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If you didn’t see my first video on this subject, please watch it HERE
Basically, I, as well as many, many of you competitors, group-ex instructors, marathon runners and long term dieters, have caused our bodies to STOP doing what they are supposed to and even start reacting opposite of natural; meaning– calories in/calories out doesn’t mean shit!!
Its all about hormones people and any doctor who tells you other wise doesn’t know WTF he/she’s talking about. This is REAL, it sucks, it takes away your sex drive, your motivation, strength, energy, and you gain weight by hardly doing anything, so you diet more, exercise more, all the while becoming exhausted, frustrated, and depressed. (sound about right?)
Sighhhh… well, I’ve been dealing with it for 2 years now, doing a LOT of things wrong (basically trying to “diet” my way out of it) and NOW I’m finally listening to my body, working with people who know their shit… and its SLOW, I’m learning patience and learning that there is more to ME than just the outside…. and I’m ok with not being lean, small, and getting comments about being so fit. I’m enjoying more of LIFE, eating out more, being a little more relaxed about things, and guess what?? I’m OK!! AND I haven’t gained more weight or blown up like I feared! In FACT– as soon as I stopped working out and eating what I wanted (because I thought “Fuck it, I’m getting fat anyway”) I stopped gaining!!
After working with some professionals on a plan for a few months, I’m actually DOWN about 6 lbs too (which is awesome to lose weight when you are eating more and literally not working out at all)
The drugs that I WAS taking after going to half a dozen Doctors (and didn’t feel a damn bit better):
Progesterone
DHEA– thanks to this I had a hair grow from my chin. EFF that!
Testosterone
Bromocriptine
Cytomel
Synthroid
Metformin
Prozac– yeah… and I was still depressed as shit.
Now– I am only taking 1 prescription– Armour Thyroid and a bunch of supplements, but feel so much better. The doses are not listed, please refer to a professional to see how much and why you might need
Krill Oil–helps repair cellular membranes and enhance communication between cells
Rhodiola– helps with hormone function
Curcumin– anti-inflammatory
Candida Cleanses– I went thru many of these to help with digestion, gut issues and sugar cravings– I continue to take Kyolic 103 (a blend of herbs to help keep candida down)
Vitamin B Complex– to help with energy and metabolism
Vitamin D3– many health benefits
Probiotic– to help with gut flora
Cocoa Powder– to reduce cravings and increase dopamine
Homeopathic Remedies for hormonal balance, liver detox, and thyroid function.
RESOURCES
Jade Teta: www.metaboliceffect.com FACEBOOK – has a program starting July 2nd, will also work with individuals, great one on one, esp. if you have more medical issues
METABOLIC REHAB PROGRAM (enter code: SBFB not sure if there’s a discount, but worth a shot)
Michelle LeSueur: FACEBOOK – will work with individuals; holistically, homeopathic, hormones and gut function
William Wood- www.northernutahhypnosis.com– I can’t say enough about how much this helped. I’m not taking prozac, paxil or any other anti-depression or anxiety medications anymore. Its MORE than hypnotherapy. He will skype sessions. Worth a shot… if not DO YOGA or TAI CHI– you need SOMETHING for the anxiety
Dr. Michael Lam: www.drlam.com – does programs via phone and has a book featured in video
Scott Abel: www.scottabel.com *** ebook highly recommended as well as MP3s
Brad Davidson: www.starktraining.com based in California, highly recommended by Emily Zaler, you can read her story here
Kirsten Potter: www.naturalthyroidhealing.com she’s been through it and decided to quit her job and learn how to help others through functional diagnostic nutrition
Ruben Sandoval: FACEBOOK a coach who has worked with competitors who have gone through this
Erik Ledin: www.leanbodiesconsulting.com FACEBOOK another coach who has a good grasp of this shit and won’t carb starve you
THIS LIST IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE AND I WILL GLADLY ADD MORE RESOURCES IF YOU LIST IN THE COMMENTS, I WILL RESEARCH BEFORE POSTING.
Challenge: Be a friend and make TIME for friends.
For the next 4 weeks; find one new person a week to reconnect with or if you hang out with friends regularly, invite a new person to the group.
If you’re looking for your workout challenge— HERE IT IS:
TABATA “BOTTOM” SQUATS
Regular Tabata– 20 sec. exercise 10 sec rest… for 4 mins.
BUT you “rest” at the BOTTOM of a squat!
EXAMPLE:
20 sec. of squats 10 sec. squat hold… repeat…. for 4 mins.
DO THIS 5 Days PER WEEK in JUNE
and make sure you get yours for summer fun, 5ks, lakes and fun—–> HERE
Sorry guys, this is just Danny-J for the moment.
Sighhhhh I don’t even know where to begin here, but I guess I’ll start with a quick re-cap of my situation:
Prior to Sweaty Betties, Aubrie & I were in different facets of the fitness industry. Both of us competed and modeled and we did whatever it took to attain the “look” that we thought was marketable.
I was in the quest that many women find themselves in– the quest for the “PRO CARD”
When I started competing, at the end of 2006, I thought a Pro Card would just make me “more legit” as a trainer, as a professional. It would add to my resume and help me get more clients. As I started to learn, it was really more about who you know, to get you anywhere in the industry and I was luckily successful on my own right, without the competitions. However, in 2009 I decided to go ahead and compete again. I hired a new coach at the last minute, 6 weeks out from my show, so the diet was a little more drastic. I ended up looking the best I’d ever looked onstage and I also saw the new bikini division and wanted to give it a shot. So, thus began a diet that started in May and continued until the end of November. At the time, I thought the diet was extreme, and it was nothing that I would ever give my clients, yet, I thought, I’d try something new, it seemed to be working!
Fast Forward to 2 weeks after the competition– I had gone from being able to do Level 10 on the stairs, to trying Level 5 and having to stop and catch my breath to picking up 5lb. dumbbells and barely able to lift them AND gained 8lbs. over one weekend and steadily gaining. So I tried to crash diet, took all carbs away again, did 2 hours of cardio a day for 4 days and I GAINED 2 lbs. I didn’t understand. Why was I doing everything I did before and gaining???
Add on a year of this– trying to crash diet and another cycle of gaining. Fear of eating ANYTHING because I’d gain weight so easily. I’d cry and not want to train my clients, because I thought that they would see me getting fatter and no longer want to train. I’d get jealous of my clients who were successful and I wasn’t.
I finally started to realize this was bigger than just a thyroid issue and I was finding other women who were experiencing the same things!
Here are some quotes from the emails of just a FEW women going through this, unfortunately, the phone conversations I’ve had and the stories I’ve heard are painful and sad.
”I am so sick of not wearing shorts or going to a pool … lol. This certainly is a much bigger struggle than any comp prep that is for damn sure.”
“I too, have been to so many docs with lots of $ spent, and no progress.”
“ I have avoided several of my friends (not even competitors) and many social get togethers, along w vacations bc I am so disgusted w what I look like. Then I get pissed for putting so much of my self worth into my body… It is all such a mind fuck. There are many days I think this may be what Im stuck w but then I keep thinking if we keep fighting we can beat it and be better for it”
“I am doing Paleo at this time afraid of eating anything so I won’t gain more weight! But even with exercise I can’t loose any! Ugh!!!!”
It is my mission to FIND a solution. I am currently reading, reading, reading, and working with some professionals on a protocol. I hope that this blog/video will help someone become aware of what is going on, help someone feel like they aren’t crazy, or stop someone from even going down this path.
Video Review of some fun, new Fitness & Nutrition Products-- GIVEAWAY!
In January we went to a really large show called the OR (Outdoor Retailer) Market. They have it twice a year and its only open to retailers, brands and store owners. We were lucky enough to get “backstage passes” and were able to meet some of the people behind some of our ActivewearUSA.com brands like MPG Sport & Skirt Sports and then we made contacts and met a TON more!
A few of them we really loved were ProBar and iFitness (running bands) and we also were send a fewGlam Head Bands to review.. So check it out and see how you can win your own Glam Head Band or Box of ProBars!
TO WIN:
No Purchase Necessary.
Recommended:
“LIKE” GLAMHEADBANDS
“LIKE” PROBAR
“LIKE” iFITNESS
and leave a comment under this post as your entry. Winners will be selected and emailed on FRIDAY April 13th at 1pm PST
We are ActivewearUSA.com ambassadors, and what that basically means is, we have access to all the brands that ActivewearUSA hosts and we get to try them out and give feedback to those companies. It also means we get to make silly videos like this!! Enjoy!
(also please visit ActivewearUSA.com for these skirts! They were so fun!)
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