3 Month Diet and Exercise Update

Ok, hold onto your butts, friends. Cause I’ve got results for all ya’ll! Sorry this is a little bit late, but better late than never!

I was sick the week before we were to take these results and Turk decided that it would be best to wait a week to make up for the complete lack of diet and exercise while I was recovering. {I had a stomach ulcer of all things…..totally sucky for a lover of all things edible, lemmetellyou.} Anyways, I’m all better now and back at the same old same old routine.

Soooooo, without further ado, here’s the latest and greatest.

My starting stats on day 1 were as follows:

Body fat: 22.6%
Lean Muscle Mass: 105 lbs.
Fat Weight: 30.84 lbs.

My 3 month stats are at:

Body fat: 15.95%
Lean Muscle Mass: 108.4 lbs.
Fat Weight: 20.57 lbs.

Sooo, if you do the math I’ve lost about 7% body fat which equates to 10 pounds of pure josie-grossy fat. {name that movie} I’ve also picked up almost 3 1/2 pounds of muscle bringing my total weight loss {when I stand on the scale} to 7 pounds! If you think about it, 7 pounds lost over the course of 3 months doesn’t sound all too impressive. But I’ve become such an advocate for feeding your body good fuel to gain muscle.  Those 3 1/2 pounds of muscle makes a big difference on my small frame. Take a peek:

What I notice about these photos:

*my face looks thinner

*my love handles have leaned out a ton

*baby abs are forming 🙂

*my arms look smaller

*my sports bra is looser {as if my boobs couldn’t get ANY smaller…..geeze.}

*my legs look slightly more toned but still big–which I’ve come to embrace. I’ll just never have chicken legs. I’m over it.

From the side, what I notice about these photos:

*arms are more toned and smaller

*my stomach area is obviously smaller!! Hallelujah. Take THAT jelly belly.

*my butt is slightly more round….just slightly though. I’m still working on it 😉

From the back, what I notice about these photos:

*more definition in my back and arms. Note the line dividing the bicep and tricep! And the sports bra not digging into my fat back.

*smaller love handles

*more definition in my calves.

Other things I’ve noticed recently:

*My husband took a video of me on a swing holding Blake. When I watched it, I was surprised that my legs looked thin! Like, I was expecting to see one thing and saw something completely different. I’m still a size 8 in my mind, but in all reality I’m not! That was a pleasant surprise for sure.

*My appetite is increasing. I still think it’s hilarious that the smaller I get the more food I get to eat…and I still keep losing weight and gaining muscle. Totally rad!

*I’m a lot more comfortable trying on clothes now. Things just fit better, especially pants.

*I have more energy….but only if I get enough sleep. I can eat all the healthy food in the world, but it won’t make any difference with my energy levels if I don’t rest 7+ hours per night. I’m learning this the hard way, but am still trying to be strict with myself. Damn you, Netflix and all your addicting shows too!!

Where do I go from here?

*Well, I’m still trying to work on getting nicer legs and butt, so I’m going to continue seeing Turk.

*I don’t feel like I necessarily need to lose more fat weight, but if it keeps coming off I won’t complain.

*I’m starting to get back into running 🙂 I am amazed at how easy it is to run after losing only 7 pounds. I ran before I got pregnant with Blake, so I was sort of conditioned for it but I did not expect to feel GREAT. Two weeks ago my long run was 5 miles and just this past Saturday I ran 7! SEVEN MILES YOU GUYS! Guess I’ll be doing another half marathon sooner than later!! Yay!

*I think my diet is going to stay generally the same, but I’m not going to freak out if I have a piece of chocolate here or there. Or a cookie when I make cookies. My success will be only having a taste and leaving the rest alone. I’m loosening the reins a bit, but not going buck wild.

So there you have it! Pretty amazing what the human body can do in only 3 months!

If you’re in the Portland area, I’d recommend going to see my trainer, Turk. It’s because of him that I’ve seen great results. Yes, I did the hard work day to day, but he was the brains behind the whole operation. His email and phone number can be found here. Or find him on twitter here.

 Stay tuned for month 4! Yay!

Other links you might want to read:

My trainer

1 month diet and exercise update

2 month diet and exercise update

What I Eat…Diet info