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Monday, June 4, 2012

Surpriiiiise!

(Aside: I always spelled that word wrong in first grade and got kept in from recess to learn it correctly. To this day I always feel like I'm spelling it wrong!)


Lately I have been bringing tupperware with me everywhere, eating approximately a ton of vegetables, weighing myself on the regular and taking plenty of progress photos.




I haven't been really loud about it, but I have lost over 20 pounds in the past couple of months.


What happened?


Well, I finally started addressing my hypothyroidism appropriately. 


I noticed that despite 100% adherence to a pretty decent deficit (-2500 calories per week), I lost about 3 pounds from January 1st to April. I had some lab work done, got a new prescription and hey, look, now my body is behaving itself. (If anyone has any personal questions about this, please contact me! SquatLikeALady@gmail.com!)


Ever since I started lifting over two years ago, I have wanted to do two things:


Get really, really strong and compete in a powerlifting meet, and compete in a figure show.


I haven't talked much about the second goal because I thought with my lame-ass metabolism courtesy of my stupid eating disorder (seriously kids, don't try that crud at home), I would never be able to get down to 15% bodyfat. 


But now?


I think I can do it.


(My tummy holds all my fat! Seriously - I've lost more fat from my arms than I have from my stomach! :P It's coming off though. I know it is.)


So here I am. 14 weeks and 5 days out. And then participating in a powerlifting meet a month later.
Posted by Sable Weisman at 4:47 AM
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64 comments:

  1. Ummmm can I just say how freaking awesome this is?!?!?! I am SO happy for you and you look incredible!!! :) I just know you're gonna own your show and your powerlifting meet!
    Ps-- the pic of you and max in your new header is the cutest thing ever :)

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    1. Aww Alexandra you seriously are the best! <3 Thank you!!!!

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  2. Wow! You great - check out that tricep definition! My stomach holds all of my body fat and I have difficulty losing it as well. For year I had undiagmosd insulin resistance (but totally normal sugars, hence no one ever testing me for it) and now that I'm on my medication, my body is definitey responding. You're going to kick butt at both competitions!

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    1. Ugh, insulin resistance runs in my family - definitely not a fun thing to deal with, especially since it's so undiagnosed!!

      Thanks so much Gabby!!

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  3. WOOHOO!!! I've been waiting for this post!!!

    ... and seriously LOVE your arms. My fat goes straight to my arms. I dont know wtf is up with that! haha

    You are going to rock this!! I cant wait to follow along!

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    1. haha I know you have!! I really, reeeally appreciated our email convo a few weeks ago <3 that played a HUGE role in my decision to 100% commit and it changed EVERYTHING!

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  4. Ummm Hello you look AMAZING!!! And judging by the awesome pics of you and Max during your vacation, you're very happy right now as well (which beats looking great any day!) I'm so excited for you, and can't wait to see your progress over the next several weeks. You rock!

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    1. Aww thank you Stephanie!! <3 I am - I feel great. I got to see my family, I'm finally losing weight, I'm back in school - big things are happening!!

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  5. Congrats Sable! You look fantastic and I'm so happy you were able to address the thyroid issue and see the results you have been working so hard for lately!

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  6. SABLE!!! This is huge news!!! I'm so excited for you :D :D :D

    I cannot wait to follow your progress! I hold all my fat in my stomach too, so I can feel your pain. I have some internal issues going on too, which are stopping me losing that last bit of fat. I may just have to email you about it!

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    1. Aww thanks so much Tara!! <3

      Definitely email me!!! I will help if I can =)

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  7. Hooray!!!! I'm so excited for you! I think most of my fat is in my thighs and it just won't go away.

    Also, I know you will be able to rock a figure show. Seriously.

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    1. I've read that most women carry most of their fat in their thighs. Definitely not me. I'd almost prefer that... curvy thighs are better-looking than a curvy tummy! haha

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  8. Goodness, you can see a massive difference - you've lost *so* much off your arms, and if you retain fat around your abs then God know what I do...

    I wish I could emulate your success! I have no doubt you're capable of getting contest-ready :)

    xxx

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    1. Ahh thank you SO much Jessica; this means so so much especially coming from you! =)

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  9. You're looking amazing, Sable! I can't believe that you have lost 20 lbs already. That's great! I am glad that you are going after your goals, full-force and not looking back.

    I really think I want to compete someday, but I keep pulling away from the idea. :/ I don't know why exactly. I guess I don't want to go down the road of disordered eating again. And, I want to be able to stick with my grain-free, paleo/primal diet while prepping. I also don't know if I can train for the competition on my own. I know it' all possible, but I guess I just don't know where to start. Do you have any advice on this matter? How are you approaching competition prep - training and diet?

    Thanks so much. I love reading your blog, you're so real and down to earth! If you want, you can email me a response at kate.emmenegger@gmail.com

    It's hard to keep up with blog comments sometimes. Thanks! :) Kate

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    1. I have to get my writing homework done tonight BUT I promise I will email you asap!!! <3 I will say that I am basically eating paleo right now - except for 2oz of beans some days and 4oz of sweet potatoes on some days =) I'll email you more deets though my dear!

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    2. Thank you very very much, Sable! :)

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  10. SHUT THE FRONT DOOR WOMAN! LOOK AT YOU! YOU TOTALLY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING GIRLFRIEND! WOWZA! ;) WOW!!!!!!! I cannot stop lookin' at ya girl ;) Feeling good too love? Congrats! Congrats congrats congrats for figuring everything out! OMG! And wow! A figure comp!? GIRL! You are so inspiring! LOVE YOU LIKE A SISTER!

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    1. hahaha Meg you seriously rock =) Love you!!!

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  11. P.s. aren't you happy my comments are working now? ;) I AM :D

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  13. AWESOME.

    You look fabulous.

    I'm aiming for my first powerlifting competition in November. Getting excited.

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    1. Thank you Deb!!!! <3 GOOD LUCK! You're gonna kick so much ass!

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  14. You look amazing Sable!! Congrats on your progress-your arms are looking so defined. I'm glad you were able to figure out your body's imbalances and get something to help with your thyroid. It can be super frustrating when your body is holding onto weight because of something being off.

    I had that problem due to a particular birth control I was on, and kept gaining weight even while eating well and training for a half-marathon. Since September I've been on a different med, and between that and watching what I eat, I'm slowly losing the weight I'd gained. It's such a wonderful feeling.

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    1. Thank you SO much Magdalena! <3 It is SUPER frustrating to look at the scale month in and month out and think, I'm doing everything right, what is going on?!?!?!

      I'm glad you figured out your BC situation!! Hormones are so tricky.

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  16. It seens as though your forgot the part thanking me for nonstop bugging you to get your thyroid checked since we started dating :)

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  17. PS. Your not looking too bad ;)

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  18. Thats so awesome Sable!!!! You look AMAZING and know you can do it! I'm really excited for you. Keep up the good work, it will definitely pay off. :)

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  19. Yeah girl OF COURSE you can do it! I think it would be so much fun to compete in powerlifting. Hopefully your new medicine gets your body doing what it should be. Happy for you!

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  20. Good lord you look AMAZING, Sable. Hard work, dedication and knowledge always pays off.

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  22. YAY go you, I'm loving this post *high five* :-)

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  23. Competing is so much fun, you'll love it! I have my next comp on July 7th. The buzz is awesome :-)

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    1. I'm so excited!!! :D Good luck in July!

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  24. Yus! Good job! Congrats :) It must feel good to have knocked those pounds off!

    (btw I did my first session of dedicated lifting today with my PT and kinda loved it! Apparently my dead lift is pretty perfect *dusts off shoulders* haha. It was pretty darn fun even though I was only using the bar so I can get the technique right! Just had to share the buzz with someone :) )

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    1. You are SO ahead of the curve!!! Congrats!! It took me like a year to deadlift correctly lol!!

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    2. Haha thanks! Early days but initial thoughts are that I'm gonna stick with it! Don't ask me about my squat in general...gotta work on that...ahem haha. My bung knees are like wuuut are you doing and have a mind of their own :)

      Congrats again, you're an inspiration :)

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  25. Yay!!!! 14 weeks!!!! Let's get it!

    T.

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  26. You're looking amazing, Sable! How on earth, have you managed to lose 20 lbs.? Well you’ve done an awesome job. That's great!
    And I am glad that you are fulfilling your dreams! Go Sable!!!!!
    I meant to ask about your hypothyroidism. I have that problem too. Are you on meds? Or do some kind of healing diet to fix that?

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    1. I'm on meds =) There are diets that are supposed to help with healing but it's an endocrine problem so I'd rather address the endocrine system directly, you know? =) The meds I'm on don't seem to have any side effects other than the fact that I'm not tired and cold all the time anymore, which is WONDERFUL haha.

      Thank you so much!! <3

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  27. Glad you got your meds sorted. hard to make progress when the endocrine system is wackadoodle.

    Now. The banner pic of you in the grey fitness top... holy freaking shit!

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  28. Exciting plans! And so great that you've discovered what was holding back your progress - now you can flyyyy!

    PS I think we may be competing on the same date or at least the same weekend ;) Prep-buddies :) Nic x

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  29. OMG OMG OMG!!!! I am SO excited for you!!! I can't wait to follow every blog post of your prep journey! you are going to ROCK IT!!!!!!

    xoxoxo

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    1. Thank you SO MUCH Andrea! I have been reading & re-reading your prep posts for the past few weeks!!

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  30. so jealous of your arms, woman!! ROCKING IT!!

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  31. Get it, Sable! I'm most excited to hear about your figure competition adventures. With my tore up stomach marks from having kids, it'll never happen for me, but can't wait to hear more about figure for YOU!

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  32. YOU LOOK AWESOME!! Go for the competition, girl! You deserve it after all your hard work and dedication.

    ps: I like your new header of you and Max ;)

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  33. Congrats on your weight loss! I'm glad you've got your meds all sorted out. Sometimes our bodies can be so frustrating, the wonderful things that they are!

    And congrats on your decision to compete - I hope my post didn't come across as criticising anyone doing comps! You sound like you are in a really great place and I know you're going to do GREAT! xoxo

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