Client stories...week 1

How did these ladies do? Here are their updates

Azul….So my goal for the rest of the year is to get learner again…that means FAT LOSS. I’m pissed at myself because I was close to achieving this goal at the beginning of the year. Then, for some reason, I got tired of tracking and consequently I noticed my pants weren’t fitting as loose as they were. Oh well, I’m back on the wagon. Back to tracking again and adding more cardio for now. For me, diet is everything. No matter how hard I train, I don’t see any results if I’m not in a calorie deficit. I don’t deprive myself of any particular food item, I must make adjustments. If it’s a high calorie item, I adjust my other meals. I’d probably do better on my diet if I incorporated prepping meals but I struggle at it….I don’t like to cook. My progress for this week….scale says I lost 3# but I think that’s all water weight. Until next time…ta ta for now.

KM……Failed at focusing the beginning of the week. Was able to quiet the noise in my head by talking, but it left me and, unfortubately, my partner with little to no ability to concentrate on our workout. Towards the end of the week I was able to focus on my form and engage the intended muscles when I stopped talking and shut everything and everyone out. My goals for next week is to continue to focus on my form and workout with a clear mind and to control my food portions.

Leizel….It was a successful workout week but not a successful calorie counting week. The week started off with me counting my calories but then Thursday came, and I had a change of diet plans. I stopped counting calories. I noticed that lifting heavier weights make me lose weight. Unfortunatley, it makes me hungier. Maybe I need to drink more water to keep me full. Hopefully next week will be better.

Shorty G….

As I’ve mentioned in my previous blog I like numbers. Numbers don’t lie.

That is why the weighing scale and the Lose It app are my friends.  They are good at what they do and what they do is keep you on track.

The scale.  Don’t you just have a love/hate relationship with your weighing scale?  Most days you probably hate it because the numbers on the screen usually do not match the number that’s in your head. When I decided to commit myself to this weight loss journey I surrendered to the power of the weighing scale.  It is hard to fight the truth! Since then it hasn’t steered me wrong.  I decided that the scale is my ally and like a good friend it is always there, quietly waiting for me to ask it how I am doing with my weight.  It is good at reminding me of my goal and how I got there.  Thrice a week it tells me if I am on the right track or not. Revisit your relationship with your weighing scale.  It is very honest. No drama. Just a straightforward answer every single time.J

 Lose It App. I did Weight Watchers in my previous life and I was not successful with it.  Melisa introduced me to the Lose It App and it’s the best thing!  It helps me track my daily calories.  It is a good guide on how you are doing with your food intake for the day.  It tells you the amount of carbohydrates, protein, fat, etc. that’s in your food.  You will make better meal choices with the help of this app.  Try it.  Like a good student, follow the numbers.  It will give you good results. 

Make friends with the weighing scale and the Lose It app. You will be in good company with these two.

 Next week.  Meal preparation and its role in my weight loss journey. I like this quote – “Fitness is 20% exercise and 80% nutrition.  You cannot outrun your fork.”

Me…So I was “officially” going to start my reverse diet last week. There were several days where I was “good” until dinner and toward the end of the week I just gave up.

Honestly I struggle when I’m not “prepping” for a show. I think, why do I have to “eat good” and “exercise” as I don’t really have any goals per se. I know it would be beneficial to reverse diet and do things the “right” way, but it’s hard. I do want to stay lean and have abs year round, but my actions and words don’t really line up. So, here I am asking myself the hard questions….how bad do you want it? Are you willing to stick with it to reach your goals? Are you going to stop making excuses? If the answers are not a confident yes, then stop whining and wishing and talking about it and give up. Honestly, it’s not a confident yes. I am unmotivated and certainly not in my groove. But I’m not going to give up – I want to continue trying but need to remind myself of what I want.

So as you can see, it’s not easy for me, I have my struggles, I lose motivation, I fail, I’m unsure, I want to give up – but I keep going and never quit.

I do have a painful hip – I do struggle with it always, but I believe sitting on that airplane for 12 hours made it worse. I’ve been having pain walking and I can’t shake it. When to the Chiropractor (thought is was uneven hips) – he said bursitis – tight muscles. Recommended stretching and inversion table and see him again for a minor adjustment. I don’t know. I guess I could go and lift upper body but I feel derailed and bummed and just waiting for it to get better so I’ve been out for over one week. That gives me no excuse to eat crappy…but somewhere in my twisted mind I am an “all or nothing” person.

So here I am – a month post show and the weight definitely packed back on. Again, sitting here stating “I’ll be ‘good’ today”. What am I struggling with? My injury is limiting my workout and I’m bummed because of that. I don’t know what my future competition goals are – and that uncertainty makes me lose focus. I burned myself out with trying to prep, DoU classes and online business, and life and I don’t want to do anything. I really wanted to be self-employed with my business but it’s not picking up like I had hoped, I feel frustrated because I don’t know what to do. My son got a big injury that also hurt his heart and I’m trying to overly console him by being excessively attentive to all his wants/needs. So all this mental jabber is throwing me for a loop. It’s not “bad” or “negative” and please don’t take it as me complaining – I’m just saying this is what’s going on in my head and I use eating as a coping mechanism to not feel or go through these issues.

I decided today to stop letting these thoughts get the best of me and just keep moving forward. I may not know what path I’m on, but instead of self-destructing or standing still I will keep moving forward. I may not know “the right thing to do” but without judgement I will do what feels right for me at this moment.