05/12/2026
January to now.......slow and steady progress! Same weight on the scale!!!
Awhile back I posted about how when we bought our new building, my habits went to crap, and my body changed quite a bit over a short period of time. In working with my nutrition coach, we know through my DNA that I am at high risk for rebound weight gain.
I started working with Jess again in December. Up until a few weeks ago, we were working in maintenance calories, 2300 to 2400 calories a day. 150g of protein, over 200g of carbs, and 70g of fat per day. Give or take. Often times we aren't fueling ourselves enough, for the workouts that we are doing, so we start there. You can still make body composition changes in that phase, if you haven't been fueling enough!
A few weeks ago we went to a slight deficit. Now I'm around 2000 calories a day, with slightly similar macro goals. We are trying to make slow steady progress, while able to build and maintain habits. No extremes.
What my focuses have been:
*Tracking food, to hit macros (protein, carbs,fat)
*Trying to hit fiber goal
*PRIORITIZING SLEEP, THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST GAME CHANGERS!
*Getting steps in, focusing on being more intentional on weekends.
*Getting more movement in, in general, playing sports w the girls, etc
*Lifting heavy
*Working on sleep consistency(going to bed and getting up at the same time each day) this has been a huge win, my whoop fitness tracker says I'm 3.6 years younger than I really am, and this has been a huge contributor!( if trackers are even accurate!?!? 🤪)
*Prepping my breakfast for the week ahead
*Having other things like fruits and veggies easily available to grab and go, most of my meals are brought in my cooler bag when we leave the house for the day.
It's a work in progress, and I've built habits, 1 by 1, over days, weeks, months and years.
Having 2 daughters, I want to be an example to them. I told clara the other day, now that she's getting into multiple sports( shes 9) that we have to make sure she is eating enough fuel for all her activities. We don't want to lose energy, risk injuries, and I even told her some people might underfuel so much that they lose their period. These are simple things we can teach our young girls to set them up for success.
