In-case you men don�t know this�.women do not like to disclose their weight. �I sometimes wonder if this keeps some women from competing. This is the 1st sport I�ve been involved in where I�m constantly asked �how much do...
In-case you men don�t know this�.women do not like to disclose their weight. �I sometimes wonder if this keeps some women from competing. This is the 1st sport I�ve been involved in where I�m constantly asked �how much do you weigh?� or �what�s your weight class?� My point is�.not only do we girls have to be brave enough to get out there and fight, we have to tell our weight (and sometimes our age).
I have weighed the same weight most of my adult life (aside from during pregnancy). This seems to be a comfortable weight for me, I eat whatever I want, I can work out hard or not at all and no change. While this can be a good thing, when it comes tournament time, I always fall 3 lbs over the limit for my weight class. �I always end up struggling to lose these 3 lbs. After doing this many times now, I have become really good at dieting , I haven't tried to fight a teenager or threaten�to stab a hole in my child's blow up pool in years! (Yes, I am ashamed to say this really happened) �but, it's still never fun!
I have weighed the same weight most of my adult life (aside from during pregnancy). This seems to be a comfortable weight for me, I eat whatever I want, I can work out hard or not at all and no change. While this can be a good thing, when it comes tournament time, I always fall 3 lbs over the limit for my weight class. �I always end up struggling to lose these 3 lbs. After doing this many times now, I have become really good at dieting , I haven't tried to fight a teenager or threaten�to stab a hole in my child's blow up pool in years! (Yes, I am ashamed to say this really happened) �but, it's still never fun!
This past week I did my 1st actual weight "cut" (typically for jiu jitsu we weigh in within minutes of competing making a "cut" a tough option) I competed at Fight to Win Pro and we were able to weigh in the night before. I was pretty excited about this and didn't go real hard core on my diet thinking "I will just lose the water the day before" I chose to not eat or drink AT ALL the day before hoping to wake up on weight the day of, unfortunately...this was not the case! Some how, I had gained 2 lbs while sleeping and had to continue the cut all day on "weigh in day". �Well, I did make weight, in-fact I was 2 lbs under! That evening I had an IV, ate dinner and drank plenty of fluids. I was excited to feel amazing the next day, instead I woke up with a migraine, extremely�low blood pressure, nausea, dizziness and felt absolutely�horrible! I am writing this blog 3 1/2 days later and still feel like I haven't recovered completely. �
I'm sharing this experience to help make others aware of the dangers of dehydration! �For younger adults, recovery is much faster but, you still need to be careful (especially here in AZ where it's been over 110 for the past week) when you are a little older, the recovery time is much longer. I am lucky to have an awesome sponsor to help re hydrate�me (he may have saved my life ;) ) but, not everyone has that option. �Diet!! Stay Hydrated!! Train smart!! ��
I learned my lesson and I am hoping others will learn from my mistake! �
?*Parents..PLEASE do not ever have kids cut weight!!�
I'm sharing this experience to help make others aware of the dangers of dehydration! �For younger adults, recovery is much faster but, you still need to be careful (especially here in AZ where it's been over 110 for the past week) when you are a little older, the recovery time is much longer. I am lucky to have an awesome sponsor to help re hydrate�me (he may have saved my life ;) ) but, not everyone has that option. �Diet!! Stay Hydrated!! Train smart!! ��
I learned my lesson and I am hoping others will learn from my mistake! �
?*Parents..PLEASE do not ever have kids cut weight!!�
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Wrapping this up with a funny dieting experience fro a few years back: �a few days before a�tournament, I was having lunch at an Italian restaurant with Andrew (my Husband) �and some other guys from class, I ordered a salad and the waitress asked if I wanted regular or fat-free ranch, I said �regular� Andrew turned and looked at me knowing I was dieting, I said �What? at least I�m eating a salad�. The waitress gave him the dirtiest look (and probably spit in his food lol) probably thinking he was some crazy controlling husband. �Being my instructor, he may be only 1 in a handful of husbands that know their wife's �real� weight. Luckily he still thinks I�m only 27 ;)�?
