From week 5 to week 8, I had only lost 4 pounds. I was really frustrated, given how hard I was working. My trainers floated a few possibilities, incuding the possibility I was insulin resistant (backed up by my blood tests), making it harder to lose weight. We took my measurements and I waited for my results. That was Saturday, May 9th.
On Wednesday, May 13th, I got the results. I lost another 2 inches from my waist (almost 4" total now), 1/2 inch from my neck (1" total) and lost over 4% bodyfat (over 6% total). That helped me to change my outlook; I was losing inches, but not weight. But this next number went a long way to explaining things further...
While I lost 13 pounds of bodyfat, I gained 9 pounds of muscle. That realization will now allow the trainers at Fitness Together to slightly change things up once again to slow my muscle gain and increase my fat loss. I'll admit, though, that it is difficult not to focus solely on the scale.
Feeling good about those numbers, I chose to hop on the scale anyways the very next day and was happy to see I had quickly dropped 7 pounds! So much for my stalled weight loss. Feeling even more motivated, I decided this past Saturday to run to my training appointment at 5:15 a.m., a total of 3.7 miles. As I arrived (just in time), I was greeted by Chad, who was bursting with excitement over my accomplishment. I had a great strength training workout and then did a combination run/walk on my way home. 7.4 miles and it wasn't even 8 a.m. yet!
The lesson I took from all this? Your mind controls your body; keep your mind and your will strong and your body will (eventually) follow.
'Til next time,
Jason
Congratulations on your fantastic progress Jason! Keep up the great work!
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