Well my 12 week live fit trainer has now ended! I like to think of it more as a 12 week transformation, since I didn’t actually follow the program. It was a springboard that got me going. I started lifting again and cleaned up my diet. I ended up losing 5 pounds, but I think it was probably closer to 7 to 8 pounds, since I also put on some lean muscle. Things definitely started slowing down towards the end of the 12 weeks, and I actually started increasing my calories and carbs a bit in the last few weeks. It is amazing how things like this mess with your head! I have put on a few pounds in the past two weeks. I can tell that this could be the downfall for me. Maybe in the past it would, and for no other reason than I am not losing weight….my metabolism must be wrecked from all of this low calorie/low carb dieting. Um, my calories were probably around 1700, not that bad! My carbs were a little on the low side, but I think I have fixed that. For example I was eating ¼ of oatmeal along with my eggs for breakfast, and I am now up to 1/3 cup sometimes ½ cup. In addition I did all of this with minimal cardio. In fact the past week or two I did NO cardio! I want to start incorporating some HIIT, but not too much so hopefully it will have a bigger impact on fat loss. I just went back and checked my weights. On 6/11 I was 173.6 (all of these are at work) and on 8/8 (my lowest weight) I was 167.1, so that’s actually a total of 6.5 pounds! I also weighed in on 8/27 at 168.4 and today 9/1 at 169.95. Despite seeing my weight going up and knowing it’s not just muscle I actually feel pretty good. I am very optimistic about everything. I am at a very good weight right now. Of course I want to be super lean, but I have to be realistic and know that I have to look out towards my year goal and see where I am then. I also realize that you can’t continue to lose weight continuously. I have to learn to maintain and the scale will inevitably go up and down. I don’t think it will stay right at the same weight. I have to learn to deal with this, and I also will have to step away from the scale or I will go crazy! Of course weighing in from time to time is good also. Having said this I am going to try to get back to where I was a few weeks ago. I would like to do this with a little higher calorie/carb diet hopefully. Ideally I would like to maintain a weight (first thing in the morning) of 165. If I can do that through the end of December I will be happy! So to be more specific in the next month I am planning to:
1. Keep weight training the same (would love to add in some Romanian leg lifts)
2. Add in 1-2 days of HIIT
3. Eat clean (around 1850 calories per day)
4. Watch cheat days (these have gotten a little out of hand lately) I have to watch these and make sure I am getting my casein. I specifically need to work on Saturdays since this is the most important day of the week (leg day). May have to cut out cheats on this day altogether!
So we’ll see how it goes. Feeling pretty darn optimistic right now! In fact I KNOW I can do this!
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