A Fit Year

The new blog is called Fit and Mental. It’s now the main blog so I can follow back and actually interact though it. I’ll still leave this one as it is since it’s my progress for my first two months. I’ll also be reblogging the most important posts that I want to have permanently on my new blog.

Now I’ll be following a bunch of you from the new account :)

I just did my beginning of the month weigh and measure. I’m keeping a positive disposition even though there has been no change at all in the past month. I knew going in that this was going to be harder for me than most since I have thyroid issues. But losing 7lbs and several inches my first month gave me hope that it would be easier than I had originally thought.

Granted, I didn’t do as well in December as I did in November. I took a full week plus off of exercising, first due to my period then I pulled a stomach muscle. But I watched what I ate during that time closely and didn’t eat over 1500 calories.

I wish I could get an accurate account of my BMR. The basic calculators tell me it’s somewhere around 1900 calories per day so eating 1400 calories per day should give me a 500 calorie deficit. But since my metabolism is slower than most people, what if my BMR is actually closer to 1500 calories per day? That makes it a lot harder to get a significant daily deficit.

This month I’m going to restrict my calories a bit more. I’m going to eat between 1200 and 1400 calories per day. And I’m going to up my exercise and try to do a minimum of 40 minutes per day instead of 20.

Anyway, here’s the stats I’m starting the year with. The only change from last month is that I lost an inch from my calf and it looks like I lost 2 inches from my hips but actually I had been measuring in the wrong place so I just measured correctly this time.

Weight : 187
Neck : 14.5
Bust : 42
Waist : 38
Hips : 41
Thigh : 25
Upper Arm : 14
Calf : 15

Body Fat % : 39.7 (according to this site)

(Source: curvecreation)

I spent the past two months learning to reduce my calories and make better food choices. I figure with the new year I’ll start getting more strict with myself and more in depth with my nutrition. So here’s my new daily meal plan.

Eat between 1200 & 1400 calories daily including

4+ servings of veggies

• 1 small potato
• 1/2 cup most cooked veggies
• 1 cup most raw veggies
• 2 cups raw leafy greens

3+ servings of fruit

• 1 baseball sized apple/orange
• 1 medium banana
• 1/2 cup berries or grapes
• 12 medium strawberries

4 servings of whole grains

• 1/2 cup cooked whole grains
• 1 cup air popped popcorn
• 1 slice whole grain bread
• 1/2 whole wheat pita
• 1 whole grain tortilla

3 servings of protein

• 1/2 cup cooked beans
• 3oz tofu
• 2 tbsp hummus

3 serving of good fats

• 5 med olives
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 oz nuts
• 1/2 avocado
• 1 tbsp seeds

75- calories of treats

Fitocracy

MyFitnessPal

I’ve also created a President’s Fitness Challenge account but don’t know how to link to my profile or if you even can. I’m a member of the Fitblrs Unite group.

I’m not going to stop tracking my food & calories but I am going to stop posting everything I eat here each day. You can always follow me at MyFitnessPal and get details.

I will keep posting my workouts and goals here.

Today was my first day back after pulling a stomach muscle so I took it kind of easy.

persephone earned 124 points for:

• Body Weight Squat:
  • 10 reps (+8 pts)
  • 7 reps (+5 pts)
  • 7 reps (+5 pts)
• Short Bridge:
  • 15 reps (+15 pts)
  • 15 reps (+15 pts)
  • 15 reps (+15 pts)
• Kneeling Push-Up:
  • 5 reps (+3 pts)
  • 5 reps (+3 pts)
  • 5 reps (+3 pts)
• Upright Cable Row:
  • 3 lb x 15 reps (+5 pts)
  • 3 lb x 15 reps (+5 pts)
  • 3 lb x 15 reps (+5 pts)
• Plank:
  • 50 sec (+22 pts)
• Deadlift:
  • 6 lb x 15 reps (+5 pts)
  • 6 lb x 10 reps (+5 pts)
  • 6 lb x 7 reps (+5 pts)