Eating Clean and Training Diry at 30

I had every intention of getting this post done yesterday. And I did start it around noon yesterday. But then life decided to life all over me, which i would have much rather it not have. And even this morning, some of the junky feelings from yesterday rolled into today. And my best laid plans this morning totally went sideways. Which totally put me in a mood. I was not gracious to a couple of drivers this morning who honked at me because I didn't move the second the light turned green. But then I went and had a good chat with my coach. And she's freaking amazing and it totally helped. And it made me feel better when she told me that she has days like that too. And they happen and then they're gone. So after chatting with her, I felt a whole lot better. This is why I love having a coach. Sometimes you need someone to talk to and have them tell you that it's all good and you'll be fine. And it's why I love being a coach. It means that I get to take all that awesome and pass it on to my people who need it. Coaches are the best!


And now I'm completely off topic, so let's get back on track here:

Fit Club on Monday was such a great workout that I woke up sore yesterday morning for the first time in weeks and I LOVE IT! I love being sore. Being sore means I got a good workout and if I'm sore today, I'm strong tomorrow! And who doesn't love being strong?! I'm still a little sore today which means LOTS of water! Gotta flush out that lactic acid that's all built up in my system.

Hubby worked a night shift so he was home to take my pics yesterday morning:

I have to say, while I definitely still have weight to loose and wobbly bits to work on,  I'm kinda proud of my accomplishments so far! My body does not look as awful as it used to and it's not too bad of a place to start at from here on out. Looking forward to the day when you can actually see my abs. I'm pretty sure I will dedicate a complete post to the fabulousness that it will be when you can finally see them!!

My measurements, did not get taken yesterday, but I did get them taken today,and are as follows:

• Upper Chest: 37in
• Chest: 39in
• Waist: 38in
• Hips: 43 1/4in
• Right Thigh: 19 1/4in
• Left Thigh: 18 1/2in
• Right Bicep: 11in
• Left Bicep: 11in

Not too shabby, if I do say so myself! Once I got going on this journey, I definitely went from hourglass to pear-shaped. Most of that has to do with the fact that my boobs totally martyred themselves. Seriously, I used to have a huge rack. Not so much anymore. I appreciate it because now shirts fit better. My hubby is sad. But, he gets a happier wife, so it all works out in the end!

Today was a weigh in day, so this is what the scale said:

WOOT!!! That's 2lbs GONE! Believe me, that is a huge relief!! I have consistently dropped for a couple weeks and then either plateaued or "gained" a smidgen back over then next couple weeks. While I know it's my body regulating itself, it's still frustrating as all hell. Nobody likes to see those numbers climb back up, even if it is .5lb to 1lb. That's been my past couple weeks. It totally was a blow to my spirits and I had a good week where I ate stuff totally off meal plan. Because I was totally bummed out that I was working hard and the scale didn't show it.

And, yes, that scale is epic. We had a Spa party last week and when my coach took it out of the box every woman in that room gasped and got super excited! Honestly, we should have videoed it, because how often does a room full of women get excited about a scale? Well, a room full of mostly coaches sure does!!!

I am so in love with this scale because of all the info it now gives me, it's insane. And it's a good thing it lives at my coaches house.  I would be on it all the time if it lived at my house. Because it is that awesome.

This is a Tanita scale. Why is that awesome? Because a Tanita scale not only tells you your weight, but it can also tell you your water and your body fat percentage. What is so awesome about this particular scale? The fact that it not only tells you your weight, water, and BF%, but it also tells you your muscle mass, your physique rating, your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), your Metabolic Age, your bone mass, and your Visceral Fat. For the average person, this is really way too much information and most of it something they don't really care about. But I love that I get to know it all because I get to watch all of these numbers change and that helps me guage my overall health in a way I wasn't able to before!

Therefore, i am also going to post all of these numbers for you:

• Weight: 186
• Body Fat %: 40.5
• Body Water %: 42.7
• Muscle Mass: 105
• Physique Rating: 2
• BMR: 1563
• Metabolic Age: 50
• Bone Mass: 5.6
• Visceral Fat: 6

Hm. There's some numbers in there that I'm ok with for the time being and a few I'm not. Metabolic age of a 50 yr old? Physique rating of 2 out of 10? BF% of 40.5 ? Not cool. But the good news is that it's a starting point. My water needs to come up. Ideally it should be about 50%. I need to definitely up my water intake. Doable. 6lbs of Visceral fat? Could definitely be worse, but I'm looking forward to watching that number drop. And that's just me sticking to my nutrition plan. 105lbs out of 186 being muscle? That's not the worst. Or at least it makes me feel better about my weight. That's means that over half of my body weight isnt fat. So that's encouraging! Especially as some of that is water and some of that is bone (a minor part, but shhhhhh!).

So all are good to know and I look forward to watching these numbers change in the coming weeks!