Thread: Woman of Wonder with great Desire

wow chiquita, you have had a tough couple years. Welcome to IM! That is so awesome that you are working out again and staying strong. Good luck with your goals!

Hey chiq!!!

whats up girl, your story is so sad, but its good to see u on this board..I just started my journal last night and already i love it..
All the best..I know u can do it! *hugs* Vivian

Glad to see you made it chicky after twsiting both of your arms you are both over here LOL This will be best move you have made trust me and things will only get better ...

wow hun you have been through alot! You have everyones support here to reach your goals! best of luck

For someone who's already triumphed over so much adversity, this goal should be an easy one.

You'll get plenty of support from the IM members here. Good luck!

thank 4 every1s support..........i madea yahoo group i made when i started training, n posted stuff, like when i was really xcited i had done free squats4the first time. i always stay w the smith machine bc my equilibriums off, but in the post i was really excited, but no1 replyd gee, u guys r great. maybe ill post some stuff i had in the group.
i knew about about IM but didnt think to post it here..........besides u guys kinda intimidate me. every1s on like another level, im trying to make it to my 1st competition. i look at competitiors, like a little kid does when they see bodybuilders on tv, rite now. i told my trainer this and she said.....she was like this 2, but after her 1st competition, her whole outlook changed about evrything. when[if] i ever compete i hope mine will 2
o yea! ok my story says that i have some cognitive deficits, remember? so yea like every1else posts theyre diet/training...... ha well i have alot of help soo, i have a trainer bc i get lost in the gym n dont remember which machine to do next, or like i cant even keep count 4 a whole set, so she counts out loud ect.ect. n my brother cooks all my meals on sundays, he had to go shopping w me the 1st time too he is a chef ata gournet catering place so he knows how to make everything really good n probly unhealthy, i was cooking on my own be4 n kept burning/cutting myself. im really grateful i have him

I agree with Monol ... competing in a bb contest should be a cake walk compared to what you've already been through.

Good luck. It will be interesting to follow your journey to competing and I'm sure many others that have or are overcoming disadvantages will enjoy the journey and possibly provide them with some additional motivation.

i was gonna add more to that last post, but i cant member what it was i pressed enter steada shift n it posted it

heres what i was when i started training: on 11/3/03

11/3/03
btw im 5'8
Current Body Weight: 160lbs

Body Composition Measurements:
Skydex Setting: 7
Biceps: 10.6
Triceps: 27.9
Subscapula: 15.2
Iliac Crest: 23.3
Overall Bodyfat: 33.1%
lean muscle mass is 107.4 lbs

body fat is 52.96

Body Circumference Measurements:
Neck: 14
Chest: 38
Thigh: 25.5
Upper Arm: 12.5
Waist: 33.5
Calf: 14.75
Forearm: 10.5
Hip: 39.25

that was over a month ago, i may have lost a lil body fat cause i been doing the eliptical 30-45mins 4times a week, n my diet WAS clean, but i hada bad weekend on my diet, n im sure itll be even worse thru the new year.
yeah + i didnt understand anything about bb. i thought i was going to start cutting january 1 n compete in april sometime, just like i thought i was going to compete in october........wehe hell, its been a total lifestyle change.
i wanted to go from A to Z in just afew months, thats not gonna happen, or if it did id bea total mess. over the weekend i realized that i have to go to B, C, D, and so on first
so i told my trainer and my family over the weekend, that i wasnt ready to cut, it was just2much2soon. so im gonna just train for a yr or 2 or whenever my trainer thinks im ready. so i guess ima be "bulking" or whatever BUT i do know to keep it clean. i will still have "my personal chef" prepare my meals the way he prepares them.......however when i start to cut my trainer will have to give him a lecture but thatsa a looooong long time from now so i do realize that my measurements/body comp arent that great, [compared to every1else on here] but everybodys gotta start somewhere.......i no i do have a long way to go, physically and in my recovery.

Date: Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:01 am
Subject: Training Maria


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It's funny how we take the little things in life for granted. I
started training Maria in hopes to see her compete. But now I look
forward to seeing the excitement in her eyes with each improvement
she makes. Not to mention the physical and verbal reactions I get to
witness from Maria herself. It's rather amusing. People hear her
story and may think it's inspiring but you really don't appreciate it
as much unless your with Maria. There will be days where I've had a
bad day or a bad workout. Every time I train with Maria she inspires
me to overcome my own obstacles (which don't amount to hers) and it
pushes me that much harder. If I could take a 1/4 of what drives
Maria and dispurse a little in everyone, we would all accomplish that
much more in life. I wish all of you could get a chance to meet
Maria and experience what I have learned from her. She's awesome and
she'll achieve whatever she puts her mind to. Everyone can expect
1st place from her first show. Love ya Maria and keep up the HARD
work!

awww! it makes me feel warm n squishy inside everytime i read it

So when are you gonna start cutting?

You said you've been training for about a month now, right? What are your immediate goals?

yea im just gonna relax bout that, n just train 4a while. gain some strength n mass. i really do not plan on competeing until my trainer says so, altho she did say we might give cutting a few "test runs" to see how my body reacts. something like low cal/carb days then up the cal/carbs or maybe i do better some other way. u no? of course u do, u've probly cut down a million times already. well anyway, idk anything bout all that or those "stages", thats y i gotta trainer

o yea maybe i should mention to every1......
that i had a craniotomy[brain surgery] at the time of my 2nd accident 9/13/02, to releive pressure or something. and the doctors gave me a steroid, that caused me to gain weight.....at the beginning of the year, i was over 210lbs + i ate bc i got all depressed then i had a turning point, so ive been working my azz off all year to get whe weight off, n now itll be another year or so till i compete. thats all my life has been ever since the accident[S], hurry up n wait..... i want it now! gurrrrr!
*sigh* ok all i got is time, i'm only 20yrs/o, i have many many many things to accomplish in my life, thats y God kept me here
somebody needs to tell me that i can do this or that im on the rite track

Originally posted by chiquita6683

o yea maybe i should mention to every1......
that i had a craniotomy[brain surgery] at the time of my 2nd accident 9/13/02, to releive pressure or something. and the doctors gave me a steroid, that caused me to gain weight.....at the beginning of the year, i was over 210lbs + i ate bc i got all depressed then i had a turning point, so ive been working my azz off all year to get whe weight off, n now itll be another year or so till i compete. thats all my life has been ever since the accident[S], hurry up n wait..... i want it now! gurrrrr!
*sigh* ok all i got is time, i'm only 20yrs/o, i have many many many things to accomplish in my life, thats y God kept me here
somebody needs to tell me that i can do this or that im on the rite track

Yeah, sounds good. Just get acclimated to training first. Sounds like your trainer has a good plan.

It's really motivating for me to see how dedicated you are to accomplishing your goals. Makes my excuses for slacking off with my diet or exercise look pretty stupid in comparison.

Keep this journal updated.

welcome to IM! You are one tough chick and I know you can do this!

i just worked on the best post! n it was so long
aw im sorry my attentions pretty spent

Welcome to IM!!! You are an amazing woman!!
Good Luck with your goals!!

And Merry Christmas

wow thanx 4 the support, wasnt 2sure if there wwere gonna be alota women or not, but theresalotta chicks! ah yes! feelin the girl power
so anywayz......this morning, me and my trainer just talked 4the hr we usually train, which was really nice. i deal w things a different way than everybodyelse, so i was stressin out cause my routine is outa wack, which totally threw me off this week[bad week]. but she said those things were really little, not to worry, n shes right! at least im here, n alive!
everybody stresses so much about these things, n u shouldnt ..... i mean yea if ur cutting 4a contest. i havent done a contest yet so im stressing like now
but have a good holiday! and a happy new year! this year we can start over, fresh n new!

Wow.

That's absolutely incredible, and certainly inspiring.



Respect.

--Dante

Wow Chiquita, amazing sweetheart, you are truly an inspiration and your outlook is inspiring to say the least, great luck to you with your goals, it's so obvious you will accomplish anything you choose to do in this lifetime, and yes I believe God chooses special people to be powers of example to others..........I will definitely be reading your journal to help keep me motivated, so glad you are here

You truley are a woman of wonder. As someone stated before, this will be a natural extension of your physical therapy involving the same gritty determination and stamina and discipline....all the traits that got you through much of your recovery. You are a true inspiration.

ill post things about bbing but i think ill post some things about my recovery, as well. i assume it inspires a few people.
u no 1 thing that ive noticed.........on days that i train, im very alert n my speech is faster, u cant tell anythings wrong w me, some1 said to me "your doing great, this is the Maria i remember."

on days that i dont train, im very slow, and kind of "in a daze". yesterday, xmas, i didnt train and i was in that daze again. we were having dinner, everybody was talking and laughing while they ate. nothing was wrong w me, but i just stared at my food n ate n didnt say anything to anybody. when/if some1 doesnt know ive been in an accident, theyll ask me whats wrong.

it just shows u how im getting better, and improving in my recovery. its not just an extension in physical therapy but cognitively and all around. i seem to remember things better when i train. working out gets ur blood flowing, more oxygen to the brain. i dont really know the scientific way of xplaining it, but im sure u no what i mean. i beleive that ill be the very first TBI survivor to compete in a bb competition!

all other survivors have the worst attitude, i did 2. but i became Aware of how lucky i am. the other day i was at the HBOT chamber and the other patient i was going with,was still in the hospital, has a story all her own.......she has a TBI also(car wreck), but she had ensephalitis too (not sure of the spelling, its some disease w ur spinal cord, i think)..........so anyways she had just come out of a coma, she was ina wheelchair, she had on a diaper, she could barely talk...........n i looked at her and watched her get ready to go in. i thought about what people told me now, about the time when i was probly like her......unaware of herself, her surroundings. i was in a coma longer than she was, i had to wear diapers i was ina wheelchair ect ect. ive really come along way! i didnt even realize it

i think that this is another sign that im getting better, before i would go to therapy n see other patients worse off than i was but i wouldnt even think anything of it.
also i wouldnt even realize my personal appearance. thank god for my older sister! she shaved my legs once a week, even when i was ina deep coma bc she knew I wouldnt let myself go, if i was consience. gawd i luv my sister!!!

so how was everybody's christmas? mine was pretty good. i gotta digital camera which is what i had asked 4 2bad i cant figure out how to use it! i atea buncha garbage that was delicious! xmas only comes oncea yr! but the leftovers r still around my house, but next yr im gonna be real good, promise

Thank you for your post Maria, certainly touches my heart, glad you got what you wanted for christmas, digi's can be hard to use, I'm just trying to figure out how to record a video on mine and I've had it for a year. Take care babe, again it's nice to have you here at IM.

thank you katie. i apprecate it, n all support i get.

sorry 4 not posting anything on others journals, it just takes me soo long to make a post in my journal that i really dont have any attention left to read any1 elses.
but i browse em, looks like every1s doing great!

bump

where are the updates?

i hate it when that happens! i was making a nice long post updateing u, telling u about my traing since xmas. but i pressed something else n it said webpage expired when i came back
*sigh* ok ill come back n post something real real soon. promise

key* note to self* TAKE ONE THING AT A TIME. AT MY OWN PACE! . TAKE THINGS DAY BY DAY.......i cant do anything about yesterday, deal w tomorrow when it comes, try to do my best RIGHT NOW!!![n plan 4the future]

Originally posted by chiquita6683
i TAKE ONE THING AT A TIME. AT MY OWN PACE! . TAKE THINGS DAY BY DAY.......i cant do anything about yesterday, deal w tomorrow when it comes, try to do my best RIGHT NOW!!![n plan 4the future]

Something we all need to remember!