Weight Loss Journey Two Week Update

Okay so I’ve been doing this weight loss thing for about two weeks now and I promised updates along the way.

First lets start with my routine. Monday-Thursday I’ve been hitting the gym or my living room for 5am workouts. All workouts consist of weight training and cardio and I’ve been doing a lot of Jeanette Jenkins DVD’s.  The first week was super hard on me and my body was crying out for me to stop. The second week was a bit better though I am exhausted and in the bed by 8:30-9pm almost every night.

Supplements:

I’ve been taking the supplements SST Performix which are thermogenics. Thermogenics increase your body core tempture which add in boosting metabolism. These thermogenics are a bit different in that they  are time release capsules that aid my body in the burning of fat throughout the day. I started off Week 1 just taking 1 capsule a day because I wasn’t sure how my body would handle them. The first day was fine. I could definitely feel them working as I worked out in the gym. I had a huge increase in energy and surprisingly was able to power though my cardio workout without no problem. Though not specified I do believe these capsules contain some type of diuretic because I was running to the bathroom every 2 hours. On day two I had similar levels of energy but I did not experience the frequency to urinate and so I decided to continue taking them. This last week I increased my intake to two capsules a day. I didn’t notice a huge difference except that I was a bit more alert and a wake as compared to the previous week and that I was also never hungry. I was having to make myself eat because the pills were heavily suppressing my appetite. One last important thing to mention is that unlike other energy supplements I do not experience a crash at all! 

Diet:

I tried not to go into this thinking I needed to be on a hardcore diet. I just knew that I needed to make healthier choices when it came to what I ate and also think about portion size. That’s where we can easily get in trouble, having too much of a healthy thing, like avocado for instance. I kept my lean shakes in constant rotation either having them at breakfast, lunch or dinner and I also made Hearty Veggie and Feta Frittata’s as a substitute for when I felt I needed a bit more to eat after my workouts. Did I have a cheat meal? Or course I did, I’ve had several. Again, I’m not going into this on some hardcore diet but on a eat healthier and be more active type of mentality. I’m not going to deprive my body of things that it’s craving, especially not in the beginning. That’s a a one way ticket to give up street.  So I’ve made healthier choices and I’ve controlled my portions and to me that’s a great start.

Results

I started this journey weighing 183.3. After Week 1 I weighed in at 181.6 for a loss of 1.5lbs. After week 2 I weighed in at 181.4 for a loss of .2lbs. I’ll be honest I was super disappointed when I saw my weight for week 2 but, I have a scale that also measures total body fat, total body water, bone, and muscle. Though I’d only lost .2lbs I noticed that my total body fat dropped 1.4%, my total body water dropped .4% and my total body muscle went up 1.6 %!! This is huge because if you take a look at this picture below you’ll notice that fat takes up a lot more room in the body than muscle. One pound of muscle occupies less space (volume) than one pound of fat So while I may not have lost anything weight wise I lost a good bit mass wise!

 

Moving forward I plan to do better at controlling what I eat on the weekends because this is mostly where I go wrong. I’ve also purchased a few at home workout items from TJmaxx so I’m hoping to really rev up my at home workouts for days I don’t feel like going to the gym.