My results so far
I have been working out and taking good care of my diet for two months now. Yet, I do feel a bit discouraged by my results. Everything seems to be shrinking except my stomach. I am definately able to lift much bigger weights than I was at the beginning of this cycle, so at least I am getting stronger. And yet, my arm are getting smaller, as is my chest. OK, OK. I realise that the reduction in size is probably due to fat loss, but still. I have read somewhere that the stomach is the last to go, so I’ll just take my comfort in that. My current day, as far as fitness is concerned, looks like this:
7:00 Breakfast, usually consisting of three boiled eggs and a small bowl of fruit.
9:00 Protein shake
9:30 Weights (Mo.chest, Tu. legs, We. arms, Th. shoulders, Fr. Back)
10:15 Protein shake
12:30 Lunch, usually chicken or fish and two portionf of fruit and vegetables
14:00 Cycle to work (about 12km.)
16:00 Dinner, chicken/fish and a portion os fruit and nuts
21:00 Cycle home
22:00 protein shake
Well, it took me many years of neglect to become overweight, so I willl just have to stick with it and not get discouraged.
On the up side, my muscles are definitely getting firmer, and I’m starting to look better(as long as I keep my shirt on). One of the guys at work did ask me the other day if I work out, because I have a "nice figure" in his opinion. It’s the first time in many years someone has said that to me, so I did feel kind of swell for the rest of the day. Mind you, I heard one of the ladies say to her friend that I look a bit like a gorilla. That didn’t exactly boost my fragile ego. But I digress.
So, my plan is to continue doing what I’m doing for another month, and then check if the results are up to my expectations.
July 6, 2008 at 5:55 am
i read somewhere before that the first place we put fat on is the last place we take it off, for me that is my ass ha. so just stick at it and when your trim in other places you will lose your belly right?
i know what its like to have a fragile ego, the way that your moods seem to hinge on things that other people say, even if you know them to be untrue
but one thing that really helped me , if i may add, was concentrating on my progress in terms of fitness instead of how i looked, now i feel great about my body because whenever i look at it i know it is a fit machine, even though it looks very similar to when i started
and you can say the same about yourself
good luck in the future!