Lori Video Blog

Lori Video Blog

Trainer Notes

Lori weighed in at 182.4 this week! We set a goal for 180 and Lori was disappointed with not reaching her weight, but she is well aware that she may not have eaten ENOUGH food through the week. She cut back on essencial nutrients post-workout and also lacked in many protein options available to her. Lori did so well in not having any liquid calories (aka alcohol) this weekend and has stayed on track all 7 days this week! She noticed the difference of no bloating, feeling thin, and having more energy. Lori's workouts took her training to a new level this week. Her legs were definately tender and stiff, but she learned how important stretching is when muscles are fatigued. We did extra flexibility training with her to focus on at home stretching to help release the lactic acid buid up in her quadreceps. Lori's goal for the next week is to be under 180 lbs, with healthy eating, and continue the low stress lifestyle to release the cortisol that is holding fat around her mid-section

Lori Video Blog

Lori Video Blog

Trainer Notes

What a turn around week for Lori! She came back on track nutritionally, physically, and mentally. She realized the external stresses were a major cause of her weight gain. Lori is in a strength program currently and performing very advanced lifts. We have isolated muscle groups, reaching momentary muscle failure to ensure muscle growth. In the end, our goal for Lori in this phase is to increase her metabolism by almost 160 calories burned per day! This will be done simply by increasing her muscle mass by 3.5 lbs in 4 weeks. Physiologically, with every pound of muscle gained, the body will burn 40-60 more calories per day. Lori took this consideration seriously and is enthusiastic to see muscle gains. She also understands the scale may not change drastically this month simply due to weight gains in lean muscle.

Lori weighed in today and is down 15 pounds. This is the first time in YEARS Lori has weighed less than 185 lbs!! We rejoiced in this and then brought reality back that we still have many improvements to make. Following weigh-in, Lori completed a 13:13 run -- COMPLETING 1 MILE WITHOUT WALKING for 10 minutes of the cardio!! Lori chose on her own to run the distance and set her own goal to finish one mile in under 14 minutes. She blew her goal out of the water!! Next week, Lori is planning to complete a one mile run in under 13 minutes. One step at a time, one foot in front of the other, one healthy nutritional choice at a time!

Lori Video Blog: Week 10