fit to fat

So if someone can hit the news about being mr. 6-pack and putting on 70 pounds why can't we start at the point we are at and get to fit with him. I saw this on TV and had this thought. I have to get to the gym but I will be back to blog about it. One note I am seeing is that when he works to getting back to fit it is him returning to his old habits. When you are going from out of shape to fit this is a new habit for you. So can yuou train you body to have fit be the old habit? Lets find out.

I just wanted to share a few sites with you

I was talking to a person at the pick-n-save and I wanted to tell her about the site whfood.org Sign up for his news letter. Every day you will get new ideas of different tasty ideas. I have made some of them.
I have to look up the link for Professor Jay. This is one of my learn about fat guys. Someone else asked me about if a woman can build muscle like a man. I said no. A male said yes. I have to find where I get my info from because I stand by my answer. Would I ever get 25" biceps. Please tell me without drugs how I could do this and slim down. First a muscle woman has 12% body fat, a muscle man has 6%. What is considered a healthy woman is 18-24 and a man 12-18. i think I have these numbers right. They are pretty close. I will find the link This is his site http://myfamilyplate.com/tag/professor-jay/

I did find this

A WOMEN THAT LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS MUSCLES LIKE A MAN HAS LIKELY TAKEN STEROIDS!! This is the defined truth, a woman’s muscle development is much different than a man’s. Unless a woman has a very different genetic make-up (a very, very small portion of the population), it is almost impossible to build muscle like a man. (And, as much as you might think it is true, you only have a 1 in a million chance of being the 1 in a million that has the different genetics, so stop saying, and believing, it)

This is because males have 20-30 times the testosterone of women, resulting in deeper voices, more body hair, and more muscle development. Women just physically cannot build muscle like men can, sorry but it is a scientific fact. Some of the maximal amounts of muscle you can put on a female frame with CrossFit training can be seen below. These are women that built their bodies using sports and strength training. It is from http://www.crossfitsouthbay.com/2011/05/skinny-fat/ This sums up what I have learned for years. Another think is that if a man bulks up he will lose flexibility. I also get the newsletter from shape, self and fitness. One of these had an article about this topic this past month.

Ok I have to say I love sparkpeople as a tool website. First it's free and it has a great food tracker. I am lynnbaum on that site.

First day with trainer

So I got there early and thought I should get some cardo in. New idea is to do weights first but I had time to do something so I didn't want to waste it. I did mile on the elliptical and then a mile on the Treadmill. Told Amber goal is to work up to jog at same pace 2 miles. Next we did a weight body fat type of assessment.
Next we were off lifting some weights or should I say some strength training. I need to add that goal dress as a picture.
Dang I might have to try that later. It didn't do a pop up.
So I had a really good work out and Amber is going to put a routine together for me. So if she does her part as a trainer I have to do my part as the trainee and do the work.
What I can't do is:
1. wait to the last week and try to put 4 weeks of training into 1 week.
2. lie It's not fair to me or her to say ya I am working out if I am not.
3. give it less than 100%. sitting on the treadmill doesn't do the same as walking on it and walking on it doesn't do the same as a jog and if my goal is to run a 5k in less than 30 min I'm not going to reach that goal by sitting on the treadmill.

What I need to do is.
1. jog to the corner and walk back twice. (2 miles) work up to jog both ways.
2. strength train more than just the weekend.
3. maintain something I can live with for the rest of my life. (Just because you can do it for a week doesn't mean you can do it forever.

So I'm sure you are all wondering how I feel today. Well Amber I am feeling great. See you in a month and I will be ready to kick it up 10%.

Did I say my daughter is going to school to be a designer and to be fit enough to wear her designs would be my dream. I will try to attach picture of dress she designed.
It has a protect of something so I can't turn it.

Time

I was laying in bed this morning thinking about life. You know the story, what you have done, what you want to do and how much time do you have to get it done. I am off to the gym for my first meeting with a gold's gym trainer today. So the first person I met with was talking about building muscle. He figured it would take a year to do this.
So here are my questions, Am I willing to commit? If I don't do it now I don't think I would ever get it done. When you start looking at your timeline you have to think, what have I done with my life and am I happy with it, what would I like to change, am I willing to do what it takes to make these changes and what is my plan.
You can't say I want to lose 100 pound, I am willing to do nothing different but I know if I take this magic pill the TV says it will happen. Let's see, the TV says take a pill, eat what ever you want and lose weight and I am telling you to you need to feed the body with nutrition and move it. Which one sounds easier? which one has worked for you in the past, is this the right time in your life to make some changes.
You know once in a while there are hidden side effects that will surprise you. I got an e-mail from someone that may change my life because they were reading my blog.
Say you start feeding the body following the 27 concepts, you start feeling better, you feel better, you start doing somethings you would of never done before and then the ball keeps rolling.
Note that I did not say you make a plan to lose 50 pounds and when you reach your goal your life will change. This would be wish and shit thinking.
What I said is that you start making smaller changes in your life and other things happen because of it.
I would love to be a speaker for weight loss groups but if I just sit in the house and wish for it I don't believe it will ever happen. So what I have done is, I wrote some working material, and I am putting together an idea of what I want to do with in the weight loss industry. What do you think about a retreat where you come for a week or a few days. You cook healthy, you go for walks, you do things, everything is related to your goal of health. You are surrounded with others that are also concerned about health. This is a thought. Will it happen just sitting doing nothing?
I think this could be the coolest bed and breakfast type thing.
As I think of this I keep falling back in the trap of I could have support meetings at my friends cafe but she sells food and I would be saying don't eat this or put 1/2 in a box. I want you to be out enjoying life not just making you whole life surrounded by eating. I have to keep thinking about this but it is time to get things done before I run out of time.
Here is a thought;

Me and my fat friends

It is a home party, You meet for 6 weeks at one of the peoples homes. Everyone get a book and you follow the plan. For the next 3 weeks you meet once a week then you skip to everyother week. This would span over 3 months and then you need to have another party, or it could keep going. Details.
You use your fat friends as your support system. You don't have to be fat to have a party all you have to do is have friends with a common goal of fighting fat. I should call it me and my fat fighting friends.
Well I better get something done today and my best to you.

It's all about me

I am sitting here having a cup of coffee relaxing thinking I should report on my progress. Well I am craving ice cream less. Maybe it was just a 50 year phase I was going through. Becca says people don't eat ice cream in Chicago like they do in WI. I think it has something to do with we buy it by the largest container for the money and then we have to keep eating it till it is gone. I think about behaviors like this. If we eat it at home we can control things better if we would just eat 1 serving. If we eat it out we or I should say I get what the special is and I'm thinking there are a few calories in something that starts with the word Carmel. Am I willing to give this up to get a 6-pack. no !! Sorry to the body building guys I follow I am willing to meet you 80% of the way a 4-pack.
Now what am I willing to do? I am excited to learn new workout moves. I should of got up and did some kettle bell but I didn't. I guess I need to check that would of, could of, should of card. I thought I was out of that group. They are such an accommodating group. Even if you are go.the wish club. I need to work harder at my membership to the get it done club.
I will be at the gym in the morning.
OH well I am making small progress and when the whole thing comes together I will put up a new profile picture. I need one crossing the finishline of a 5K with my spark friends.

Have a great day, think of your goals and strive to achive them.
Lynn

Another question from my spark board

So I have to tell you I was chattig on sparks and someone ask what it wrong with me. We had some chatting going back and forth and then I had to do a post going back. I had to do a C/P just because I thought it was good.


I am glad we are talking about what is wrong with you because there isn't enough room on the net to figure out what is wrong with me. We know what to do but we don't do it. We have advise for others and forget to follow our own advise. I think we just need friends that have common goals. If your the fittest person in the room, are the other 20 people going to take on your habits or are you going to take on theirs. It is really hard to see "the way out is the tough and the rough path." It's like the only way out of a burning circle is through the fire. You need to look at where the flame is the lowest without a brush pile in front of it. We are your friends and we can put the fire out to get to our goals. Hang in there Lynn

I have to tell you that I am still doing good at the gym. Also sticking to eating plan more than 50% of the time. So I did the hand body fat thing. It showed at 33% fat. I think that is a little to much. Does it really bother me? It must because I signed up to do some PT. If you think you know everything your wrong and I am 1 to say I am ready to step up to the next level. So the person I am matched with is a marathon trainer. I signed up for 12 times that I will be able to use as I please. So every time I want to kick it up I check back in with my trainer. I'm thinking this will be good for me. I will be able to train with her and then work on my own for the 4 weeks following.
From 1 month to the next there should be some toning you can see or I will be wasting my time. Remember me talking about sitting on the treadmill?? I don't want to be known as the person sitting on the treadmill.
So Cindy and I will be at the gym this weekend. First change will be weights first cardo after. I really like to do cardo first because I don't feel like I know enough about weight lifting to do my own program. I do like free weights over the machines.
I hope Cindy is ready because if I have to shape up she has to help me. This is different than what I wrote a couple of weeks ago. I wrote my goal is to help get my friend Cindy in shape.

Day 3

It will be off to the gym again today. I have to make sure I workout at a level I don't get a bad case of burn out. i think I will flip through a couple of my older magazines and get some workout ideas. I think I will brig my Tony Little book with today.