Athena, Usually Having Felt Sorry for Herself
[QUOTE=Samraiwise;1563586321]
All I want is that you forever being happy and I can see your smile more often, m'lady. Besides you've already made new friends in the last couple of days, more than I made in a decade. Give me and those handsome new friends of yours a chance to know you better, m'princess. *bow*
If we were lucky, the lady Athena would soon join us with her own NEW journal. Your vote will count, tell her how her presense here will change the world of us musleheads to greater one.
How? It's actually simple, just stare at her with your most adorable and twinkling eyes because she's a sucker for a man with....
[img]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7582720_4794.jpg[/img]
She is our only hope with her big heart and loving soul.
[/QUOTE]
Yup. I'm a sucker! :D
Okay, guys. I started it, so I have to stick with this journal for at least a month so Kaz can collect on his bets. :p
Background:
Pushing 53 years old
Former Figure competitor
Used to have a journal here but had it deleted when the atmosphere here changed :(
Because of my *ahem* age, I avoid starchy carbs as much as possible. I did keto for a while but my body didn't like it, so I went to a Bulletproof diet, which is a bit more balanced, and my body was happy again. Lost quite a bit of weight in the first few weeks, and then my body adapted, as it usually does, and my weight bounced up a few pounds. I discovered that I had to keep it guessing by going on/off a keto-style diet from time to time...then it got used to my routine. Earlier this week, while doing everything right, I watched my ketones drop daily from *small* to *trace* to *neg*...so I went out and got a Burger King Whopper with cheese and a medium fries. It was yummy. Yesterday I had a chocolate dipped biscotti while having coffee with a friend and a big-ish serving of frozen yogurt. Back on the keto-style diet today.
I'm tracking my BF along with weight since that's just the smart thing to do. I started lifting more seriously because I'd given it up for a while and lost muscle -- not a good thing for a woman my age. I'll track BF in a separate post.
Also, I am a birth defect. Period, end of sentence. Lots of things wrong with me but mostly they don't show. I take what I can get every day and am grateful for it. My work schedule as a CNA/Nurse Delegate is about to change, so I have no clue how my workouts will look, but lately I've been trying for three days a week. I've been competing heavily against myself these past two weeks thinking I was going to post the workouts so even the idea of starting a journal was inspiring me to work a bit harder.
Oh, and I'm a certified personal trainer and certified orthopedic exercise specialist...but I don't do that for a living any more.
Ready? Set? Go!