Monday morning is my weekly weigh-in; I try to stick to the same time every week on an empty stomach. The verdict: I’ve lost 4lbs in the month of January.
Just over a week ago, I was feeling rather frustrated, in particular because I felt tired and run down and my weight wasn’t dropping. However, things feel as though they are looking up.
I’m still looking for a good SAD lamp solution and price, but in the meantime, I’m taking more vitamin D. I hit my gym targets last week and this month I hope to expand my sessions from a half-hour to an hour.
This is what else I’ve been doing:
1. Getting enough protein. I only just discovered I wasn’t getting enough protein even if I sat on my butt all week, let alone working out four-five days a week. Here’s a great protein calculator.
2. Getting enough protein after my workout so my muscles can rebuild. Again, I thought I was doing enough, but I wasn’t. I started taking Proteins+.
3. Taking fish oils with every meal. I alternate between salmon oil and Omega 3-6-9 to my body doesn’t develop a tolerance. This something my trainer recommended. I take six total a day.
4. Tracking my food intake and planning my week of meals. I started tracking my protein just this past week as well as calories.
5. Getting enough sleep.
6. Watching the sodium intake. I gained 5lbs over night after eating the Tim Hortons chili for lunch one day! Talk about water retention.
7. I weigh myself same time every week.
8. Stopped eating after 8 pm and very little carbs at dinner / evening.
I’m at the point where all of this is close to becoming habit. I think hitting three-week mark really helped. I still have one cheat day a week but for the most part I am following the above without feeling deprived.
