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kfisherx · 11-29-2007, 05:06 PM

Thanks again to all of you for the replies and encouragement.

Today was my second session with my trainer. He poured through my diet log last time and took away all my fun foods that were loaded with fat (like pizza) and replace them with healthier foods like cottage cheese and yogurts and lean meats, etc. Then he had me increase my protein intake. He has me at 150 grams a day. I started that on Tuesday but the result of that was that I wasn't hungry so I was getting less than 1K of cals in the past two days. Today he flipped out about that and said I needed to learn to eat. So eating is on my list of homework. I am with Victoria in that I hate to eat and would rather just take a pill. My trainer says that is probably the root cause of how I got myself into this mess I am in and he also asked me if I had heard of the term "skinny fat" I had heard of it before but did not really know what it meant. Now I totally know what that means and also understand that I wear that label. I am in acceptence of that fact now.

He has me backing off the intensity of my cardio work until I can get my cals and protein stabalized. He wants my HR no higher than 160 (I usually workout at 178 or higher 5-6 times a week for 60 or more minutes) He said that intense cardio will do nothing but eat muscle if I am starving myself. He thinks I am starving myself. Huh... I have so much to learn. I thought I was doing well with my diet.

I am not doing any sort of weights yet but our goal is to build muscle. Right now I am doing pushups and pull ups and hanging ab workouts and balance exercises. Those are pretty challenging for me. I am sore in my upper body and abs but able to function so he is probably doing a good level of intensity for my fitness level.

11-29-2007, 05:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
kfisherx Luv'n Lift'n Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,547 My Profile	Thanks again to all of you for the replies and encouragement. Today was my second session with my trainer. He poured through my diet log last time and took away all my fun foods that were loaded with fat (like pizza) and replace them with healthier foods like cottage cheese and yogurts and lean meats, etc. Then he had me increase my protein intake. He has me at 150 grams a day. I started that on Tuesday but the result of that was that I wasn't hungry so I was getting less than 1K of cals in the past two days. Today he flipped out about that and said I needed to learn to eat. So eating is on my list of homework. I am with Victoria in that I hate to eat and would rather just take a pill. My trainer says that is probably the root cause of how I got myself into this mess I am in and he also asked me if I had heard of the term "skinny fat" I had heard of it before but did not really know what it meant. Now I totally know what that means and also understand that I wear that label. I am in acceptence of that fact now. He has me backing off the intensity of my cardio work until I can get my cals and protein stabalized. He wants my HR no higher than 160 (I usually workout at 178 or higher 5-6 times a week for 60 or more minutes) He said that intense cardio will do nothing but eat muscle if I am starving myself. He thinks I am starving myself. Huh... I have so much to learn. I thought I was doing well with my diet. I am not doing any sort of weights yet but our goal is to build muscle. Right now I am doing pushups and pull ups and hanging ab workouts and balance exercises. Those are pretty challenging for me. I am sore in my upper body and abs but able to function so he is probably doing a good level of intensity for my fitness level.