While my first visit to the gym was off to a bumpy start, I am already feeling and seeing the rewards.
Feeling better... I already have more energy and feel better in the near 2 days since my visit.
Seeing the rewards... It's one thing to step on the scale and feel like you've been seeing the same number for months (that's been me). It's another to take out the measuring tape and see how you're doing. This is a more accurate gauge of how you're doing. The numbers may be stagnate on the scale- but your body composition changes show with the measuring tape.
This has been the case for me.
I am so thrilled because in the past week between visiting the gym and the 3 ice hockey games I have reffed since the 10th- I have lost inches.
Waist- -2.5 inches
hips- -1 inch
bust- -2 inches (thats ok- really ok- things are just out of control)
I like to plug the numbers into the Shape Virtual Trainer. You can log your starting weight, current weight and goal weight. It will tell you how much weight you've lost, your body fat percentage, the pounds of body fat lost, the weight of your lean body mass and your body fat (both in pounds and percentages), and it has a tally of how many inches you have lost with an average number of inches lost per week. You can also log your calories and exercise and the dashboard will tell you if you need to eat more, less, or if you're in the weight loss zone.
If anyone is interested in trying the JCC out- let me know- or visit their webpage for a free 2-week pass.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Shape Your Body Plan
I decided to give the "Shape Your Body Plan" a try. The site is a bit tricky at first. When entering nutrition information- you can only use decimal places- for example: use .25 and not 1/4. This is a small thing to adjust to.
Also in regards to the food log- they don't just ask for how many calories are in a serving- they want the fats, proteins, carbs, and a barage of other informtion in regards to the foods you've eaten during the day. There's a summary box that shows up in the "meals" section:
Meal Report for ( 17, Mar 2009 )
Scheduled Calories: 1593
Current Calories: 1796
Difference: 203
Macronutients: Actual Goal
Fat: 22% 20%
Protein: 35% 16%
Carbohydrate: 43% 64%
This was my summary for St Patricks Day. I was pretty close to consuming the right amount of fat- which is a strange thing to say. My carbohydrates were completely off by their standards. It makes me wonder how much better I would be doing in hitting my goals if I adjusted to what they say I need.
When you sign up for this program- it's really interesting because they ask for your weight and body fat percentage. Now, if you're like me and you don't know your body fat percentage (because how many of us caliper ourselves at home?) they go by body measurements- neck, waist, chest, thigh, bicep, forearm, hips. They also ask for gender, DOB, what your exersize experience is (are you returning to exercise? new to exercise?.... an olympian?!) and what your goal is (maintain, lose weight, firm and tone)
Once you complete all this information they provide you with a battery of information (it actually includes a lot of charts and graphs to give you a visual representation as well which is kind of neat to look at):
-->32: -->Pounds of fat you will lose
-->More important than the total pounds you drop is the amount of fat you will lose after one year of following the shapedietplan program. As you increase your exercise, you'll be changing your ratio of body fat to lean muscle mass while you also lose inches.
-->
-->2453: -->Calories you will burn daily on the shapedietplan plan
-->As you increase your exercise, you will burn extra calories, and as you build more muscle, you'll burn even more calories.
-->
-->11: -->Number of minutes it now takes you to run or walk a mile
-->8: -->Number of minutes it will take you to run a mile after one year with shapedietplan.
A healthier diet and better exercise habits will boost your body confidence. As you lose fat, add muscle and develop your endurance, you will have more energy to work and play. Physical activities that once seemed strenuous will now seem easier.
A healthier diet and better exercise habits will boost your body confidence. As you lose fat, add
muscle and develop your endurance, you will have more energy to work and play. Physical activities
that once seemed strenuous will now seem easier.
Also in regards to the food log- they don't just ask for how many calories are in a serving- they want the fats, proteins, carbs, and a barage of other informtion in regards to the foods you've eaten during the day. There's a summary box that shows up in the "meals" section:
Meal Report for ( 17, Mar 2009 )
Scheduled Calories: 1593
Current Calories: 1796
Difference: 203
Macronutients: Actual Goal
Fat: 22% 20%
Protein: 35% 16%
Carbohydrate: 43% 64%
This was my summary for St Patricks Day. I was pretty close to consuming the right amount of fat- which is a strange thing to say. My carbohydrates were completely off by their standards. It makes me wonder how much better I would be doing in hitting my goals if I adjusted to what they say I need.
When you sign up for this program- it's really interesting because they ask for your weight and body fat percentage. Now, if you're like me and you don't know your body fat percentage (because how many of us caliper ourselves at home?) they go by body measurements- neck, waist, chest, thigh, bicep, forearm, hips. They also ask for gender, DOB, what your exersize experience is (are you returning to exercise? new to exercise?.... an olympian?!) and what your goal is (maintain, lose weight, firm and tone)
Once you complete all this information they provide you with a battery of information (it actually includes a lot of charts and graphs to give you a visual representation as well which is kind of neat to look at):
-->32: -->Pounds of fat you will lose
-->More important than the total pounds you drop is the amount of fat you will lose after one year of following the shapedietplan program. As you increase your exercise, you'll be changing your ratio of body fat to lean muscle mass while you also lose inches.
-->
-->2453: -->Calories you will burn daily on the shapedietplan plan
-->As you increase your exercise, you will burn extra calories, and as you build more muscle, you'll burn even more calories.
-->
-->11: -->Number of minutes it now takes you to run or walk a mile
-->8: -->Number of minutes it will take you to run a mile after one year with shapedietplan.
A healthier diet and better exercise habits will boost your body confidence. As you lose fat, add muscle and develop your endurance, you will have more energy to work and play. Physical activities that once seemed strenuous will now seem easier.
A healthier diet and better exercise habits will boost your body confidence. As you lose fat, add
muscle and develop your endurance, you will have more energy to work and play. Physical activities
that once seemed strenuous will now seem easier.
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