Only two weeks and Im having problems with eating, slightly motivation, and some questions

I felt really motivated these last two weeks but now am having problems mostly with the eating and intake of protein.  I honestly don't think I can get the protein down unless I drink at least 3 of the whey shakes a day.  Is this okay?  I know they say you should get your protein mostly from meals but I am not a big meat eater and its so hard because I am so full all the time now.  I think that I'm actually losing weight with all the protein that I'm eating which I dont know if this is good or bad for trying to build muscle.  Also because I'm so full all the time it's effecting my motivation at the gym I think because of discomfort from being bloated.  I also noticed that my boobs got smaller which bothers me and I don't know why this is happening.  Also, am I suppose to work one different body part each day?  I do the same three days in a row, is this going to stop my progress?  Any advice?  Thanks! 

Small meals more frequently will raise your blood sugar and your metabolic rate will rise to meet it.
Recuperation is very important and it sounds as if you might want to separate your workouts by a day; every other day is best for weights with aerobics on the off days.
There are a few questions. You mention brothers so I assume you are young enough to be living at home?
What are your goals? Hopefully, you just want to lose some fat and get toned. Personally, large muscles on women are not attractive. A slim, well toned woman is much more attractive than a 'She Man'.
Try to stay away from the shakes.
Eat lots of green vegetables.
Eat a complex carbohydrate WITH the protein. This will lower the glycemic index of the already low complex carbohydrate.
Again, eat small portions 6-7 times a day. This might be a 1/4 of a turkey breast
with a 1/4 cup of long grain brown rice [mix some salsa in with the rice, too].
See my post that I posted today.
Good Luck!
Topper

Hi thanks Topper.  Does taking the protein and creatine in combination with weight training make a woman manly buff???  I would like lean defined muscles but not bulky like the really big muscular women.  Also, I don't have brothers.  I said that my boobs are starting to look like they're getting smaller ever since I started this weight lifting thing and it was bothering me because I didn't understand why it was happening.  Is it true that if I do chest presses that they will get smaller and burn the fat in that area or is it just that general burning of fat will do this??  I really would like to keep them if possible. 

Creatine  makes the muscle retain water. Drinking plenty of water has many benefits. Water is a diuretic in itself. Most women don't drink enough because they have a tendency to retain it during their cycle. What they should be doing is drinking more water. Before a contest [a natural contest], the way to get the skin thin is to drink about a gallon a day for a few months and then stop drinking 24 hours before the event. What this does is that your body will process the water at the same rate that it had become used to and the skin will thin out. Drinking plenty of water is good for the skin, too. We are composed of about 2/3 water. When you do a body fat test, it will tell you how many pounds of water [liquid] you have. This way you can tell if you are deficient. I was surprised when my first fat test showed I was 6 pounds of water low! You need plenty of water to recuperate fully from workouts, too. The first few days of pounding water you will feel bloated and pee alot. Hang in there, because it will get better.
 
As far as losing size where you don't want to, it is a result of overall body fat loss.
 
It is difficult for women to get big because they don't have much testosterone. The big 'He Shes' use human growth hormone and testosterone [plus other, awful stuff] to get the size.
 
Women should do more aerobics than weights and when they do weights, light weights with numerous reps [12 per set].
 
Form in lifting is more important than the amount of weight.
 
Hope this helps!
Topper
 

Topper


Women should do more aerobics than weights and when they do weights, light weights with numerous reps [12 per set].
 
Form in lifting is more important than the amount of weight.
 
 

Terrible advice.....
Why should women train any differently from men?
Whats the point in lifting light weights????
Why should women do mostly aerobics???
 
While correct form is necessary....
It is not more important than the weight!!!
I could do 20 pound squats....with correct form....But I don't....because it will accomplish nothing.

Current Stack: HDROL,Celltech,Superpump 250, Glutamine,Beta alanine,Whey protein.

I agree with bulkingup.  A women can train any way she wants.  If she wants to get strong she should lift heavy.  If she wants to build endurance she should lift light.  Don't tell her what she Should and Shouldn't do because of your own personal preferance in women. 

Hi Chasm and Bulkingup, Thanks for the advice.  I do agree with him that I do not want to look like a man but I want long lean defined muscles.  If I take the 130g of protein and creatine in combined with weight lifting will I have the results Im looking for or look like a man?  Right now I am lifting the heaviest that I can complete a set of 15 reps three times in the best form.   I'm more doing it for looks but if strength is an added bonus then that is fine with me!  I want to still look like a woman.  Also I don't know if this is a problem but for some reason my legs are so much more enjoyable to do so I although I have been doing arms and stomach I am doing a lot less than the legs.  Thanks.

bulkingup

Topper


Women should do more aerobics than weights and when they do weights, light weights with numerous reps [12 per set].
 
Form in lifting is more important than the amount of weight.
 
 

Terrible advice.....
Why should women train any differently from men?
Whats the point in lifting light weights????
Why should women do mostly aerobics???
 
While correct form is necessary....
It is not more important than the weight!!!
I could do 20 pound squats....with correct form....But I don't....because it will accomplish nothing.

What bulking said.
To say that a woman shouldn't lift and lift heavy is, well really stupid

Gin Rummy: Simply because you don't have evidence that something does exist does not mean you have evidence of something that doesn't exist.(from the boondocks)

Ok I understand what you're saying. You want to look like a woman. I get that.
But I promise you that you will never look like a man. With years and years of dedicated training, and strict eating your body would probably look something like this:

http://www.lindacusmano.com/

What she does:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Italianangel/Phase1TrainingPlan808.pdf
Just know that her routine is built for her. It is not a beginner's routine! This is just an example of what you can do and still look like a woman.

IMO Linda's hot. Straight up. She looks like a woman, she is all woman. I'm a fan. haha.

Whats great about bodybuilding is that you can build what you want. If you want to have big legs and tiny arms. Just squat all day. I wouldn't suggest that but you could do it. If you get to the point that you think your arms aer getting too big, stop training them for a while and concentrate on things you want to work on for a while.

All of this can be done.

But in the beginning its important to gain muscle all over your body to have a good base to build on. You wont look like a man. You dont have the testostrone to look like us.

I'll tell it like this. You probably know that steroids build muscle (please dont jump on me its an example). Steroids enter your body and make you produce testosterone in massive amounts. men naturally have test in their bodies, as do women, the difference is that men have alot more of it. And less estrogen.

Now I just said a word you have heard. Women do have testostrone, but its held back by the fact you produce so much Estrogen.

You can never look like a man without steroids. I promise.

Gin Rummy: Simply because you don't have evidence that something does exist does not mean you have evidence of something that doesn't exist.(from the boondocks)

Women should do more aerobics than weights and when they do weights, light weights with numerous reps [12 per set].

WHAT WHAT WHAT!!!!!! I didn't read any further than that... terrible advice..,. You said yourself women can't get overly bulky with out supplemental help of the illegal kind... So why in THE HELL would you go and then say little girllly just do light weights and aerobics...GTFOH


Real women LIFT, real women can lift HEAVY, if they desire strength.

Now to the op if your loosing you boobs... eat more... you said your trying to put on some muscle that does mean you are going to need to add fat as well.  If you just want to lean up, and you have some excess weight your going to loose some of the "girls", fat reduces everywhere, and if you are young and haven't fully matured, as long as you eat enough (and I know you are asying that you are having a hard time with that), you will mature properly your boobs will reach their genetically predetermind right for your body size. 


Your new so start out with a nice full body, three day routine with a day rest in between each lift day.

Ya going to have to say I like women with a little bit of muscle. Just a preference, some men like twigs. I wouldn't worry about looking manly from creatine and protein and training.  If you messed with prohormones or steroids would be a different story if you aren't careful.

Sorry fellas....I guess 37 years of experience means nothing. Things have changed quite a bit since the advent of drugs.
You are giving advice to a beginner.
When you believe the steroid monsters that they have never done drugs, you have been fooled and lied to. This includes the women in body building.
The routines touted in the magazines are designed by the 'roid crowd'. Longevity is not something they are thinking of, just the next contest.
Re-read my full reply. I addressed the hormonal issue. What you are telling this woman is to lift heavy and hard.
Go for it.
Your egos are rampant and I bow out of this discussion.
Topper

Topper


Sorry fellas....I guess 37 years of experience means nothing. Things have changed quite a bit since the advent of drugs.
You are giving advice to a beginner.
When you believe the steroid monsters that they have never done drugs, you have been fooled and lied to. This includes the women in body building.
The routines touted in the magazines are designed by the 'roid crowd'. Longevity is not something they are thinking of, just the next contest.
Re-read my full reply. I addressed the hormonal issue. What you are telling this woman is to lift heavy and hard.
Go for it.
Your egos are rampant and I bow out of this discussion.
Topper

No one told her to start taking anabolic steroids.
Telling her to do "Mostly Aerobics" and to lift the Pink "barbie" weights isn't going to show her any results.
Lifting heavy and hard isn't going to make her big and bulky.....
Nobody was reciting a routine out of a "magazine" for the "roid crowd"
It's not "Our ego's" but Maybe yours was hurt from giving out useless information.
Maybe you should have told her she could turn Fat INTO muscle too while you were stuck in your 1973 Fitnessisms...LOL
 
P.S. Arnold was doing Drugs back in the 70's....Not that much has changed....Other than we know a lot more about building muscle "Naturally"

Current Stack: HDROL,Celltech,Superpump 250, Glutamine,Beta alanine,Whey protein.

I agree...

People (usually women) tend to think if they train heavy their going to get all bulky.

Not to mention that bulking (adding mass) comes 99% from a calorie surplus.  But the fact that I can promise you on everything that I know, no one has EVER accidently got big.  Hell I've been trying for three years and haven't had much luck.

ACE-CPT, NASM-CPT, AFPA-Nutrition Consultant 

Topper


Sorry fellas....I guess 37 years of experience means nothing. Things have changed quite a bit since the advent of drugs.
You are giving advice to a beginner.
nobody told her to lift her maxes... if you had said start out light until you have the form down nobody would have taken issue with your point... However you said women should focus on aerobics, and do some light lifting...
When you believe the steroid monsters that they have never done drugs, you have been fooled and lied to. This includes the women in body building.
nobody here suggested that pro female body builders don't use steroids... Actually you seem to be the one who is afraid the OP will get too bulky if she trains hard with weights. I am thinking it is safe to assume you were talking about body builders in general, not me personally, because if you are for a second thinking I have done steroids, well your blind.
The routines touted in the magazines are designed by the 'roid crowd'. Longevity is not something they are thinking of, just the next contest.

nothing to argue about there, we all agree

Re-read my full reply. I addressed the hormonal issue. What you are telling this woman is to lift heavy and hard.

I still don't understand why that is incorrect??? ^
Go for it.
Your egos are rampant and I bow out of this discussion.

It is not a matter of ego, it is a matter of yet another dude, telling a young girl not to mess with any real weight because that is not their place. Another dude, telling a young girl, just do some aerobics, that is a girl workout... Did you see her picture, she wants to GAIN some muscle (not 100 lbs, not a pro bodybuilder, just some visible muscle, on a very small starting frame), if a 15 year old boy came on this site wanting to be Brad Pitt from fight club starting weight at 110 lbs, would you tell him to go do some areobics, and doin't for the love of god pick up anything that is challanging...  just because he has a small muscle gain goal.... I don't think so... so why would you tell her... maybe during you 37 years of training, you didn't change your antuiquated thinking about female capabilities.
Topper

Topper


Sorry fellas....I guess 37 years of experience means nothing.

Doesn't mean jack when you are that far off base......

Topper
Personally, large muscles on women are not attractive. A slim, well toned woman is much more attractive than a 'She Man'.

Personal opinion only.  You can keep the Hollywood starlet twigs all to yourself. 

Topper
Women should do more aerobics than weights and when they do weights, light weights with numerous reps [12 per set].

HAHAHA, I about pissed my pants with this one! 

Well said there hardway!