First off, i'd like to commend the MFT administrators for the constant changes of improvements to this site. I'm always supprised when I log on & find something new to discover. Great job guys!
Now, over the past year or so i've been going through some stuff - I know we all do - but either because of improper planning or sheer bad luck, I have not been able to maintain my dieting, training, or general goals. I'm not feeling sorry for myself, & i'm not looking for sympathy. I just wanted you guys to know because of your support over the past 2 years.
Fitness is a lifestyle change for the better, so i'd encourage everyone to fight to maintain it. As for me, i've been just trying to figure out my rhythm for living in Canada. I've figured it out!
So now my plan of attack revolves around not training or dieting, but my attitude toward them. My goals are no longer to gain weight to compete in a bodybuilding, nor is it to stay looking as ripped as Julien. My goal now is to maintain my health & overall wellness simply because i've faced my reality - it's all great looking a certain way, but why? So now, as long as I feel good inside, i'm good! Instead, I want to help others achieve their goals from my own experiences. I've learned that I don't need to train as much as I thought I needed to - tried it & it worked! I learned that I don't need to eat as much as i thought I needed to - tried it & it worked! So i'll simply limit myself in some areas to recieve abunance in others.
So now i'll be training 3 days per week, & i'll (try to) limit myself to 4 meals per day. As for sups, i'm just going back to aminos & vits/mins... maybe creatine or l-glutamine too. I'll see. So that's my plan of action.
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AMEN!! I'm making that my
AMEN!! I'm making that my goal as well when I'm done with my competition end of this month. I am on either sides of the "extreme" whether it's crazy shredded 'cause of contest prep/training or a "fatty boombalatty" because I'm NOT getting ready for a show, so it gives me a hall pass to eat everything in sight and not train. LOL Forget about the numbers you see on the scale... I like how the new Jenny Craig commercials featuring Queen Latifah says, "be a size HEALTHIER". :) At the end of the day, it's not always about WHAT you look like, but rather HOW you feel. Best of luck to you and we're all so glad we can be that support you need! YAAAAAYYY!!!!
Mona Liza "MO" Reyes
Hey guys...
Thanks for the support. As a matter of fact, i'm actually trying to go after my personal training cert. soon... just to let you know. But yea, it's all great having the ultimate goal & all that. But sometimes we have to look around or even go off the path for a while just to make sure that all the hidden traps don't get you on your journey... plus if you look closely, you'll see that all the beauty you would have missed if you had stayed on it. I'll see you guys soon!
The best decision ..
..ever made , sometimes you need to go through a journey like this to find out really why YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO . Some people find it really hard to let go thinking they were never good enough or they haven't done enough . Ravinous brother , i think compare to the joe from the street you are an expert in the field of training and health , because you took a journey where you learned and mastered the art of getting in shape . You can still keep improving and learning , the only difference is you don't have to compete to prove it . So spread the wisdom with us here . Peace JAMO
sounds like someone else we all know and love!
He is focused on just staying in good shape but helping everyone else. He is committed to everyone attaining THEIR goals of great physique and health. He is in great shape, but has to focus time on what matters to him, which is US here at MFT.com...
THANK YOU (ANONYMOUS)!!!!
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Hey Ravinous Its great that
Hey Ravinous Its great that you have figured something out on what you want to do. I need to follow a page in your book, right now im confused on what im doing due to some issues I have been having with my personal life. I always try to set some sort of goal but what happens is I treat that goal as a job..I fight with my family, and trying to achieve these goals I seem to just focus on whats best for me and I tend to get depressed and down. I competed last month and did terrific but I dont think if I didnt have Jamo's help I would have never did what I did. Sometimes I wonder do I want to bodybuild? Do I want live a healthy lifestyle and help other do the same? Yes, but this other side of me wants to keep on the road to a natural freak...well maybe I can be a natural freak without competing. lol. I just think being as young as I am I really dont fully understand what my life has ahead of me, I know I want to go to college and practice nutrition but unsure of what else. I really got a wake up call this past winter with my best friend gettting murdered and I started to realize what is most important. Hopefully I dont need anymore wake up calls like that but Me MYSELF needs to turn my life around and be a better person. It is easy to say but hard to do. Maybe this should be my next goal instead of dieting for one month trying to get back into contest shape and then saying in such and such days I will begin gaining size. I think its time for me to wake up and change the way I live. Great post Ravinous and I really look up to your thoughts because it seems we have such a similiar bodytye by staying lean all the time. take care man and stay focused which you will...