Clever Strength

Guys in just two weeks I lost 12.8 pounds!! I honestly feel so much better. Just feel more comfortable in myself. I’m sure some was bloat but even still man, the side picture is noticeable difference.

It’s a team effort all around. 

So my weight loss slowed down in October. I had mostly been just watching what I ate, following WW guidelines, etc. No real exercise.

After almost a year without a gym membership, I decided it was time to rejoin, which I did at the end of November - when my local facility reopened. I’ve been keeping a fairly regular gym habit. Mostly cardio, but some strength in there as well.

Despite the increase in exercise and not a whole lot of change in my diet from before, I feel like I’ve bounced back and forth between the same few lbs. I’ve tried eating a little more or a little less, and no change.

Thanks M for the shout out. <3

My weight has been a struggle for so long.

Here’s the story thus far: I was overweight for most of my life. I signed up with @clevcrew and lost a lot of weight. Then I got pregnant. I had my son, who I breastfed (I still breastfeed him, actually, but that’s another post). My son had a lot of food sensitivities and I had to restrict my diet because of it. Come to find out, I share a lot of those food sensitivities. I lost all of the pregnancy weight without really trying. The comparison photo where I’m pregnant - that is me exactly a year after my due date. I was so proud of myself.

However, I was majorly struggling with postpartum depression. I feel like I came pretty damn close to losing my job because of it. So I started therapy. And as I started to peel back the layers of my depression, getting into all the childhood trauma, I started dealing with those emotions in the same way that I did as a child: I ate. And now I am almost back to the beginning. I weigh 5 pounds less than I did when I gave birth. 

But this is a start of a New Year. And I actually feel ready to start again. I’ve made some adjustments to my goals. I pulled some ideas from this article as to the goals I want to set. I’m starting off with the goals of staying on track with my diet for the next two weeks, tracking everything and not taking stray bites that turn into all out binge fests. Drinking at least 100 ounces of water every day. Meditating. I’m taking my goal off of the numbers game and focusing it on obtainable goals that will make me feel accomplished, regardless of how fast the weight comes off. 

new year, same people - 5 miles on a gorgeous 70 degree day in Virginia Beach.

Worked on split jerks off the blocks AND in kilos. 118.8 pounds = .8# PR, but still a PR.

If my upper body wasn’t feeling destroyed from Monday’s hero WOD, I could have done more. Coach and I agree there is 123# in the tank - easy.

I feel like my strength has skyrocketed, and it’s amazing.

#realclients

New meal plan courtesy of @clevcrew - literally the best nutrition coach I could ever ask for (10/10 would recommend), and I’ll actually have time to go shopping today instead of waiting until the weekend.

I thought maybe I would work from home a little bit, but low (read: high) key don’t want to.

Worked on split jerks off the blocks AND in kilos. 118.8 pounds = .8# PR, but still a PR.

If my upper body wasn’t feeling destroyed from Monday’s hero WOD, I could have done more. Coach and I agree there is 123# in the tank - easy.

I feel like my strength has skyrocketed, and it’s amazing.

See ya 350. 325, I’m coming for you by the end of the year!