If there’s one thing that kills cravings, it’s toothpaste and mouthwash. I overheard this tip while passing by one of those tabloid tv shows. Pamela Anderson apparently brushes her teeth whenever she’s craving something bad. I tried the same thing a couple times and it works! Mouthwash gives an added kick–something with a good burn. After that, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches don’t sound so good!
After slacking off for the past few months, I figured I probably wasn’t going to make it to April 11th. A friend who knows a lot more than I do told me that if I stick to my diet and exercise for the next month, I’ll be competition ready, so I committed.
It’s been six days and I’m noticing some new cuts in my arms and abs. Hotness!
So today in the gym I did my legs: 3 sets of 25 leg extensions, 3 sets of 15 (3×15) seated leg curls, 3×20 lying leg curls, 4×20 seated calf exercises, 3×15/3×25 superset walking lunges and (more) leg extensions, 4×25 leg presses, 3×20 standing calf raises, and 3 one-minute sets of standing on my calves until they burn out.
I actually started to feel a little physically sick after doing all that business, so I did about 25 minutes of cardio–intervals with one minute going as fast as I can, 30 seconds slowly.
The diet has been a struggle to adjust to, especially with my backwards schedule. Most people (personal trainers/bodybuilders) I talked to told me to cook for the week, but because I’m no good in the kitchen, I’m usually up cooking past my bedtime, then I’m tired when I wake up, then I don’t feel like working out ’cause I didn’t sleep enough, etc. But I’m going to try it again. This time I’m looking in to getting a grill from Cuisinart (not from Canadian Tire though). That should make cooking chicken, fish and beef easier… Honestly I don’t know why I didn’t think of that before.
One of the things I’ve learned is that cooked vegetables don’t last the week. Laugh if you must, but I figured it’s probably best to buy and cook vegetables every couple of days… Lesson Learned.
So I finished the bottle of Hoodia I got a couple weeks ago. Yeah, it only lasts for about a week and a half. Two weeks at most. I only started feeling the effects once I was getting to the bottom of the bottle, which sucks because that basically means I have to buy another bottle ($30.00+) now that my body has gotten used to it. But I’m going to hold off on buying them again, at least for a little while.
In the mean time, I’m trying CLA. It’s a natural supplement that is supposed to increase body muscle and decrease body fat. Sounds like a dream. I bought a pretty big bottle so hopefully I won’t run out before seeing if and when it has any effect.
Is it possible to crave a city? Ever since I moved back to Mississauga, every once in a while I’ll find myself dreaming of King Street West, Roncesvalles, Ossington, The Village, etc. I miss living in Toronto. One day I’ll go back…
Found this website (www.bunklers.com) off bodybuilding.com… it’s the truth!
I’ve been bloated over the last week or so and I’ve been generally worried about my waist/stomach area because I gained weight (about 10 pounds).
A couple years ago I learned about an exercise called the ‘Stomach Vacuum’ and tried it for a couple days, but then forgot about it. Basically it’s a method that was used by bodybuilders to shrink the waistline and flatten stomachs. So after reading about this method on bodybuilding.com, I decided to try it for the next two-three weeks to see if it works.
I tried to find evidence of regular people trying it themselves, but have found none. So I decided to post an objective look at this exercise. After I finish trying it for the next few weeks, you’ll know if it really works or not.
