My 12 week program Kamloops Biggest Loser has ended.
Though due to health issues I was not able to go as much as I like , or work out as hard. I still did get results. Though I have not met my personal goals I am surprised with my over all loss.
I have officially only lost 4.4 lbs but I have lost 14 inches!! The inches was the biggest surprise. I found during the program I was so dishearten with my progress and my ability to loose weight quickly like the others. I was so focused on the scale and the numbers that I did not follow my inches. I had set a goal of a total annual loss of 50 lbs. I knew that I would not make that goal in 12 weeks but I was hoping for around at least 15 lbs.
I am very happy with the inches that I have lost and I feel that it has given me the tools I need to now continue on my own. I learnt alot about my body and the best ways to be healthy. I am learning to focus on how I feel rather than the numbers on the scale and have been able to get rid of my scale at home.
I enjoy how refreshed and invigorated i feel after a really great work out. I enjoy the cardio but I also enjoy the pain of a great muscle building work out too and seeing my reps and strength increase. I learnt about a well rounded routine and way to work out. Before I only did cardio thinking it was the best way to loose weight. But you will not loose weight if you dont build muscle. I had no muscle. I have lowered my body fat percentage by building muscle and that will help me burn more calories.
I look forward to continuing on my own and taking what I learnt. I still have a long way to go but I am feeling positive.
My activities not include hiking, swimming and yoga. I am not in the gym as much but I am trying to be more active out doors and making it more fun than feeling like a work out. I aim to go to the gym for an hour 2 or 3 times a week. As well as swimming, aqua fit , long endurance walks, small incline hikes and yoga. I am reshaping my body and making a lifestyle change to be healthier , more fit and more active and that is what I enjoy!
So I just wanted to share my news with you and let you know how it all ended up going!
After taking the week off due to a bad cold and flu I am anxious to get started again this week and cant wait to get back in the pool! with the nicer weather its great for walking and being out doors now too!
Thank you everyone for the support!
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Well done Amanda! Can I ask, how were your levels during the challenge? What were you eating? I’m really struggling to balance food/levels and weight loss.
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My levels flucuated from 5 to 9 mg/dl and I had been trying to keep them around 6 as that is range recommended in the new PKU treatment guidelines for all ages of PKU patients. The diet part of the program was a real challenge for me and I will admit I didn’t focus to much on my diet or changing it. I drink all my formula and I eat mostly low protein food. So if I had of made some changes I probably would have actually lost more weight. I focused my energy on my work outs and activity instead of what I was eating. For most of the program I was working nights so the times that I was eating was very different. I think if I did the program now that I am off nights id see better results as well. When it came to my PKU diet I focus on increasing my water, my fruit and veggies and my portion sizes. At times it was very frustrating and discouraging. wanting to be able to take full advantage of the program and get those results like everyone else. I kept needing to be reminded that I am not like everyone else, what works for them wont work for me and I just have to keep going and not give up. I am sorry I cannot be of more help for you.
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