valatia’s BodyBlog

I decided to incorporate high fat into my Intermittent Fasting.  So now I’m doing IF w/ high fat, extreme low carbs.  With at least one carb-up day a week.  Not sure how long I’ll continue with this.  I figure until my energy level bottoms out. 

I’m still doing upper/lower 4 day training and still liking it. 

I started Intermittent Fasting February 7th.  So far I’m really liking it.  I’ve never been good about controlling my eating, and this makes me feel like I have more control.  I have a 4 hour window where I can eat and 20 hours where I cannot.  My window is noon to 4:00 each day.  My problem so far has been getting in enough protein.  I’m always way off.  I have a plan, but I keep not implimenting it.  I’ll start off o.k. then the rest of my foods won’t be ready and I’ll end up scarfing down peanut butter or a protein bar.  Today I think I have it. 

I’m also going to try zig-zagging my calories.  Today will be a high day, yesterday was low.  Tomorrow will probably be moderate.  Haven’t fine tuned that yet either. 

I’ve also started pushing myself harder to lift heavier.  I had gotten REALLY slack in that.  I think IF is helping me feel better during lifting time, so feeling better makes me feel more like doing it. 

So….I think getting my protein up/ cycling calories/ and lifting heavier should help me see some progress.  My weight right now is 142.8.  My goal is 130, or to see some good ab defination.  So I guess getting the bodyfat down enough to see nice abs is really the goal.  And I’m shooting for August 1st.   

Well, here it is a month later, and I was prepared to write my feelings, but since they are EXACTLY the same as they were a month ago, no need.  I just talk about making progress with my sorry eating habits, I guess I never really intend to do it. *feeling very sorry for myself*

Any suggestions? 

I’m SO frustrated with myself.  To begin with, I won’t stop screwing up.  I need to decide to either do what I’m suppose to be doing, or stop pretending to be cutting.  I should be at goal by now.  Instead I’ve taken several steps backwards from my last post here.  I had some bad things happen, and I handled them in the way I’m accustomed to– eat like I’ve lost my mind– this time for a whole week!  I haven’t weighed since June 9th.  I’m afraid for the scales if I did.  Fear of "killing the messenger" and all.

O.K. New week on the horizon.  I’ll eat on plan– get the protein up, fat down, calories on target.  Training and cardio is good.  It’s the eating that is the noose around my neck.  

I hit 136, but am back up to 137 now.  Hopefully it’ll go down more this month.  I expected slow progress, but I was hopeing for faster than this.  7 pounds from goal weight for this cut, let’s see….I should be able to lose 7 pounds in…what….a YEAR!? :-)  I hope that doesn’t become a self fullfilling prophecy. LOL 

Strength is noticably worse.  That was expected too.  I have to work on getting my protein back up.  I don’t know what happened there.  Averaging about 100 a day.  Not good.  Average calories 1600.

Started month 5 of my cut today. I have to do better this month. So far my "cut" is more of a "wearing away of fat over a long period of time." I do seem to be maintaining below 140 now. Barely, but I’m not complaining about any progress I make. Anyway, my game plan this month is to get in all my cardio sessions and push to lift heavier. I think those are probably the things holding me back most. I could be more careful with what I’m eating too. *heavy sigh*

Month 3 of the cut ends Sunday.  I went the wrong direction this month.  Not only did I not make any progress….I took away progress I had made.  I hope to get straightened out this week and get back headed in the right direction.  This week I won’t be doing my usual training, since it’s a 4 day split and I haven’t done 1 yet.  Not sure what I’ll do, but maybe it won’t end up being more disappointment.  I’m tired of disappointing myself lately.   

Well….I strayed from the meal plan for a few days….it’s amazing how much weight I can gain in a few days.  I’m back on plan now, and making "repairs."  I hate backtracking.  *heavy sigh*    And then there’s the arthritis in my right wrist that has flared up pretty bad.  So…I’m having a little pity party now.  At least I have some control over the weight thing….not so much over the arthritis.  Next week the weight should be much better though.

On 3-17 I actually hit 139.6.  I can’t remember the last time I weighed below 140, so that was very exciting, however short lived.  

I ditched the work-out log.  I actually started it so my daughter would too and we could talk "training" there.  But she didn’t, and it wasn’t helping me any, so….no work-out log. 

I am dedicated to my training anyway.  That’s not something I need encouragment to continue. 

Now eating….that’s where the trouble is.  I’m doing alright with it.  I just hope I won’t have to go much lower on the calories to continue losing.  That will just make me mad.  I stay a little grumpy about it already.  

I’d still love to sit down with a jar of Great Value dry roasted peanuts and a Diet Rite and eat to my little heart’s content.  But I won’t.  I’ve learned not to even let them in the house.  Because the reason I won’t….is solely because there aren’t any here….and I know this. 

I’d be on those things like "buzzards on a gut wagon" if there were any in the house.  

My cut is going well, as far as I know.  Since it’s my first one, I have nothing to compare it to.  I started a work-out log on this forum, so I post what I’m doing there.  Nothing to brag about, that’s for sure.  I’m so impressed with the weights so many of the women around here use.  Wowza!!  The biggest problem I’m having is fighting the hunger.  I wanna eat a whole lot more than I can and still lose.  I’m new to self-denial.