8 Week Challenge - Day 7
Today is another rest day for me. I think going to the gym 5 times a week is enough. It’s not like I am not doing anything today, because this morning I have mowed the lawn. That took up about an hour and can be considered exercise as well. It’s not just pushing the mower, but also going up and down the little hill our house is on. According to the activity calculator that is still 372 cal. burned. Not bad for a bit of garden work.
Last night I was pretty frustrated with the whole 8 week challenge. I was going through the manual again and a lot of things that are suppose to happen aren’t happening. For example: My personal trainer was supposed to weigh me, take my measurements, help me with setting my goals and make a fitness program that is ‘tailored to guarantee results’. None of this has happened. When I asked him about it during my first PT session he simply said that that was not the point of the session and booked me in with someone else. I kind of feel like spitting the dummy with my PT and ask the other guy - who did my initial assessment and fitness program - to help me with my challenge. I guess I should just talk to my PT about it and see what happens first.
I am also frustrated with my meal plan. The dietitian has made some changes to how I was eating. I thought they were very minor because the amount of what I am eating hasn’t change much. It’s just the combinations of food that I don’t like. I like to keep my carbs and protein separated and he wants me to eat them together. The last few days I have had horrible cravings in the evening, which usually resulted in OR giving in to my cravings OR me going to bed really early in the hope I fall asleep and wouldn’t feel so crap. So I have decided to change my meal plan to how I like it. I will still stay within the serves of carbs, protein, dairy, etc. I just eat it the way I feel more comfortable with it. Which does mean that I will eat more fruit though!
Conclusion of week 1 of the 8 week challenge
I started with a lot of motivation and I am still very motivated to lose weight. I am not happy about the professional help I’ve had so far (except for the assessment and fitness program I got on Friday). I don’t have much faith in my PT, but hopefully that will change once I talk to him about it. I have the feeling that the 8 week challenge is more a way for the fitness center to endorse their products, services, etc. than to really help the people who are in it. I almost feel pressured to take extra PT sessions, extra sessions with the dietitian, buy the ‘ready’ meals they are selling, etc.
As far as exercise goes I think I’m doing well. I’ve had sore muscles all week, but I think that’s just because I am getting outside of my comfort zone. I’ll be happy to continue the fitness program I have been given last Friday.
I have messed up my diet more than I wanted to. I have had a lot of cravings that I didn’t have before I got my meal plan from the dietitian. Maybe I should try the meal plan longer, but I really feel I need to change it to a way I feel more comfortable with.
