Sticking To My Diet Plan 100%
Over the past 6 weeks my weight loss and fat loss hasn’t really improved I’ve been unable to drop below 22% body fat. My aim is to get below 20% within the next 4 weeks. I know the reasons why I haven’t been able to move forward and it’s all down to my diet plan. Plain and simple I’ve been eating the wrong foods. I’ve been eating plenty of protein but I’ve been snacking heavily in between meals.
Well today’s Monday and I have stuck to my diet 100% which I’m very happy about, I’m going to drop my body weight to 190 pounds then I can finally start phase 2 of my body fat loss journey. Hopefully I will be able to cut down to 190 lbs within the next 4 weeks and the only way I’m going to achieve this is by sticking to my diet plan. I am not going to snack and I am only going to eat what’s on my plan till I reach this target weight.
The good thing about me is when I say I’m going to do something I do it, I will be at 190 pounds in less than 4 weeks and when I do there’s no reason why my body fat percentage should not be below 20%. Once I get below 20% I’m half way there because I started this journey at 30% and my target is to get to 10% before the end of the year. I’ve got my motivation back and I WILL lose this fat, I’m really unhappy with myself because I started off so well. 6 weeks of no results is not good, I need to keep seeing fat loss results week after week.
0.2% body fat reduction in one week just won’t cut it. I’m looking to lose around 0.5% each week from now on. I’ve got 12% more body fat to lose, so even if I lost 0.5% each week it would still take me 24 weeks to reach my target. This is going to be a long and slow journey and I’m in this for the long run. I’ve made a few mistakes recently but I quickly got back to it and that the secret to success. We all make mistakes you just need to make sure that you get back eating and training right as soon as you can.
Weekly Weight In May 15th 2009
This week was the week that I needed to get back into it, whilst I haven’t got back into 100% with dieting I have ate much better this week. The snacking has been dramatically reduced, if I’m perfectly honest with you I had a feeling I was roughly around the same weight as I was last week even before I stepped onto my body fat scales this morning. I’m getting to know my body really well now, I’m beginning to feel when I lose or put on even a few pounds.
I have managed to lose a whopping 0.4 pounds lol and lower my body fat percentage from 22.3% to 22.1%. I’m happy that my body fat is dropping week after week. But a 0.2% drop every week just isn’t good enough for me. At this rate I will only drop one percent of body fat every 5 weeks. I’ve still got 12% more to lose. So multiply 12 x 5 and you get 60 weeks. I’ve not got 60 weeks, I’ve got just over 40 weeks left. So I really do need to step up my game.
At the moment I’m feeling like I’m constantly moaning about my fat loss and not doing what I know that will make me lose it. Fat loss is definately all in your mind, once you can reprogram your mind to say no to all the bad stuff. You are going to be 99% of the way there then it’s just a waiting game. I weigh myself once a week and I do look forward to my weekly weigh in but I sometimes feel like its making me wish my life away. If I’m having a good week and it’s a Tuesday. I find myself saying to myself can’t wait till Friday for the weekly weigh in to see what body fat I have lost this week.
This is also a wrong way to think, I just need to program my mind to get on with it. Don’t think about the weekly weigh in just keep moving forward with my body fat loss journey. See everyday the same, weekends play a big part in your success. My 3 day diets at the weekend are holding me back so that is another issue that I need to address. Anyway I’m a little bit happy because I’ve lost weight and lowered my body fat percentage yet again and at the end of the end that’s what it’s all about.
This Weight Loss Blogger Is Back On Track
Today is the day that I am going to get back on track with my fat loss progress. Over the last 2 weeks I have been lacking motivation and due to this fact I have been over eating and snacking in between meals. Which as made me gain a whopping 5.8 pounds over the last two weeks. This as set me back slightly, so to get back on track and on target I need to start eating right again, and today is that day.
The snacking has got to stop, the late night eating has got to stop. The takeaways and cineworld popcorn has got to stop. For me to carry on seeing progress on my fat loss journey I’ve got to make these sacrifices if I’m to succeed. This weight loss blogger is feeling a little bit guilty at the moment because as you will of probably noticed my body fat percentage as been stuck around the 22% mark for around 6 weeks now. It’s time to change that and hit the below 20% within the next 4 weeks. The only way that I’m going to achieve this is by sticking to my diet and exercise plan, it’s as simple as that.
I’m going to cut weight now till I reach 190 pounds, this is the easy part because for me losing weight is a walk in the park it’s the lowering of my body fat percentage which is a little more testing. Hopefully by the time I cut weight to 190 pounds my body fat will be below the 20% mark, then I can concentrate on building a bit more lean muscle mass which will help me in achieving my target body fat composition of 10% before the end of 2009.
Over the last two weeks I’ve had a blow out on chips, chinese and indian food, chocalate, beer, cider and lots of other delicious and calorie laden food and drink. To be perfectly honest with you I think my body is looking for a rest from these fatty foods. I woke up this morning feeling refreshed and motivated and I WILL start moving forward again with my body fat loss journey. All these hours in the gym will not be wasted and if I’m not careful they will be. It’s so easy to slip into your old eating ways and before you know it your back to square one. This is not going to happen to me this time, from today this weight loss blogger is back on track.
