My Quest to COMPETE - BEAT THE DISEASE!

[JKurz1]

is was more of a non chalant talk....not an appt...doc friends

 

[BiggT]

Whats your own final verdict? Did they say the symptoms should go away as you contimue eating better?

 

[JKurz1]

they werent specialists just pointed me to sort of a webmd approach

 

[Neo22]

focus on eating better

 

[JKurz1]

Brilliant!!!

 

[Sean Scott]

goo luck jkurz I know what it feels like.

 

[JKurz1]

Let’s talk training for a minute here:

5 weeks on this bulk and I have been trying to add weight or reps to each set…so far, it’s worked out good, although I am thinking I am not only killing my joints being so light, that I am about to platue. So, should I take this week and change it up? Instead of today doing flat dbell bench 1st with a 12,10,8,8,6 routine…should I just go heavy and do 5x5? On all my major lifts?

Flt bench 5x5

Tomorrow

Str8 dead 5x5

Wed

Dbell press 5x5

Etc……….

 

[BiggT]

Jeff, if you can still progress and your joints feel good, then you're fine......5x5 is obviously a great way to progress lifts from week to week. There is no 'magic' to sets and reps, they're just a way to make your training quantifiable.....you can't measure training progress as good or bad by a 'pump' or by soreness or how tired you are, or how enthused you feel at the gym, right? thats totally impossible, lol, although most gym goers don't know any better................sets/reps are just a way to have concrete proof that you are geting either better, staying the same, or getting worse.

I prefer a straight rep range over one that decreases as you add weight.....5x5 on main lifts would work great for you.....whatever you do, keep adding to the bar on those main lifts over the rep range you decide to train.....and don't worry about your joints unless they are in actual pain......no sense worrying about something that 'may' happen down the road, if you feel okay, you're probably okay.

 

[MR. BMJ]

Did a ton of research and spoke to a few docs this week and now I am feared for my life more than anything else. This numbness, bloating, dizzines...is all due to my disorder. Its an eating disorder that I am battleing (up 11lbs in a month which is ok) but theres more to it. I guess I could be really messing up my internal organs as well as my joints and ligaments by training. I know you guys aren't docs, but i am now afraid that i am not eating ENOUGH.....looking at my diet, wouldnt you agree this is a sufficient inflow of nutrients and calories for someone like myself at 6'1, 161lbs? I am trying to put the weight on but I really waant it to be as clean as possible...tell me I dont have to go to quiznoos or subway to do this....if I stick to this diet and dont miss meals, will I be ok? SOmetimes I get hungry like an hour after a meal, just eat again>? And training...training for 1hr a day max is that ok? Do I need to go light weight until I ain more mass? Please help.....

Easy my man...take a deep breath, you are doing great. Most severe cases involve hospital stay where they have to go on TPN feedings. However, most people with your condition do fine consuming food orally. As weird as this may sound, there are much worse cases than your own. There is no set plan for people who suffer from anorexia from an eating standpoint. The basic plan is to get them to start eating slowly and to give it time. Like I mentioned earlier, most people who suffer from anorexia for long periods of time have a decrease in transit time from the stomach into the intestine. This is one reason why people who suffer from anorexia feel full and bloated. Transit time will increase with time. You are doing fine. On top of that, digestion will also take some time to be optimal for breaking down the foods you eat and for absorption.

Don't try and "lean" gain. You will be fine. Just concentrate on eating whenever you are hungry. Listen...if you want Quizno's, then go out and get some. The biggest battle you will continue to face is your psychological fear of getting fat. Anytime calories are in excess, gaining fat/weight will happen....to all of us. Genetics will play a big role in this as well. You have to remember that it has only been a month, and 11-lbs is a major accomplishment. Don't let this thing beat you up into believing that you are getting fat or that you need to skip meals or that you need to make up for anything by doing excess cardio.

I can guarantee you that you are not fat my man. Are you taking progress pics?

If you get hungry....EAT!

BMJ

 

[JKurz1]

I am with you bro, and yesterdays chest/bi session was awesome...great pump (I know bigt, but I love it....and love this NO2 supplements) but I just feel like death during the day. It cant be from 20 minutes of am cardio can it? I mean the bloatedness, the cold hands, the swelling of the feet and joints, the light headness...I remember in college I was so fing energetic, I was such a good looking dude (not to toot my own horn, but honeslty was.....) My parents and grandma have pics of me and continue to say how I shoulda been a model...now I look like a prison camp victim. My dad swears to me I wont beat this on my own.....damn bros...I wish I could call and talk to you guys....esp. you big t and mr. b....bigt - you are what, an hour away??? Diet revamped....continue to struggle with the cheat meals, but here's what he's go for me.........
6:30am - 1cup Oats + 1scp whey + 1tbsn flax + BCAA/Glutamine + 25 g of protein from liquid egg whites Good
Prot(50) - Carbs(50) - Fat(10g)

9:00am – 6-8oz chicken breast + 1tb of pb +1cup oats.
Prot(60) - Carbs(50) - Fat(15) I personally never mix macros but do what works for you.

12:00p - 6oz Turkey or lean beef + 8ozSweetpotato + Veggies
Prot(60) - Carbs(75) - Fat(approx. 5g max) Good.

3pmp – 6oz tuna steak or lean beef + 1tb of olive oil.
Prot(60) - Carbs(minimal) - Fat(14) Good. I think I remember you saying you train just as well pro/fat opposed to pro/carb?

4:45p (Train)
BCAA's <5g>
L-Glutamine + peptide <5g>
CEE (Creatine Ethyl Ester) <5g> Good.

6:00p PWO - 2scp protein blend + ½ cups oats, 6-10 rice cakes
Prot(50) - Carbs(75) - Fat(0) Good.

7:15p PPWO - 6ozChicken or Turkey/1scp whey + 1 cup oats + 1cup Veg
Prot(50) - Carbs(50) - Fat(0) Good.

900p Shake – 6-8oz chicken/lean beef, 1tb of flax
Prot(50) - Carbs(2) - Fat(15) Good.

915 - BED

12:30a –If I wake up
Fish,chiecken or beef or a protein blend.
Prot(50) - Fat(10)

~Total Macros~
Prot: 400-450g
Carbs: 350-400g
Fat: 60-75g
Total calories (approx) = /4000 =