Banca’s BodyBlog

So I’ve been training seriously for a few months now, and I found that I wasn’t getting much fat loss out of it and I got really frustrated. I then started doing a great deal of research (mostly from the fact that I’m studying to be a PT) and realized that my biggest problem was purely this: I was eating too much! I was ingesting far above my maintenance level of calories. No wonder I just kept gaining muscle instead of losing fat! I couldn’t fit into my jeans and coudn’t understand how that was possible since I was working out so much. bleh.

After realizing that my diet was not where I needed it to be, it was obvious I needed to make some major changes. I cleaned up my diet a great deal. I was never the fast food, donuts, fried food kinda girl anyway, but there were quite a few things that I did eat on a regular basis (mostly baked goods) that I realize were holding me back from seeing the results I was looking for. Now, it’s been about two weeks since I cleaned up my diet and started eating every 3 hrs regularly. WOW, what a difference. I had always known that that was the correct course of action (5 small meals a day) but never really had the correct education to know what those meals needed to consist of, which is why I never stuck to it for a long period of time. So, two weeks in, and I’m already losing fat. I can see some of the muscle development that’s been hiding under there all along! It’s beautiful!

Now, I have set some new goals (they’re on my BodySpace) and invested in a skinfold caliper to better help me track my rpogress and make sure i’m not losing lean mass when I see those lbs drop on the scale. I’m positive that I am now on the right track to achieving the body I want.

What this has done for me is reinforce the fact that EDUCATION IS THE BASIS OF SUCCESS. All of my research has taught me so much about my body and my nutrition that I never even considered. It has also allowed me to shut out all of the useless banter that is out there about weight loss. Most of it is just marketing and lies. It amazes me that if people just took a little time to get their facts straight and stopped expecting immediate, miraculous results, they could actually have the ability to change their composition and become an overall better, more educated person. This is another reason I can’t wait to be a PT. I want to educate people and show then the correct and best way to achieve their goals. Knowledge truly is power and I’m using it to my advantage Of course there’s a lot more to what I’m doing than what I described above, but that’s the point. Do your own research and you’ll find what’s right for you.

 Cheers!