Since being back in Singapore I have been quite
diligent in minding my diet and fitness needs. I had already turned the
corner on being ill before I got here and I used the first few months to get my
strength back (since I hadn't been exercising at all for 9 mo) and figure out
what meals would work best with my schedule and cost effectiveness (considering
I have to pretty much make everything myself). I am so lucky to have such
a great roommate that is into fitness and diet and I have found inspiration in
watching her work ethic. I decided that I needed a plan to get to that
next level so I did a little research and came across "Sexy Body"
workout and I was sold on title alone. Luckily it's Jamie Eason's plan, so I picked a good
one :)
The first thing I did was to implement a change in
my workouts. Up until now I had been focusing on legs, abs, and my upper body
was limited to chin-ups. I was ok with this; I just wanted to get into
the gym and get things moving again. When I came back to Singapore I was
119lb. I had completely eliminated all grain, starch, and sugar from my
diet and I probably had some malabsorption issues as well so I lost a lot of
weight and was quite thin. I was thinner than necessary or than I wanted
to be.
As of today I am 133lb…pretty big difference and I
just let the skirts of my costume out 1.5” in the waist (literally just today I
had all 3 of them altered). I
like the size that I am although I would love to be tighter or more toned. I am hoping that this plan will be successful
and I have changed my diet a little to support that. My diet is important because it is how I am controlling my GI issues and luckily it's working because my blood levels were all out of whack 5 months ago and now they are all within normal range except for the inflammation marker which is high, but it's still a work in progress so I'll take it!
Before I was eating a lot of nuts (almonds in
particular) to give me more calories and fat for that full feeling since I wasn’t
eating grain or starch (and let’s be real…I did have some starch occasionally,
but not everyday. Grain I just
avoid, it’s bad news for me). I’ve
had to remove one of the servings of a dish that’s made with nut flour and in
another dish I have reduced the about of cheese I put into it. I had to increase my protein
intake and my carb intake as well.
I have been on the plan a little more than one week and here is my
progress to date:
The pic on the left is when I first got here; the
pic on the right a couple days ago.
I am comfortable with my size I really just want the flab to be gone and
be toned (I’ll say flab instead of fat to avoid the “you’re not fat” backlash,
which is not what I mean – I understand that I am not fat as in overweight). The workout plan is split into 3 four-week
sections, the first of which ends just before my roommate’s figure
competition. I will be show ready…to
be backstage LOL
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