CrashtestDawnie's Journal, 06 May 19

Gym at 5:00 AM! Congratulations! 🎉🏋️‍♀️ 

Thanks! I’m so glad I did it! I was really groggy but as soon as I got going on the treadmill I woke up lol Did a half mile jog. Then I did 50 squats with steps in between, 75 hip abductors, 50 hip adductors, 60 on both types of leg extension/ curl machine, and 100 double crunches plus stretches 👍😃 

I realized when I got home that I was so hungry and tired because I was starting my period 😅  

Go get those pesky additional calories Dawnie! 💪 

I don’t have a period any more but I find that I can still track my cycle based on moods and how much I want to eat as if I did have it lol. Twice a month I’d want to eat everything in sight and one week I was a bear. Still the same mostly lol. Even the water gain some months. Is there a reason for leg day vs total body workouts? We do total body 3x per week. Of course that means around 30-40 on each hip machine so not near where you are. Also haven’t been doing squats because hubby says I have the wrong form but I can’t seem to get it right. I like switching machines between arms and legs to give the muscles a break. I can’t do like I see so many at the Y... just standing, sitting or pacing when between machines. Just don’t have the time on school nights. 

Peeperjj why you don't have your period? I don't have mine neither. Because I have the Mirena IUD.  

That sounded like an awful lot of leg work. Hope you can walk tomorrow. :) 

Surgical menopause due to a complete ‘radical’ hysterectomy in 2016. It was to prevent cancer as we have so many cancers in my family. Don’t miss the period but the hot flashes suck.  

Thanks Becca!! 🥊🥊 knocking it out! Peeperjj that is pretty crazy that you had to have a hysterectomy! Also I’m going to the gym 2 days in a row so I figured I split it up. Lzenn I have a stronger lower body than top. My ass will be a lill sore tomorrow and maybe right above my knees (mostly from iffy squat form) but I should be okay. There was that one time a trainer had me do over 200 squats my first time. I literally couldn’t walk 😠 

SQUATS!!! 🙌👍😊 

Omg haha that reminds me when the trainer had us do body pump. 200 lunches and 200 squats and 200 curls... we skipped the pushups as the other two ladies were 55&75. Hubby got that look on his eye that evening and reached for my leg. But his head off and told him he would lose than hand if he touched my arms or legs lol. I was only using the small bar and 5# each side plus 5&8# dumbbells for everything. Trained wanted 3# for both and I insisted on more. Now I know to listen and do what the trainer says or ask for less even lol. Omg I could barely roll out of bed the next day! Ok I understand on the two days in a row. I did that last summer occasionally but usually did cardio one day and weights the next just spent twice as long in each. I also had a mastectomy. Told hubby if it wasn’t for my uhhh you know then I’d almost be a man lol. I thought it funny but him not so much lol. They found 3 tumors, all small but aggressive, during the mastectomy so I’m very thankful I did the surgeries. Someone was watching over me and my anxiety was telling me to hurry and now I know why. I’d do it again in a heartbeat because fake boobs are good enough and I’m done with having kids so didn’t need those parts. I have the female parts I’ll still be using ;). Now if it were a limb I’d really have to think about it. Fingers and toes would go... 🤪 

What a jerk! I hope you gave that stupid trainer a verbal smack-down. Arg! 

Omg! Peeperjj wow I guess you can consider yourself lucky!! I’ve heard of people having their breast removed because of family history and I think it’s a great idea. Sad to have to do, but the alternative is unthinkable. Besides, at least in Miami, tons of women have implants. It’s extremely common. If I ever get and stay at my desired weight, I hope to have surgery too. Breast lift and tummy tuck.  

Lzenn I didn’t say anything. Afterward, when I knew I messed up 😅 I regretted acting too tough! I should have complained but I just kept on going! But he should have known better. He knew I hadn’t been to the gym all month and he knew I never did squats.  

Leg it go, leg it go... you didn't knee him anyway. 

Too funny 371! Dawn, it’s not quite as coming here in Oklahoma. I’d eventually like a tummy tuck but I’m lucky that I had a bit of fat taken from there to fill in around the implants and wore a binder for many weeks. It kept me from having much loose skin as I’ve as losing weight/dieting when we did the surgery. It just looks like I have smiley face wrinkles lol. Don’t think I’ll ever have to worry about a lift. Imagine cutting a softball in half and placing each half where you left breasts are and that’s me lol. The fat left there first even though my dr said it should stay until I got below 20% body fat. In clothing it’s like wearing a magnificent push up bra continuously lol. Sorry if TMI.  

Lololol From371!! 😁😁 Peeperjj that’s definitely not the worst problem to have! I’ve heard they soften over time. If I ever get them done, I won’t have that problem since I have so much extra skin. At their largest; I was a 38 DDD. Now I’m a 32 D/ DD depending on the fit of the bra 🤷‍♀️ 

Not a bad problem no ;). After my last kiddo I was 32DD and we were able to get them very close. It’s so hard to find that here tho so I have to settle for 34D mostly. The stupid band rides up and moves around so I stick with sports bras mostly. So against the rules though as it cuts off circulation to an area that doesn’t have a lot of blood flow now. I have a nursing bra from Australia (hotmilk) that’s a 32DD and fits like a dream. But it doesn’t hide under clothing well if I wear something more form fitting because of the clips. Also $60 each but it’s still in decent shape and I wore it 2x a week for 4-5 months of pregnancy, 10 months after and off and on for the next year. I need to drive to Tulsa and go to the actual bra stores there.  

Do you have a Victoria secrets near? Their bras are the only ones that fit me right. Twice a year they have a huge sale and I’ll usually buy 5 or 6 for about $15 each! The shifting is the most annoying thing ever. I’m having that problem with swim tops. Medium cups are too small and large bands are too loose 😕 must pull out the sowing kit 

The closest is 2 hours away. I used to love the body by Victoria bras that were a T-shirt material. They don’t make them in 32” though. At least not online or in their catalog. I’ve only been to their store once. I’ll have to see if I can find some if I can get down there. Thanks! Also, I’m not supposed to have underwires at all. They agreed that for special evenings with certain clothing then I could get away with if for a few hours but not all day. Something about how it pushes into the implant and I now don’t have any breast fat to cushion the wires. Shhhhh.... Don’t tell anyone, but I have been known to wear one occasionally but only like 4-6 hours before it’s rubbing wrong and driving me batty.