Monday September 8, 2014
When it comes to following my plan, I’m still raring to go! I consider that a good sign because if I weren’t still totally into it, that would be difficult convincing others that this is a great way to lose fat.
I mean, really.
Can you imagine me saying to you today, “Muffin Toppled® the AMUSE-ICAL™ Workout System? Uh, well, I found it boring and it’s too difficult to follow. Oh, but I still recommend that YOU continue on this program because you’ll see results After all, you’re a better person than me…good luck!”
Pah-leeze!
Fortunately, I’m NOT going to say any such thing to you. In fact, I’m excited to share my results from week one with youI
I’ll hold you in suspense while I spew forth the Weekend Roundup: Saturday and Sunday rolled by without any real items of note…I continued to measure portions and journal my food intake. In my ever evolving journal, I’ve included spaces to check off:
water intake _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (each short line represents 8 oz of water)
vitamin/fish oil intake
coffee intake
I included those spaces because I just plain forget if I’ve done it and/or it’s a reminder to take a pill or sip some water. It just makes it easier to check it off of a list.
In addition, I worked out on Saturday for about a half of an hour- I did very light powerlifting moves-Squat, Bench Press and Deadlift to work on technique. I did very low weight and high repetitions. I want to be honest and tell you that I plan to do this to keep my powerlifting specific technique up to speed, but will not lift any sets/repetitions that will make a difference to my AMUSE-ICAL™ Workout results. I recommend that you DON’T do this.
I think this week’s results are not typical. I’ve never experienced results like this before, and I don’t expect them to occur every week. I think I had a “perfect” storm week of getting everything right…hence the great results.
Ultimately, here’s why I believe I had such stunning results:
1) I believe that I gained some serious belly issues by eating AMFAP (as much food as possible) for 4 to 5 days before I began to eat clean last Monday.
2) I believe that on Sunday, August 31st when I captured the before photos, I was hormonally retaining fluid (did you need to know that-probably not, but it’s true).
3) I believe that my stress level has decreased so much, the excess “weight” I’ve been trying to lose finally “let go”.
4) I think that the change in workout routine (including the interval cardio) increased my metabolism.
5) I think that the NUMBER ONE thing I did right last week was to write EVERYTHING I ate in a journal. I did not eat anything that wasn’t a protein, natural fat, or natural carbohydrate.
Here are this week’s photos:
Jeans UNBELIEVABLY ZIP
Black Dress is Still Tighter Than I’d Like, But Zips:
Black Pants Fit Very Differently Than Expected…They May Never Fit “Correctly”
This Dress May Never Fit…My Carriage May Never Be This Small…I Didn’t Consider That My Internal Organs and Ribs Are Part of the Equation (bygones):
Note to self-None of these clothes really fit well, and it’s possible that when I’ve lost the max fat, they may still not fit well. That never occurred to me and in the future, buying clothes too small with the idea that I’ll eventually fit into them will only be for experimental purposes !
