Le Fromage - C'est Mauvais

So here is my update and my biggest lesson here - listen to your body. Every body will be different and even though this diet promised fat loss, it came with its downsides. I am very very sensitive to cheese, and the menus laid out in here had cheese in almost every meal and snack. Last night I was so sick and uncomfortable, it just wasn't worth to follow the diet perfectly. And even though I loooove cheese, I will have to limit just how much I'm consuming. 

The other change I made, was to include carbs before and after my runs. I ran Friday for 6 miles at a 10ppm. I ran yesterday and barely could do 4 for 10:45 ppm. I did not have the fuel I needed to keep up with pace. And my runs and progress are too important for me, and following the menus perfectly just don't make sense. 

So you can see, all these diets are great and stuff but its still important to listen to your body and your needs and athletic goals. So, I think this modified plan will work great for me. And at the end I'm hoping that making healthier decisions will be second nature. 

One with the Boys

So day 2 and so far so good. Its been easy having a diet completely laid out for me. Bought all my food for the week for 90 dollars!!!!! So I was happy about that. 

My mom even said it sounded like I had more energy today. I feel like it too. I did weights, cleaned the whole house, finished all my projects for work, and even took Vanessa to the Aerospace Museum which was really cool btw. 

So, the app that I downloaded to motivate me to do weights is pretty awesome. It shows me how to do the exercise, shows what part of the body it works, gives me a description of the exercise and I track my progress. My squats went from 45 to 80 in a few weeks. I don't look too pretty doing it, but I am improving. I like to run but I need to keep my muscle if I'm serious about losing fat pounds. 

Take a look at the app. I think it could help anyone looking to improve their strength 

Getting back onto the saddle

So, the other day I decided I would let Rachael weigh me (my scale has been broken for some time) and take my measurements (I knew my pants squeezed a lot more around my butt!!) Let me tell you, a lot has changed since last year. Last year I was 110 pounds my hips were closer to 37 inches and NOW, well, I went up to 118 in a year and now my hips were closer to 40 inches. 

I did eat a whole pizza from Round Table the other night and it wasn't a personal size FYI. As you could see I let myself go and felt doomed to stretchy pants, and it looked like those pajama jeans were looming in my recent future. So, I have to start some time. Yesterday I ran almost 6 miles in an hour so looked like I was able to return to running farely easy. And I have to be reminded to do more weights (which I will post about the awesome app that helps me keep track later). But it all came down to my diet. I felt gross and yucky - a feeling which most of us are familiar with. So, I picked up the Jorge Cruise The 100. So, for the next four weeks, I'll write about my progress, tips that helped me, and what my meals look like and I might vent on here too. Starting to get that weird blubber around my tummy that almost seems separated from my body. There was a lot I need to change.  

To the Park

The weather is changing in Sacramento. One of the best times of the year is March. You can be outside almost all day. And that is what I planned to do. Kaili and Vanessa couldn't agree on which park to go today, so I took them to a new one that opened up. We were in for a pleasant surprise. Take a look at these two cuties. After we came home and I painted their faces. Living in Citrus Heights has been great. We have so many parks and take our bikes everywhere. Just get outside and enjoy it.