highs and lows of bb'n

[Mr Spoons]

Highs - knowing ur making progress to a better body.
Lows - Being asked if you have aids or have escaped from a concentration camp

 

[RS]

Highs.... coming out on stage and hearing your name erupt all over the place even though there are only a handful of supporters for you there that you actually know. Seeing the reactions of kids in supermarkets when you are in condition and wearing a revealing/tight T.

Lows.... having to stuff face with food to see any progress. Having to hammer your body constantly, in all different ways. Mental effects of prolonged dieting.

 

[Stephen]

Lows, having a seizure from over dieting, lack of sleep and exhaustion.
Highs, being alive afterwards and already having done 2.5 hours of cardio the next day.

Always got to go one better that everyone else dont ya, bloody show off

 

[Guest]

yer its coming off the stims that have caused this, had a chat with con about it, will all be ok! at least im not on my own, where all in the same boat

 

[Mike2011]

Highs - Reminding myself of the progress I've made - being asked if I work in a gym
Lows - Frustration with the rate of change (or no change at all)/worrying about the cost of bodybuilding

 

[Kaotik]

I only feel **** if I'm dehydrated and haven't eaten.

That could be the cause, or you could just be having a low day where you think "is it worth it?". Think most people have those days including me.

RE stims: I sometimes feel low after eph wears off.

 

[Belinda]

High point - doing full squats and then watching a bloke twice my size use 10kg less to do the same Ok he may have had an injury but still, I was chuffed with myself lol.

Low point - the excruciatingly long drawn out process of fat loss, it's like watching paint dry. I want it NOW ffs!!!

 

[RACK]

I'm not even going to get started on this lol

 

[1russ100]

in all walks of life lows can be taken as plusses to set yourself up and get to your next goal. depends how you wanna look at it

 

[1russ100]

I'm not even going to get started on this lol

i think for you, you address the lows ie: headfvcks, more cardio than paula radcliffe etc. and use them to your benefit, so are they really lows ?

 

[DAMO]

High points - getting checked out by the ladies during summer when the top comes off. Feeling xl t-shirts getting tight, generally feeling good about myself.

Low points - feeling deflated and weak after a bad session in the gym, looking in the mirror and seeing a skinny bloke staring back when your actaully well built, general dissatisfaction with my body, even when I look good there's always something I dont like. etc etc etc etc etc.......

 

[RACK]

i think for you, you address the lows ie: headfvcks, more cardio than paula radcliffe etc. and use them to your benefit, so are they really lows ?

I do use the low mood to motivate me more mate, so they could be seen as a good thing yes. But at times during this prep I've been very very depressed and the only thing that has kept me going is the thought that if I didn't do it I'd be letting everyone down.

 

[1russ100]

I do use the low mood to motivate me more mate, so they could be seen as a good thing yes. But at times during this prep I've been very very depressed and the only thing that has kept me going is the thought that if I didn't do it I'd be letting everyone down.

you wouldnt be letting anyone down but after the chat we had in your journal i 100% understand your determination to get up there

 

[mal]

highs- reaching your limits and winning some trophys.
lows- knowing you've reached your limit,and to call time
on the whole dang thing.

 

[RACK]

you wouldnt be letting anyone down but after the chat we had in your journal i 100% understand your determination to get up there

That's the thing though, I do have a lot of support from a lot of people and appreciate every bit of it. If it wasn't for all this support then I really would have packed up. I've said many a time, a low for me is knowing I'll only be getting a "Thanks for coming" medal, yes I'm proud I can see the prep through and that I can stand up there and not look out of place but I'd like to be up there looking like everyone expects a BB'er to look. I know deep down that I will get there one day and that is a high for me and do know that I won't stop until I do look like that but it's very hard work on the head having to go through a lot of time not liking how you're looking. To be fair in 18months I've gone from a binge eating binge drinking rec trainer to doing 2 shows.
Prep sends me vergin on being bi-polar lol