I joined the gym. Of course the measurements were all done and I am
possibly in the worst shape of my entire life. However, the glimmer of
hope I did get is that I actually lost weight. I am now 118 kilos which is a loss of 7 kilos all up.The trainer and I decided that initially we would do a measure every 2 weeks so that we could monitor any issues rightaway instead of 6 or 12 weeks later.Right now, my waist is bigger than my hips and thats one of the first signs of moving towards type 2 diabetes. I have to change that and now working with someone one on one is making me feel as though I am accountable. My next goal is to get to 112.50 which will mean I have lost 10% of the weight I intend to. I know it is a long long way to go but right now I do not want to think beyond the 112.50. In fact I just want to think of getting to 2 weeks done as best as I can and then see what is going on.
MY FIRST DAY AT GYM: So yesterday was my first workout and I got a true assessment of how bloody unfit I am. It is a bit disgusting actually. I did not enjoy the workout because I could see I felt like one big beached whale that could not move while on the other hand there were all these buff or athletic people who brimmed with health and were busy working their guts out. I knew the first workout was not hard. It was actually easy if one was somewhat fit but for me it was tiring and I knew my muscle or core strength did not really exist. Can I just say I hate doing the plank. I have never liked it at the best of time and this time I did not like it at all feeling the way I did. We focussed on the upper body yesterday and that meant a lot of plank, boxing, weights, fitball and of course the cross trainer since I cannot run due to the ankle just yet. Needless to say I was panting within no time. I guess I miss training with the other trainer I normally work out with. He is really interactive and he really challenges and all in all it is fun to work out with him. The new guy was good but a bit reserved and dry for my taste. He was a nice guy so I do feel bad saying all this but I do vibe better with the other 2 trainers. The bottomline for me anyway is that I will have to suck it up and just get it done.
When the trainer asked how I felt at the end, I said that he will need to increase the degree of difficulty - sucker for punishment that I am. I am also looking forward to Jillian Michaels DVD coming through sometime in April which I could try on days I am not at gym. So the plan is that next week I should get to gym on Tues, Wed, Thurs and Fri. I could use Monday as the day I work long. I will also have to wake up early to make all this possible as I do not want this to eat into family time on the weekends. So lets just see how it all pans out.
FOOD: The plan is to try and keep to 1600 calories and somehow I do not think
it is viable for me right now. I am trying to keep myself to 2000
calories and as long as I can do that I will be happy. I believe that I
should be able to lose weight with that and going to gym 4 times a week. Having said that, right now there is also a lot of room to cut the fat in my food diary inspite of the 2000 cal limit.
You see, I always have wondered why I CAN NOT lose weight but it is
only when one writes in the food diary that one can see where the issue
is and mine is carb all the way. I have to try and minus the carb after
breakfast or mid morning at the most as it does work well for me. I know
it does and all that remains to be done is to follow through. Today is one of the classic days where I feel I have done well but my carb is blown out and it is so bloody annoying to feel that way. All goes on to show the power of eating more fibre. My fibre needs to go up and so I guess celery and all here I come.
REWARD MEAL - I have not believed in rewarding myself with food but with my trainer we have decided that there will be one meal a week where I can have pretty much anything I want. BUT that will be for the one meal only and not the whole day. This is just so we can feel that there is room within the week where I can play up and not be manic. I would like a better name than REWARD MEAL. So any ideas???
All the best and big kiss to all..till we chat again - be healthy and be keen
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