Monday, January 18, 2010

Hello wall.... Go away!

I appear to have hit a wall in my quest to lightweight.  ... and it is pissing me off.

I haven't lost anything in three days, and today, I gained!

I am going to have to up my cardio.  I am going to run (or walk depending on if I have to take the kids in the stroller) three times a day on days I don't grapple, and twice on days I do... and once on the days I go to class twice.

Cardio three times a day, no carbs after 3:00, and even though I am eating right I am going to start counting every calorie I put into my mouth.

If I do that, and don't start losing again there is no way my body is going to give up any more fat with out doing damage.

3 comments:

  1. It's just your body trying to adapt. No worries. Weight loss is not linear. You can go several days without seeing anything change, and then whoosh -- several pounds at a time.

    Doing more, especially cardio, might actually make it worse. Your body needs to rest and recover. Walking (or NEAT) might be fine. I recommend The Female Body Breakthrough (Rachel Cosgrove) and/or The Fat Loss Troubleshoot (Leigh Peele; this is an e-book). Google Leigh for her blog and online articles. Also, JP Fitness Forums for lots of help (sub-forum Fat Loss Troubleshoot, especially).

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  2. Thanks Leslie! I will check those out for sure. I feel like I am going a little insane.

    I think I stress out more dropping a weight class then I do about the actual competition. Though, that may be because I love grappling, where as dieting is considerably less fun.

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  3. You're working hard and I believe it will happen. You can do it!!

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