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Going to see Steve

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So today I went to go see Steve

Lets start at the beginning

I weighed myself this morning and I’m very disappointed, I’ve only dropped 1.3 kg in a whole month of hard work. It’s really is very upsetting to see that number on the scale when you know u have worked so hard. I thought that all those little extra treats weren’t actually deserved.  I felt that I had in fact let myself down by going for sushi or drinking a cocktail.

I have been feeling pretty shit about it the whole day, but I went to go see Steve and he measured me and I am in fact only 1 kg down but that is 1 kg of pure fat, but you know what, I chatted him about my aims and what he thinks my goal should be. He said that I can only drop another 3 kgs max. If I drop those 3 kgs my body fat % will be at 12%.

So really, I should be proud of myself, I have had abit of fun and I have been good and gone to gym most of the time. I only have 3 kgs to lose that really is nothing at all?

I have set myself a goal: 6 weeks and I’ll be there! 6 April: 67.5 kg

BOOM

Body fat percentage

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so body fat percentage is a complicated topic of discussion. In fact i could ramble on and on about it as its something i have noticed is more important than weight.

To calculate you body fat isn’t the easiest thing to do. there are a variety of methods with positive and negative sides. it is difficult to get an accurate ready for most of the easy options.

So here we do :

1) Skin Fold Caliper ( My method )

This method measures your body fat percentage by pinching your fat a body fat caliper. its like a big plastic tweezers. it isn’t an easy method to do but i find it to be the most accurate.  i must be honest that i get my nutritionist  to do this for me. so its easy for me, but for those of you who don’t have a professional helping you on this journey it isn’t the easy. the best thing to do is to speak to a personal trainer at your gym and see if they will be willing to help you.

.2) Bio-electric Impedance Analysis (BIA) – the scale

This is  a special scale that has BIA . BIA scales basically send a  flow of an electric current through the body. and by doing this it can measure your body fat % . I find this is the easiest way to measure your body fat. the problem with it how every is it doesn’t take into account your state of hydration, so this can impact the level of accuracy.

3) Anthropometric

This method uses body circumference measurements to estimate body fat percentages.  it is an easy inexpensive way to measure your body fat,  but on the downside it doesn’t directly measure you body fat so accuracy is a problem.

So what should your body fat be :

My body fat according to my last measurement 2 weeks a go is : 18.9 % , this is actually really good. i only have another 5 Kgs to loose so this should put me at 14% body fat.

hope this helps (:

The Hunger

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So with the diet I am on I have 6 meals a day, you would think that that would be more than enough right? Well it really isn’t, I have n=been fine with my diet up to now, iv done really well. Suddenly in the last two days I’ve been suffering from extreme hunger pains.  Steve always said that hunger is a good sign. It means that your metabolism is alive and working which is a good thing. It means that you are losing weight.

But the problem is I’ve not only had hunger pains, but I tired and grumpy. It really isn’t fun at all. But its only for a few more days and then I’m seeing Steve again and he will adjust my diet for me. I get to eat abut more YAY. I’m really excited to go see him on Friday. I know that the scale has only gone down 1 kg but my body has changed so much in the past 2 weeks. I’m so interested to see if my body fat percentage has gone down.

Friday will be the last day that I see Steve for almost a month!! That is a pretty scary fact. I really have been doing extremely well on his diet and I’m so scared without his guidance I will lose motivation and fall into temptation.

You know what this time I’m not going to let it happen.  I’m better than that. I suppose this time will definitely be different because I have David (the boyfriend) along with me for the journey. He went to go see Steve last week and he too is on a diet. Difference being that he wants to gain 10KG of muscle. But still his diet comprises of exactly the same foods as mine just in much bigger quantities.

I’m also on leave from work from Tuesday next week which means I’m going to get to go to gym with David everyday! YAY… He gives me such motivation to do better and be better.

There is to another day, I really hope it’s better than yesterday (:

Chapter 2 : Mr Steve

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So it’s been a week since my last post. Let’s just say I’ve been extremely lazy this last week. I haven’t really gymed or made any effort with my diet, I’ve just been going about life and living. But you know what this week I have realised a lot about myself.

Doms realizations

  1. I need help
  2. I love beer to much
  3. Beware the weight catch up
  4. Don’t drink and eat
  5. Life is too short to be unhappy.
  6. I’m far too lazy.

So this week I haven’t lost or gained weight but that’s OK, this is the start of a new chapter, this is a new beginning  and this time I’m going to lose the weight and learn how to maintain it.  So as I said last week I’m going back to Steve Dunn for help. I’m glad to announce that this morning I went to see him.

Let’s just say that he wasn’t impressed with me at all, in fact I feel pretty ashamed with my results compared to what I was almost exactly a year ago. I actually don’t want to talk about it I’m so ashamed. But I do think that this is the exact shock that I needed to get my butt back in to gear.

The nice thing about Steve is he adjusts the diet as we go, adding more calories and a treat day now and then. The diet is pretty min to start off with.  This is to help me get my confidence back. Then after that the calories will increase to an amount more manageable.

I am seeing him in 2 weeks again. He is expecting some big results, I’m sure that if I work hard and I follow the diet I will do it!

Here’s to focus, more blogging and more gyming.

Here we go…

Forgetful Friday

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What a way to start a day, you see this morning I somehow managed to wake up at 6.30am, this is an achievement in its self. So the morning was off to a pretty good start. I had a good healthy breakfast (2 boiled eggs, low GI toast and cottage cheese). Yummy yumminess

I was slightly late for gym so I only managed  to do 40 minutes cardio,  which I’m pretty happy with actually, seen as how I went to gym last night for an hour. But yes something had to ruin it… I forgot my gosh damn clothes for work at home.. This means I got all flushed and stressed, had to go back home to get clothes and rush to work. I was simply frantic.

I’ve calmed down know…

On a happy note, I sighed up at the gym where I go for training with André. Its call Renaissance gym, it’s a small gym but it has the most amazing equipment and feel to it. It is a bit pricey but it’s so awesome to go to a gym where you don’t have to wait for machines, I don’t feel like people are watching me.

The best part is the changing rooms, they provided nice fresh towels and the showers are hot and strong. I’m not a prude but I normally hate changing rooms and the ones at virgin active are the worst, it’s filled with naked old women.

This is something I avoid; I mean really put that shit away.

So I’m hoping now that I am going to a gym where I feel much more comfortable I’ll go more. I’m still going to go to virgin active once in a while; they do have a super amazing swimming pool and a huge variety of classes. But it’s just too busy for me to really go and enjoy myself.

I have a month to month contract with renaissance so at least I have the freedom to leave at any point.

Pretty cool.

Here is to another day of awesomeness. I mean its Friday what’s not to be happy about (:

 

The Friday dread

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Ok so today is Friday… for most people that’s the best day ever, but for me Fridays normally mean working a double shift, it really is pretty sad actually. I don’t really earn enough from working as a receptionist, so I have had to get a second job. I work as a waitress on the weekends.

Blah

It’s not too bad actually but it does mean that I hardly ever get a chance to go out and have a good time. This in itself is actually a good thing, there is No temptation to overeat or spend money. So I normally work 1 shift a week, sometimes 2, so I do get one night off during the weekend usually. But still for that one night I’m normally too tired to do anything and the idea of lying on the couch is far more appealing the going to a bar.

So today is that day Friday, and it’s actually off to quiet a good start apart from something really weird happening this morning, as I woke up I had déjà vu. You that feeling like you are redoing something?? So I woke and I was like… ‘Didn’t I just wake up already??’

Strangest feeling ever… was actually pretty pissed off. But other than that I had a really positive gym session with Andre this morning at 6.30AM… that’s right I got up at 6.00am to go to gym. Training when well and I can feel myself improving and getting stronger.

But today is going to be a long long day, will most proberly only get to bed at 4.00am tomorrow morning. But hey ill get through it and since I’m going to be waitressing and need some next energy. So maybe I’ll have an extra meal. There is normally a staff meal where I work. Hopefully it’s healthy! Gosh damn I think I’ll need it.

Wish me luck (: