I've been meaning to make this post for a while but I just keep forgetting.. Well not forgetting as much as I never get to blog before 9 pm and I'm tired. Anyway, if I don't hurry up and post these stats while I'm at them, they're going to change and I'll forget where I was.
I guess maybe I've been putting this post off because it's a super vulnerable post for me. I've never be comfortable in my skin, with my weight, or my physique so this is a huge leap of faith for me. I want to be as transparent as possible with everyone that may read this blog.
Side bar; I'm sure there are people out there who have thought, "why in the world would she be blogging about fitness. I mean she is FAR from fit!" And I halfway agree. I'm very far from being fit, I'm very far ( and never will be) perfect, and I'm far from being super inspirational to people. But at the same time, there has been so many times that I've thought to myself while going through this journey, "man, I wish someone with my goals posted something." I don't want to compete in bikini competitions. I don't want to run marathons. I don't want to be a crazy heavy power lifter. I don't want to swear off pizza for the rest of my life. I just want to be able to lift heavy things, look good in a bikini, and run a few miles without dying. I want to see what my body can do. And if there's anyone else out there who feels the same way, well maybe I can inspire them.
Brandon and I had a serious conversation one night when I was feeling down on myself after a super poor performance at the gym ( I say this like it was months ago and it was like last week). I had been intermittent fasting for about a month, doing 16:8 some days and 18:6 others, and my performances plummeted. I was tired. I wasn't that hungry, but I wasn't losing weight either. I was getting obsessive with my calorie intake on My Fitness Pal. Things just were going in an unhealthy direction very, very quickly. Anyway, I binged for like three days straight and felt super bad about myself. So Brandon pretty much told me I needed to decide on what I wanted to do.
"Do you want to do hours of cardio and be crazy restrictive on your diet? Because if you do that, your lifts will decrease but you will lose the weight. Or do you want to get stronger and be happy? Because you may not realize it, but there's always someone watching. Maybe not every single gym session, but I guarantee there's girls in that gym who think "Man, I wish I was as strong as her". So quit being mad at yourself, because you are good at this whether you believe it or not and you should have fun doing it."
That conversation led me back to this blog and here we are. So let me go ahead and give you the numbers and pictures before I back out.
Weight: 152
BMI: 26
Body Fat %: 27%
Waist: 31.5
Hips: 39.5
Bust: 34.5
Thighs: 24.5
Arms: 12
BMR: 1,414 kcals
TDEE: 1,749 kcals
Daily calorie goal: 1400. (Macros: 40% Protein, 40% Fat, & 20% Carbs)
I'll try to start posting weekly, or at least bi-weekly with progress. I probably will only do pictures once a month because I am not a fan! Also I saw a quote on a documentary that summed up exactly where I want to be fitness wise- "I want to outrun a powerlifter & out lift a runner." Well rounded fitness is my goal so here we go! Week one is a go!
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