Monday, October 5, 2015

KETO

Ok, so it has been a long time since I last blogged. Just putting this up here for the few who care, and know that I will not edit this for grammar, punctuation or spelling. 

I decided to try lchf again by following a ketogenic eating style, macros being 5% carbs 20% protein 75% fat. If I have learned anything in the last year and a half-ish, it is:
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     Find what works for your body. Every person’s body is different and in order to find what works for you, you have to experiment a little.
o   Whether that is following a program like or a style of eating like, ‘clean’ eating, paleo, whole30, vegetarian, vegan, primal, lchf, south beach, then zone, volumetrics, macrobiotics, raw food, Nutrisystem Atkins, WW, 21 day fix way, just counting calories, or creating and following your own Micro/Macro plan.
o   Whether it’s running, beach body workout videos, lifting, cardio only, lifting only, total body workouts, Zumba, insanity, P90x, Cize, T-25, Jillian Michaels, bodybuilding.com plans, jazzercise, Richard Simmons videos, YouTube routines, googling exercises, or having a personal workout schedule made by a trainer/coach.
·        Don’t be afraid to change it up. Your body will get used to every routine you create, so remember to tweak it every now and then.
o   Try cutting down 50-100 calories a day for a couple weeks
o   Try increasing your calories by 50-100 calories per day for a week
o   Try adding total body strength/lifting to your cardio only routine. (lift first then cardio, so that you reach the zone quicker in cardio)
o   If you’re only lifting and strength training, try adding cardio after.
o   Add 15 minutes to your workouts.
o   Take a rest day if you aren’t already
o   If you’re sick, rest or you will take longer to get well.

·         Don’t give up (even when you hit a plateau every couple months)
         
·    Enjoy the journey (this is a lifestyle change. In order to lose the weight (or gain, depending on your goals) and maintain, you need to go about it in a fashion that is realistic to achieve and maintain for the rest of your life. Remember that reaching the goal is part of the battle, maintaining it for life is another part.

I learned that I am not going to put a time restriction on my goals. Why? Because I don’t want to feel pressured or rushed. I’ve seen quite a few people on Social Media who have lost a huge amount of weight in a fairly short amount of time, only to gain quite a bit of it back (if not all of it) in half the time it took to lose. Also, my goals are ever-changing. When I first started I just wanted to reach a healthy weight. Now, I want to reach a healthy weight for my body, healthy fat percentage and have quite a bit of muscle.

So here I go on what seems like the 100th turn in my journey...

Thursday, April 16, 2015

My first time playing sports at 29 and it's Kickball

One day while I was sitting at my desk, probably doing something for my VP, I received an interesting email. The President of my company asked all of his employees if we would be interested in playing Adult Co-Ed Kickball this spring. On a whim, I volunteered. I thought "I can kick a ball, why not join?" If anything I would get some extra exercise and get to hang out with my coworkers outside of the office. I also kept in mind that this may not happen, like that other time when he asked if we wanted to do yoga (which I wish we did do). So here I am today eight games later, three of which were two games a night. My shin constantly hurts, I pulled my groin in the third game, yet I am fuckin' PUMPED for playoffs on May 6th. Who would have thought that I wouldn't play any sports until I was 29? 

-Madeline

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

I'm sorry, I'll try to blog more!

I am so sorry for not posting a new blog in nearly 3 months! Life got in the way, I was down most of the holiday season, but I am back! I will make a new post with an update on what has been going on since my last blog post. And by the way, you can follow me on instagram, where I post on a daily basis. But I need to get back to work, so I can blog after. Number 1 reason I stopped posting, no home internet & computer access. Also, thanks for stopping by and reading my ramblings! I will work to make time so that I can write a blog that is above a 6th grade reading level lol!