Hello again friends! This week FLEW by. I can’t believe that I am already a week in! Prep so far has been going really well and I haven’t hit any bumps yet! I worked a lot this past week but still finished all of my workouts including my beloved cardio. Even more exciting is that I felt like I was stuffing my face all week long, and as I will discuss below, I LOST over two pounds! Say whaaa? I am now at the lowest weight I have been at since I was a freshman in college. To top it off, I have been soul searching and keep finding more inspiration every day! I started this prep thinking, “well I won’t win but it will be a fun challenge”, but let me tell you, that mindset has now changed. While I was laying by the pool enjoying the rays I had a revelation. I decided that this “careless” mentality would not get me where I want to be and that if someone is going to win, why that can’t that someone be me, or at least make THAT my goal!
What are you eating?
The previous week I kind of talked about why I was keeping my calories so high. In “normal life” I usually eat over 2000 calories a day but having to keep track and eat 1800 calories a day was WAY harder than I anticipated. I believe that this is due to eating all healthy, fresh food with each meal involving a high protein percentage. Protein is the most filling of the energy sources (protein, carbs, fat) and will keep you full and satisfied longer. This is one reason why I suggest eating a higher protein diet to people who are trying to lose weight.
Luckily my body responded very well to this slight calorie cut and at 1800 calories I was feeling full. I had some wiggle room to work with each day and it was easy to incorporate my usual dressings and favorite snacks. I am definitely taking advantage of these weeks where I am full all day and still get to snack because unfortunately, I know this will end soon. But hey, with sacrifice comes bigger and better things, so let do this!
This week I have reset my macro counts and I decided to stick close where I started and as the week progresses check my progress and adjust accordingly if needed. I should be losing around .1 pound daily as long as I am following my macros correctly. So as long as I keep slowly creeping down on the scale I am one happy camper.
Calories: 1,780
- Protein: 155g or 620 cal (35%)
- Fat: 49gor 450 or cal (25%)
- Carbs: 175g or 700 cal (40%)
The Diet
I lost over two pounds this past week. I mean it literally just melted off. I believe that around half of it was water weight and the fact that I haven’t touched an alcoholic beverage in over a week. Yep, that’s right, not even an ice cold beer. Making the right decision to not binge on food and drinks has made me proud since I knew doing so would be a new challenge for me. Celebrate the small obstacles! This week will be a better indicator of how my macro count is working for me. I don’t want to lose weight too quickly, yet I want to make sure I am on the right track. I am on a SLOW decrease to get to my desired weight. Remember that my numbers are only or me. I calculated it to where I am taking into consideration my calorie expenditure in and out of the gym as well as how my body metabolizes food. IF you are trying to compete or lose weight and do not have a basic knowledge of nutrition and fitness then I would recommended a coach. We are messing with our bodies here so treating it incorrectly to lose weight is NOT the goal. Throughout this prep I always want to aim to be in an anabolic state and not in a catabolic state.
Measurements: 7.11.16
- Height: 5’3
- Weight: 123.2 (-2.4lbs)
- Arm(biceps): 10in
- Chest: 31.5in
- Bust: 31 in
- Waist: 25.5in
- Hips: 30.5in
- Booty: 34in
- Thighs: 20.5in
- Calves: 14in
New Dessert Discovery
I have to share this ice cream that I found the other day. It is called Artic Zero and it is awesome. As expected, it does not have the super creamy, milky flavor as regular ice cream does, but it only has a quarter of the calories! So hey, no shame in my game! I finished the little tub of cookie dough and now I have my eyes locked on the mint chocolate chip. Yes this sweet summer time treat fits in my macros since a serving only has 75 calories, 3g p/11g c/2.5g f! It is not that hard to diet when you do not restrict yourself. This is why flexible dieting is KEY. I will tackle what flexible dieting is in another blog!
Goals of the week:
- Once again, stay on track with my macros and stop “snacking” on foods I don’t need.
- Start looking into posing classes and buying a bikini. I have NO idea what style or color to get so if yall have any suggestions let me know!
I believe that learning the science behind how your body works is the only way to really understand how to change it. I hope that through this prep I will provide you with such information! Let me know if you have any questions and I will add it into my next weeks blog! Thanks for tuning in again friends and have a wonderful week!
