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[(Rage)]

Okay dokie...

Now I'm baaaaaack, but I'm back with little problems.

Alright, so from tomorow morning I will start CARDIO in the morning, immeditely after I wake up.

My Questions;
Can I drink water b4 working out?
Or I should workout on a fully EMPTY stomache?
What Should I have afterwards?

Protien shake? Water? Or breakfast (full of protien?)

OKay, my SETBACK, is muscle traing. I have ZERO equipment for muslce training, except for 3 kgs dumbells...

So what am I supposed to do?

What if my mum won't enroll in a gym as soon as i want because of personal problems?
I need to set a plan to work with that won't make me lose muslce that ive worked for, OR, work for muscles and gain some.
I wont accept to have worked 4 months to get to where I am. and suddenly stop cause MY MUM doesn't want to, or want to...sort of issues.

So what shall I do?
Since I went behind with cardio the past 2 weeks, I'm thinking to do cardio everday for about 2 weeks...and go back to my OLD program. Walking on 3 diff speeds. It's the only thing that has worked for me so far, and nothing else seemed to work as much...so...=S. I feel better doing that, I sweat more, I feel my body gets more into it, and the speed challenges me everytime!

I never get bored, but with the other stuff I've done...they just worn me down, and I couldn't do cardio, and really do it.
PLus I'll increase the time a bit some more and go back to putting it up to 35-55 minutes.

[katiesuarez]

I will answer the easy question first: Always make sure you are well hydrated before, during and after exercise. Dehydration can lead to fatigue, stiffness, headaches and dizziness.

[swanso5]

- what type of cardio?? just read it...running is far better than walking
- yes
- not full but have a fruit/protein smoothie about 30mins beforehand
- have fruit and high fibre cerial as per normal breakfast
- convice her that the exercise will (and it will) help you deal with your problems as it is a great stress reliever..if not than we'll need some good bodyweight and conditioing exercises and workouts which we can organise
- you'll only lose muscle if cal's aren't high ebnough for your activity level
- increase intansity of cardio, not duration because as duration increases, intensity decreases

[(Rage)]

okay...
hm...let's see...about the me going to a gym, is gonna take time, because my mum is travelling with my sister..my dad wont help me with the thing itself..they make take 2 weeks, or more..no one knows...yet.

about the duartion...i think ill stick to 30 mins. but when i started running, etc, jog/walk....i never felt it really worked with me, and i get tired so quickly...that sometimes i find it hard to workout after 15 mins has passed...i dunno..for now..ill stick to walking, to get back in shape from the time off i had...then change again to walk/jog

plus i sweat much more when i walk with 3 dif speeds, and throw a minute of run every once in a while...

so i should have sth b4 i workout, like a fruit only?

abt weights...what can i do? i dun wanna stop lifting..
my activity level is less now, since there is no uni...i sit on my ass most of the day watching TV, reading, or using the NET...

and i have to admit, my cals aren't enough, i mean i get through the day normally, but...it doesnt rech up to 2000 most days.

today i went out, and did a lot of walking in the mall, fast walking, and such...and got home with a growling stomache...so i ate enough cals today, but im not getting so "hungry" anymore...i always go on starvation mode in summer vacation for some reason...i eat little...lose weight fast...and so on, but thsi time ill be heading a healthy life style..b4 i used to sleep way late, not get enough, or any at all, cuz iwas insomniac..im not anymore..havent been for the last 3 months, so i wake up in the mirning normally, i sleep abt 7-8 hours, then nap later...i used to not sleep umtil 4-7 am b4..and whether not sleep at all, or sleep 1 -3 hours, or stay in bed 12 hours with no sleep at all...

now..i sleep abt 1 30, still randomly wake up, at 6 or 8...but mainly i wake iup at 9-10, and plan to workout 15 mins after i wake up or so ...then do regualr stuff, and nap later on, whether in late afternoon or early afternoon b4 or after lunch

the things is...when im at home, i seem not abel to eat more than 5 times a day, and mostly not 2.5/3 hours diff, sometime 1 hour dif....but like a rice cake or sth, not even as a meal...i duno =S!

ah..im so crazy today, my whole post doesnt make sense...

[katiesuarez]

Give up the naps in the afternoon and try to regulate your sleeping schedule. This will help you have a more restful sleep during the night and it might give you more energy during the day. Also try to eat a little something before going to bed. Maybe your body is hungry even if you don't think it is.

[swanso5]

- intensity over duration is the key, rememeber that...15mins hard is 1000 times better than 30mins easy
- sweating doesn't mean that your losing FAT, water maybe, but fat no...i sweat when i walk but i know i'm not losing any fat but yes ease into it but make it harder each session, not every 3rd or so
- fruit and protein before working out (smoothie)
- play some basketball, do bodyweight circuits everyday for 10 - 15mins and that will be enough

circuit 1
bulgarian split squats x 15 / push ups x 15 / leg raises x 15

circuit 2
squats x 15 each leg / inverted rows x 15 / burpees x 15

do cardio in morn and these in the evening before dinner 5 - 6 days a week...use your wts for squats if you need to

- your not getting hungary because your not as active so youtr metabolism is dropping which makes those circuits even more important as well as the intsnsity of our cardio

- no starvation mode

- graduakkly over 4 weeks or so go to bed earlier and get up earlier say 10:30 going to bed and getting up 7 or 8 in the morning...this is what the body is programmed to do and you won't need to nap later which is also why your sleeping patterns aren't the best

- why can't you eat regularly at home???

[(Rage)]

to be honest, im comfy with my sleeping habits. I'm just a night person, and I like to stay up at night. Long time ago, isued to stay up really late. My max is 2 am..Anyways, I still wake up early in the morning, cause my body is programmed to waking up around 9-10 am, and im fine with it

I like to nap most days, cause I'm trying to "compensate" the sleep I missed during school time.

About starvation mode..i dont cause it. it just happens, i just dont want to eat food anymore, or regulary. I lose my interest in food, cause it's always the same thing that I eat. =S! I don't know.

About pre-cardio something to eat, isn't it suppose to be "empty stomache" thing? Or it's okay to have, let's say an apple, and a protien shake?

Eh, yesterday's cardio was like this:
I walked for 6 mins on dif speeds, then i started jogging one minute, then walking the other, for about 20 mins as a whole workout, and then did 10 mins ellptical, cuz i get so tired of jogging on the treadmill after 15 minutes, i dont know why...it's like this since i started...

For some reasson, i find it hard to workout for muslces now. I don't know why. I feel whatever ill do at home, is not gonna do me anything.
It won't "really" work my back, legs, arms, or so.

I don't know. For abnout 2 weeks now, i didn't workout for muscles. I should do that soon, the prob is...I just got my monthly, and my back/legs are killing me, and don't feel like i can do a full workout.

So im doing cardio, day yes, day no.
Tom I ill do slight cardio, and wont stress myself so much, cause later in the evening im going out, and ill be doing a lot of walking, that's for sure.

I just get hungry when I was a lot of energy during the day. I don't do that much, obviously since summer vacation kicked in, but I'm trying to stay as active as i can.

I wish i can play basketball, but we don't have a ball or a basket at home...and there's no nearby court that "I" can go to.
It's really complicated.
Ah.

I just want to go to the gym, and want things to be SIMPLE!
Dammit.

I'm lost, and don't know WHAT TO DO anymore.

edit: and about eating regulary; it's just dif now, cause when i used to go to uni, i used to have equal time between each meal starting from 6:30 am...and used to stay awake all day, until late at night...and eat 3 times in uni, and 3 times at home, equally..and all...now it's dif.
Even m meals are not balanced. I feel like i don't know what to eat anymore!

Like...my snacks are pretty BAD.
Ex:

Low fat iced milk coffe. (127 cals) -3.8 protien, dunno abt carbs didn't look at carefully.
Low fat Candy (80 cals) -0 protien, 6% (18grams carbs)
Choco rice cake. (60 cals) -1 protien...dunno abt carbs


kill me! I need to go "shop" for food, but i don't know what to eat anymore!

My only real good balanced meals are Breakfast and Lunch, cause they are always the same.
Even dinner is just...i dont know. I hate eating the same thing over over, and over...damn.

I need a serious re-evalution.

today, i had two of that "snack"

[swanso5]

before i start ragey baby we seem to be going over a lot of the same things and we're running out of things that we can do to help you and it's hard when you seem to not be able to stick to anything...it seems that neither the mind or body is willing....

- if the sleep things works for you than that's alright but when you get to the workforce you won't be able to do it and will take ages to get into a new pattern so if you can do it now tghere won't be a further problem

- catching up on sleep is not a good thing to do...6hours at the same time is better than 8 hours scattered in 2 efforts

- starvation doesn't just happen and you do know, regular feedings are what you need to do

- yes have fruit and protein before morning cardio

- you'll never be able to run further if you don't actually run

- you can work jsut as hard with nothing if you put in the effort, equipmet doesn't matter...neither does working actual muscles...if you did nothing but sprints you'd lose fat and build muscle

- plenty of girls workout with "monthly's" so don't use that as an exucse

- just at the same at the same time, nothing has to change...if your not feeling than hungry than that means your not being active enough

- yes your snacks are bad

- yes go shopping

- don't eat the same thing then all the time but keep it the sdame nutriional value (proteins, carbs and fats when you nee them)

[(Rage)]

I don't know i can never to stick to something!

Oh, about the montly, first 2 days are horrible, and aren't easy to do "intense" workout with, but I aint saying i'll stay off the treadmill for a whole week, hell no. I'll go crazy if i did.

I'll go shopping for food on Friday, I'll make that a goal. Maybe I need to write down "my goals for tomorrow" and achieve them. Maybe I'll be able to lead a normal life!

My sleep is okay with me. I sleep about 7 hours at night, and just take a nap for 2 hours, or one and a half later on.

I really really do lose my appetite without causing it intentioanlly. I just lose it, I still eat "normally", but not regulary, you know. I try to keep up.

I guess I should sprint at least once a week, for 10-15 minutes.

The thing isabou food, i dont feel like i have a lot of options.
Im a picky eater like we all know, and don't know what I wanna eat at times, so i end up eating bad junk food, not with grease and stuff, but things like my lately snacks.

I just don't know how to organize what I want to do anymore. =S

[swanso5]

if you shop don't buy any shit so if you're not sdure what or when you'll eat at least it won't be something shitty

yes writing doen your goals / objectives is a very good idea

[katiesuarez]

You know what? I am in serious pain when I get my period every month, not to mention the bloating and fatigue. I try to stay especially active during those few days. Exercise helps ease some of the cramping and I take dandelion root to get rid of the water weight gain. Swanso is right: you need to want to change and take the advice you asked for. He and Bossman and Sarah and some others on here are really smart, wonderful people who take the time to answer our questions because they actually care. Let them help you. I wish you the best.

[(Rage)]

Eh. I need someone to snatch the money I have in my pocekt, so I don't buy junk. I knw I buy shit stuff, but it';s shit stuff that are "low fat" or fat free. Coughs. I'm addicted to marshmellows, and there is this type that has only carbs in 'em, and a little protien, but there's no fat in it at all of any sort. Not saturated, not fat, not trans...etc...I kinda find it okay, it's just carbs, if i watch out how much i eat of it, and eat it at a time i can actually control using the energy...it seems fine to me.

anyway...ill try MY BEST TO start taking things seriously again, my body been pretty much the same for abt a month now, cuz of my bad eating habbits...i just remained the same, actually no...i lost one more percent in the past 3 weeks after my last weigh in, it has been 2 weeks since i checked, but there is no excess for me anymore, since i last checked in uni.

I really find it hard to stick to something, cuz i know i never stick to anything.
I mean what's better?

Sticking to something for a while, then screwing up for long?
Or balancing both? And tryiing your best to keep the healthy above the bad?

Honestly? Diets are bullshit. They work for sometime, and then they stop working, or someone can't keep going on with the same rountine everyday...

oh and i did 20 mins on the ellptical machine today, and let the treadmill aside. I didnt exactly follow a program or anything.
Just pedaled for 2 minutes on an easy level, and 1 minute on the most tension level.

[SarahPT]

Since you want to build muscle primarily I think eating before cardio is best. I also agree that exercising during that time of the month really can ease the cramps.

[(Rage)]

what sort of stuff I should eat? Normal breakfast?

I always have;

Bran cereal with LF milk.
one egg.
& brown bread with lf lebnah (dairy stuff)
and green tea.

[swanso5]

[/quote] Sticking to something for a while, then screwing up for long?
Or balancing both? And tryiing your best to keep the healthy above the bad?