If a water buffalo only knew…& Why are MOMs always right?
How much in common I have with it right now. Second time this month I am bloated to boot. Water buffalo, I said to Rod I feel as big as a Water Buffalo BUT if he dares agrees or calls me one, he’ll be wacked in the head with my yoga mat….see PMS came late too. AUNTIE FLOW is here with her assistant Pissed Mad Sad and Depression. 
Why why Eve - did you eat the apple!!!! **why**
If it was any other day I do not want to move a hair on his head, but days like this If I had a shoe I would hurl it at him, making sure to hit some good spots.
Sorry guys……….this is me on a PMS roll.
Hey, it’s just a thought, pure blissful thought but I wouldn’t really do it. Not a crime right? LOL
Ok so WHY MUST MOMS BE RIGHT!!!!!!! I want to just scream!
I hope this is Miss Aunt Flow talking and not me. As Briahnna is and some of my other buddies feel about the scale, I want to hurl mine across the room, stomp on it a few times and make sure it reads 135 forever; but this won’t be happening anytime soon. I am also frustrated with the scale. It’s like 6 months and I maintain, maintain, maintain.
I’m a fighter always have been and always will be. I don’t really mind the scale, I just want it to reflect my dedication to this lifestyle. hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahaaaaaahhh
Whatever, time to move on scale - you don’t rule me and never will.
My thing is my mom said to me more then once that basically, no matter what I do, I won’t get much smaller then I am now. At first I was angry. Here I am, I lift weight consistently, change my routine consistently, do my cardio, my yoga, my pilates, my bootcamp and everything in between; maybe just maybe I’m not meant to be smaller then this. I’ve changed my eating habits. I eat better then I have in this whole life of mine. But of course - scale LAUGHS AT ME HAHA! You ain’ sh**! Scowls at scale!!!
Above is a picture of me when I was 15 years old and a bridesmaid to my friend for her wedding. My arms, my nemesis - the very thing I’ve worked so hard to make slender - looks smiliar to that but more toned. I’ve been looking at old pictures from high school, I must admit, I think that this is where my journey is almost nearing the end.
BUT THE OTHER HALF OF ME, the one not on PMS will not accept this. I know I can go further. I know I can get leaner and slenderize those arms. I won’t let anyone or anything dictate how far I go.
I will push beyond my comfort zone. I don’t know when I will get there, but I will get there. I refuse to give in and maintain this physique. I just want those slender arms. I really work my butt off to get a nice upper body.
Well, only time will tell.
Well, Wednesday night - the bomb! I had so much fun in both Kickboxing and Pilates! Whoo hoooo!!!
You look beautiful in the picture :o)
I had a great laugh at the beginning of your blog… tell the assistant you don’t need any assisting at least not in those departments! Is Rod wearing a full on bodysuit of armor yet…if not tell him I’m warning him he should think about it lol.
As far as your mother goes it sucks doesn’t it… I don’t know how tall you are, but if my BMI said I was in the good range for my height at the weight you are then I would consider it to be ok and continue to get toned and if I lost it would be bonus, but then again I’m not you maybe I wouldn’t like it I’m not anywhere near your shoes so I wouldn’t know. What I do know is your going to continue to push yourself further because thats the kind of person you are and you are going to get to that darn goal weight and get those damned lean & hott @ss arms!
I’m a shorty hon 5′3″ on a very good day :). I’m suppose to be 110 lbs. Like that would ever happen! But I do want to get to darn 140 and I’ll be happy. Stupid scale doesn’t think that number fits me!
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I love the 5′3″ on a good day teehee I say I’m 5′1″ pushing 5′2″ on a good day lol mine says I can be 100-105 (I think) something crazy small like that yeah right! Yes 140 would be nice for you it’s not like your asking for that 110 lbs like the comp. says, it’s the least the scale could do lol… k either we take the scales and shoot them or we start smooth talking them I can’t decide which is better lol…
Ok, let me just say a couple of things….and I am so grateful I am far away from you because you would aim that shoe right at me….THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST HIDEOUS DRESS I HAVE EVER SEEN!! Are you sure the girl was your friend? LOL!! How could she make you wear that!! OMG…I hope you no longer speak to eachother!!
I agree with you…and not mom….I love mom…afterall, she gave the world the gift of her beautiful child…and that my dear, YOU ARE…I say keep going, God knows you look more toned each day….you are one hot mamacita…so we’re not listening to the naysayers EVEN if they are our mothers!!
Hang in there superstar, because YOU CAN AND YOU WILL REACH YOUR GOAL!
I agree with Jo. Dont listen to anyone but yourself. Having said that… I will say that you look FANTASTIC! I cant believe that picture is of you when you were just 15. Looks like you havent aged…. darn it, why cant I have your Genes?!
You keep going the way you’re going. With all that muscle you’ve built, of course you’ll be on your plateau for a bit longer than usual. Once your body’s done making muscle, and starts burning off the teeny tiny bit of fat on you, your body fat precentage and your weight will drop again. Have you had your body fat precentage measured? Maybe look into getting that done to help motivate you a bit.
First of all, you look so pretty in that pic!
Second,sorry about Autie Flow’s visit…hope its brief.
and last…I dont know if you have reached “the end” or not as far as your body…I do feel there is a point with all of us that it has to level out. All you can do is keep making the best choices for you…for your body and push that scale aside for a bit. Maybe it is a period of adjustment for your body…
Bottom line, you look GORGEOUS Nancy! You have done amazing things…you bust your butt and need to be proud of how you look.
Love you!
nancy, sorry you feel like crap aunt flow loves to play with our emotions, and know excatly what to do to tick us off….
oh by the way you will reach that goal….with the dedication that you take care of you soon it will pay off….about the darn scale i believe we all want to just take a hammer and break it to pieces….H5 my friend
Aw! you look like an adorable barbie doll in that dress!
Don’t fret too much about the scale, You work out ALOT, I am sure the majority of that is muscle mass at this point. You may loose more weight, but don’t let that number define you. Are you healthy, active, beautiful and strong? Then %$#$ the number, your at a good weight.
Nancy, it is Aunt Flo getting to you.I can’t wait till she is tooo old to visit me anymore..You are a beautiful lady that has accomplished so much and further more you have done so much for alot of us here just by being who you are, (a fighter,strong woman)I think that you look great and keep doing what you are doing and it will all fall into place Keep the positiveness and heres ((((HUGS))))…
Sure you could lose. You could stop eating a little protein and stop lifting weights. Your body would change to a little less then desired shape and you would weight less. So what about the scale! Create your body and love it. You have done everything to create a healthy body and it is saying, thank you. You could play around with the C:P:F ratio, but something tells me, you have a great one for mental and physical well being, am I right? You always sound so pumped and positive, hottie. Now, from someone who has gone from awesome to not so ideal, I would treasure the good health and body, because that is PRICELESS.
How do we forget though our mother’s words? They are right only because they are in our heads. *shooshes them out*
Have a great day Nancy.
I agree with the girls. You look beautiful and looking at your pictures I’m not so sure where you want to lose the weight?
I would get my body fat measured. You might have alot of muscles and as you know muscles are heavy. IF…and I say IF…there is any fat left you can spare, than you will lose it. After all you are Nancy! 
Somebody or something eat my comment
Here it is again:
I agree with the girls. You look beautiful and looking at your pictures I’m not so sure where you want to lose the weight?
I would get my body fat measured. You might have alot of muscles and as you know muscles are heavy. IF…and I say IF…there is any fat left you can spare, than you will lose it. After all you are Nancy! 
I doubt that you are meant to stay at that weight…. I think that’s just your pms thinking that. I mean look at how far you’ve came. And even though your weight has stayed the same I’m sure your inches has went down.
All I have to say is don’t give up!!! even if you do maintain your weight for another 6 months.. Isn’t that better than being 220?
Awww… You look too cute in that dress!
You are doing an awesome job! I don’t know *why* your body seems to be fighting you to hold onto it’s shape. At least it’s a cute shape! 
I can definitely see how it would be frustrating to constantly maintain even with all the HARD work you put in. Keep your head up, cuz you still look fabulous! 
Well I don’t know how much more I can add, because everything everyone’s said is so true! You are an insipiration to all, and if all you need to do is tone your arms, then you’ll do it! You will win this battle and you will show your mom that she’s wrong on this! And you and I will look smokin on the beach together in June!
*ducks as red stilletos wizzes over head*
K, listen up girly girl, cause Buttercup’s got somethin to say.
Mothers are not always right, but they DO have knowledge and instinct and should be listened to with respect. Not saying your not respectful of your mother at all. I wanna get that straight before you throw another stilleto my way. What I’m saying is, a mother knows instinctively some things about their children. She knows maybe ancestors you never knew. She knows who you most resemble… not only in looks, but in personality. I have a feelin (a groovy feelin) that she sees how well you’ve done with your shape, and she’s proud of that, but at the same time, she doesn’t want you dissappointed if you don’t reach what YOU think you should look like.
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd… (I’m not finished being groovy here), my two tie-dyed cents is, at 15 years of age you were not fully developed yet. And no, I’m not talking about just the “girls”. I’m talking about fully developed into a woman. As you grow older, your body DOES change, and I’m not talking about aging. Have you ever looked at pictures of celebrities and seen the changes in them from when they first got started in the business (some very very young) and how they have changed slightly as the years went by? Example… and my fav example at that… Brad Pitt. When he first got started in the business he was a young cutie patooty no doubt, but he was not fully developed into manhood yet. When he made those movies Troy and Legends of the Fall, he was. He was no longer the slim, trim young boy, but fully developed and although his body has changed, he still looked damn good.
What I’m saying (in a LOT of words) is that you can still go for that sweet little number, but even if you reach it, your arms may not look like they did when you were 15 years old. And I’m betting (groovily of course) that all that weight training you are doing is buffing you up quite a bit. If you want trimmer and leaner, maybe play around with your arm exercises, down in weight and up in repititions, yoga for lengthening out the muscles, etc.
Do some research and see what you come up with. You are not only beautiful, but you’re a bright full of life “groovy” gal that I KNOW ain’t gonna let a little pms mess with her for long.
Shine on! Peace, love, and happiness… and all that other flower power rainbow splashed goodness.
Hugggggggggggggggggggs,
Shan
I HEART this pic of you! It so reminds me of my childhood bf and her older sister growing up. They are Filipino and when they were 8 and 9 or so they were in their relatives wedding (would have been about the same time as this was taken) and the dresses and hair styles were VERY similar! Have you asked a doctor what they think about where your body is and if this seems like the right place for it with all the muscle you have and all the exercise you do? We can talk about what size we wear and how many inches down we are til we are blue in the face, but I know if the scale doesn’t get to where we want it, it can be so frustrating! I hope Aunt Flow and assistants don’t throw anyone over a bridge
I believe in you. You are doing everything right and you are dedicated to your lifestyle and your body. As long as you don’t go back to old ways (which I know you won’t) your body will do what is best for itself.
Don’t hurt Rod! LOL! Hang tough, girl!
Well first of all, I am a male! I am going to throw my hat in the room and if it comes out attached to your yoga mat I’ll not say a word and leave silently. Seriously, I liked you post. While I can’t and wont even try to guess how women feel at this time of the month I think you did a good job describing what most males can’t understand, not that we do not want to, we just ain’t got the brain power to fathom it.
Now to me you look like a drop dead beautiful woman and Rod is a lucky man. Don’t be too hard on yourself when you hit that wall and just maintain, maybe you need to try something different. When I was lifting weights and would hit the wall and not be able to lift much more, my coach advised I did less weight more reps. Usually within the week I was lifting more than before I hit the wall. Not sure how that works and it all maybe a mental game. But it did work. As for the scales, a man invented them, g figure!
Good luck to you in your journey!
girl take a breather and leave the mat in your car in case rod does say something dumb lol. you are sooo beautiful it will be okay my pretty lady you will mkae it to 140….weight yourself in the morning the week after tom leaves.
Girl, I’m with Shan on this one. At 15, your not even fully grown yet. Getting that body fat percentage might be a really good idea. That might give you more of an idea of your weight that you need. Lord knows you look amazing girl!
I remember how upset you were about your mom saying that. You have to separate yourself mentally from people telling you things like that. I remember how upset i was when my sister was telling everyone I would never seen 200 lbs. Watch me! It hurts but you gotta keep going.
Just remember girl, its not Rods fault that he’s a male and automatically becomes target when pms shows up lol.
I dont know why pms has to be like this…mine is coming around the corner. Now, might be a good time to do some extra pampering…extra workouts (i know how you love them) or nice bubblebath…whatever you like.
You said your a fighter and I truely believe that. Remember pms is not here for very long and hang in there ok.
Looks in cabinet for happy pills and I dont have any either!! Beer, vodka?? Naked men?? What can I get for ya girl?
I’m here girl as are so many of your buddies that love ya. Debbie
Ok my friend the model. Ms. Nancy whatever your mom says to you, YOU have to believe in what you want to achieve. Right? I have horrible memories of things my mother said. I just try to block them out.
I too agree with everyone here….you are amazing and one of the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.
At 140 you are georgous….if you believe you can lose more, then keep that awesome attitude and YOU WILL ACHIEVE!!!!
Hey,now put that darn shoe down….Play Nice
Hugs
Jane
I’m by no means the first person to say, “yep, I hear ya” on this one. I mean, this is exactly what I am facing now too. I’ve made all these great changes, working so hard and the scale is no co-operating.
But, I feel healthier and better and I know I am taking care of my body. That counts for soemthing.
I think it is easy to forget that muscle weighs more than fat. Do you think that you are still building muslce and so when you lose fat the change is not showing on the scale? Do you feel tighter, have you checked your measurements lately.
I noticed the previous answer says, you are georgous. I totally agree. I think you look great as you are but I can understand still wanting more.
Here’s a thought: Once, a guy I worked with when I was psycho working out said, “you know my sister finally lost the weight when she stopped obsessing about it.” I’ve thought of this often. Maybe in some “mental energy” way, by focusing on it so much, it stays (have you read the secret, kind of like that idea). I don’t know if this is true or not, but a thought to consider.
It will come, just keep going…I know you will get there!
I have been in a similiar spot for a while, like my body just doesn’t want to lose any more. I’m happy with what I look like except for wanting to tone up more, so I have decided to not pay so much attention to the scale and to focus on my weight training and how I look and how my clothes feel. If your body is refusing to drop more weight, there may be a reason.
You looked awesome then and now! I do feel your pain, my tummy is so flabby, and I get told “Your 50, this is a good as it get” I refuse to accept that, I beleive we can all keep striving, all our efforts will not be in vain! Hugs!
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Ah, PMS -1 of the wonders of being a woman. Hang in there -you’ll get past it. As for your battle with the scale -try to look in the mirror & focus on what you want to tone & change -try to fixate yourself on a number. Everyone is built different & sometimes we get this # in our head that just isn’t made for us. You look great! Keep up the healthy lifestyle!
God, you just reminded me how glad I am not to get aunt flow anymore(thanks to a hysterectomy)! I don’t know if your mom is correct or not on your body shape but one thing I do know is do the best you can with what you got ! You seem to be doing just fine ! Hugs, Kimmi
Beautiful picture of you Nancy!
PMS…..TOM…..hate both of them!!!!! You hang in there during this time, and don’t let them get the best of you.
You are doing great with your workouts, and everything….keep it up. I just know you will achieve what you set your mind to!!
Wanna borrow my neighbors 18-wheeler? Oh girl…I’m right there with ya…but here is the difference. You may not see the numbers go down because you don’t have the much more to lose. Honestly love, really look at how far you have come. REALLY look at how great you look in your freakin’ size 5 jeans. Now…this girl *points to myself* is really starting to get bitchy because I STILL have lots to lose. Sure, I have come far, but there is still the belly. Still the thighs. Still the ass. And if I’m not maintaining, I’m gaining. BUT with you in my corner along with the rest of the tribe…I will continue to fight. Thank you! Love ya!