I do not want to write this post. Despite everything - the workouts and the calorie deficit I squeezed out this week, my weight is still not back where it should be. Why? I have no clue. This can all be summed up as: I’m still doing this, still tracking and eating right and working out. But I’m also really, really pissed. I did not gain three pounds. Yet, here they are, like an uninvited guest. But not just any guest. It's the misogynist racist from next door who won't mow his lawn and lets his dog poop on your lawn.
Start | 6/8 | 8/19 | 9/30 | 10/29 | 12/31 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | 2/18 | 2/25 | |
Weight | 200 | 191.2 | 182.6 | 181 | 181.4 | 177.2 | 174.6 | 175.8 | 174.2 | 178 | 177 |
Lbs. Fat | 82.7 | 72.5 | 70.3 | 70.8 | 67.1 | 65.3 | 66.8 | 64.7 | 67.4 | 66.5 | |
Lbs. Muscle | 67.3 | 66.8 | 65.2 | 67.3 | 63.9 | 64.4 | 65.2 | 63.5 | 64.2 | 68.2 |
Slightly interesting that muscle has really increased, but the fat pounds and overall weight measurement are so high! I know I had about a 1/2-1/3 pound gain last week. But not this week. And not this much.
In other news, since I joined the gym the day after my 25th birthday, last week marked my one year anniversary of being a member! I think this might be my longest period of consistent exercise, ever. It’s actually a real habit, a part of my life that I like, and I want it to stay that way forever. I want to be that 90-year-old yoga instructor.
I’ve even finally started to really take advantage of all the classes that are part of my membership. I’d been going to Zumba since the summer, but that was about it. Now I’ve tried Step, Power Dance, and Total Body Conditioning. Step was not for me - it didn’t have the camaraderie and mutual suffering bonding of most of the other classes I’ve gone to. But the other two are great, made even better by going with my gym buddy.
The first is called Power Dance. This week was our second time going, and I really enjoyed it. It’s basically learning a basic step, and then slowly adding more steps, all to different songs. There’s a ton of jumping involved so it ends up being a pretty intense workout. The only issue is that the moves seem to be the same from week to week, though the music changes. Since there aren’t that many moves in total (5-10 total, and many are very similar to each other), I wonder if that would get boring week after week, or if I would just get more comfortable with the moves and therefore be able to push myself harder - jump higher, kick harder. For now I really like it and the instructor is great.
The other new class we tried is called Total Body Conditioning. If you haven’t done it, it’s basically a group weight lifting class. Everyone gets a step, a weighted mesh pole, and some free weights. Then the instructor sets up different ways to lift, working out the entire body over the hour-long class - first arms, then legs, then abs. For each set, he plays thumping music and lets us know how long to keep going and when to rest in between sets. It takes the thinking out of weight-lifting.
Bonus that the conditioning class we’ve been going to is taught by the Power Dance instructor, so of course we really like him. That means that we’re taking two exercise classes in a row on Tuesday nights - first cardio, then strength training. So a hard 1.5-2 hour workout the night before I weigh in? Maybe I can blame that a little for these last couple of weeks?
The no/low sugar challenge is going well so far. Right now I’m not putting a blanket ban on sugar, because I like it in my coffee. Rather, I'm trying to make it a real treat instead of what it's been now, which is not worth the calories. #1 place to work on is work: first, there’s a candy bowl, plus someone puts treats in the kitchen a few times a week. Today it was mini Milky Ways in the bowl and bakery cookies in the kitchen. I didn’t have any, woot! Last week that would have been a quick 150 calories down the drain. Not necessarily a derailment, because I do have the flexible calories, but quite simply not worth it.
The other place I’m avoiding the sugar is at home. No more baking for our potluck meals, as much as I enjoy making desserts. It’s just not a good idea for me right now.
What’s your favorite exercise class?
Do you avoid making any foods for others because it’s too tempting?
Do you think I’m delusional and must be secretly hoovering frosting from the can?
Sorry about the annoying weigh-in. Those pounds ll be gone before you know it!
ReplyDeleteI loveeee Power Dance!! So much fun and such a great workout
Glad to find another Power Dance enthusiast!
DeleteWeight training classes are such fun. When I took them I remember gaining weight on the scale but losing a bra and pant size :)
ReplyDeleteI avoid making any baked goods because I have no control. Really, none in patisserie department. Just a taste of a muffin can turn into a half dozen muffins down the hatch.
For pot lucks, I do a fruit or veggie platter, or chili or English-style finger sandwiches.
Frosting from the can moments... ah such memories. And such stomach aches.
That's why I love the body fat scale - I can tell a bit more what's actually happen apart from muscle or bloating.
DeleteRe baked goods - I will always, always, have a taste of something I'm baking. So I either need to plan for those calories, or avoid it.
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