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Finally ... a new exercise plan

7/3/2017

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This is an accountability announcement!  This is about post-Body Coach decisions!

After meeting with Alex, The Sports Nutritionist in January I thought I had my new plan sorted out.  See my post here.

But I continued to confuse myself with all the different options available, there are so many 'plans' online to help you 'get lean'.  I was still signed up to daily emails, Facebook pages and following Instagrammers.  Plus I log into my support group 'A big girls journey to lean' on Facebook every day and I follow all the different journeys on there.  I kept thinking that I was missing something, that maybe there was a better option for me - FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)!  My head was spinning with it all!

  • Macro and calorie  track in MyFitnessPal or not?
  • How many calories, every calculator told me something different?
  • Plan vs no plan?
  • Fat loss, weight loss, maintain, gain muscle?
  • Join a gym, follow an exercise plan, go it alone?

I have so many recipe books, when I come to do my weekly meal plan, it takes ages as I need to find each recipe and remember where it is!

Clean Eating Alice (two books)
Joe Wicks (three books)
Kayla Itsines
Clean & Lean Diet
Davina's Sugar Free

When my Kayla book arrived I decided I really did have an addiction - it is so big and it was information overload.  I didn't need another recipe book!

Then there are the plans available ...

The Body Coach
Sustain Nutrition
Train Eat Gain
R H Fitness
Julia Buckley
Michael Matthews (via books)

These are only a few of the paid ones but there are so many free ones too.  I tried the Betty Rocker 30 day challenge.  It's great but did I really need to add in any more exercise and daily!?

Don't do as I do! Learn from my mistakes!

So a couple of weeks ago I met with Zac who has opened the new gym in Marlow that I enjoy going to. We had a long chat and he agreed with me - get rid of the information overload.  Simplify it! He has given me a 5-Point Simple Personal Plan and an Exercise Plan. I will continue to eat sensibly and track my weight and inches and adjust accordingly.

5-Point Simple Personal Plan

  1. Drink the water
  2. Eat regularly
  3. Focus on intense exercise (heavy weights)
  4. Good sleep and good routine
  5. This is a long term plan not a quick fix

Exercise Plan

Monday - Full body weights workout with my PT/friend
Tuesday - Rest day
Wednesday - Full body weights workout at home as devised by Zac
Thursday - Rest day
Friday - Stamina class at Zac's Fitness
Saturday - Strength class at Zac's Fitness
Sunday - Rest day

​So that's it.  I will continue to get lean, to improve my fitness, to maintain my focus but I will not be tempted to confuse myself with all the other options.  I am lucky, I am naturally small, my weight gain was over a few years and was down to too much wine, peri-menopause and a lack of proper nutrition (like skipping lunch then filling up on biscuits). These habits are back under control.  Time to ramp up the exercise again!

On the 18th April I will celebrate 1 year since starting The Body Coach, 1 year on my learn journey.  That's less than two months.  I will reassess my progress then.

​Take a look at Zac's Fitness here.

Love
Michelle xx

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