Female With a Fitness Goal - Post #1
This will be my first post in the fitness blog. I am a 21 year old female. I am 5′4, between 125-130 lbs.
For the past few years I have been very big into exercising but I feel that I have never seen physical results due to my diet. I am a vegetarian but often do not look for alternative sources of protein, etc. I do not think I eat a lot but I still am not toned the way I would like to be. This year, I was extrememly lax with my workout and just recently, got back into basketball and running.
For the past month or two I have been playing basketball or running about four times a week. I used to have a perfectly flat stomach but since I took a bunch of months off, while it is not obvious or visible, it is not flat any longer. Anyway, I want to post my workouts as well as my food intake here as a means of keeping myself in check. I have a wedding to go to in June and want to feel confident in a sleeveless dress up right above my knees.
My main body concerns are my thighs (could be from running), side abs (used to be tight and toned but now are a bit flabby), back legs and arms. I like my body half of the time, the other half I am very unhappy with it. I would like to change this by losing ten pounds and tightening up my problem areas.
Today I have not eaten very healthy/enough but I am moving out of my apartment and all the food is gone! I am going shopping tomorrow though =p
Any ADVICE would be so appreciated. Ten pounds seems like an eternity away. I want to feel confident at the beach this summer. Right now, I would never step foot on one!
Morning: two bananas
Lunch: cheese and crackers
Dinner: pasta
Evening workout plan: SHooting hoops and then running between 3-4 miles.
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May 15th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Hey you’ve set a realistic goal, 10 pounds is easily do-able. Eating pasta for dinner is a massive no no though! Try fresh veggies instead and don’t forget to add resistance training to your workout!
May 19th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
You need some more beans and veggies, girl! It will help you feel so much better!
May 26th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
It’s great that you’re getting your cardio in your hoops / running routine, but you really need to add some resistance training. The cardio will improve your cardio vascular fitness / burn fat and the resistance training will help you get some tone and passively burn fat when you’re not working out.
I agree with the two previous posts. Doesn’t seem like you’re eating any veggies and any trainer worth their salt will say that nutrition is a very important part of the health and fitness equation.
You need lots of dark green veggies, with veggies of other colours.
Two bananas seems like a lot of fruit in the morning and I’ve heard some say that bananas slow down digestion.
Better to have whole grain cereal with a few almonds and a sliced up banana (with low fat milk).
Just my two cents.
June 14th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Every time you eat carbs(pasta, bread, fruit, crackers etc…) you also MUST eat a protein(chicken breast, tuna, cottage cheese, protein bar or shake etc).
Also only drink water… no juices, soda, coffee or anything with sugar! These two tips will help you lose that 10 lbs.
When you go to the grocery store buy most of your food from the produce section… lots of fresh fruits and veggies!!!