BravingABikini
Full Member
Been absent again - naughty naughty. Been feeling a bit rubbish the last few weeks about my physique, so I switched off from dieting for a bit and am focusing on maintaining weight and working on toning instead.
What does that look like;
1. I joined the gym and have a fixed set that I've been working on (4 back and chest machines, 3 legs machines, 4 free weights exercises, 15 minute core work, 25 minute run). Doing that 5 times a week. I hear it takes 8 weeks to notice changes from this so, I'll hopefully report on this at the end of November.
2. Trying to focus diet on upping protein to allow muscle growth. Lots of yoghurt, nuts, and meat. Still not where I want to be here as I'm struggling with adding food without worrying about calories, but it's mostly a mental game that I have to work through.
Why the bad feelings on physique? Since losing weight I am noticing that I've got a bit of a flabby look. Particularly my thighs and chest. As the weight has come off, things aren't looking as tight as they used to. It's making me not want to lose any more weight until I feel confident again about these areas (although, not sure at all what I'm going to be able to do about my chest
) Probably doesn't help that the man I'm seeing is in excellent physical form, so it brings up a bit of insecurity in me (although he is always very complimentary about my body). I wonder if anyone else gets this struggle?
What does that look like;
1. I joined the gym and have a fixed set that I've been working on (4 back and chest machines, 3 legs machines, 4 free weights exercises, 15 minute core work, 25 minute run). Doing that 5 times a week. I hear it takes 8 weeks to notice changes from this so, I'll hopefully report on this at the end of November.
2. Trying to focus diet on upping protein to allow muscle growth. Lots of yoghurt, nuts, and meat. Still not where I want to be here as I'm struggling with adding food without worrying about calories, but it's mostly a mental game that I have to work through.
Why the bad feelings on physique? Since losing weight I am noticing that I've got a bit of a flabby look. Particularly my thighs and chest. As the weight has come off, things aren't looking as tight as they used to. It's making me not want to lose any more weight until I feel confident again about these areas (although, not sure at all what I'm going to be able to do about my chest
) Probably doesn't help that the man I'm seeing is in excellent physical form, so it brings up a bit of insecurity in me (although he is always very complimentary about my body). I wonder if anyone else gets this struggle?
