12 weeks to dropping the chub

I know how hard it is to lose weight.  I used to compete in the body building sport and dieting is not an easy task.  You want to quit if you don't see results fast enough, or you give in and binge on something really bad, only to be pissed off the next day when you hop on the scale and you've gained weight, UGH!  Yo-Yo dieting is not the answer.  Most people gain even more weight when they diet that way.

It's a challenge to stick to the eating plan no doubt.   I've taken the last year and really relaxed my eating plan.  I've been celebrating life as a result of having had breast cancer.   The celebrating has to stop somewhere right.  If I keep going, I'll be heading to the retail shops to replace my clothes.   I'd rather not spend money on buying a bigger size because I couldn't control my eating.

I started back on a 12 week program that is focused on macros and not so much on caloric intake.  This diet allows me to have more flexibility with what I enjoy eating, while dropping a few pounds and getting the body chub down to a lower %.  I was on a very restrictive diet when I competed and that throws you into the opposite mode when you aren't competing which is to eat more of the stuff you aren't supposed to eat.  I'm looking for a life balance here and am ready for the challenge.

I thought I'd log my daily experiences as motivation to help others stick to it.  We are all people with the same desire...to look smoking hot!!!!

Day 1 - Monday June 9th Weight 134 pounds:

So here's what's been going on so far today.  I woke up exhausted.  I had a cup of coffee and slammed an amino energy with my breakfast.   I felt pretty shitty all morning...I think it's cuz my eye is half way shut and it really interferes with feeling stable and fresh ;-)

Anyway, I was debating on going to the gym and said f'it I'm going.   I thought even if I can do 15 min it's better than nothing.  I opted to work my legs because I was feeling dizzy and unstable and didn't want to put any weight above my head. I've been to the ER enough times in the past 14 months.  I certainly didn't want to make a scene at the gym and be hauled off in a stretcher.  

I started with hamcurls and by the 3rd and final set I started to feel okay.  After doing 3 exercises I felt sooooo much more alert and with it.   I was saying to myself "I was born to workout..it has always brought me positive energy and has been a place of therapy for me".   So I didn't push too hard but did enough to give me some umf in my day!  I did 20 min of interval running after.  I ate my protein coconut pancake after my workout since it was a nice carb meal to replenish the body and keep me alert after the workout.   

I think I may be one of those individuals that has to carb up in the am and slowly lower the carbs as the day goes on.  

I used to take vitamins when I was competing but I haven't taken them in a few years.  I may get some iron with b12 to help with the low energy I'm having as a result of taking Tamoxifen.  I loved taking B12.  It's good stuff.

Let's just say I'm a work in progress ;-).  I'm working on balancing my life with work, working out and sticking to a macro diet that doesn't restrict me from food I enjoy.

Until next time...