Posted on March 05, 2018 by Kate Halsall

 

The last 3 weeks of doing our Do It In 12 Personal Training programme have seen frustration at myself for not getting enough workouts in; an obsession with calories and carbohydrates that became totally ridiculous; and a mild panic when it started approaching measurement time. I AM human after all! I’m definitely feeling pressure to do well because I’ve opened this up to the public. But I also want to ensure I do this fairly – like we would expect a client to. So here we continue my Do it In 12 journey with measurements week.

The results are in, and here come the excuses! Don’t forget that I had my body fat measurements done prior to starting the Do It In 12 (I started officially on the 11th Feb). Plus, there was a typo on the first blog about my body fat measurements, not quite sure where that came from! Anyway – all the stats are below so you can see for yourselves:

Date Site Millimetres Body Fat
07/02/18 Tricep 29.8 Weight 76kg

39.82% Body Fat

 

30.26kg Fat Mass

45.74kg Lean Body Weight
Bicep 11.2
Suprailiac (hip) 26.2
Subscapular (shoulder blade) 34
28/02/18 Tricep 23.6 Weight 75kg

37.21% Body Fat

 

27.91kg Fat Mass

47.09kg Lean Body Weight
Bicep 12
Suprailiac (hip) 21.8
Subscapular (shoulder blade) 25.2

2.6% body fat lost – I’ll take that! 1kg lost, which I am a bit disappointed about, but weight wasn’t the main objective here. After all I’ve gained nearly 2kg of muscle!! So what have I done differently?

Food

I always said that carbs and portion control was my down fall. So I’ve got them in check. I did get a bit obsessed with calorie intake and I’m not going to lie, it ruined food! Don’t get me wrong, you do need to create a calorie deficit if you want to lose weight (remember it’s 500 calories per day for 1lb weight loss per week), but if you’re picking healthy choices and portion controlling, you’re probably there anyway. I’ve definitely made a conscious effort to eat more protein, and bread has been reduced to once a week. Here’s what 3 days looks like:

  • Breakfast > Porridge & 1tsp Peanut Butter. Lunch > Stir Fry with Quorn Vegan Pieces (I try and limit processed food like this to 1-2 times a week). Evening Meal > Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille with Smoked Tofu
  • Breakfast > Protein Shake (Vegan Protein Blend, Almond Milk, Frozen Berries). Lunch > Left Overs from the night before. Evening Meal > Coconut, Tomato & Lentil Soup
  • Breakfast > Avocado & Sourdough Toast, with a sprinkling of mixed seeds. Lunch > Vegetable, Rice Noodle & Tofu Soup (love Wasabi!). Evening Meal > Tofurky Vegan Italian Style Sausages (don’t judge!) and loads of Broccoli!

Exercise

The Swimathon for Diabetes UK has now started, as such I’m swimming 2-3 times a week for a minimum of 30 lengths each time. So far I’ve completed 140 lengths so far – only 1,276 to go. I’ve started doing one kettlebell workout a week, and every Sunday I’m in training for the 3 peaks, so there’s some hefty walks going on!

So what do I need to keep doing? There are still some tweaks I can do on the food front. I also definitely need to do some more weights related workouts…stay tuned for more info about my Do It In 12 journey!