Hi everyone! My first post in like 3 months! I've been busy!
Just a couple updates:
- I injured my knee back in May doing backward lunges. Found out in September that I had a quadriceps tendon strain and that I would need to take some time off from working out. Up until then, I hadn't thinking I would just "work it out" and it would go away. However, I apparently irritated it to the point where it hurt to walk. So he gave me a plan to follow and said nothing until October 12th just to be safe, unless you want to do yoga. But no lunges, no turning the knee, no squats. So I decided to just wait and really let it heal since when I get back to it, I plan on doing p90 and some Burn It Up!
- On Sept 21st, I started the 20-day challenge. I was paranoid about gaining weight back while I was unable to really work it off. Having never stuck with a challenge before, I decided to do it. My first goal was to take charge of my eating of course and to lose some weight maybe while I waited to return to working out. My second goal was for the discipline. By solely focusing on my diet (and by diet I'm not talking about dieting but diet in the terms of the food I eat), maybe I could learn some good habits and learn about food without adding in the workouts. Then by the time I return to working out, I wouldn't need to feel like I was juggling the two.
- So far it's day 9 and I've lost 3.5 pounds. Besides food journaling through
livestrong.com/thedailyplate, I also learned about what my carb intake should have been all along. I realized I was consistently way over on the carbs, even though I thought I was doing well. But I found a great tool which helped me realize the error of my ways. It's located at
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/nutrient_calculator.htm. It's a great tool because it takes whatever calories you want to eat per day and then you can try out different diets and it will adjust and tell you what your carbs, fat, and protein should be. I aim for a 40 40 20 ration of carbs, fat and protein. But I try for at least the 40 30 30 zone diet if I can't make the 40 40 20. Since I've had to lower my carbs alot from what I thought I needed I've learned alot about no and low carb snack and meal options. I'm really excited to see what changes I can make when I start p90 on the 12th.
- Last but not least, an intro to this great article. I stumbled across it last night and while I wouldn't focus too much on her own experience and her loss, but she does make a few great points about controlling your eating. She also includes a followup to the article and several more pieces of information at the bottom. But here's the link! She also has several other motivational articles on her page that are worth a look. Enjoy!
http://www.debramoorhead.com/blog/index.php/how-i-lost-25-pounds-in-one-month/
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