The Very Begining:
So, you’ve made the decision most people make at lease once in their lifetime… you’re going to lose weight, get fit, and look as amazing as you feel. Fantastic. Now where the hell do you start? Answer: right here.
The most important steps you need to follow at the beginning of any weight loss journey are the following:
1) Go to your physician. Ask him to take your weight, run blood work, take an EKG, the works. Pretend you’re back in high school and you need a physical. You need to see what going on on the inside before you remotely try to change the outside.
2) What is your body made up of? That was a serious question. Don’t give me a 1/2 assed answer like “Organs and stuff” and don’t try Googling the answer either, because the answer is different for everyone. Everyones body is a different measurement of organs, water, muscles, etc. How are you going to know how much fat is on your body if you haven’t tested this. There is a great Fat Loss Monitor by Omron* (see link below to purchase). You punch in your height, weight, age and squeeze … it will tell you how much of your body is fat & how much is muscle - so in 2 weeks after beasting at the gym, and you only notice a few lbs difference on the scale, squeeze this puppy and you will see if you lost fat or muscle, and if you put on fat or muscle. Make the investment. Trust me.
3) Hit up the pharmacy. NO fat loss supplements please — vitamins only. You’re changing your body composition, changing what’s going in and what it does, you need to support this. A multi is completely obvious. Vitamin C is also a necessity - when you work out, it breaks down your immune system and Vitamin C will help you build it back up. Potassium supplements will also help any muscle cramps. Fish Oil is a terrific antioxident. Start with those - and don’t go too crazy too quick. Don’t let anyone talk you into fat burners or thermogenics… do this naturally, you will be happy you did.
4) Get whatever attire you are comfortable working out in. For me, I prefer yoga pants and a tank… the nylon workout clothes are uncomfortable to me, but you need to be 100% comfortable to work out. Some attire /accessories to consider getting/using:
a) lifting gloves
b) 1 gallon jug of water
c) gym shoes - sneakers. make sure theyre comfortable, and fit. too tight will make you not want to work out as hard and too loose will have them fall off when you run, and believe me, if you follow my workouts, you’re going to run :)
Coming next week: Diet sample and workout samples…. LETS GET TO WORK KIDS! Summer is quickly approaching!
love & dumbbells,
ang
Link for Omron fatloss monitor: http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306C-Loss-Monitor-Black/dp/B000FYZMYK/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1301017154&sr=8-1
If you have any questions, please let me know. I’m here to answer all your fitness/nutrition questions!
Angela is a good friend of mine and will be joining us on this challenge as the resident blogger! You can finer her over on tumbler at:
Shutupandtrain.tumblr.com
I am looking forward to this weekend and the results we will create together!
