Body For Life Halfway point-starting week 7
Well I finally got the courage to post some progress pics. I can finally see a difference now. I have to stop taking pictures so often because it’s very discouraging when you don’t see results when you’re busting hump everyday. This has actually been a pretty easy journey so far because I already have the experience when it comes to weight lifting, what works for me and what doesn’t. My whole problem was my diet. I ate whatever I wanted because I had no goals and figured I workout everyday I should be allowed to eat what I want….NOT!!! I was a closet junk food junkie. I used to buy gummy candy and hide it in my drawers and eat them everyday after working out at the gym. I was eating fried foods, way too many carbs, no supplements….pretty much just poisoning my body. I was working out for nothing. Not to mention I used to smoke!!! Yes…it’s one of my deepest, darkest secrets. I quit about 10 years ago and when my husband died in 2005 I started about 2 months later. It wasn’t until September 2007 that I quit again. I was never a heavy smoker (about 6 a day) but what a nasty habit!!!
Since I started Body For Life 6 weeks ago I realized that too many carbs and junk make me tired and lazy!!! I found this out on my cheat days. So now my cheat days aren’t so "cheatin’" anymore because I physically don’t feel good when I put bad food in my body. I also found that I have taste buds. I have to admit my diet is very bland. I stopped using salt and use Adobo Seasoning and other spices instead. I water down my low fat dressing. I don’t like alot of dressing on my salad anyhow so that’s fine with me. So now it’s really hard to cheat because alot of junk food is very salty and it doesn’t taste good to me anymore.
Here’s my progress so far: I lost 9 lbs., I’m not 100% sure on the bodyfat because I measured the wrong places in the beginning but I’m going to say about 4-5% bodyfat loss, my strength has increased by over 35%, total body measurement loss of 5"
I still have almost 6 weeks left and I’m really excited because my stepkids are leaving next weekend for the summer and I can really step up my training and be more focused for the last month. I’m not out to win Body For Life (although it would be nice), I would say this is a motivational tool for me more than anything….to go onto bigger and better things.
