What the hell....

[Emma-Leigh]

YEAH! **subscribes** Welcome Back Jodi!

Arggg... It is horrible to hear about all your health issues over the past year... With you being 'allowed' to lift again I hope it means things have at least become a little better for you?

Is there anything else you can do to decrease stress? Have you tried meditation?

That SUCKS about the allergies too! How did they find all that out? Is there any chance that you'll be able to ever eat those foods again?

It sounds like you have a long, tough road ahead of you... and I wish you luck over the coming months!! Just keep working at it - I'm sure you'll get through it!

 

[tucker01]

Probably. Ofcourse, it is up to the boss.

You are learning young Jedi

That is shitty that there has been little improvement over the last couple months Jodi. You know I will be following along for the ride.

 

[WBM]

Good luck with getting back in the gym, Jodi. I hope that helps your stress level a bit!

This journal is less than a day old and it's already on page three.

 

[Double D]

I think everyone is shocked to see her post a journal is why everyone is commenting. Along with everyone showing their support for her after this long hard past week. You are the best!

 

[Triple Threat]

This journal is less than a day old and it's already on page three.

Completely off topic, but it's only page 2 for me. You can change the number of posts per page. Go to User CP, then Edit Options. Look for Number of posts to show per page.

And BTW, good luck Jodi.

 

[Little Wing]

if i couldn't eat eggs and beans i'd have to get a lot more creative. now i have a bunch of things to look up...pea protein? i'll start with that good luck getting your health back on track

 

[ZECH]

I remember reading somewhere that you had some health issues, but I didn't know what. It sucks I know. Good luck to you Jodi!

 

[BulkMeUp]

Yay a Jodi journal! Sucks about the health issues.

years of strict dieting without many breaks and possibly keeping to low of sodium in my diet. .

Could you elaborate on that? Was it due to a lack of variety of foods? Or too much of something and not enough of another? I know you done comps and those diets are whole different ball game.

I'm guilty of being too strict with my diet and have received much finger wagging from Emma about that So i'm getting relaxed with it a bit coz i know Emma is watching

 

[Jodi]

Wow, you all have been busy!

Sean - Thanks! I'm hoping that getting back in the gym will make some of the stress go away.

Emma - You're the best Meditation for me has been useless. I can't seem to do it no matter what I try. Instead, however, I did buy Holosync - http://www.centerpointe.com/ and this seems very promising I had a blood test for an allergy panel. ND speculates that by abstaining from these foods for several months I may be able to add some of them back in. However, many of them I rarely ever ate so they are probably true allergies.

Iain - Thanks. I know I've been saying this for a year now but I'll get there, I hope

WBM and Triple - Thanks for stopping by. All are welcome. Well, almost all

DD - I use to have a journal here all the time. I only stopped journaling about 8 months ago

LW - Out of all those things, I actually miss eggs the most. Funny thing is, I actually never really liked eggs

DG - Thanks!

Bulk - Well, I've always been extremely strict with my diet. I rarely would ever sidetrack and when I did, it would only be on holidays. I practically lived on a competition diet year round. I really did a number on my body like that. Plus I always tried to one up myself with my training. The biggest thing is the years of stress from personal issues, development and growth that caused this but the excessive dieting and over training didn't help matters. Brief explanation on the sodium: When you restrict your body of sodium, aldosterone hormone increases. Aldosterone regulates sodium and potassium in the body.

 

[fufu]

Coindidence this talk about sodium, because just yesterday I learned about hyponatremia in my nutrition class. I wonder how often something like that woud happen to bodybuilders before a comp.

 

[Jodi]

Coindidence this talk about sodium, because just yesterday I learned about hyponatremia in my nutrition class. I wonder how often something like that would happen to bodybuilders before a comp.

It's so backwards from everything we hear and read. Too much sodium causes water retention and electrolyte imbalance. To little sodium causes ADH increase which in turn causes water retention and electrolyte imbalance. One thing I have to do to reduce ADH is to drink 1/2 tsp. of pure sea salt in 4 oz. of pure cranberry juice every morning It took me some time to not be afraid of drinking the sea salt because I kept thinking I would retain water where in turn, it actually helps release water retention

Hyponatremia is caused from low sodium from the cellular level which can lead to water toxicity. I think you are bound to find runners and endurance athletes with hyponatremia. However, post competition is where you could see hyponatremia. During the last week of competition they sodium load and then in the last 3 days they deplete which draws out the water. Lack of minerals, especially potassium causes an imbalance. Then when they eat and drink after the competition their electrolytes are so out of wack which in turn can lead to hyponatremia. In most cases I think you see edema though.

 

[fufu]

It's so backwards from everything we hear and read. Too much sodium causes water retention and electrolyte imbalance. To little sodium causes ADH increase which in turn causes water retention and electrolyte imbalance. One thing I have to do to reduce ADH is to drink 1/2 tsp. of pure sea salt in 4 oz. of pure cranberry juice every morning It took me some time to not be afraid of drinking the sea salt because I kept thinking I would retain water where in turn, it actually helps release water retention

Hyponatremia is caused from low sodium from the cellular level which can lead to water toxicity. I think you are bound to find runners and endurance athletes with hyponatremia. However, post competition is where you could see hyponatremia. During the last week of competition they sodium load and then in the last 3 days they deplete which draws out the water. Lack of minerals, especially potassium causes an imbalance. Then when they eat and drink after the competition their electrolytes are so out of wack which in turn can lead to hyponatremia. In most cases I think you see edema though.

Yes that's right, we were talking about marathon runners suffering from it. Rather, the walkers, who drank water at everystop and weren't losing it fast enough. My prof. said one person gained 15 lbs during the marathon.

Salt water sounds blah, but considering the amount of dedication you have with your diet I'm sure you can handle some salty water.

 

[Dante B.]

It's nice to see you journaling again.

 

[P-funk]

It's nice to see you journaling again.

where the fuck is your journal?

 

[Jodi]

P - You asked yesterday so I thought about it today. I'm going to do Push/Pull/Legs.

It's nice to see you journaling again.

Maybe this one I'll update

 

[P-funk]

Go to the new gym. It is really nice. They also have a versa climber and 2 rowing machines!

 

[Jodi]

Go to the new gym. It is really nice. They also have a versa climber and 2 rowing machines!

I should go check it out. I haven't been there yet.

Ok so I need you and Dante to figure out how many of the horrorfest movies you guys want to see. http://www.horrorfestonline.com/index.html

I can get the tickets through work like I told you about before but I need to know how many because we have to get one per movie and there are 8 movies. I doubt we have time to see all 8. So give me some ideas and I'll get our tickets for next weekend.

 

[P-funk]

I don't know. Maybe 2 of them? How long are they? Are they short films?

 

[ZECH]

It took me some time to not be afraid of drinking the sea salt because I kept thinking I would retain water where in turn, it actually helps release water retention

Does this actually work with using sea salt in place of regular salt. I love sea salt on stuff. If so, that would help me.

 

[Jodi]

I don't know. Maybe 2 of them? How long are they? Are they short films?

Looks like they are about 1.5 hours a piece.

 

[Jodi]

Does this actually work with using sea salt in place of regular salt. I love sea salt on stuff. If so, that would help me.

Sea salt is way better for you to use than regular salt. I was actually told to stay away from regular table salt altogether and only use sea salt. However, I don't think the water retention thing would work for you unless you have adrenal fatigue. Regardless, I hear it is good for everyone to drink 1/4 tsp a day in cranberry juice to help provide daily support for your adrenals.

 

[P-funk]

Looks like they are about 1.5 hours a piece.

damn....maybe 1?

 

[Jodi]

damn....maybe 1?

Why only 1? We could do 2. Remember I get tickets half off

 

[P-funk]

Why only 1? We could do 2. Remember I get tickets half off

because, I don't have the attention span to spend 3 hours sitting down watchign a movie.

 

[Jodi]

because, I don't have the attention span to spend 3 hours sitting down watchign a movie.

Oh

 

[Jodi]

Meals 11.9.06

Meal 1:
1 Scoop Pea Protein
1 tsp Flax Oil
1 T. Ground Flax

Meal 2:
1 oz. Almonds

Meal 3:
4 oz. Tuna
Romaine
Cucumber
Red Peppers
Tomato
1 T. Flax Oil
1 T. ACV
1 tsp. Lime Juice

Meal 4:
Raw Carrots
Raw Celery
3 Essence Caps

Meal 5:
4 oz. Turkey Breast
Potatoes
Asparagus
1 T. Almond Butter

Meal 6: I don't know yet.

 

[fufu]

Any specific reason for the lime juice? I do love it myself and put it in water sometimes and in my tuna fish.

 

[Jodi]

Leg Workout 11.9.06

SMF - Quads, IT Band, Glutes

Dynamic Warmup
3 exercises 3 sets

3 Sets Jump Squats
BWx10

3 Sets Single Leg Squats
BWx10

3 Sets SLDL
65x10

3 Sets Farmers Lunge
30x10

Static stretching: Quads, Glutes, Hams, Calves

 

[Jodi]

Any specific reason for the lime juice? I do love it myself and put it in water sometimes and in my tuna fish.

Yeah, lemon and lime juice help with proper liver functioning. That and it hides the taste of flax oil

 

[Seanp156]

Random question: Why's Sea Salt so much better for you than normal table salt? I never really use salt, but I'm curious.

P.S. - I think we should just move the diet & nutrition forum to Jodi's journal, and open chat to Fufu's.