The 1st kg

I got on the scales this morning and I am pleased to report the first kg has been lost!  :-)  And I have reduced my body fat from 23.7% to 22.9%.

I'm slightly dubious about the accuracy of my scales body fat and muscle mass measurements, £10 from Morrisons I can't really expect too much... But it would seem that no muscle mass has been lost.  Yipee!!!  I wanted pure fat loss, that's the design of my diet so happy days. 

Best keep it real here.... first feeling when I seen the number, disappointed.  Ridiculous hey!  I've felt since Tuesday in particular, AWESOME!  Not in a god look how hot I am, just feeling healthy, strong and can see a noticeable difference in the weight I was carrying, especially around my mid drift (where fat from sugar in particular gathers for a party).  I didn't care so much what the scales said and was telling myself that last night in my head as I went to sleep.  I know I've made progress regardless of what a machine tells me. 

I had to check myself and wind my neck in, WTF I've done so well and I should congratulate myself.  If my friend came up to me and said "oh I've only lost a kg" I'd give them a slap!  A good solid weight loss that's sustainable and realistic.  Anything over a kg would surely be muscle wastage.

Improvement points for next week:

1. Tighten up on post workout meal, making sure I consume this within 15 minutes of finishing the session.  I've been a bit lazy with this one.  That should help promote muscle growth although I read somewhere that natural (no drugs) muscle growth for women is extremely hard to exceed 0.5lbs per week due to our lack of testosterone therefore not going to be hard on myself.  That's like under 0.2 of a kg so can't really stress about that.
2. Oh and calm down on the protein bars, real food is best!

I'm beginning to sound like a soppy Oscars acceptance speak but had so many lovely email and text this week.  So many people being so gorgeous and supportive and all with their own goals in mind.  Well if I can do it so can you - don't wait till Monday start right now - except for L who is to enjoy herself :-) !!!  xx