Ok--
So-- long ago in a galaxy far far away, I was a fit, toned stripper. Then life happened. Had kids. Stopped dancing. Started camming and sitting on my butt 10-12 hours per day. Pounds started adding on... then one day I woke up-- and realized that I weighed in at 205 lbs.
Yikes.
I cut out almost all sugar. No more sodas. No more juice. The only things I drink these days is water and my 2 cups of tea per day with a packet of stevia. As of this morning, I'm sitting at 155. My current soft goal is 125. I'm 5'4" and very small framed. Back in my fittest days I was at 115, but I don't know if that is realistic for a 45 year old (well, 45 in 2 weeks) so at 125 I'm going to reevaluate how I look and feel. If I can get back into the one-teens.. I may consider competing, as I know myself well enough to know that if I throw competition into the mix, I'll maintain consistency after hitting goal. I lost the first 50 pounds in 4 months and have just recently entered the slow down phase of weight loss-- which makes it harder to just keep swimming-- so I'll be checking in here regularly to try to stay on track
Diet wise, I'm doing a hybrid between old school Atkins and Keto--- less fat than typical Keto but not by much. Keeping carbs around 25-30g per day with once weekly refeed days where I get close to 70g of carbs. This is going to slowly shift because the satiety of keto for me puts me in a situation where I'm not eating enough calories-- and I need to adjust that as my working out gets more intense and often. Most of my food is clean-- but I do generally have a keto friendly yogurt after workouts and will sometimes eat the Keto friendly bars from Aldi's. Every 10 pounds I reward myself with a pint of Rebel.
Workout wise-- I'm currently doing EMS workouts twice per week. I will be starting Orange Theory as soon as the studio in my neighborhood opens-- and will be doing that 3 times a week (Founding member-- join before one opens and you get a pretty sweet discount). When the weather is nice enough-- I will generally do a 1-2 mile trail walk every day- we have an amazing public hiking trail system here. But-- we're not quite at "nice weather" stage... so this is pretty limited. I try to hit the treadmill a couple times a week since weather is rough-- but I hate doing the hamster walk.
Supplements-- Most of what I take could be classified as "vanity" supps. I take a couple different types of Collagen, Biotin, Vitamin E, Cod Liver Oil, CoQ10, B12, and Vitamin D. The Collagen has Zinc and C built into it, so I don't take those as stand alones.
This year is also my year of vanity-- having DOT laser next week-- a lower lid blepharoplasty in July-- and may be considering a tummy tuck once I hit goal depending on how my baby belly looks.



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