MISSION: SKINNY JEANS

My Mission Defined and How I Plan to Get There

 So, now that I have told the world (at least anybody reading this) that I have created Mission:Skinny Jeans; which holds me more accountable to my fitness goals than I have ever been in my life, how am I going to get there? Well, let me start by describing my mission in a bit more detail.

As I said in my last post, I have created a mission for myself, and for any women out there who care to join me, to get back into my skinny jeans for good.  To throw out my “fat jeans.”  Heck, maybe even to buy skinnier, skinny jeans.  What exactly does this entail?

Well, in order for me to get back into my skinny jeans, and all of my favorite clothes for that matter, I need to decrease my body fat percentage and increase my lean muscle mass.  Basically, I need to lose fat and build muscle.  Now, you might be thinking… doesn’t she really just want to lose weight?  Won’t that make her smaller and help her fit into those jeans?  My answer is no, it wouldn’t.  When I was in college, I weighed 10 pounds less that I do now, but I wore a size larger than I currently do.  The key is body composition.  It doesn’t just matter how much you weigh, or even how much fat you have on your body, it’s about the total composition of your body.  And in order to fit into my skinny jeans, I need a tight, hard body composition.

The other issue is, for me, it’s not really just about the jeans.  The jeans are a catalyst, a motivation.  It’s really about looking and feeling the best that I can.  And for me that is strong, toned, shapely, and muscular.  We have all met a “skinny fat” girl.  Tall, thin, eats whatever she wants, wears a size 0, but is soft and flabby.  I personally would rather be firm and defined.

So in order to reach my goals, I am relying on the following practices (each that I will explore further in future blogs):

Physical:

• Heavy, Intense Resistance Training (no silly leg extension machines here girls!)

• HIIT training (High Intensity Interval Training) This is honestly the best fat loss secret ever!

• Increasing my general activity level (walking, dancing, playing sports).

• Following a high protein, low fat, low carb diet (No, this is not Atkins!!  I said low fat!)

• Eating 5-6 small meals throughout the day.

• Drinking more water.

• Taking a few important supplements (fish oil, BCAA, vitamins).

Psychological:

• Stay off the scale- Weighing yourself constantly will drive you crazy.  In fact, I try to not even use the scale.  Instead I use the mirror and my clothes to track progress.

• Be patient-  I, as I am sure many women do, struggle with this.  I want results NOW!  But in order to do it right, and keep it off, it takes time.

• Stay positive- Frustration and doubt will only set you back.

• Surround myself with positive people- There are always people out there who will try to sabotage you (and sometimes those are the ones who are closest to you).

• Remembering the End Goal- Eating that piece of cake might give you 5 minutes of pleasure, but it will result in a week of pain, when you realize how much you ignored your goals.

These practices work. They have worked for me in the past and they will work for you too. 

Good luck and Happy Training,      

-Lisa

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