These past 2 weeks have been really interesting for me. It has been the first time in my life I have been told that I am not eating enough. Hearing the words, you should eat 4 to 6 meals a day, is very foreign to me. I am so used to burning more calories than consuming that eating at an even level sounds scary to me.
I don’t think my body has gotten used to the increase in consumption and calories. Jumping from cutting my weight for a year straight to now needing to find ways to eat more is very weird for me and my body. At first, I was trying to eat a lot of calories in general and my body was not accepting it. Literally, the day I reach my target weight I went to eat take out for the first time in a while and on top of that drank apple juice. Then immediately afterwards I ate sour crawlers and my stomach felt full for the entire night. Like I couldn’t get up from my couch type full. I know for sure one more bite and I would’ve definitely threw up.
Now I know, it’s actually more about eating more PROTEIN and not necessarily eating more calories especially from fatty foods and foods with a lot of sugar in it. Even shopping for groceries took longer than usual as I am now no longer trying to find just the most healthiest foods but rather find the most healthiest foods with the most protein in them now. I know it will take some time to get used to, but I am dedicated to getting this done right.
Even being told that I should cut down on my cardio is weird to hear. I feel like the cardio, especially my morning walks/runs is why I am at where I am today. But once again, I have to trust the process and believe my trainer knows what he is talking about. As when I saw on the scale that I gained 5 pounds I was shocked. I was eating clean for the most part for the past 2 weeks. But after doing the measurements with my trainer, this was actually going according to plan. My muscle mass greatly increased while my body measurements stayed relatively the same This will take some time to get used to, but in the end after going through this phase, I feel like when I get lean again, I will look like a better man.
Once again I would like to thank everyone for the love and support you all showed me these past 2 weeks. All of the encouraging words and congratulations really keep my head on straight and help me stay focused. People have also made sure that they don’t want me to relapse and go back to how I used to be. I, too, have the same thoughts at times, but this time is different. For one, I have not reached my final goal, so that means I would’ve gave up half way through my journey. Also, I have a different mindset than before, I am really dedicated to this, I am not looking for any shortcuts. I will endure every step, second, minute, calorie, pound, inch and rep takes for me to be GREAT.
