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I want to loose weight, yet I just gained weight and I am happy. Am I crazy, lol, J? No I have a great gym trainer who I trust and I have belief that I am heading to a weight loss goal by gaining weight this week.

I was told at my gym assessment, this week that I have gained weight but I was also told I have gained 3%of my body weight in muscle and lost 3% of my body weight of fat, over the six weeks I have been attending gym, and the extra muscle I am building will raise my metabolism and make it easier for me to not pile weight as easily as I once did

The trainers at the Aquamoves gym I’m attending at Shepparton, are excellent J.   They told me to ‘slow down’ at increasing the weights I work out with. I have always increased my weight resistance as soon as a routine becomes easier to do.  I thought this was the correct way to work out and gain muscle strength and as a result, the strength I am aiming for, bone strength.  The trainer on duty explained to me that ligaments and bone take a lot longer to strengthen than muscle and I need to give my ligaments a longer period to build their strength and catch up to the strength I’m gaining in my muscles, before I put them under more strain.

So here I am, this positive Pollyanna, lol, J feeling happy that I gained weight this week.

My gym trainer told me that my body would ‘work in cycles’. He encouraged me to actually eat more calories, even the amount of calories that previously would have had me gaining fat.  He explained that I must NEVER ever skip a meal, that every meal needed to contain protein as a part of it, (I do these things already) and I would see my body sometimes gaining muscle and sometimes losing fat but not at the same time.  He said that I needed to do more, low intensity exercise, general activity, in order to lose my excess fat, and that on the days when I do my strength training, I would want to, and I should, eat more, allow my body to have the calories to build muscle and that this muscle would long term be what helps my body burn more calories.

Yes technically I ‘knew’, all this stuff, but having an expert listen to you and observe your actions, and your body composition and act as your guide, is the most incredibly reassuring way to help you focus on body health and natural slimming through fitness, and not be focusing on the scales. This is the first time in my life, I have been happy to see the scales tell me I have a weight gain. I am thrilled that I have learned to use the scales as a tool and not a judge and jury to praise or condemn my behavior.

Can I gain fat and lose muscle at the same time?

Today I will do my high intensity work out at the gym, it’s my circuit training day and I will not increase my weights even if the exercise seems easier than it was two days ago, I’ll listen to what I’ve been told by the expert and give my ligaments time to catch up in strength, so I do not injure myself and have a setback I am trying very hard to avoid.

I will also add in more low impact exercise, I’ll do some housework, some gardening, and walk around our estate with the dog.  It is time for me to begin J, my active afternoon.

Note:-I wrote some tips as promised a few days ago, about a tool I use to help me overcome indecision, and I published it in a recent blog post and because it was art related as well as lifestyle related, I published it in my ‘A creative Life Blog’

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

 
 


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Jadey link
10/22/2009 6:56am

Well knowing what I know now I think that's great advice. I went very hard with my weights and while I acheived results nothing short of what one could call awesome I also did myself severe injuries that I will likely live with forever.

I also undid all my hard work and have to do it again.

You are doing really well Kathy. Keep up the great work. I know it's hard but your commitment to yourself will get you through.

xox

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Kathy Shell link
10/25/2009 1:59pm

Jadey, you have a lot of wisdom as regards fitness and weight loss and an interest in the well being f other slimmers, you make a wonderful weight loss motivator yourself :-). You understand how helpful it is to have friendly support when striving to achieve weight mastery. I personally value your support and I know everyone you are involved with feels your encouragement, I hope we are able to also give you the same lift when you need it. :-)

Kathy

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