So this is my first post. It has been about a week since I made the firm decision to lose this weight! I had been unhappy for a long time, but ignored it, denied it, and excused it. I started at 170 and now weight 168. I want to get down to 130.
Anyways, I've been doing two things: weight watchers and exercising under the supervision of a Personal Trainer (PT). My PT says that I need to do 5-6 days a week of cardio and 4-5 days a week of resistance training. I am seeing my PT three times a week for the next eight weeks to assist me with my resistance training.
Also, I've been doing weight watchers! I LOVE Weight Watcher and in the past it has worked really well for me (not the keeping it off part though). However, when I went over my diet with my PT he found that I was cutting out too much carbs & protein so that I could save up my points to eat junk at the end of the day. Also, he found that I need to be eating more frequently. He wants me to eat every 3-4 hours with equal parts protein, fibre, and carbs to keep my blood sugar level steady for the entire day. Also I need to boost my protein while being careful about my sodium intake! SO - I've started putting low-calorie protein powder into my yogurt in the morning, and making sure that my snacks have enough protein. I need to put a lot more thought and planning into my food each day, at least until it becomes a habit.
This is my day so far! I get 24 WW points each day and get about 4 more points for each half hour of intense exercise. I expect to get 4-8 additional points today.
BREAKFAST (7am):
- Small vanilla yogurt with 1 packet of protein powder mixed in (3)
- 2/3 cup of all-bran mixed in (1)
- Coffee with skim milk (2)
- 1 cup of fat-free Soy milk (3)
- handful of fresh raspberries (0)
Total:
SNACK (10:30am):
- 1/3 cup of fat-free yogurt (1)
- 1 cup of fresh pineapple (1)
- 1 packet of protein (1)
- 1 slice of whole wheat Weight Watchers Bread (.5)
Lol my breakfast and my snack are so similar, but I like yogurt and fruit! Anyways- I've used about 12.5 of my total 28-32 points for the day. But I'm very satisfied. We'll see how the rest of the day goes!
Anyways, I've been doing two things: weight watchers and exercising under the supervision of a Personal Trainer (PT). My PT says that I need to do 5-6 days a week of cardio and 4-5 days a week of resistance training. I am seeing my PT three times a week for the next eight weeks to assist me with my resistance training.
Also, I've been doing weight watchers! I LOVE Weight Watcher and in the past it has worked really well for me (not the keeping it off part though). However, when I went over my diet with my PT he found that I was cutting out too much carbs & protein so that I could save up my points to eat junk at the end of the day. Also, he found that I need to be eating more frequently. He wants me to eat every 3-4 hours with equal parts protein, fibre, and carbs to keep my blood sugar level steady for the entire day. Also I need to boost my protein while being careful about my sodium intake! SO - I've started putting low-calorie protein powder into my yogurt in the morning, and making sure that my snacks have enough protein. I need to put a lot more thought and planning into my food each day, at least until it becomes a habit.
This is my day so far! I get 24 WW points each day and get about 4 more points for each half hour of intense exercise. I expect to get 4-8 additional points today.
BREAKFAST (7am):
- Small vanilla yogurt with 1 packet of protein powder mixed in (3)
- 2/3 cup of all-bran mixed in (1)
- Coffee with skim milk (2)
- 1 cup of fat-free Soy milk (3)
- handful of fresh raspberries (0)
Total:
SNACK (10:30am):
- 1/3 cup of fat-free yogurt (1)
- 1 cup of fresh pineapple (1)
- 1 packet of protein (1)
- 1 slice of whole wheat Weight Watchers Bread (.5)
Lol my breakfast and my snack are so similar, but I like yogurt and fruit! Anyways- I've used about 12.5 of my total 28-32 points for the day. But I'm very satisfied. We'll see how the rest of the day goes!