| Transitioning to Weight Loss... Looking for any feedback on my fitness and nutrition plan... |
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| May 13, 2008 |
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This is my first day of recording my nutrition intake and I am interested in anyone who would like to give me advice/critique my nutritional/excercise habits.
My overall goal is to reduce my BMI and my weight of 212. This is actually my third week of working out so maybe I have lost a couple of pounds or reduced my percentage of body fat. I will be getting weighed/measured soon and will post my previous measures as well as my new when I have them. In general I am starting to see some results in that my clothes fit a little better and I feel more energetic...
The biggest challenge right now is getting my nutritional plan more structured and on the right path. If you glance at today's consumption, I feel like I went way overboard on how much I ate! I need to learn more about how many calories vs carbs and fat I need to eat. I think this tool will be a great way to help me become more aware and make adjustments as needed.
How did I transition from inactive to active?I started out slowly; my husband and I taking walks at the river corridor, sometimes walking and jogging. Then we decided to join a gym to have a more structured regimen as well as some guidance. It has been working great so far and this is my third week of working out. I used to work out all the time before and was in really good shape. I believe this has contributed to my ability to pick up so well on exercise again.
Week 1: I didn't focus much on my diet at all! I pretty much ate what I wanted but focused on portion control. I did however do light workouts almost every day that week to get me in the swing of things and condition my muscles for more activity than usual.
Week 2 and 3: During Week 2 I started cutting out extra sugar and carbs which is really hard for me. I am a carb addict but from my past experience I know once I get used to it, I will survive!
Week 3: I have really kicked up my workouts this week by adding more cardio time (45 miutes eliptical and 20 minutes lo/high intensity on the treadmill). With upper body I am doing some toning with a light amount of weight. I am already muscular and strong, I have huge shoulders and frame so don't want to bulk up too much. I would however like to fill out my rear and hips more so those are focus areas for squats etc.
My Goals: Well it is a hard road to go from 212 to a lower weight. My ideal would be 160 so that means a total loss of 52 pounds. Whew! That is a lot of cookies and ice cream, lol!
My first target weight is 200; once I reach that I will be happy! For now I do feel I have accomplished something since I am moving my butt everyday now and taking control of my problem!
Any feedback is welcome! Good luck !
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