My Fitness Progress

Today's post is somewhat special for me- it's my fitness log. Last Saturday was my last progress photo after 20 sessions of working out with a personal trainer and what I saw made me the happiest girl! 

The results!

I'd actually started to notice the changes in my body a few days ago when I was in Hong Kong. A few changes that were very prominent was that I was getting a waist, my arms weren't waving every time I waved and my butt was starting to defy gravity again! 

All this was motivation enough to keep me going! A few things that allowed me to stay sane during these months were: 

1) No strict dietary rules imposed.

As a matter of fact, I was encouraged to eat!!! A lot! Before workouts, after workouts, breakfast, midday, snacks, dinner! As a matter of fact, I think I was eating more than ever! 

But I was making smarter choices. I had fruits and nuts for snacks, I started choosing healthier cooking methods and eating more and more vegetables and proteins. I had my carbs... and fried chicken whenever I wanted but eventually, after all that hard work, I just started to make better choices on the whole. Eating these things no longer gave me the same pleasure as before...

2) Check yourself out! Ignore the damn scales!

That's what I was told- so you start to notice every single change and pat yourself on the back for it! Knowing my body well, I had aimed to make changes to the things I could first- my back and my upper body in general. I felt a sense of pride when ever I could see tiny muscles start to look more defined in certain areas.

Also, one of the things my trainer taught me was to stop obsessing with the scales. I am actually 2kgs heavier now than when I first started! Imagine my horror during the first 3 weeks when I stepped on the scales and all I saw were my numbers going up! So I started to listen to my body- my clothes were getting loose, my jeans were falling off my ass and I wasn't as lumpy as before. I'll take this over being light any day. 

** That said, I am now trying to include 1 good run a week to help with the fat burn.

3) Changing up the routine. 

My trainer was fabulous with this. There were no 2 routines that were ever the same! I had explained early on to my trainer that I get bored easily and so she helped me to change things up, push me when I needed and listening to my body (because I am just not young anymore and my knees protest whenever I try to do too much) as we went along. 

In the end, she encouraged me to share my progress with people. It's a testimony of what I did for myself and it helps to keep me going for the future. So here goes:

First pics top L-R: 2/10/2014
Second pics bottom L-R: 30/10/2014

Bottom L-R: 6/12/2014
After 5 weeks of working out!

At the end of the day, it's not a lot but it's a step in the right direction. I'm much more confident and happy about the place I am in now and it's the best thing I ever did for my 30 year old self. 

I'm looking forward to what next year will bring and the progress I will achieve. 

Thanks to my PT for encouraging me and pushing me within my limits. Thanks to my lovely husband who knows I become majorly depressed and grumpy when not in shape. 

And here is to an awesome 2015!!!