9 weeks!

9 weeks out from the show!

The Waikato show is coming around quick and I’m so looking forward to it! 

There’s a few people from Flex Fitness preparing for this show and everyone is doing so well and looking great, it’s going to be a awesome show!

I have just had my measurements done this weekend and everything is looking good!  I was so happy because the last 6 weeks before that were pretty average!  (well, worse than average :S)

My previous measurements had gone from 16.5% (when I did the Auckland show) up to 18.6%, I was so gutted!  It had been a pretty stressful few weeks before that I did some reading up about stress and fat gain......

There are several ways in which stress can contribute to weight gain. One has to do with cortisol, a stress hormone. When we’re under stress, the fight or flight response is triggered in our bodies, leading to the release of various hormones....and fat storage. Nooooo! L  So!  If you lead a really stressful life, make sure you take time out regularly to relax – it’s the best thing you can do for your body, because it may help speed up your fat loss and reach your fitness goals!  Remember to listen to your bodies and take care of yourselves J

So now my measurements are back on track at 16.7% body fat, which means I lost fat and gained 1.1kgs of muscle, yay!  I’ve had to cut my calories again to 1400 so my diet is looking like this:

Meal 1 – Protein shake, Fruit and Oats

Meal 2 – Cottage cheese and 2 corn thins

Meal 3 – Chicken, Kumara and veges

Meal 4 – Protein shake and apple

Meal 5 – Chicken and veges

Meal 6 – Protein pudding

I decided to cut out all protein bars.....this is a big thing for me because I am addicted :P  Protein bars are a excellent snack, but I got abit out of control when I was eating up to 3 (ok maybe 4....) a day, not to mention it was getting flippn expensive!  My bad....

If anyone is craving a sweet snack I would recommend making up some jelly! (the weight watchers one) We’ve really got into this lately and with only approximately 36 cals in a whole pack, it’s a pretty sweet deal! Mix up vanilla protein powder with a little bit of water and make a sauce for on top so it’s like Jelly and cream J  And just to make it even more amazing we have found CALORIE FREE CHOCOLATE SYRUP.  This stuff is so delicious, and with it being calorie free you can eat as much as you want! If you want to order any of this stuff just ask Jake!

Hope everyone’s having a great weekend!

Stacy