And so it begins
I recently had a body composition test done by one of the personal trainers where I work, of which I was relatively pleased with the results. Being 19% boday fat puts me in the category of “extremely healthy” and just short of the 20% cut off of only being “healthy.” Along with the body composition, my personal trainer told me I can drop my weight to 129lbs and be 16% body fat which puts me in a position to lose at least 5lbs; yay for the hardest part of any weight loss goal. Regardless, this is my goal for the next while but I would like to drop my weight to 125lbs but it is obviously not necessary.
Along with the body composition test my personal trainer also gave me three, 6 month weight training programs to follow for the next little while. Which is exciting because I get bored easily because I set up a program for myself that I really enjoy and then do it over and over again until the point of boredum. Plus I know she will be watching me whenever I am there so I almost have to make sure I get to the gym. There should be no excuses for not getting there either as I live three minutes from the front doors.
My goal seems rather simple, follow my weight training program and eat according to the Canadian Food Guide. I am currently enrolled in a university nutrition course which is teaching me more and more every day which is making me realize how important nutrition is as opposed to dieting which can pose as extremely unhealthy and risky if you are not careful and aware of these risk factors. My weight goal will hopefully be reached by August long weekend; approximately three months. Of course, changing my diet will take time so I will have to be dilegent in at least writing down what I put into my mouth. I know I need to consume more fruits/vegtables and more dairy products thanks to this handy website: http://www.dietitians.ca/public/content/eat_well_live_well/english/eatracker/ so for now, that is the focus when it comes to changing my diet; snack on fruit/vegtables instead of cookies in order to meet my daily fruit/vegtable recommended daily intake.
And so begins my goal towards a healthier, happier me.
