHEARD of for me…which means i need to be getting more sleep. That is going to be one of my goals is to make sure i am getting enough sleep and stay well-rested.

Dorky little me, I get excited about new supplements! I take natural supplements..not fat burners and all that stuff..it makes me jittery and i don’t like them. I went to Hi-health after my workout today and got some Acai Berry in a pill form. I have been reading so much about the Acai berry and of course i had to try it. (I am my own guinea pig :)) I keep adding things to my list of supplements and vitamins its getting a little intense.

Every morning I wake up and take a fish oil, flaxseed oil, green tea complex, B-12, Multivitamin, and now i am going to start taking Acaii berry as well. They have it in a powder form and also in a drink, but i don’t like to drink anything other then water or protein shakes because they add sugars to everything.

Anyways i am very excited about my new supplement. Its funny most people get excited about new clothes and stuff…and i do too..however if you buy me a bunch of vitamins and supplements…i get WAY more excited.
I don’t even know why..a lot of them don’t even have much of an effect that i notice but oh well.

The next thing i am buying is wheat grass..i didn’t today because i want to shop around a little and see exactly what form i should take it in.

If anyone has advice let me know!

To recap my workout i did 30 minutes on the elliptical followed by some plyometrics: burpees, jumping lunges, hip thrusts. I also did squats and squat press. I didn’t get to finish out my leg workout because i need to go to work, but plan on finishing tonight or in the morning before tomorrows workout.

I have to say…although the past few days haven’t been the best choices–foodwise…I have made a breakthrough. I haven’t felt guilty and gotten down on myself about these choices. I have definintely held myself accountable for them and taken the blame…but usually I literlaly beat myself up about it and feel an utter hatred towards myself. I have gotten so down that i just start bawling and drowning myself in sorrows. Its terribly honestly. I have thought about getting treatment for depressiion because i thought that was the problem. But i realized that when i am eating well i don’t have those issues. I decided that i wanted to work on that because when you make a decision..such as eating the wrong foods….hating yourself for it isn’t going to take those calories away. So i have finally come to a point where i can eat badly and not start hating myself…i can pick myself up and just know that time moves FORWARDS. i can’t change today but i can always change tomorrow, and the day after that, and so on.

Tonight i decided i wanted to take some before pictures of myself…because i have been yo-yo dieting for the past 7 months! I go from 135 to 142 up and down up and down. I am my own human carousel! I got out of the shower tonight and was thinking wow I look like shit! Then i remembered how skewed my mind is and i decided im going to take pictures every week and try to make progress that way. i am also going to still count calories but try to dwindle away from that because i have found that i try to get in as many calories as i can…even if im not hungry…if its dinner time and i still have “800 calories left” you bet i will eat all of those 800 calories even if im not that hungry. I want to start listening to my hunger cues more because lets face it…who wants to count calories for the rest of their lives? I am definitely going to monitor it as to not ruin my diet unknowingly..but i am going to try to just add them at the end of the day rather then after every single piece of food i put in my mouth.

ok enough for now!

like always..comments welcome 🙂

And if anyone ever has a question about nutrition and exercise..although im not certified (yet) i have been learning so much in the past two years that i feel qualified to answer many questions. If i don’t know the answer or am unsure..i will always let you know..i don’t want to ever give false information!

I feel yucky today. And strayed far far far from the diet today yet again. Not a good idea. I am not feeling guilty about it or anything but i know that i won’t be looking like jamie eason or kristal richardson anytime soon if i keep this up. No more excuses. Especially the way Im feeling right now. Bloated, full, even water is hard to get down. I just hate feeling puffy the day after so I am trying to get in some water. Oh well, it is inevitable. My workouts have been great, so that is something positive. But usually my workouts aren’t the problem with me. I have a great workout ethic. If only I could have that same attitude towards dieting.

I actually did have that attitude towards dieting back in march-juneish. I lost about 12 pounds during that time too. It was easier then though because i had a boy in my life to keep my occupied. There weren’t any times where i was “bored so i’ll just eat” But that is no excuse. I have been able to diet without him so I know its just my laziness.

No more of that! hold me accountable people.

On another positive note the fact that i don’t feel guilt is a big step for me because usually i would be hating myself right now, but i also in the past felt like i coudln’t take control. Now i feel in control and just am not using that control!

OK enough of the rant. GOodnight!

So i got through most of the day through the rain. I made an awesome stir fry for lunch and headed to my final, only to find out that it started two hours earlier than i thoght. Luckily my teacher is going to let me take it tomorrow so that was a close call. Being it was raining, I decided that I didn’t want to count calories the rest of the day. I know I am in training and that is a big no-no, but today was just a very off day. When things don’t go as planned it throws me off and i got lazy, i admit. But I will just pick back up tomorrow and work extra hard this week to try and make up for it. I don’t plan on having many if any other days like this (other than my scheduled cheat meal on sunday evenings.) I still have a lot of work to do to prepare for the competition and am going to seek out a coach that I can afford (hopefully) to help me with my goals. I really think it will help me train correctly so that I can build the muscle that I need to build. Right now i am fit, but i am not figure-athlete worthy.

Life goes on though and I will get through the rest of the week well, I am confident.

Comments are welcome!

How do you deal with off days regarding your diet?
What helps you to pass up on screwing up your diet for the day?

This morning I was awoken by a phone call from my friend at the gym. Nothing important just wanted to chit chat haha so I thought well I might as well get up then! For breakfast I had 2 apples, a hard boiled egg, and 4 egg whites. For the egg whites I added in a little pepper jack cheese for flavor. I like to eat a big meal for breakfast because I usually go straight to the gym afterwards and need the fuel to get me through my workout! Today after the gym I am going to take my truck to the shop and get a rental(needs a few things fixed) and then I have my last final today in statistics! Wish me luck!

My workout today will consist of Chest and Abs, followed by about 40 minutes of cardio. I’ll try to take some pictures!

This morning I woke up and wasn’t hungry AT ALL. Probably because yesterday was my high calorie day for the week and probably stuck with me through the night. I know better than that though and still ate my 4 egg whites, an apple and drank a Muscle Milk Light. They are my new favorite drink! 160 calories, 20 grams of protein, 8g net carbs, 5 g of fat. To some that may seem like a lot but they are so filling! And i also need to get in more protein because i am a carb lover. Carbs don’t build muscle by themselves though :-). I am about to head to the gym…..I am doing hamstrings/glutes and abs today. Then i will do an incline walk on the treadmill for about 40 to 45 minutes. Sometimes i really have to push myself to get there but so far i have probably only missed a handful of workouts in the past year and a half so i think thats pretty good!

I will try to start posting pictures as well but i am just getting used to this blogging thing.

Have a good morning!

Okay so this is my FIRST blog. I decided to begin this blog for a few reasons. I have now been working out consistently (with heavy weights and the correct way!) for about a year and a half. I began in August of 2007 with my personal trainer, Bret Contreras (Inventor and owner of the SKORCHER!) Since then, working out, particularly lifting has become a HUGE part of my life! I have grown to love it and cannot live with out it. In the last year and a half i have learned so much! I now read any and every article that I see about health, diet and fitness. I would say I know a lot, but there is always much much more to learn and I love to hear other peoples opinions about weight loss, muscle building, strength training, etc.

I plan to post my workouts, my meals and anything else I feel like 🙂

Okay so now I will get to the point! After dabbling around with different diets for the past year, I have decided that I want to get serious and enter my first Figure Competition. This means I will be eating completely CLEAN to prepare for my competition. The date is March 28th 2009, so I only have just under four months to bulk up and lean out.

Here are my current stats:

Height: 5’7″
Weight: 134
BF %: Approx. 20% (need to retest on January 1st)

GOALS FOR COMPETITION:
Weight: 120-125
BF %: 10-12%

I need to lose about 15 pounds of fat and put on at least 5 pounds of muscle.

I began my training a week ago (although I have been lifting all year long, this is much more intense and structured and there are no more “lazy” workouts) and have been doing very well with it. I am doing a high protein, moderate fat, low carb for the time being but plan to change it up depending on how my body responds. I will also be cycling my carbs so that my body does not get used to the same diet. So there will be 5 low carb days and 2 high carb days mixed in with one of the high carb days being higher than the other.

I welcome any tips that anyone with experience has to offer. I am currently working with my old trainer who is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, but there is no replacement for actual experience so give me anything you’ve got!