Hello! Im a 21 year old female and I have recently decided to get my body back on track. After highschool and during my first two years of college I was pretty active, going to school all day and working on my feet a lot at a restaurant. I didnt eat great but I ate ok. I wasnt overweight at all. I am 5'8 and at my lowest weight I was 138. I looked good but wanted to start to tone and drop those last extra 5-10lbs. I ended up having to quit school and I started working full time at an office job where I sat all day and there were always "goodies" around to munch on. I didnt really take into account how much junk I was eating. I was also living on my own for the first time and grabbing something from the drive through or eating a tv dinner was easier than trying to cook for myself. I had a gym membership but had no motivation so I rarely went. Little by little I added on the weight.
My boyfriend of 4 years is into natural body building. He has been out of the gym for a while due to an elbow injury. I remember when I used to go to the gym with him and seeing how he had transformed his body and seeing all of the women who were so fit always sort of made me jealous because I wanted to look like that but I never wanted to take the time and actually do something. I would always feel motivated for a minute but then later on I wouldnt worry about it as I ate something unhealthy.
My boyfriend and I moved to Maryland over the summer. Its the first time we have lived together. He had been so careful and meticulous over what he ate for every meal for the 3 years that he was into lifting that he was enjoying his time off. He got to a point where he put lifting to the side for a little while even after he healed from the injury. He has been enjoying the life of eating yummy food again pretty much since we moved here. Now, he doesnt gain easily and if he does he is able to burn it off much much faster than my body would. Naturally I was tempted by all the yummy things he was eating and sadly I just gave in and ate whatever I wanted like I had been doing back in Ohio and when I was living on my own.
Here we are now and I am to about 185lbs. Its sickening because I look back to when I was just 5-10lbs away from my goal and now I seem farther than ever away from it. None of the clothes I used to wear comfortably fit anymore if at all and when I look in the mirror I really notice it now. We decided that our new years resolution would be to get back into the gym. When my boyfriend gets in the zone like he was for three years he will do everything right and suck it up through the pain, the craving, etc. I feel like it will be impossible for me to mess up now with having someone to do this with. I wont be able to say "i dont feel like working out", or "lets just have burgers for dinner" lol. So for that I am thankful. I am stressed though because I didnt think it would be this hard to cut junk food and high carbs cold turkey.
We are eating very balanced meals that my boyfriend planned out down to the very amount of grams of everything that we should have. My daily meals (not including measurements) are:
breakfast: oatmeal in water with fresh blueberries and a yogurt,
mid morning protein shake,
Lunch:Baked chicken shredded over rice,
afternoon protein shake
pre workout dinner: salad w/cucumbers, baked chicken and a tiny bit of balsamic vinegar
post workout meal:steamed green beans, steamed or baked tilapia
Although I dont feel starving on this diet and I am satisfied hunger wise, Im having god awful cravings! I wish that I knew or could mentally block my cravings but its soooo hard! Thats the most challenging part for me right now. The food Im eating now isnt horrible but its so different and where I used to get enjoyment out of meals Im now like ugh time to eat again lol.
Im hoping to learn and gain support here. Wish me luck in my journey to be fit and fab once again!
My boyfriend of 4 years is into natural body building. He has been out of the gym for a while due to an elbow injury. I remember when I used to go to the gym with him and seeing how he had transformed his body and seeing all of the women who were so fit always sort of made me jealous because I wanted to look like that but I never wanted to take the time and actually do something. I would always feel motivated for a minute but then later on I wouldnt worry about it as I ate something unhealthy.
My boyfriend and I moved to Maryland over the summer. Its the first time we have lived together. He had been so careful and meticulous over what he ate for every meal for the 3 years that he was into lifting that he was enjoying his time off. He got to a point where he put lifting to the side for a little while even after he healed from the injury. He has been enjoying the life of eating yummy food again pretty much since we moved here. Now, he doesnt gain easily and if he does he is able to burn it off much much faster than my body would. Naturally I was tempted by all the yummy things he was eating and sadly I just gave in and ate whatever I wanted like I had been doing back in Ohio and when I was living on my own.
Here we are now and I am to about 185lbs. Its sickening because I look back to when I was just 5-10lbs away from my goal and now I seem farther than ever away from it. None of the clothes I used to wear comfortably fit anymore if at all and when I look in the mirror I really notice it now. We decided that our new years resolution would be to get back into the gym. When my boyfriend gets in the zone like he was for three years he will do everything right and suck it up through the pain, the craving, etc. I feel like it will be impossible for me to mess up now with having someone to do this with. I wont be able to say "i dont feel like working out", or "lets just have burgers for dinner" lol. So for that I am thankful. I am stressed though because I didnt think it would be this hard to cut junk food and high carbs cold turkey.
We are eating very balanced meals that my boyfriend planned out down to the very amount of grams of everything that we should have. My daily meals (not including measurements) are:
breakfast: oatmeal in water with fresh blueberries and a yogurt,
mid morning protein shake,
Lunch:Baked chicken shredded over rice,
afternoon protein shake
pre workout dinner: salad w/cucumbers, baked chicken and a tiny bit of balsamic vinegar
post workout meal:steamed green beans, steamed or baked tilapia
Although I dont feel starving on this diet and I am satisfied hunger wise, Im having god awful cravings! I wish that I knew or could mentally block my cravings but its soooo hard! Thats the most challenging part for me right now. The food Im eating now isnt horrible but its so different and where I used to get enjoyment out of meals Im now like ugh time to eat again lol.
Im hoping to learn and gain support here. Wish me luck in my journey to be fit and fab once again!