Farrell’s Extreme Body Shaping!!
I am finishing up week 5 of the 10 week program at Farrell’s. I haven’t lost any weight yet but I am already in much better shape. I also, admittedly, haven’t been following the diet plan. I intend to kick it up a notch for the last five weeks. My main goal is to lose 5-10 lbs and more importantly 4-5 inches off my waist. The kickboxing is wonderful. I am having a harder time getting used to the resistance band training. My legs are really, really weak. In order to improve all around I need to have stronger legs.
The truth is that 80% of healthy weight loss has to do with diet. And by diet, I do not mean “eating less”, I mean “eating right”. Everyone has a “diet”. Some are much worse than others. Combine the right amount of exercise with a healthy diet and you will eventually be in the best shape of your life. I need to quit sucking down salty foods and extra beer on the weekend. I need to decide what is more important, a salty, tasty dish that last 10 minutes or a lifetime of feeling and looking good? It is OK to eat the tasty stuff here and there. Lately I have been getting carried away. Some may say “looking good” is subjective and I agree, partially. By “looking good” I am referring to what I personally see in the mirror. Yes, compliments from others are nice to hear but I take my shirt off and see a jelly roll on my stomach and I remember that giant bowl of ice cream I ate last weekend. It is depressing. Many people look good but aren’t healthy. When I look “bad” it is because of my own personal demons when it comes to eating poorly. It is not healthy. So I associate looking good with feeling good because I choose to eat well. I need to get back on the “wagon”. Goodbye french fries, hello steamed veggies (this is going to be difficult).
I realize I may have gone too far last year with my diet. The weight just kept falling off. This time around I am combining muscle training with cardio work (kickboxing). The end result should be more of a muscular look/build and I will not be near as light as I was last year (200 lbs). I will also feel better because of the added strength. This is a solid goal and the main reason I joined Farrell’s. Just doing cardio for a year or two , I ended up really skinny with little muscular build. I did feel better but to maintain the weight I had to eat very little and I wasn’t happy with that diet. More muscle means harder work during cardio training which means more calories burnt. You look better and feel better in the end.
Matty out