You guyssssss.
I mean...it's not like I have anything else to do during the day. (LOL - too soon?)
All kidding aside - I was getting up early to work out ANYWAY before I got let go from my job.
But, I'm still at it.
Every single day.
Mostly.
I took off when I went to my mom's house (we went for the entire day), but mostly every single damn day.
Monday, July 20 (almost week 5)
Sunday, July 26
Monday, July 27
Tuesday, July 28
Wednesday, July 29 (6 weeks in!!!)
Friday, July 31
I have to get better at taking selfies. UGH.
The pic on the left is from July 13. The pic on the right is from today, July 31. I need to find a better spot for taking the photos. So the light is more consistent, etc.
Week 7 (August 4)
Week 7 (August 4) on the left.
Week 8 on the right.
Week 7 on the left.
Week 8 on the right.
You guys!! I'm really starting to feel a difference in my clothes!
My newest pair of yoga pants are now too big.
The other day was a "busy" one for me. I was supposed to have a phone interview at 9am, but right as I sat down to take it, it was postponed until the afternoon. Since I had planned to go to my mom's after the interview, I packed up the girls and headed over.
I knew we'd have lunch there and then head back home so I could take the call, which was now at 2:30pm.
The call went GREAT and it was just what I needed to end the week (8/7).
I decided to take the day off of working out, since by the time I had time, it was nearing dinner time.
I shifted my weight and got incredibly anxious. I couldn't just sit there.
I'm not sure what has happened to me, but I just felt like I had to do a workout.
So I decided to do a quick glutes/leg workout.
Well, when I got done with that, I didn't feel done.
So I crushed an upper body circuit.
You guys.
I have no idea what has happened to me.
I have found recently that I don't like "taking a day off" - I just don't. I don't feel good about myself and I feel restless. I'm not sure if it's a mind-shift or a physical one that's making my body actually crave it. Endorphins?
Also at week 7, I was able to increase my dumbbell weight to 10lbs.
I've been using small 5lb weights this entire time (along with resistance bands).
I'm excited that while of course they are harder, I'm able to do most of the workouts (minus the biceps stuff - can't do those reps for 1 min!) but chest, back, shoulders are doing well with the weight increase (seriously from 5lb to 10lb). I wish I could've done an 8lb before jumping to 10 but alas, I need to go with what I have (or what people lend me ;)).
It's definitely challenging, but that's good!
I'm at the place now that I don't want to miss a day. Not even a day!
Today, on the official 8 week mark of this journey, I had a job interview at 8:30am. I didn't want to try to work out beforehand, get ready and all that, so I got up, got ready and prepared myself for the interview.
It went well and they are looking to schedule Interview #2 soon.
As soon as it was over (it went over by 30 minutes!) I changed my clothes and hit up a new back routine.
Today, August 12, 2020.
Now, let's talk about my favorite subject:
FOOD.
I've been enjoying 1-2 smoothies a day. I've found a great fruit/veg frozen combo that I blend with low-fat Greek yogurt, a half frozen banana and some ice. It's my new fave. The girls also love smoothies so I just swap out soy ingredients for any milk/dairy I use.
Although the goal here is not to lose weight necessarily, I have shed a few pounds in this process.
One of my newfound favorites. Those tomatoes came from my garden.
Fresh veggies everyday. These also came from my garden. Salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and olive oil. Popped it in the air fryer for 15 minutes! This paired with some seasoned, grilled chicken is just so good. The KEY is seasoning. Put more on than you think. Otherwise everything is so bland. SALT your meats, people! It doesn't make it salty, it makes it taste MORE of itself, if that makes sense.
Snack: 1.5 TBSP of sunbutter on a plain rice cake.
Like I said before, I normally hovered around 125 - 127 pounds on any given day.
So as of now? My new hovering weight is 118-120 pounds. I feel comfortable saying that I've lost 6-7lbs in 8 weeks. Just by eating better, being mindful of portions and lifting weights or doing some sort of body-weight exercises.
I'm not counting macros, but I'm kinda getting interested. I calculated my total energy expenditure and it's around 1800 calories. I'm not one specific body-type either, but more of a combination of two (Endomorph and Mesomorph).
Because of this data, along with my height, weight, etc. I should be consuming:
CARBS - 40%, which would be about 180 grams
PROTEIN - 35% which is about 157 grams
FAT - 25%, which is about 50 grams
Again, I'm not about to really start counting, but the above is a good baseline for me to keep an eye on and loosely follow.
I can feel it in my pants. However, the belly/baby pooch that I have going on feels like it'll never go away.
That won't discourage me though. I know this is not going to be a short process - I'm not looking for a quick fix. I'm looking to be healthier. I'm looking to feel and be stronger.
So, let's keep at it.
I'm super motivated this time and I think it has to do with the fact that I'm learning that this is a long ass process and seeing or feeling immediate results is unrealistic.
AND, again, I used to be focused on weight loss more so than being stronger or have more muscle mass.
I'm ok gaining weight if that means I'm gaining a booty ;)
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