SLOWLY

Hi Girls 

I have not posted for a while as I have been backsliding. My world was upside down for some time. However we are back on track and here are my latest results:

	July	October	Difference
Bust	95	94	-      1
Middle	85	80	-      5
Hips	95	93	-      2
Buttock	117	107	-      10
Thigh	64	54	-      10
Arm	33	33	-      0
		Total          28 cm

Perserverance

I did not gain this weight in 2 months and I will not lose it so easily in 2 months. However I went back in history a bit. Taking into consideration measurements that I took on 25 February 1 week into my first boot camp. Now take into consideration this is not when my dedication started (mindset was still not very committed to real change). But I did Boot camp 2 days a week and had slight dietary changes. Here is results from Feb to last week. This shows what slight changes to lifestyle can do. Imagine what total commitment to diet and exercise can do:)

	Feb	July	Difference
Bust	104	95	-      9
Middle	92	85	-      7
Hips	107	95	-      12
Buttock	121	117	-      4
Thigh	74	64	-      10
Arm	37	33	-      3
		Total           45 cm

Just for inspiration this weeks measurements

Previous measurements	This week	Difference
Bust :97 Middle: 86 Hips : 97 Buttocks: 117 Thigh: 63 Arm: 34	Bust :95 Middle: 85 Hips : 95 Buttocks: 113 Thigh: 59 Arm: 33	Bust:    - 2cm Middle: - 2cm Hips :   - 2cm Buttocks: - 4 cm Thigh: - 4 cm Arm: - 1 cm

I keep trying to lose weight....but it keeps finding me

Isn't it funny how the most fat people you know are always giving you advise about fat loss. One of my favourites is the following:

"You should use appetite suppressants" - its not my appetite that makes me fat IT IS WHAT I EAT on a daily basis that makes me fat! 

 

All of this free advise is not very very encouraging or helpful (thus they can offer it for free ). I also realised that my Journey is going to be a very lonely one. There will always be a lot of fad diets and "quick" ways to loose weight. There will also be a lot of people who might lead you into temptation and try their best to undermine your self discipline for whatever honorable reason. Concerned mothers thinking that you are not eating enough. Mom I am actually overeating!

So I decided to take the advise from a true profession personal trainer: If you do the right things consistently , the weight loss will follow 

But like a true scientific mind "Tests all" . Now week one of my quest is completed and like all scientific experiments the results are predictable

Basis: Calories allowed for my level of daily activity (without added exercise) is calculated according to age, weight etc.

Goal: To consume less than this callory estimate and increase exercise.

Does it work? So far so good. It has a very large impact on self discipline if you track what you eat. It also allowes you to make better food choices in general as you can clearly see the impact of everything you put into your mouth. According to the livestrong calculator if I constantly stay under allowed calorie consumption, I am supposed to loose 1 pound per week which amounts to 0.5 kg and sure as hell, my weight loss for the week 600 grams. The best part being that I did not exercise at intensity that I usually do and I cheated twice. On Saturday I consumed twice my allowed calories. Below is an indication of my pattern for the week

Entering week 2, I am exited to see what the results will be if I do not exceed calorie intake on Cheat day!

CALORIE COUNTER

For extra help http://www.livestrong.com

What makes us fat?

I have used every excuse in the book for being overweight: hormones, medication lack of time to eat and exercise. All nonsense! The simple reason for being fat is taking in more energy than your body consumes. So I have to investigate what I am consuming that makes me fat: 

Problem 1 :

Coffee - Note no sugar and milk since 15 years ago but still very problematic http://www.ivillage.com/does-coffee-habit-slow-weight-loss/4-n-142436

Solution: Cut back from 6 cups to 3 cups

Problem 2:

Wine: Some good news at last ! Several sites state that women who drink More often is less likely to gain weight due to metabolic adaption. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Binge-Drinking-Means-Weight-Gain-in-Women-120742.shtml. Tim Ferris also states in his 4 hour body that he had a glass of red wine every night without any influence on weight loss. So I think for now the glass of red every night can stay:)

Problem 3:

Irregular eating patterns - Busy skip meals often slowing metabolism. If you are hungry you crave (an especially crave carbs NOBODY EVER CRAVES CARROT!)

Solution: From tomorrow plan better on afternoon meals and snacks for teatime. 

Problem 4:

Calory counting - I have been following low Carb diet without much success. 

Solution: I am therefore starting a low calory diet instead. From tomorrow I will be counting each calory I put in my mouth. I found a very helpfull calculator (http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm) and it recommends the following:

	Ex Fat Loss	Fat Loss	Maintain
Monday	1602	1766	2207
Tuesday	1602	1602	1766
Wednesday	1922	2119	2649
Thursday	1602	1766	2207
Friday	1602	1602	1987
Saturday	1762	1943	2428
Sunday	1602	1766	2207

The challenge comes in to work out how many calories I have consumed already and is allowed. Therefore I will have to plan very carefully every day. LOL I suppose there goes the wine after all, I am sure above does not allow any of that!!!

Who of you have tried any of the above with good results?

The ugly truth

Nobody wants to believe they are fat. I have for a long time believed that I am not very fat, well at least not as fat as some of my friends. A further lie is that I will start with a diet on Monday. Come Monday I will have a new excuse. So the best possible motivation is to look at these horrible pics every day and measure every week


 Amazing how you can delude yourself.so posting measurements here for all to see will help me stay on track.

Bust :97
Middle: 86
Hips : 97
Buttocks: 117
Thigh: 63
Arm: 34