I'm a 29 year old ex-fat-kid-turned-fitness junkie. Here's a quick rundown of my story: I’m an ex-fat girl, turned skinny girl, turned slightly chubby girl, who’s working on turning into bad-ass fit girl. Back in 2007 I topped out just over 200 pounds. Right around Thanksgiving of that year I joined Weight Watchers and dropped off 70 pounds over the course of the next year. I maintained between 130-140 pounds until about 2011, but I was never particularly “fit.” I ran a lot and was in good cardiovascular shape but I had no muscle strength. In 2011 I took a desk job and pounds slowly starting creeping on. The scale says I've gained about 20 pounds, but I’m still wearing a lot of the same clothes from when I was 130/140 pounds because I've gained a lot of muscle. How, you say? Well, in January of this year I decided to try Jamie Eason’s LiveFit program (which is online, FREE, and can be found here). I was wary of it at first; I'd never been a weight lifter. But I very quickly discovered that I absolutely LOVED it. The program is 12 weeks; unfortunately I sprained my foot during a mud run in week 10 and couldn't finish. After that I struggled to get back on board; I wanted to restart the program and finish it, but life kept getting in the way, sickness got in the way, etc etc. Basically I just wasn't into it. I had done the exercises before. I'd done the routines, the diets, the carb cycling. I just wasn't that interested in repeating it all. (Repetition bores the day lights out of me!) So, a few weeks ago I had a consultation with a trainer and have joined his gym. Right now I'm only doing his workouts; I plan to start private training with him in the near future.
My basic philosophy is work hard, play hard, and live your life without losing sight of your goals. Nutritionally, I try to eat as clean as possible while allowing myself flexibility for dinners out, the occasional ice cream cone, etc. I flux on and off between following IIFYM and just eating clean according to my hunger levels; I follow IIFYM when I'm getting off track and feel I need more rigid guidance, but it starts to drive me a bit nutty after a while. My workouts consist of lifting as heavy as safely possible and minimal cardio (aside from my current half marathon training!). I love to play outside and like to make nature my gym when I can.
I am not a certified nutritionist, trainer, or coach. Everything I type in this blog comes strictly from my own experiences and opinions; I link to my sources of information as often as possible. I'm just here hoping to spread my love of healthy and positive living.
Cheers!
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