It was a BUST!
Jess, Pamela, Chatal and Cherie.....thanks for the hugs!Connie, it DOES sound like you're with me! When we trip, we trip big, uh? I'm the same way, when I cheat, it's not one or two cookies....no, it's the whole box! Both of us need to throw out all of the stuff that tempts us. It's difficult with kids, so I'm going to load up on things that I hate, and they like! That should help! lol
Ok, so here's what I've been doing the past three weeks:
I eliminated weight lifting, and added cardio = 6 days of cardio a week. My eating plan has been the same. Going into this, I knew that I would lose muscle, and I wasn't disappointed there! My intent? I was willing to trade a bit of muscle and fat for scale pounds. At 5'2, I didn't think I needed 115 pounds of muscle. I'd be happy with 100lbs of muscle. I had a couple of slips with food the first week, but ate clean the last two. My results were nothing like I'd hoped. I started at 140 pounds, and after three weeks I'm at 136 pounds. That's still 7 pounds over my lowest weight throughout my whole BFL span. BF is at 18.2%....so that too is still up there.
What have I learned?
I've learned that if my body feels the need to carry more muscle than other women of my height, then I need to listen to it! I've learned that I may never get down to 120 pounds like I'd always been striving for, but that it doesn't mean diddly squat in the overall scheme of things if I am fit, toned and healthy. I've learned that the best workout program for me is the standard BFL workout. Bottom line...I've learned to accept my body for what it is, and to work on prounouncing my features rather than looking to make myself look like someone else!
What are my plans now?
Starting tomorrow I am going back to the BFL workouts, keep my eating where it's been (minus any no-no's of course!), and I will re-read the BFL book. I think now is a great time to read it again, and maybe pick up on some things that I may have missed, or just didn't understand because I hadn't started the program yet when I read it the first time. I'm also hoping it will help with my motivation.
So...tomorrow is the beginning of another challenge for me! No half assing it either! I'm NOT going to have another challenge like this last one!
posted by Wolfie @ 9:28 AM
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