I've wanted to do this for a while now; this, being an over haul of my current lifestyle, especially in terms of diet and fitness; Ill start from the beginning.
4 years ago, I went through my lowest lows in my 23 years of age so far. I had just completed my first year of university and I was back home for the summer and after a series of devastating events which had occurred previous to me returning to home for the summer, I managed to find myself in a dark place and pretty over weight. I knew that I had to pick myself up again and that is when I found fitness and dieting most comforting. I've always been pretty tall for a girl, 5 ft 5 to be exact, and through out my life I have been a pretty average size, that was until 4 years ago, where I found myself over-weight, depressed and weighting in at 13st. Now, this is an unhealthy weight when your body composition is mostly fat and no muscle. It took me a year or so to loose nearly 4 stone. I was totally proud of myself, however loosing weight has not come without its difficulties. I have had times where I have been too thin and felt totally miserable, barely eating anything. I have put on half a stone, from a binge, then I've had to starve in order to get back down to a weight I am happy with and it has become something I have obsessed over massively and it really isn't a nice thing to have to deal with.
Currently, I am weighing in at 137ibs give or take, I eat well and exercise regularly, however its time for a change. I have thought endlessly about it and I've done extensive research and reading. I know that I am not over-weight and my body isn't that bad, but there are areas of my body I want to nurture and transform. I want toned arms, with some definition. I want abs, which are subtly defined. I want a nice round bum, and strong toned legs.
Is that too much to ask for?
I have set myself a realistic target of 6 weeks to make a change to my fitness routines, and to start gaining muscle and toning areas of my body, to define my assets and make myself proud of what I have and who I am. I have mapped out a clear eating plan, which is full of protein and nutrients, vitamins which is going to enhance my weight training gym workouts and body pump classes. I am most likely going to put on weight as muscle weighs more than fat, but I have put the scales away for a while, as I have spent too much time taunting myself over pounds, the scales really are a sadness step and I think that by putting them away for a while is defiantly going to alleviate some pressure for me.
I can do this.
My boyfriend and I have just been to Valencia for our summer holiday and it was amazing, we had the best time. I spent the 6 weeks before hand, practically starving myself, weighing myself everyday and doing 2 hrs of cardio per day in order to prepare, and honestly it made me feel low and stressed. Once I was on holiday, it was great and I totally relaxed. Sure, when I was on the beach I saw lots of girls with perfect figures who looked amazing in bikinis, but I didn't let this effect my enjoyment on my holiday, as it usually does, but it was in my mind when I came back to England. I was thinking how do they do it? How do you achieve such a toned figure, where am I going wrong? Luckily, I get on well with one of the personal trainers at the gym and he told me, I'm not eating enough, and I'm not training enough and that has sent me on a quest, I have researched and researched and finally I am ready to embark on a whole new way of looking at fitness and diet.
I have meal prepped for lunches and dinners for the next couple of days which is exciting, and I went and did a good hearty shop on Saturday in order to prepare. The first couple of days might be a challenge but I'm looking forward to it. Saturday allows for a cheat day so that'll be something to look forward too. I'm also very lucky to have my boyfriend who is supporting me throughout the process, but I'm excited!
Wish me luck for day 1, speak soon!
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