Week 5 of A12 Body Transformation Program...Done!
Not sure what to say about this week of the body transformation program…
Personally I lost a family member which derailed me at the end of the week. My energy was low and I ate sweets Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening. Bust! I stayed on course all day but then at night when I got home, I had time to think about things and got sad, and I went for the treats. There could have been a lot worse things to cheat with and I could have eaten really bad all day, but I didn’t.
What I’m learning on the A12 Body Transformation Program
I never thought I was an emotional eater but I am learning a lot more about myself through Amazing12 and my eating habits. I sure do emotional eat and controlling that has been my focus which for the most part was going well until something like a death in the family happens.
I am also learning that I tricked myself. I use to say that I ate pretty healthy. Wrong! I never ate enough vegetables and ate way too many sweets but you get into this routine where it becomes normal and then it’s hard to change. I am glad for this program - my “booster shot” to reset me. It’s been great!
This week we started carb cycling and it was much easier than I thought I was going to be and I actually felt great! I know a few others had some headaches and felt drained come Wednesday but I felt good. I think adding in the extra fat (think bacon and cheese) helped give me more energy.
As far as workouts went this week…
Runs were Ok. I have officially moved all the sprints to the rowing machine to make it easier on my body and cut time down. My Tuesday long run irritated my knee which I haven’t felt in a long time. My distance is well over 2 miles in 20 mins now so I need to push hard on each run and somedays, my body says no. Which is OK. I need to listen to it. l am anticipating not making my distance next week and having to row if the knee pain is keeping up. This also means because I have experienced some knee pain that I am looking at my recovery. Doing more foam rolling and using the NIMBL. Guys, like for real, you have to get one of these and if you want to save 20% use the below link and code. You will thank me!
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The actual strength workouts felt good even though I still didn’t hit my reps but I have gotten past the mindset of having to hit them. I am focusing only on form and what I can do that day. It’s getting tough! My bench press is getting up there in weight, my vertical pulls are my hardest move as I can barely pull the weight down and end up only being able to do 5 reps at time (can’t wait to see how many pull-ups I can do after this), my squats still aren’t super challenging yet , and my deadlifts are getting tough. I am over my own bodyweight in deadlifts right now. Feels good but is tough…then, the muscular cardio. Ouch! This week was tough! While my partners in crime were rocking out snatches this week I pretty much stuck to my sandbell slams and burpees.
Here is what the NIMBL looks like. It’s lightweight, ergonomic, super quit, and has multiple speeds.
Has my body changed?
This week was the first week that I’ve noticed a big change. I kept saying my heart rate monitor strap felt uncomfortable and then I got in front of a mirror and took some measurements and the extra layer I had around my ribcage is gone, my stomach has gone down, my arms more tone, and I am felling much more confident. Not having sugar every day really does make a difference!
Don’t look at my pedicure or lack there of. I am due but not ready to go in. But here’s the scale over the past three weeks. The last three measurements were me trying to take a pic. So from last week to today, I am down over 2lbs from earlier in the week and the scale continues to drop. I am getting stronger and losing weight at the same time which is actually very difficult to do. It’s usually only focusing on one at a time. I can’t wait until we turn the 3D Body Scanner back on so I can see the inches but until then, I am trying on clothes to see how they fit and that’s telling me my body is changing. Not only can I feel it but I can see it now.
So, my lessons this week?
I do emotionally eat = reach for sweets. With the circumstances, I did so much better than I would have prior to starting A12 and being aware.
I have learned so much about what my body actually needs nutrition wise to feel good and how to not crash mid day and binge on everything because I got too busy to eat post workout or after lunch. It’s amazing how much we ignore and think is “normal”.
My recovery on my Whoop Strap was better this week. Wednesday and Thursday weren’t great but I wasn’t in the red all week so I will take that.
Everyone needs a coach and support group. Otherwise change is really hard! Even coaches need a coach.
So, week six will be the same as week 5 with carb cycling which will carry us all the way through week 11. Let’s see what continued carb cycling does to my body as we move through the weeks. Stay tuned for next week. I’ll try to get some better pics of things this week so you get better insight to what we’re doing.
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