The Best Shape of My Life!

Today I was so ticked at myself, the world, fitness, etc. Third week in a row that my measurements have stayed basically the same, except for bodyfat. Not sure why, but I’ve gone from 9.8% to now 11.68%! In three weeks!!!! I have been very careful about measuring myself in the same spots, pinching the same way, etc. I cannot explain why I would change bf% so fast.

Usually during the winter, I gain a bit of weight and bf, and if this is any indicator of things to come, i’m going to need to really get on the ball. After almost beating myself up and throwing the log book in the trash, I decided to take a more proactive, healthy approach.

Solution 1: Diet Check
Yeah, especially this weekend, it sucked. No doubt. I’m starting to really think about planning meals, even though most of the time I don’t follow the plan anyway. It’s so easy to just not eat at work so that I can get things done. Or, the opposite is true and I eat everything in sight, which is usually junk. So, I need to be very strict. All nice…..but I need help. Finding someone at my work to keep me in line is a no-go. I’m pretty much the only one interested in health/fitness and that would motivate me. So….I’ll have to find the internal motivation.

I CAN DO THIS!

Solution 2: Supplementation
I have been taking a multivitamin for a while, but it’s just a basic one. I’ve added E (400 IU) and Chromium (200 mcg) daily. Today, I looked around for some stuff that might help. I decided to go with a whey protein for meal replacements, snacks, and post workout meals. Powder was cheaper than the ready-to-drink shakes, so I bought the powder. Tastes like chalk, but hey, it’s all the benefit of health and fitness, right? I also decided to go with creatine. I’m finally starting to buy into the effects of creatine, so I’m going to give it a shot. I bought pills instead of powder. Last time I tried the powder I about gagged every time I used it. The pills aren’t too bad…I can shove them down with lots of water (which I need anyway). Finally, with the advice of some others, I’m trying a green tea extract. No, I’m not trying to lose weight, but it will give me some calcium, plus the chromium that I already take, and some green tea extract, which has positive health benefits anyway.

I’m hoping that with a dedicated training program, the two solutions above will help. I’m not surprised by the solutions because they’re quite simple. Just being a skeptic, I’m not sure if they’ll help. We’ll see.