When I started G-FIT a month ago I went in believing the pounds were going to just FLY off of my body.
Day 1 was Booty Boot Camp wow! After I ran a million miles, I was told to run more and at the end of that lap drop and do 10 push ups! Really!? I have never been able to do a push up in my life! I had to lay on my belly and push up my upper body. When I left that day, I knew it would probably never get easier but it would never be that HARD!!
When I saw that day 2 was going to be Abs I was so excited! I thought "WOW we get to lay down! This will be easy" WRONG!!! I would have rather RAN a million more miles!! You have heard "Abs of Steel" well mine are still in the MOLTEN state. I struggled to get the exercises right. By that night I could barely walk. I pretty much shuffled. Epsom Salt and Aleve were my friends.
By Day 3 the things I cut from my diet was causing havoc within my body. The muscle pain and detox was HELL! I even Google'd how long would it last.
By week 2 I can see changes in my strength. I even did 1 push up! I was amazed how well my body was responding to this. I was falling in love!
Week 3 I gained 2 pounds. I was floored! I became angry. I knew that I hadn't cheated so why, how?!
As I continued to give it my all both with my diet and in the fitness, I was still making changes. I cut Unsweet Tea from my diet and added water. Anyone who knows me knows that is HUGE!!! I now drink 88 oz of water a day. But I was still making myself crazy. Why did I gain? I kept hearing "Muscle weighs more than FAT" well actually it is denser than fat so it takes up less room but it weighs the same. Sorry I'm Anal, I can't help it. However don't tell a fat girl she is going to gain weight. That is not what I wanted. However don't accuse me of cheating when I have NOT! By the end of week 4 I was up 3 pounds and heart broken. My body was stronger. I was getting complimented
left and right. It didn't matter. I kept hearing FAILURE in my head. With this round winding down and the round in the works I knew I had to figure this out so I didn't give up.
I began to look into this "Muscle gain". That is a possibility since I did not have any muscle on my body. I did need to build it back to give my body the incinerator to burn the fat. What I also learned is that every time you begin or change your routine and you have muscle soreness you have caused microscopic tears in your muscles. Those tears can hold up to 4 pounds of water in them until they are healed. This could take a few weeks. With the vigorous training we were doing and as sore as I am it makes sense. I was relieved! I have to know the black and white of everything.
Today was our final weigh in and measurements. I gained 0.5 lbs and I lost 14.25 inches
That is something I could live with.
Next round I hope to see a pound reduction but I am not going to freak out.
