This phase will be a combination of exercising combined with alternate day fasting. What I’ve noticed since I’ve started to exercise is that some days I’ll put on a couple of pounds, but my actual body fat percentage will drop. This will be a focused two weeks where I exercise a little every day, depending on my energy (which given the ADF will vary).
12th March – 10st4.8 – FOOD DAY
Breakfast: PBJ on toast
Exercise: Pilates Open Class (60 minutes)
Pilates isn’t about burning calories, it’s more about building core strength. As someone with limited flexibility, it’s a little less intense than yoga, whilst still challenging. I usually go for absolute beginners sessions, so was a little nervy going to an ‘open session’, but happened to be awake at the right time to try it.
14th March – 10st7.3 – FAST DAY (DAY 1 OF PERIOD)
What the actual heck…? This is the heaviest I’ve weighed in since the end of January! Luckily the scales are showing 33% muscle vs 30.1% fat and I know I’ve lost inches (I squeezed into a size 14 today! Squeezed – very tightly – but still in). Otherwise, very demotivational. I was moving some very heavy stuff yesterday and on my feet all day, which may have helped towards the muscle. Let’s hope it’s the water weight thing as well….
As it’s day one of my period, the only thing I’ve eaten this fast day (for my 500 calorie allowance) is chocolate. 4 bars of it. I may not quite be grasping the ‘healthy eating’ guides today…
I’m old fashioned in that – I will not exercise in public when I have my period. Therefore my planned pilates class tomorrow is being replaced by my very first “Pilates at Home” session. Let’s see how that works out!
15th March – 10st3.8 – FOOD DAY
“Miracle chocolate only diet helps you lose 4lbs overnight!”… well, in fact, 3.5lbs overnight – which I’d put on the previous day. Goes to show just how much our weight varies naturally though, I would imagine particularly for women around the time of the month.
Eating normally today, so I expect whatever weight I hit tomorrow would be my ‘actual weight’ with all the hormones, etc, taken out. We’ll see.
28th March – 10st 5.6 – DISASTER
I couldn’t stick to this in the end. With the pressure of selling the house plus wanting to eat down the freezer meant I was off plan for most of these 14 days. I didn’t really keep up with the exercise either, as I couldn’t make classes and there isn’t enough floor space here.
No point throwing my hands up in despair, though – on to the next battle.
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