Day 28 - Amber

Calories: 1500 maybe a bit less since i didn't eat all my Subway. Only 3 or 4 veggies. 1 fruit. Plenty of water.....yada yada. This bigger news is: I met with a Personal Trainer today. My body fat percentage is 30%. Not good. That's actually enough to be considered overfat, for my age and height, etc. He also told me I'm actually taking in too few calories if I want to be building muscle (and we're not talking body builder muscle. I'm talking just muscle to support my joints...toning). Because based on 1500 with working out I am going to be burning of my lean muscle, too. Not good.

So, now that I've a least been attempting 1500 for a while I'm gonna bump up to 1800. And maybe makeup the calories I burn on the day I workout....not sure yet. And now that I know my body fat percentage. I'm gonna change my stance (as long as everyone doesn't freak too much). If I don't lose 10 pounds, no big deal, but I want my body fat percentage back to 18% (where it was when I first entered college...I think it's possible to do in a year)

We talked mainly nutrition, and he said something, that, even with the way I eat affected me. He said building muscle and losing fat has a lot to do with what I'm putting into my body too. If I continue to stick with plenty of protein (beans, nuts, leans meets, and certain types of dairy) and eat whole grains, and my veggies and fruits I'll be on a better track than if I was eating refined white starches all the time, and not much protein etc. So I'm gonna go ahead and try to get a bit more on the regimen he recommends and see how it goes for a month or 2. Even if I were at weight 135 and not 139/142. I still would be maintaining my weight with about 1900-2100 calories a day. The trick is, now that I will eat a few more calories, choosing more pure foods, and not crap.