4 week update

[Guest guest]

I read with interest the other 4 week updates so I thought I would chime in

with mine…and ask for a little advice as well. I have been trying to stay

off of the scale because I’m trying to not focus on weight but I need to

lose about 25-30 lbs of fat so I stepped on it on Friday. I also thought it

would be a good day to get on because CERTAINLY I had lost, right? Well, of

course not. I was pretty deflated. I decided to take my measurements

because I SWEAR my pants are fitting better…I had between ¼ and ½ off my

waist and thighs…depending on how I held the tape. UGH! So let’s just say

I was a bit disappointed. I know that people say to wait until week 8 or

whatever so I keep telling myself to stick with it.

I do know that my eating could improve, it is better than my first attempt

at a challenge this time last year but I would say I’m at 85% (not 90% like

J. Berardi recommends). Sometimes at work I have missed my 10:00 meal

because of meetings or whatever. Eating has always been my hardest part!

My dumbbells only go up to 12 lbs. so I have been concentrating on doing my

reps slowly where I’ve maxed out beyond that (like chest) and including more

compound movements (like push-ups! Darn it if I can’t do those like I used

to be able to, what happened??). Last week I did one of my Cathe Freidrich

upper body videos and could barely move my arms for two days, my triceps

hurt so badly. Then I did one of her leg workouts and my quads and glutes

screamed for a couple of days, too!

Now, for my questions. Since I struggle the most with food, I read ’s

articles about swelling up or leaning out and the one from Berardi. He

suggests eating vegetables every time you eat. I definitely have not been

doing that and I can’t imagine it either. I’m not a veggie fan but I have

been trying to get at least one salad in a day and some for dinner as well.

(I have not been counting sweet potatoes or baked potatoes as a veggie). How

many of you eat veggies every meal? What suggestions do you have for

someone who really doesn’t care for them but wants to see results (fat loss

is definitely my goal)? I have also made veggie soup. I made the carrot

cake muffins from EFL—do those count? (HOPEFULLY! J)

Anyway, my two goals for this week are:

1. If I bite it, I write it. ( I know I have more BLTs than I like to

admit, esp. when preparing food for my sons.)

2. Eat veggies at least 3 meals (I think that is realistic for me to

start there).

Sorry so long but thanks for your advice in advance,

Jenni