Stepping off the scale and fighting the lazy gene

I am driven by results, when something works I will do it and do it well. On the other side I am devastated by lack of results, when I am consciously eating well, hitting my daily steps, drinking water and going to the gym (especially after an exhausting rainy day with both boys) and then I step on the scale and its up (or the same which is more defeating sometimes)... That's when I quit, because doing nothing warrants the same results, so WHY DO ANYTHING?? Can you feel my frustration?? My day was determined in the first 5 minutes, because that was when the scale told me if I was a failure or not. 

So I decided to step off the scale, which is huge (typically I weigh in 3+ times a day... Obsessive, right??). To prevent cheating; my morning starts (while still in bed) with drinking a litre of water. This skews any scale read and is enough to disuade my from it (learning your quirks and what works for you is part of adulting). 

I'll let you know how that pans out tomorrow (Friday is weigh in). But as of now, I feel great, optimistic even. 

I'm realizing now, laziness is genetic. My Mum, Dad and Brother are naturally lazy, I'm very aware of that. It's highlighted by Richard, who barely sleeps. 

I feel my lazy gene kick in when spending all day in bed seems like a completely suitable way to spend a day. I have to make a conscience effort to take every step towards healthy. Literally EVERY STEP. 

It's not an excuse, just another realization about myself. 

I'd write more, but my lazy genes have overulled my desire to further explain.

Love!

First Weigh In

I had my first weigh in with Michelle and in 8 days I have lost 13lbs. Stop. Reread that. I LOST 13 POUNDS. 

That is insane. Even Michelle was blown away.

I lost 7.5lbs of fat (yay) and 5.5lbs of water.

I'll take it. 

Let's go muscle!! 

Xo

Nutritionist and things...

They say its 80% diet and only 20% exercise. I hate ‘they’. I wish it was all exercise. I wish I could eat whatever I wanted as long as I hit the gym and I hit it hard, but it’s not up to me. And also if it were up to me, no Mondays, ice cream is added to the basic food groups and vegetables make you fat.

Last week I met with a Nutritionist.

I didn’t love it.

I hate being told I am wrong, even when I know I am wrong. I hate being doubted, even when I haven’t give you a reason to believe in me.

I am motivated by doubt, but I don’t like it.

Anyways. I am now working with a very patient Nutritionist. She reviewed my food journal, sent shocks through my body and weighed me. The conclusion. I am a hot mess, with 102lbs of body fat. Gah. What have I been doing at the gym the past 3 months??? Not building muscle. #obvi

She kept my weight a secret (mostly, I saw the number, but ignored it) and went over the test results. I am 40% fat. That’s a lot, like I am morbidly obese. I don’t feel morbidly obese. What do BMIs know anyways??? I have big freaking bones.

Not that it matters, because I am doing something about it, so its ok. It’s ok to start at the bottom, once you’ve found your bottom (regardless of what size your bottom is).

So I’m fat and I don’t want to be. What are we doing about it?

My fitness routine isn’t changing except I am adding a 45 minute walk to lunch hour to get on with the results. I will still do 3 days of cardio and 4 days of weights, plus life. Like running with the boy, walks to the park and sex (is anyone still reading my rambles?).

My diet is getting a complete overhaul. I didn’t think I was THAT terrible. I knew the rules and followed some of them, but it was the other things going on that screwed me. The sugary treats, the Tim Horton’s run and the late night snacking (Eff you DQ).

I eat too many grains. I eat too much sugar (natural and refined). I don’t eat enough protein. And there is some dirty toxin attacking and dehydrating my cells. I am so thirsty.

So I have a page of foods. Its one page and it is all I am allowed to consume. If it is not on the sheet, I can not eat #wordtoyourmother. I am also limited to 2 grains per day and 2 fruits per day (one banana is ALL my fruit for the day. All my fruit in a yellow tube). I MUST consume 3 proteins a day (I get a gold star if I consume more than 3) and one of those MUST be for breakfast.

I can eat all the vegetables I want #yeehaw.

I can’t have any processed sugar.

I made granola. Mmmm…

I have to eat PLAIN greek yogurt and am only allowed milk alternatives.

I have hemp hearts, chia seeds and simply bars.

And that’s it. My first weigh in is April 20^th. Let’s see what we can do, prove the haters wrong and conquer that effing scale.

Wish me luck!

Weigh in - day 8;!

244 pounds (-3) 

Chest:42.5 (-1)

Waist:43 (-2)

Hip:47.5 (-.5)

So... Calorie counting and drinking buckets of water DOES work, just wait till I get going!

Weeeeee!