Now that I've decided to really incorporate strength training into my repertoire (at Karen's suggestion after telling me not to do the Clean eating challenge designed for weight loss) I'm looking forward to it! I once met with Leah and got a "recovery" strength training routine, but was not consistent with it. It was recovery because I was having frequent neck pulls with what I was doing. Likely because managing everything else I was doing was enough and I really thought that the weights we did in group classes were kinda doing the same thing. From talking to Karen, consistency is the key and the weights in the classes is a crap shoot... you never know what you're gonna get and further... you miss the class... you miss the lift and that is not consistent.
Since deciding to start strength training, I wanted to capture my "before" measurements for tracking. Also wanted to get a new body fat % measurement, but Karen doesn't have the same method (calipers) as Anita used back in April and it's best to do Apples to Apples comparison. She has something that I think sends electrical impulses through the body and measures that way. So I'll probably get that done before starting to use as a baseline but not to compare to the caliper measurement. At the 6 month mark I've maintained my weight. YES, YES, YES!!! I consider the range of 124 - 128 as maintenance simply because that's the range I've been in the last 6 months. I did see it balloon up to 129 on one particular day, so I was very good for that week. I still weigh frequently... as I have always done... but not every day anymore ~ probably 3 times a week. For me it's reinforcement and immediate feedback which I find helpful.... although I know the theory that you can drive yourself crazy with the numbers... but for me even while losing that was never the case. So, looking at the 11/7 column and a bit of analysis..... The weight is in the same range. The waist is smaller... I've noticed this in my pants that especially with the size 6's I feel more comfortable wearing a belt. Last night we went to Kohls, and I tried on several different brand pants and most were size 4... although my 6's (especially the Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda jeans) are fine but definitely not tight. Thighs are about the same ... and the deviations could just be chalked up to measurement inaccuracies. Looking at the arms... I'm wondering how weight training will effect them.... and I truly have no idea. They have definitely gotten smaller since January; with weight loss... but in group classes which involve weights, I've been gradually increasing ... up to a whopping 5 pounds... and have not been plagued by injury... so I'm probably getting stronger or at least maybe doing the exercises more correctly. I still have some bat wing features which I already feel are decreasing with lifting heavier weights. So I guess my goal continues to be to become stronger.... Doing several full body push-ups would be nice... I have increased the amount I can do on my knees. Back in January with the initial Beach Body test, I was able to do 8 knee push-ups. Now I know I can do more and do them more correctly.
Now that I've decided to really incorporate strength training into my repertoire (at Karen's suggestion after telling me not to do the Clean eating challenge designed for weight loss) I'm looking forward to it! I once met with Leah and got a "recovery" strength training routine, but was not consistent with it. It was recovery because I was having frequent neck pulls with what I was doing. Likely because managing everything else I was doing was enough and I really thought that the weights we did in group classes were kinda doing the same thing. From talking to Karen, consistency is the key and the weights in the classes is a crap shoot... you never know what you're gonna get and further... you miss the class... you miss the lift and that is not consistent.
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Finally found a tape measure! Been wanting to take some measurements and compare with some January measurements back when I started Beach Body (which was actually mid-point through my weight-loss journey). The January measurements are real (to the best of my measurement capabilities) with the possible exception of Body Fat %. Don't believe I had any idea what that was back in January... so I guessed. I believe I likely guessed too high. The Body Fat % in Measure 2 is a slight estimate down from an actual measurement take in April
The Goals established back in January were simply wild guesses ... something to shoot for and were revised along the way. The latest measurement have exceeded those initial goals in every single category! You go along.. and you notice it in your clothes; people comment on it; but seeing the actual measurements is absolute proof! Pretty cool! I have new goals now... toning, upper body strength... and want to do a re-test on Body Fat % because I believe that is still changing even though I've been pretty consistent at the 125-128 weight level for about 6 weeks now. |
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