Thursday, January 14, 2010

Results Day - Week 3

Today brought a dent to my ego.

Though my weight is the same at 94.8kg, my body fat percentage has risen to 11.3% from 10.4%.

My waist did improve, 86cm-91.5cm, a drop from 87cm-92.

Being a vain, ego-centric driven individual I had to find out why....

So, I took a look at my little nutrient spreadsheet and realised (well, ok, I knew this already) that the four days from last results day still had copious amounts of EMPTY calories = i.e. alcohol. In fact I managed to over-consume by 800+ calories per day for those days. Not a healthy start to operation Fatboy Freddy to say the least.

However, I am happy.

Yep, Happy.

"Are you mad?" I hear you cry.

Well, no (hmmm, possibly). The whole point of tracking my progress is to understand what contributes to success and what hinders it.

We all know the basic equation of:

Cardiovascular Exercise + Resistance (weight) Training + Good Nutrition + Attitude = Great Results

If you don't track each aspect of the equation you will get mediocre results, and you will get them often. What I can do now is make sure I stick with my attitude to succeed, train hard to improve my fitness, chase down the next resistance set and ensure that what I put into my body is the right fuel for the expenditure I need.

What if I can't find the drive to achieve this? You are most certainly not on your own. Lots and lots of people are out there trying to do a similar thing. To make it even easier there are also a bunch of talented and bright Personal Trainers out there who will help you on your journey.

If you are in North Sydney, Body.Wize Australia (and http://bodywizeaustralia.blogspot.com/) can give you a Boot Camp style/Basic Training style workout on a Saturday that'll get your Heart Rate elevated, give your calorie count a smash and motivate you for your coming week.

If you are around Mortdale, Dolls Point, Newtown or Brighton during the week take a look at Juicy Fitness and arrange for a session that'll inspire you to do more.

You are not alone, so don't sweat it out by yourself. Find someone to help you with that motivation and attitude, and of course being pushed by someone else always helps sneak out a few more calories and thus helps you cut the fat!