This Acceptable Girl – Latest Fitness Results

One thing that is challenging for me on this journey to true fitness, it focusing on the fitness results I am getting, and not the length of time it is taking to get them. It would be really easy for me to boo-hoo it and stop going to the gym and eat whatever the hell I want because it took two months to achieve my most recent results when last year maybe it only took two weeks. But the reality of getting fit is, unless you are like a The Biggest Loser contestant and working are out for four hours a day and having a professional prepare healthy, balanced meals for every meal of your day (or are taking the time to do so yourself), you just AREN’T going to see mind-blowing, super-fast results.

It took me EIGHT MONTHS to do the damage I did to my body after last year’s nutrition and fitness plan, and YEARS before that to do the damage I was working on un-doing back then. I have to focus on being proud of my accomplishments and keep pushing forward to achieve the next one.

I “weighed in”on April 25th – it’d been almost two months since my last weigh in. Here are my updated stats with the change since 3/5 (updated stats also available on the Stats page).

In almost four months I have lost 10.55lbs loss in FAT MASS, gained 5.05lbs in MUSCLE MASS, and lost 4″ and 4.91% body fat overall.

I ask myself every time I weigh in – could I have done better? And the answer will always be a resounding “Yes”. I could have eaten out fewer times and made some healthier choices at home (though the dining out is what really does it). I am already working out 4-6 days per week. I could dedicate myself to making it 6 days a week, but sometimes you need a break, and what is really comes down to for me is diet.

I lost 1.7% body fat in the last two months. That puts me, FINALLY, back into the “Acceptable” range for my body fat on most body fat percentage charts. I want to be better than “This Acceptable Girl” though. I want to be “This Fit Girl”, because that’s who I am inside. For the family challenge we are doing I had set my goal at 24% body fat, because that is where I concluded my nutrition program this time last year. I lost 7.52% body fat in three months last year. I’ve only lost 4.91% in the past four months. Of course last year I really knuckled down on the nutrition, so that tells me where I am falling short. If I am being realistic, I am not going to lose 6.59% body fat in by this Friday. But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t continue doing what I am doing.

So what’s next? It’s time to sit down and recall the tenets of my nutrition plan:

• Eat within 30 minutes of waking up
• Eat every 3-4 hours, even if I am not hungry
• Pair good carbs and protein for snack time
• Exchange carbs as needed so I can enjoy what I want at different mealtime
• Eat fewer carbs later in the day
• DON’T forget to have my evening protein
• Continue to drink AT LEAST 3 liters of water per day
• Plan dinners in advance so we are less likely to eat out
• Revive the Take Out Token program (my budget will thank me!)

When is the last time YOU checked in on your personal progress? What are YOU doing to stay on or get back on track? Tell me in the comments!