Wow, how did I go almost a month without blogging? Maybe because my whole routine has changed and my eating went down the drain there for a minute so I didn't feel like confessing my rekindled love for pizza to you guys. oops. =P SO here's a status report
I am still plateaued at JUST SHY of -80 lbs. I'm really frustrated but trying to be patient. I'm trying to stay more focused on what my body can do and not how much it weighs. I'm still progressing pretty well on my lifting, which is really rewarding about 90% of the time. I had a rough workout Saturday that I was just not feeling and got really discouraged. I felt better with a solid workout Monday and a new bench press PR today! Bench press is one of the hardest lifts for me. Part of it is the fear factor of having a heavy bar positioned above my body instead of on my shoulders or on the ground. But also I just really struggle with upper body strength in general. I've never trained or developed any kind of arm strength prior to this journey, whereas strong legs were a given with 13+ years of soccer. I feel like the opposite of one of those curl bros that never seems to have a leg day.
Also in lifting news, my favorite group in Fitocracy is having a group challenge that's basically like a mini power-lifting meet. So out of 152 girls in the challenge, I'm 39th! I'm pretty happy with that considering I'm still relatively new to lifting. Although I've pretty much reached the end of my "beginner gains", so now I'm actually going to have to focus a little more on how I'm training if I really want to make gains and have this be more than a means to an end. Well, I am really enjoying it and I do want to take it more seriously. There are a number of lifting programs I've been reading about so eventually I need to pick one and do it. The Olympic lifts are part of most of them so that'll be something new. I've been dabbling with a snatch progression but haven't gotten very far with it because my back and shoulders aren't really powerful enough yet for a "power" move. *sigh* anywho...
I'm back on a good IF schedule, I got off of it for a while which might've led to a few pound back-slide that I had along with ALL THE CARBS. haha. I really love them. And it's not like I'm trying to do a super low carb diet or anything, but if I ate everything I wanted to, I would definitely be out of balance. haha. Despite my stall in weight, I've still been shrinking! Those size 12s I got from Old Navy are almost too big! =D When I hit -80 I'll post my progression but I'll post a new picture on my facebook page soon! =) If you're following me on there you saw the picture of me in a tank top that was too small in college is now indecently huge on me. haha.
I am really sad because one of the choirs I'm in changed its rehearsals to Tuesday nights. So, I'm gonna have to start missing my Zumba class I've been going to since January! =( AND since my Yoga class is Wednesday mornings at my boyfriend's gym, I'll also be missing THAT for the foreseeable future. The start of rehearsals kind of snuck up on me so I haven't come up with a good contingency plan yet. I need to find another cardio class, if not another Zumba class. I've tried several yoga classes and haven't had any real success with any of them, so I need to figure that one out, too. I've done yoga by myself every once in a while so I'll hopefully be able to take myself through some "practice"s on my own until I can find a suitable replacement. I've also done my own Zumba before when I needed cardio and wasn't able to make it to a class. I would just go in the empty classroom and dance by myself to my workout music, which is all upbeat and mostly dance music anyway. haha. So yeah, trying to figure out my workouts!! Hopefully my next post WILL be progress pictures, or at least deeper than this update has been. haha. Thanks for reading, guys!
I am still plateaued at JUST SHY of -80 lbs. I'm really frustrated but trying to be patient. I'm trying to stay more focused on what my body can do and not how much it weighs. I'm still progressing pretty well on my lifting, which is really rewarding about 90% of the time. I had a rough workout Saturday that I was just not feeling and got really discouraged. I felt better with a solid workout Monday and a new bench press PR today! Bench press is one of the hardest lifts for me. Part of it is the fear factor of having a heavy bar positioned above my body instead of on my shoulders or on the ground. But also I just really struggle with upper body strength in general. I've never trained or developed any kind of arm strength prior to this journey, whereas strong legs were a given with 13+ years of soccer. I feel like the opposite of one of those curl bros that never seems to have a leg day.
This has never been my problem
Also in lifting news, my favorite group in Fitocracy is having a group challenge that's basically like a mini power-lifting meet. So out of 152 girls in the challenge, I'm 39th! I'm pretty happy with that considering I'm still relatively new to lifting. Although I've pretty much reached the end of my "beginner gains", so now I'm actually going to have to focus a little more on how I'm training if I really want to make gains and have this be more than a means to an end. Well, I am really enjoying it and I do want to take it more seriously. There are a number of lifting programs I've been reading about so eventually I need to pick one and do it. The Olympic lifts are part of most of them so that'll be something new. I've been dabbling with a snatch progression but haven't gotten very far with it because my back and shoulders aren't really powerful enough yet for a "power" move. *sigh* anywho...
I'm back on a good IF schedule, I got off of it for a while which might've led to a few pound back-slide that I had along with ALL THE CARBS. haha. I really love them. And it's not like I'm trying to do a super low carb diet or anything, but if I ate everything I wanted to, I would definitely be out of balance. haha. Despite my stall in weight, I've still been shrinking! Those size 12s I got from Old Navy are almost too big! =D When I hit -80 I'll post my progression but I'll post a new picture on my facebook page soon! =) If you're following me on there you saw the picture of me in a tank top that was too small in college is now indecently huge on me. haha.
I am really sad because one of the choirs I'm in changed its rehearsals to Tuesday nights. So, I'm gonna have to start missing my Zumba class I've been going to since January! =( AND since my Yoga class is Wednesday mornings at my boyfriend's gym, I'll also be missing THAT for the foreseeable future. The start of rehearsals kind of snuck up on me so I haven't come up with a good contingency plan yet. I need to find another cardio class, if not another Zumba class. I've tried several yoga classes and haven't had any real success with any of them, so I need to figure that one out, too. I've done yoga by myself every once in a while so I'll hopefully be able to take myself through some "practice"s on my own until I can find a suitable replacement. I've also done my own Zumba before when I needed cardio and wasn't able to make it to a class. I would just go in the empty classroom and dance by myself to my workout music, which is all upbeat and mostly dance music anyway. haha. So yeah, trying to figure out my workouts!! Hopefully my next post WILL be progress pictures, or at least deeper than this update has been. haha. Thanks for reading, guys!
