Starting this month with personal trainer. Before pics. Looking for friends, add me!

alexandriabrown873
alexandriabrown873 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 19 in Getting Started
Hi everyone.

The BAD NEWS: I am a 29 year old woman and my current weight is about 160 lbs at 5'6". It's nearly the worst shape I've been in in my life (worst was 170 lbs). I have actually not gained any weight on the scale in the last year, but I have lost a lot of muscle mass over the last year due to working long hours and being sedentary at my job and I no longer fit into my clothes!

The GOOD NEWS: I am starting with an in-home personal trainer this month! I plan to have 3 sessions per week along with 3 gym trips per week for a total of 6 days a week working out. I plan to stick to a low-calorie diet with chicken, egg whites, brown rice, whey protein, and unlimited veggies for a total of 1200 or so calories per day.

I am hoping to lose about 30 lbs of fat. Once I reach that goal, I plan to focus on adding muscle. Here are my starting pics. If you have similar goals, or have already achieved more than I have and are motivated, please feel free to add me! I'm looking for friends to keep me accountable and I will help you stay accountable in turn!

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  • beanz744
    beanz744 Posts: 221 Member
    welcome to the journey of the next u n this is my 3rd time here n heres my 2 cents;

    1. buy a food scale (the most important u will need)
    2. set up a profile with an easy goal at first (start with .5 or 1lbs a week for the first 2 weeks to ease ur body into it). MFP will give u a daily allowance so u dont need to figure it out yourself.
    3. LOG everything u eat EVERYDAY
    4. only eat back half of the calories u burned at most when exercising
    5. join an online challenge (optional)
    6. ditch any non supportive friends
    7. donate all junk foods (ASAP)
    8. dont tell people that u r trying to lose weight coz most will tell u to EAT MORE (smile n ignore them if they do but do not give in coz u have a goal n they dont)
    9. google search for recipes if needed

    GOOD LUCK
  • Holly2233
    Holly2233 Posts: 16 Member
    I'm going into week #2 myself! So far, I am down 5 lbs and then up 2 lbs. Workout goal is 1 hour @ 3x week

    Get it, girl!
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member
    edited June 2017
    I will say don't overly restrict foods, there is no need, it's great to improve your nutritional balance, but what you've described as your eating plan sounds pretty boring, and is not something I could see myself living on long term. I've lost 30lb in 6 months by eating more or less the same stuff I was eating before, just increased my protein and get a few more veggies in. If you want to change your lifestyle rather than diet for long term results, drastic changes are not the way forward.

    I hope you're aiming to eat 1200 net and not 1200 overall, doing that amount of exercise you need to make sure you are fueling your workouts and getting adequate nutrition, and will need to be eating back some of the calories you burn through exercise, otherwise you will burnout quickly and could put yourself at risk of health issues such as brittle nails, hair loss, sallow skin. You will also risk losing lean muscle mass.
  • lesockie
    lesockie Posts: 79 Member
    I'm getting ready to embark on a journey of my own! I posted some starting pics on my profile. Hopefully the success pics will follow :) Feel free to add me as a friend!
  • jcstevens86
    jcstevens86 Posts: 3,338 Member
    alexandriabrown873 wrote: »
    Hi everyone.

    The BAD NEWS: I am a 29 year old woman and my current weight is about 160 lbs at 5'6". It's nearly the worst shape I've been in in my life (worst was 170 lbs). I have actually not gained any weight on the scale in the last year, but I have lost a lot of muscle mass over the last year due to working long hours and being sedentary at my job and I no longer fit into my clothes!

    The GOOD NEWS: I am starting with an in-home personal trainer this month! I plan to have 3 sessions per week along with 3 gym trips per week for a total of 6 days a week working out. I plan to stick to a low-calorie diet with chicken, egg whites, brown rice, whey protein, and unlimited veggies for a total of 1200 or so calories per day.

    I am hoping to lose about 30 lbs of fat. Once I reach that goal, I plan to focus on adding muscle. Here are my starting pics. If you have similar goals, or have already achieved more than I have and are motivated, please feel free to add me! I'm looking for friends to keep me accountable and I will help you stay accountable in turn!

    u2ha8bytne6v.jpg

    I dont see anything wrong with you but thats me
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