Nutritionist update

[dpiglet]

Hey all! I met with the my CN last week and learned quite a bit about myself and a lot about food. She spent over and hour with me dicussing all the issues I have been having about my recent weight gain(of about 9 pounds over this past summer. The first really enlightening thing I discovered was that my bodyfat % is normal at 23%. She used a Tanita body composition analyzer, how accurate it is, I am not sure. Now I know for some that may sound high, but I was quite happy with that number....and the next bit of info kinda made my day. My fat free mass is 91 pounds, which she told me means, that if I did not have any body fat at all on me I would still weigh 91.....and right now on her scale I weighed 119. She was surprised, mostly people in my age and height group have only about 80 pounds FFM.....go little muscular me!!!

She said I was not eating enough protein, needed to add a lot more healthy fats(olives and avocados...yeah!!!)and to eat more and on a more regular schedule....at least every 3 hours.....yes that whole starvation thing is sooo true. I've following her meal plan and go back for another weigh in on Wednesday, when she is going to tweak the plan, depending on how I did this week. Another interesting tidbit was 3-4 additional pounds could be hanging on simply from the change to life in the desert.....your body fights to hang onto water when in a place this dry. And yes....that can cause your clothes not to fit anymore(yeah, I asked). So we shall see....I can say that I have never eaten quite so much.....my cravings for sweets and carbs aren't quite so bad. I'll let you know how it goes...
Thanks for listening

Donna

 

[melodygirl]

Donna

thanks for posting re your nutritionist report. I value the info I receive on this forum from diet and exercise. Isn't it great to be told you need to eat more (of the right stuff, that is). Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[candi]

Donna,

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Miss Lee]

Donna, what a wonderful thing to do for yourself! I wish you well on your new eating plan and I hope you'll keep us posted. I agree with Melody--it's so great to be told that you need to eat more--LOL!

Michele

 

[Imafitnessfreak]

Thanks fr sharing and please keep us updated!

I am glad she broke down your fat mass to lean mass so that you can see it and understand it better. It makes a huge difference...mentally.

As for the 23% body fat...that is really AWESOME!!!

 

[amyg]

Donna, I love your nutritionist.

 

[dpiglet]

Hey Amy! Her name is Amy too!! And I do love her...some people you can connect with right away and she was one of those people for me. She was so cute too....trying to cram so much info into me in that hour, because that is all I originally signed up to do, have that one session....but now I want to know more, so I am going back for 3 more visits. Money I think will be very well spent.

Sarah-Thanks! I was pretty happy when she said my body fat was the "low side of normal".....I still get jealous of all you buff babes that have much lower body fat and look so super!! But Amy made me realize that yeah, I may be able to get my body fat down to 21%(which is what I am going to try to do), but any lower than that is just fighting my body composition and would end up being very difficult to maintain in the long run. And where I am storing that fat is all part of being "female".....ya know, the hip, thigh, tummy region, and that in reality might never go away......BIG SIGH,

Donna

 

[40something]

"but any lower than that is just fighting my body composition and would end up being very difficult to maintain in the long run. And where I am storing that fat is all part of being "female".....

Absolutely. And keep in mind that some women can stay on the very lean side with not as much effort as other women. But, have you ever read about the diets of some of the female fitness competitor's? When they are 'in training' for an upcoming event it is amazing how they eat to lean out. THAT is discipline in the extreme.

It's one thing to be a fitness competitor...and another to be an average female who wants to stay fit and in great condition. Be happy with what you have to work with.