Or at least... it will
Started my first NROLFW workout today so I thought I'd start a log, which I haven't done before.
My history? I lifted a bit when I was a teenager because I wanted to be strong and bypassed the whole "bulky" idea because I wanted at the time to get muscles, didn't care about fat loss. Years passed, I had kids, c-sections, and gained a lot of weight. I had my second daughter last year in August and after giving birth I was at 256 lbs. I'd never had much luck with weight loss because I thought you had to do cardio to lose weight first, then strength work to build muscle... and I kept getting stuck at the cardio part because I really do not like cardio. I am such a busy person I just don't have time to go walking for an hour every day, etc. and not to mention I simply just don't like doing it (except running).
So after my doctor cleared me to exercise I began doing a little research and fortunately for me, came across stumptuous.com. A whole new world was opened to me and I immediately began lifting, with great results of tons of fat lost and a much stronger me. I was able to squat down, pick up my baby in one arm and 2 1/2 year old toddler in the other arm and then stand up. And then carry them around! It was insane.
Unfortunately, the lack of sleep that comes with having a baby all too often made it impossible to motivate myself to get up at 5:30am to work out. I accepted this as a part of my life but it has slowed my progress. A few months ago after a particularly bad week I was pretty much burned out and hadn't worked out since.
However, the last couple weeks I have been actively working very hard to get the baby to sleep better at night so that I have enough rest to be motivated to go lift. Part of the problem is that I work late shifts and so I don't get to see her very much so those nighttime feedings were a good bonding moment for us, but I've decided now that I'm ready to end them. She's been sleeping a lot better so this morning I went in and did my first day of NROLFW.
I currently weigh 212, I'm 29 years old and 5'5. My goal isn't really weight-related although I have loosely picked 140lbs as my goal. Mostly I just want to be able to have visible muscle and also to be STRONG. Oh, and a healthy body fat percentage. To look good and to be comfy in a bikini. At this point, the priority is to build muscle and lose body fat, with pretty much no regard for scale weight... I don't even own a scale.
I do have a GoWear Fit and I plan on eating at maintenance of what it says. I tend to lose well on smaller deficits, and plateau if it gets too big. Of course, and also to play it by ear, I might increase the deficit if I feel I can handle it but we'll see. I'm also nursing a little here and there and I know the GWF doesn't track those calories so that could easily add up to 500-1000 calories a week.
In the next couple days I'll post measurements and photos