Okay, I started personal training again today. I worked with a really great trainer last year and I decided I needed something more than what I was doing. I met with him today and we did measurements of all sorts. Here is what we came up with...
Body fat% - 23.2 (I was at 15.9 in May)
Weight - 137lbs (I was 138 in May)
Cardio - Fair (I was in "good" in May)
Bicep strength - Average (It was "good" in May)
Overall Fitness - Average (It was "excellent" in May)
This is REALLY eye opening...It only took 6 months of not eating right and excercising for me to go from excellent fitness to average. That's crazy!! Even though I am lighter in weight, I am in average/good physical condition. I thought I was doing things right...and for the last couple months, I have been working out and doing strength training classes.
So what's wrong? First thing, even though I feel like I push myself in a strength training class, you can ALWAYS cheat just a little. And I do...when it gets really bad, I stop and take a rest or I don't use the heavier weight. I really need someone to push me and make sure I am doing the excercises properly.
Also, my trainer pointed out that I am not taking in enough calories. To lose a pound a week, I am only supposed to have a defecit of 6oo cal. a day. So my target calorie intake is 1200 calories. If I take in 1200 calories...workout and burn 650 cal...that only leaves me with 550 cal and the defecit is too much. I should eat 1800 cal. and aburn 650 cal. working out and then I would have the right balance. Even though I thought I was doing a good job keeing my calories down, I was actually keeping them too low. When you don't give your body what it needs to burn, it starts storing fat becasue it doesn't know when it is going to get it's next meal. I was essentially starving myself. So when I do really intense workouts, I need to make sure I increase my calories as well (with the right foods, of course).
I will post each month my stats and you can see how I am improving.
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That is good you met with a trainer, i was worried about your food intake. Glad you will be on a program that will get you where you want. But know you do look fabulous! Your family photos are awesome, you just glow. I need your motivation too, i am watching my intake to keep my gain during the pregnancy as low as possible. 11 more weeks to go for me (hoping for less)
Good luck this week
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