So before my other trainer took a leave of absence she did a body fat test on me and calculated my body fat to 32%. Wowzers. That's in the OBESE/ HEALTH RISK range. Who knew? Certainly not me. Here I am 4 weeks later and my new trainer sent me this message...
Hi Shawnra! I calculated your body fat at 23.8%. Great job! It has dropped significantly from health risk to the upper end of average. Keep up your hard work. Lets try and get it to 22% and that will put you right in the middle of the average category!
See you soon!
So when I jokingly told John... sheesh I'm obese, or I'm such a whale...turns out I was right. But now I'm working on becoming 'average'...HA!
Current Stats:
Height 5'6"
Weight 158
Neck 13"
Bust 38"
Under Bust 33.25"
Bicep 12"(flexed) 11.5" (not flexing)
Waist 32"
Hips 38.75"
Thigh (thickest part) 25.5"
Calf 15.5"
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Flat tummy?
Almost.... Yesterday I was actually brave enough to face the outdoors in my bikini (wearing shorts of course). The boys and I decided to head out into the yard and play in the water. Overall a nice day and I wasn't ashamed of my stretch marks because they've faded and I have 2 wonderful boys to show for them.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Katy's progress....
This is soo great way to go Katy!! And becoming active at home without overdoing it at a gym or in the summer heat is a great long term plan because you CAN keep that up.
BTW I can totally see a difference in your face already!! I'm so happy for you!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The key to...weight loss??
Is it possible? Have I discovered the secret key?
Here's the scoop, okay being so limited on what I can actually eat I cheat more than I should. For instance instead of a cheat meal one a week I might do a cheat day ( I know I know I'm such a bad girl...). And I have been known to eat part of a cinnamon roll at Hodel's but come on it's Hodel's I'm talking about. So now this is where the key to weight loss comes in....SUGAR. No it's not what you think ...don't run out and eat sugar, avoid it.
The body runs on energy fueled by carbs broken down to glucose aka sugar. So when you put extra sugar into your body it doesn't need to work to break it down into sugar and therefore it doesn't burn off. You may get a temporary boost in energy but then you will crash. And all of that sugar you just took in will be stored as fat. Eww.
Now since I've been eating natural foods and less than 5g of sugar in each protein bar or Atkins snack I've lost weight and feel better overall. I have more energy than I did before and my service dog hasn't had to get me out of bed for while now.
So what can you do? Well for starters wean yourself off of those sodas and Frapps from Starbucks. Drink water instead or unsweetened green tea. Avoid the checkout stand that is lined with candy and aim for the ones stocked with magazines instead. Try Annies Home Grown Cheddar Bunnies (they only have 1g of sugar). Check your labels and look for the hidden sugar. Make sure any packaged items you buy have 5g or less of sugar. If you're a fan of protein bars try the Pure Protein brand which only has 2g of sugar. And if you need a sweet treat try picked up a box of Atkins Advantage/ Endulge bars (they are delicious!)with some of their sweet treats ranging from 0g-4g of sugar. Amazing and so good...yum!
I'd like to hear from the peanut gallery.... what's your opinion?
Here's the scoop, okay being so limited on what I can actually eat I cheat more than I should. For instance instead of a cheat meal one a week I might do a cheat day ( I know I know I'm such a bad girl...). And I have been known to eat part of a cinnamon roll at Hodel's but come on it's Hodel's I'm talking about. So now this is where the key to weight loss comes in....SUGAR. No it's not what you think ...don't run out and eat sugar, avoid it.
The body runs on energy fueled by carbs broken down to glucose aka sugar. So when you put extra sugar into your body it doesn't need to work to break it down into sugar and therefore it doesn't burn off. You may get a temporary boost in energy but then you will crash. And all of that sugar you just took in will be stored as fat. Eww.
Now since I've been eating natural foods and less than 5g of sugar in each protein bar or Atkins snack I've lost weight and feel better overall. I have more energy than I did before and my service dog hasn't had to get me out of bed for while now.
So what can you do? Well for starters wean yourself off of those sodas and Frapps from Starbucks. Drink water instead or unsweetened green tea. Avoid the checkout stand that is lined with candy and aim for the ones stocked with magazines instead. Try Annies Home Grown Cheddar Bunnies (they only have 1g of sugar). Check your labels and look for the hidden sugar. Make sure any packaged items you buy have 5g or less of sugar. If you're a fan of protein bars try the Pure Protein brand which only has 2g of sugar. And if you need a sweet treat try picked up a box of Atkins Advantage/ Endulge bars (they are delicious!)with some of their sweet treats ranging from 0g-4g of sugar. Amazing and so good...yum!
I'd like to hear from the peanut gallery.... what's your opinion?
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