So I’ve been in a bit of a workout and diet slump. I spent the better part of 2010 being very disciplined. I ate well, worked out 6 days a week. In spite of having a full time job and being alone with Novali, I made it work. For a whole year, I could count on one hand how many workouts I missed. I was on fire! And it was easy to eat well, because I’m a creature of habit. I could eat chicken breast and veggies every night and it wouldn’t phase me. Now that Syed and I are living together, I feel like I need to provide more variety with my meals, which means more time to plan and prepare foods. So I’ve let myself slack a bit. I’m still working out 5-6 times a week, but I’ve slacked on the eating part. I wish I could say that working out was enough, but clearly it’s not. I also think that I became comfortable in that I maintained a very steady weight all last year. Again, because I was consistent in my efforts. In the past few months, I’ve gained a few pounds. Not a lot, but enough where I’m feeling the effects. I’m experiencing that dreaded “none of my pants fit” feeling. At least not the pants I’ve been wearing the past year. And I do NOT want to go back to my pre-weight loss clothes. So it’s time to re-evaluate and focus!!! Hey, I’m human, I probably burned out on my efforts and it’s time to get serious and back on track so that I’m ready for the warm weather clothes! Not to mention, so that I feel healthy and confident.
Starting tomorrow, I am going back full force to my favorite workout program ChaLEAN Extreme. Chalene didn’t let me down the first time around, and I’m sure that if I focus on my eating, I will be back at my goal weight in no time!
In addition to that, I’ve challenged myself and friends to a week of no fast food/take out. To help me with that, this week I will be following the 5 Day Inferno meal plan that came with my TurboFire. It’s an eating plan that is designed to cleanse your body and change your daily eating habits. I will be doing it with Syed Ahmed and Grisel de la Torre. Grisel will be following the actual TurboFire 5 Day Inferno workout schedule. Syed is in the middle of P90X and will follow his regular routine.
I’ll be blogging all this week about my meals and workouts. I appreciate any support and motivation! If anyone wants to join me for the next 90 days, we can help keep each other accountable!
I took my starting stats this morning on my digital scale and they were:
Body Fat: 25.3%
Body Muscle: 41.8%
I will take my before pictures and measurements tonight. Now it’s off to the grocery store to get everything I need for the week!
You'll lose the weight in no time. It's just like riding a bike :) You may find that the workouts seem a little easier, you can thank muscle memory for that, all it means is that you'll just have to increase the intensity and/or weights that you're using
ReplyDeleteGood luck!