I lost 0.2 pounds this week. I know why (I think), and I know a loss is a loss. I know. I just started working out again on Saturday after a near 3 week hiatus. I tracked everything that I ate, and mostly accurately I think. I'm hoping that it was just my muscles retaining water once I started working out again. I ate all my WPs, but none of my APs (I earned 23), but tried to eat my APs (as WPs) on the day that I earned them, does that make sense?
From the week that I had lost 2.4 pounds I ate all my points, WPs and APs and had a huge loss. As a result of that week, I thought that I am one of those people that needs to eat all their points. Now from this week, I'm not sure. So what do I do? Should I try to eat all my points again, following the week that I had a big loss and chalk my small loss up to my muscles retaining water? Or should I try to eat less, maybe half my WPs and see what that does?
What would you do?
We'll be home again this weekend, so I can stay OP pretty easily and keep getting my hiney to the gym. I already have a date with a friend for a cycling class tomorrow night. I have my gym clothes with me at work and I'm planning on doing W1D2 of my couch-to-10k training after work tonight. I'm also planning on getting up at 5am again tomorrow and doing yoga, which I really enjoyed yesterday morning.
My goal this month is to get back into yoga, and I'm aiming for April's goal to be weights. I finished reading "The New Rules of Lifting for Women" and really liked the book.
Have any of you read it and done the program?
I bought and read it on my Nook though, and would like to get the book as a real book so I can take it to the gym with me. I'm kind of excited to do weights though. Hopefully I can figure out how to finagle my way around the weights at the gym. I'll get up in the morning and specifically go just so I can have the least amount of people there.
What is it about weights that scare women off? How do you deal with that?
Really, I guess that only way to deal is to suck it up. I wish I had friends around so we could buddy up and hit the gym together, but I'm a loner.
Okay, rambling post over. Happy Hump Day!
I don't know much about WW, but I say eat if you're hungry, mostly whole foods :)
ReplyDeleteWeights are only scary until you get used to it!
I'm not scared of weights; I just love cardio so much that I don't want to "waste time" on anything else. Silly, I know! Maybe I should pick up that book...? Sounds like a good one!
ReplyDeleteAbout WW: I say, eat all of your DP, all of your WP, and half of your AP. At least, that's what works for me! I know we're all very different though. :-) Good luck, and I'm sure it's mostly about water retention.
I use my WP when I need them. Some weeks I use then all and some AP. Some weeks I only use my WP. I would say I use at least 3/4 of my WP every week.
ReplyDeleteI love strength training! I use Jillian Michael's videos when i do my strength training. Once you start noticing a difference in your muscles you will fall in love with it.