Hello! I have a plan in mind for what I want to be doing, and I was hoping to run it by all of you and get some feedback.
What I've been doing:
Calorie counting, 1200-1500 cals/day, <25% cals from fat (not too hard for me)
64 oz water/day (easy for me)
Lots of little meals during the day.
20-minute pilates/day with about 75% success
30-minute cardio/day with about 25% success
I've lot 15 lbs, and that's halfway to my goal.
In three weeks: I'm moving on the 7th of January to Lousville where I will have free 24 hour access to the apartment fitness center -- some cardio machines and weight lifting things. Where I'm at now I can't afford membership to a gym, plus I don't like them, plus I'm lazy.
My plan:
When I get to Louisville, I want to really switch my fitness focus. My plan is to stop counting calories and switch over to just eating healthy foods and focusing on portion control -- I don't think that this will be too hard for me.
I -will- replace this calorie control with some weight lifting and more regular cardio. I want to build muscle and to really track it and become physically fit, not just thinner. I would like to get into a nice routine with lifting and cardio so that it's a habit for me.
I think that with building muscle, the weight will stay the same probably, but then when I go back to counting calories and continue the exercise, the weight will drop but I'll look and feel better.
Why the Change?: Actually, I think that I'm one of few people who is starting to feel worse as I lose weight. I had a pretty good self image before I started, but with this counting and tracking every day and I'm not really seeing a difference in my clothes at all, I'm starting to feel bad about where I'm at. I think that the exercising will help me get excited about my body condition, and that will be more important than weight 'loss'.
Ok, that's the plan! Comments/ideas/questions/anything?
Please help!