A recap of last month…
I didn’t lose the 3lbs that I was hoping for but I did lose 2 lbs, so I will take any lose as a major gain! Thanks everyone for the motivating words. Where I have my faults is definitely in the eating but at least I know it, right?? I’m drinking more water and trying to take in more vegetables. Any little bit helps, I guess.
With the exercise, I have been doing 20- 30 minutes of walking on the treadmill in the morning and doing the same at night. During the day, I throw in some strength work….lunges, squats, abs, planks, and working with my weights of 8 lbs. Any more ideas would be awesome too! Always up for improvement! So this month I want to lose 7 lbs…1 lb to make up for what I didn’t lose. I know if I just changed my eating habits my weight would be so much different.
Thanks again! can’t wait to hear from all of you!!
August 1, 2008 at 7:11 am
This is where I woulid recommend you getting someone to take and record your BF%. When you add resistance training of any type to your routine, like it shows you have, there can also be an increase in Lean Body Mass. So just going by the ’scale weight’ can be a little disheartening. In essence, your BF% could have gone down 2-3% in that month and your Lean body mass could have gone up. That would mean, that although the scale only says you lost ‘2 lbs’, you could possibly have lost more than that in bodyfat. Say you lose 10lbs of bodyfat and increase your lean body mass by 8lbs in that month (which isn’t uncommon for a beginner) the scale says a 2 lb weight loss. Yet, actually, you have lost 10 lbs of bodyfat. See where I’m going with this? Definitely get your BF% taken! It can be a much better way to gauge your progress! On another note, CONGRAGULATIONS on your Loss and for keeping up with it! The "eating’ part is always the hard part, but don’t let it discourage you. Just make small changes here and there in your ‘die’t and you’ll be fine. It all gets easier as time goes on! LOL KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
August 3, 2008 at 11:38 am
I’ll second Jay’s emotion–don’t trust the scale, just how you look and feel. Also make sure you are getting enough protein to support your resistance training–about 1 gram for every pound you weigh.
August 3, 2008 at 11:56 am
It took me a while to understand what my trainer meant by saying "Don’t get wrapped up in the numbers". This goes for lifting and the scales,and over time it makes perfect sense, stay focused, challenge yourself and you too will understand. Best of luck!