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forsanitysake
04-06-08, 3:09 am
It's 2:57am. eastern standard time, i should be in bed, have to wake up by 9 tomorrow, but im still awake. Why? because today i skipped a meal, was too busy hanging out with some friends to notice it was time to eat, so what do i do...i stay up until i can fit in those extra calories.
Sure im going to wake up at 5am and sleepily choke down a shake but I'm a hard gainer, every meal counts. The flu + getting my wisdom teeth pulled+2 months of lost training= me losing 20 f*%kin pounds. I have worked too long and too hard to get where i was to just have it go away in a matter of weeks. So here i am eating for the 8th time today, just so i can get back to my previous weight. So...why am i still awake?......For Sanity Sake
It's 3 o clock and your still awake and you 'have' to wake up at 9 your only gonna get 6 ours of sleep go to bed and get atleast 8 hours
It's 3 o clock and your still awake and you 'have' to wake up at 9 your only gonna get 6 ours of sleep go to bed and get atleast 8 hours
that is true, sleep is just as important as food. you shouldv just accepted that u missed a meal and gotten to bed.
it was pretty stupid to stay up in my opinion.
Pizzalamp
04-06-08, 1:07 pm
I wouldnt say it was "stupid" No one is perfect...we all have off days
Just dont let it happen again...get all your meals in and get some good sleep the next night
simpleguy
04-06-08, 1:09 pm
sleep is just as important in gaining weight as food... you said you're a hardgainer, than you must get loads of rest
Pokoritel
04-06-08, 1:11 pm
All the "friends" I ever had that held me back from accomplishing my goals I got rid of em...you should do the same.
dominate77
04-06-08, 2:22 pm
All the "friends" I ever had that held me back from accomplishing my goals I got rid of em...you should do the same.
it doesn't really sound like they were holding him back, it sounds like he just lost track of time cause he was having fun or something like that and didn't notice it was time to eat, no reason to blame his friends for it
but i agree, i'd never sacrifice an extra meal for 2 hours of sleep, if anything i'd just eat more at the other meals that i had left...
All the "friends" I ever had that held me back from accomplishing my goals I got rid of em...you should do the same.
I think that is a good general rule, even if it may not apply to this particular situation. People that constantly keep you from doing the things you know you have to do, fuck them and move on. Sounds harsh, but real friends understand and want you to do the best you can with whatever you are doing.
born0withno0soul
04-06-08, 8:34 pm
hey bro i understand it sucks to miss a meal but at this time sleep is more important
calcaneous
04-06-08, 10:04 pm
you should have just had a nice big-old mass shake and went off to bed.
forsanitysake
05-01-08, 4:10 pm
i appreciate the response,i really just needed to vent that day and didnt expect a response but you guys are awesome and all of your suggestions were taken into consideration i've been workin on gettin the proper rest and im happy to report after much eating my meals on time and workin harder than i ever have i am back up to my previous weight and im still growin so thanks for the support as i suddenly realize im not alone in this struggle
BarryClark
05-02-08, 12:25 am
so thanks for the support as i suddenly realize im not alone in this struggle
That is what makes the Forvm so powerful...when you decided to become a member here, you gained access to a sacred brotherhood that would never let you go it alone--if only you ask for help when you need it--and we ALL need it from time to time. Thank God for the Internet; it help shorten the geographical distance between us rare breeds.
Barry
P.S. If you post on The Forvm you should definitely expect a response! LOL
I agree with Born0WithNo0Soul...chalk it up to missed meal and get to bed. I know it sucks. I may be wrong, but I am willing to bet that most members are far more critical of themselves than they would ever be anyone else.
Your train just missed a stop; it didn't derail.
simpleguy
05-02-08, 5:55 am
I gotta add this, don't let live pass you by just because of bodybuilding... it's good to hang out with your friends every once in a while
so don't feel bad for it if it happens just on certain occasions
Carpe Diem P.T
05-02-08, 8:32 am
wow you missed a meal? big freakin deal. Thousands of peoples lives ended today for pointless reasons and its the end of your world because you missed a meal?
you lost 2 months of your life having teeth pulled while you had the flu. People are rotting away working jobs in 3rd world countries for 8 cents a day or serving years of a prison sentence for a crime they didnt commit and you are upset you lost 2 months?
Harden up soldier. You have what it takes. Stop looking to the past for excuses and be excited about the future that you can create how you please!
wow you missed a meal? big freakin deal. Thousands of peoples lives ended today for pointless reasons and its the end of your world because you missed a meal?
you lost 2 months of your life having teeth pulled while you had the flu. People are rotting away working jobs in 3rd world countries for 8 cents a day or serving years of a prison sentence for a crime they didnt commit and you are upset you lost 2 months?
Harden up soldier. You have what it takes. Stop looking to the past for excuses and be excited about the future that you can create how you please!
x2 - be a fuckin man!
jeff00z28
05-02-08, 1:43 pm
ive had the same problem lately. ive been staying up at 1-2 everynight staring at the tv or computer like a zombie. u just have to be motivated for the next day to get to sleep. like for me i hate my job right now cuzz i just sit at a desk most of the day so im justnot that motivated for the morning
Carpe Diem P.T
05-02-08, 7:47 pm
i hated my job so i found a sitter 2 nights a week for my 2 kids and went straight from working all day, to study at night.
it took me 2 years but now im working as a personal trainer, running my own gym and choosing my own hours. You make the choices right now that will depict how the rest of your life plays out.
forsanitysake
05-04-08, 10:00 pm
again thanks for the response but i was not whining or not being a man, i was venting. Is it not ok for someone to speak his mind without hearing "be a man" or suck it up? its not like im some whiny fucker whose new to this, i know the sacrifice and i know the woes but you gotta get shit off your chest and NOT have someone throw it in your face like your some whiny amateur. And who said i wasn't going to hang out with friends..you guys read way too much into it, i sincerely appreciate all the comments but if your going to comment at least make it constructive, like those who said it's ok to miss a meal and get some sleep...that was helpful, but (not to sound confrontational) those who just want someone to trash b/c they think they know better need to take that shit elsewhere, its a waste of time for everyone.
BarryClark
05-05-08, 12:34 am
again thanks for the response but i was not whining or not being a man, i was venting. Is it not ok for someone to speak his mind without hearing "be a man" or suck it up? its not like im some whiny fucker whose new to this, i know the sacrifice and i know the woes but you gotta get shit off your chest and NOT have someone throw it in your face like your some whiny amateur. And who said i wasn't going to hang out with friends..you guys read way too much into it, i sincerely appreciate all the comments but if your going to comment at least make it constructive, like those who said it's ok to miss a meal and get some sleep...that was helpful, but (not to sound confrontational) those who just want someone to trash b/c they think they know better need to take that shit elsewhere, its a waste of time for everyone.
The fact that missing a meal bothers you this much proves you are not a whiny amateur...you obviously take this very seriously. I have heard it many times: "I'd rather miss a workout than a meal." Don't fret too much over it. Life will get in the way from time to time....Nobody can eat perfectly 24/7/365....it's what you do on a CONSISTENT basis that matters. I agree with him; if you can't be constructive then don't waste your time and his.
Carpe Diem P.T
05-05-08, 5:24 am
The fact that missing a meal bothers you this much proves you are not a whiny amateur...you obviously take this very seriously. I have heard it many times: "I'd rather miss a workout than a meal." Don't fret too much over it. Life will get in the way from time to time....Nobody can eat perfectly 24/7/365....it's what you do on a CONSISTENT basis that matters. I agree with him; if you can't be constructive then don't waste your time and his.
we were attempting to pep him up with tough love. lol
he wasnt after constructive criticism. He wanted to know why he was still awake which im pretty sure remains unanswered.
No one was trashing you, just trying to point out the positives within your negatives.
So to answer your question 'why am i still awake?', i would say its because you are waiting up to eat more meals...which you already pointed out yourself. lol
forsanitysake
05-05-08, 7:45 am
i answered the question myself..im still awake, for sanity sake, thats why i maintain this lifestyle is for my own sanity thats why i use this name..and your right i wasnt after criticism, nothing i said warented a response from anyone, but i still got people tellin me to be a man and that im stupid, so no not everyone was being helpful
Carpe Diem P.T
05-05-08, 8:09 am
i answered the question myself..im still awake, for sanity sake, thats why i maintain this lifestyle is for my own sanity thats why i use this name..and your right i wasnt after criticism, nothing i said warented a response from anyone, but i still got people tellin me to be a man and that im stupid, so no not everyone was being helpful
lol. they said you did something stupid. not that you were stupid and as you are entitled to your opinion, im sure you would agree others are entitled to share theirs. They wont all be what you want to hear but thats the beauty of it. a balance of positives and negatives to filter though.
lol. they said you did something stupid. not that you were stupid and as you are entitled to your opinion, im sure you would agree others are entitled to share theirs. They wont all be what you want to hear but thats the beauty of it. a balance of positives and negatives to filter though.
exactly, if uv come to have your ears tickled then you shouldnt be here. everyone makes mistakes, just accept u made one when u missed a meal and move on.
start a journey.
forsanitysake
05-05-08, 9:17 am
i will say your right noone called me stupid but said what i did was stupid, either way they werent encouraging and think that it was stupid to stay up however everyone is different which means diet/training/and also sleep so to say it was stupid to stay up shouldnt have been said b/c it would have, for me personally, been stupid to skip the meal, b/c of the way my body works...so im going to end this post now b/c it seems like all people want is confrontation or they want to make their own philosophies seem true or correct by trashing someone else's (who BTW is a Certified Personal Trainer and has a B.S. degree as a Health and Fitness Specialist which of course doesnt mean i know it all, it just means i know better than to trash other people's ideas about The Life.)
BarryClark
05-05-08, 1:50 pm
we were attempting to pep him up with tough love. lol
he wasnt after constructive criticism. He wanted to know why he was still awake which im pretty sure remains unanswered.
No one was trashing you, just trying to point out the positives within your negatives.
So to answer your question 'why am i still awake?', i would say its because you are waiting up to eat more meals...which you already pointed out yourself. lol
Yeah, we can all be tough sometimes...I bet some guys on here snack on rusty nails and broken glass on their cheat days---because they can and it tastes freakin great! LOL I am having a tough time sleeping too...why? Because it is fucking hot...yeah, I know AC and it is on---but damn it gets expensive. I like my room to be like a crypt when I sleep--NO light, cold(low mid to hi 60's), and the sound of hi-speed fan. I have a hard time sleeping when I am hot-- Just laying there like a piece of meat, tossing and turning, marinating in my own savory man-juices. It's fucking disgusting. It's like I am not really asleep and I'm not really awake, so I wake up tired and pissed off. I dig this city but the heat and humidity suck--walk around all day with a permanent case of swamp ass. Whew! I feel better now that I have vented. Thanks for reading.
Carpe Diem -
Tough love used to be the way everything was handled. It's different with this generation. Everyone is looking for a pat on the ass. Case in point: This thread. Miss a meal? Ok...say fuck it and go to bed. Not the end of the world. Now, however, people post it on an online forum and look for people to pat them on the ass and tell them it's ok. Make a log and put things like this in it..that way I know what I am getting into before I click on a thread.
HAWK
forsanitysake
05-05-08, 2:31 pm
That was my first post, i didnt expect a response and when i got one i didnt expect it to be a bunch of douche bags talkin trash about how i need to be a man, i wasnt looking for anything but a place to vent about my dedication to The Life, this is the place to do it, my intentions were not to whine but to talk about why i am still awake at such a late hour just like all of you im sure talk about how much time you spend in the gym or preparing your meals..tough love is not generational my friend i know too well what tough love is my old man was a schizophrenic and used to beat the hell outta me sometimes for no reason. There was no telling him how you felt you just felt how he wanted you to. I'm not talkin about time out bend over let me spank you with a belt, just balls to the wall closed fist beating the shit out of me and my family and IM NOT WHINING, just because people say some real shit every now and then doesnt mean they are being a whiny bitch. That shit made me who i am today...and thats NOT A WHINY BITCH.Thats why i waited so long to join the forum i knew there would be a bunch of im better than you, quit being a whiny bitch, im too hardcore or insecure to say anything positive to or about anyone else, mother fuckers like you guys, i mean really i was talking about how i stayed up to fit in a meal i missed because thats my priorities food is more important than rest for me b/c i dont need as much rest, no whining there..then i talked about how i lost 2 months of training and i was fighting my way back to where i left off, no whining there, if anyone were to comment on anything it should be the second point and even then it should be encouraging, i mean really when someone starts a journey do you talk shit to them??? you guys are ridiculous and have ruined this whole experience for me
Carpe Diem P.T
05-05-08, 5:03 pm
lol.
How you experience things is entirely up to you my friend. You are the maker of your own destiny.
Pizzalamp
05-05-08, 5:17 pm
That was my first post, i didnt expect a response and when i got one i didnt expect it to be a bunch of douche bags talkin trash about how i need to be a man, i wasnt looking for anything but a place to vent about my dedication to The Life, this is the place to do it, my intentions were not to whine but to talk about why i am still awake at such a late hour just like all of you im sure talk about how much time you spend in the gym or preparing your meals..tough love is not generational my friend i know too well what tough love is my old man was a schizophrenic and used to beat the hell outta me sometimes for no reason. There was no telling him how you felt you just felt how he wanted you to. I'm not talkin about time out bend over let me spank you with a belt, just balls to the wall closed fist beating the shit out of me and my family and IM NOT WHINING, just because people say some real shit every now and then doesnt mean they are being a whiny bitch. That shit made me who i am today...and thats NOT A WHINY BITCH.Thats why i waited so long to join the forum i knew there would be a bunch of im better than you, quit being a whiny bitch, im too hardcore or insecure to say anything positive to or about anyone else, mother fuckers like you guys, i mean really i was talking about how i stayed up to fit in a meal i missed because thats my priorities food is more important than rest for me b/c i dont need as much rest, no whining there..then i talked about how i lost 2 months of training and i was fighting my way back to where i left off, no whining there, if anyone were to comment on anything it should be the second point and even then it should be encouraging, i mean really when someone starts a journey do you talk shit to them??? you guys are ridiculous and have ruined this whole experience for me
bro...i understand where youre coming from...remember, among the ones who will cut you down are the ones who will support you...stay strong...there are some good guys on here...hope you stick around to know them
InkdMuscle
05-06-08, 3:13 pm
It's 2:57am. eastern standard time, i should be in bed, have to wake up by 9 tomorrow, but im still awake. Why? because today i skipped a meal, was too busy hanging out with some friends to notice it was time to eat, so what do i do...i stay up until i can fit in those extra calories.
Sure im going to wake up at 5am and sleepily choke down a shake but I'm a hard gainer, every meal counts. The flu + getting my wisdom teeth pulled+2 months of lost training= me losing 20 f*%kin pounds. I have worked too long and too hard to get where i was to just have it go away in a matter of weeks. So here i am eating for the 8th time today, just so i can get back to my previous weight. So...why am i still awake?......For Sanity Sake
Shit happens. But remember its not how we got knocked down that counts. Its how we can get back up from being knocked down and still moved on. So dont worry you will get back on the swing of things and get shit started again.