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CarolG · 07-17-2008, 08:58 PM

Time to start logging! I love reading them, not sure how I will go writing them. But I'm hoping that this will make me feel more like part of the community and keep me on track.

I'm a 45 year old female trying to get some sort of shape back into my body after two children - oldest 4years (yes - I was a late starter)

I'm currently following the NROL4W program and am about halfway through stage Two and really enjoying it. I was introduced to lifting via the Body-for-life challenge - though after a few months of this, I was dyiing for a change from that routine and started looking around. So I'm doing a combination of the NROL4W, training for my first 10k run (eeek!) in early September and a weekly spinning class - which I love. I'm discovering a whole new world of internet fitness experts, the Alwyns, Lyles, Berardis, Leighs, Lous etc

I can honestly say that at 45, I'm in about the best shape I've ever been fitness-wise.

My biggest problem is food! It's not that I don't eat the right things - I just eat way too much. I'm 170lbs at 5'7" and have been trying to get rid of about 20lbs forever!!! I've tried low-carb, low-fat, weightwatchers, body-for-life, you name it and can't seem to get the weight off. So I'm going right back to basics - My nutrition plan now is to simply try and eat adequate protein, and fresh fruit and vegetables and count calories to maintain a deficit, and not worry about all the other stuff.

I work pretty consistenly at my fitness - and usually manage to get in about 4-5 activities a week (eg 2 lifting days, 1 spinning, 1-2 runs) - at certain periods I do more, and occasionally take time out. Sometimes life just gets in the way. I could be fitter, but I could be a LOT worse. But right now, I've decided that I'm not getting the benefit of the efforts I do put into fitness - as I just don't have the nutrition aspect down. I am a fit/fat person - sometimes I wish I was skinny fat - it seems like it would be easier to fix.

And so begins my ALL OUT effort to get down to 150lbs while retaining the muscles (small though they be) that I have.

I'll post my progress from the NROL4W.

07-17-2008, 08:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
CarolG Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 112	CarolG Log - Harder Better Faster Stronger Time to start logging! I love reading them, not sure how I will go writing them. But I'm hoping that this will make me feel more like part of the community and keep me on track. I'm a 45 year old female trying to get some sort of shape back into my body after two children - oldest 4years (yes - I was a late starter) I'm currently following the NROL4W program and am about halfway through stage Two and really enjoying it. I was introduced to lifting via the Body-for-life challenge - though after a few months of this, I was dyiing for a change from that routine and started looking around. So I'm doing a combination of the NROL4W, training for my first 10k run (eeek!) in early September and a weekly spinning class - which I love. I'm discovering a whole new world of internet fitness experts, the Alwyns, Lyles, Berardis, Leighs, Lous etc I can honestly say that at 45, I'm in about the best shape I've ever been fitness-wise. My biggest problem is food! It's not that I don't eat the right things - I just eat way too much. I'm 170lbs at 5'7" and have been trying to get rid of about 20lbs forever!!! I've tried low-carb, low-fat, weightwatchers, body-for-life, you name it and can't seem to get the weight off. So I'm going right back to basics - My nutrition plan now is to simply try and eat adequate protein, and fresh fruit and vegetables and count calories to maintain a deficit, and not worry about all the other stuff. I work pretty consistenly at my fitness - and usually manage to get in about 4-5 activities a week (eg 2 lifting days, 1 spinning, 1-2 runs) - at certain periods I do more, and occasionally take time out. Sometimes life just gets in the way. I could be fitter, but I could be a LOT worse. But right now, I've decided that I'm not getting the benefit of the efforts I do put into fitness - as I just don't have the nutrition aspect down. I am a fit/fat person - sometimes I wish I was skinny fat - it seems like it would be easier to fix. And so begins my ALL OUT effort to get down to 150lbs while retaining the muscles (small though they be) that I have. I'll post my progress from the NROL4W.