The nutritionist chronicles – Part 7

This was after a visit in April, 2010.

WOW, I feel like I am on a slow road to success. I am still doing well, just taking a long time to get to my final destination. I had another good visit. I am down 1.8% body fat, and up 2.8 pounds of muscle. I am holding some water, but that is due to the ibuprofen I am taking. My weight on the scale is not changing, and that is the most frustrating part of this whole thing. I have it ingrained in my head that the scale is the be all, end all. If the scale is not moving, something is amiss. Well, unfortunately a lot of people feel this way. I have to change my mind set, and know that I am losing body fat, and gaining muscle.

Overall, from the beginning of meeting with my nutritionist I am down 3 pounds, I am down 7.3% body fat, and up 8.2 pounds of muscle. I was reassured that because of the type I diabetes, this is going to be a long road, but to hang tough, because I am on the right path to get to my ultimate goal.

In this meeting we discussed final goals. I am not aimed on a final number of the scale, but a body fat percentage of 15-17%. I have 10-12% left to drop to reach this goal, but I was told this obtainable. It is just taking longer than the normal person due to the diabetes.

My ultimate goal is not to be bulky, but to have a muscular physique, and to be above all else, healthy. I am in the normal weight range, and the normal body fat range right now, I just want to strive a little harder to be a little better.

A note on the side, I am now certified in personal training. Once I can begin to work with clients, and push myself to be a little more active than I already am (I am by no means inactive as it is right now), I will be that much closer to getting to my final destination.

I take my food to work, and resist the cookies, pies, and cakes. We are sitting in a meeting, and everyone, I mean EVERYONE is eating this stuff. I have to say to myself, look at them, and see where this behavior has gotten them. I am not putting them down. They are great people. I just have a different mind set than they do when it comes to nutrition and exercise. I see people eat this stuff, then listen to them complain of how bad they feel, and how they have no energy. This helps me resist the temptation when I look at a cookie, and I don’t see the sweet buttery goodness, I see heart disease, and high cholesterol, the scale inching up from body fat. I see a hamburger dripping with grease, and my mind gets grossed out. This has helped me most of the time. It is a mind set that I have come to learn to use.

I want to thank God, and all the family members that have pushed me and encouraged me. I would not be where I am today without them. I’m a bit tenacious, but my family see why, and they are seeing the results that the tenacity is giving me. Call me anal. call me stubborn. But damn it, I am doing this!

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2 Responses to “The nutritionist chronicles – Part 7”

• Tim says:

  June 2, 2010 at 9:35 am

  Becca, it sounds like you’re doing a fantastic job. Keep at it, and you’ll eventually reach where you want to go.