Monday, September 10, 2012

Sugar Town


 
Yesterday I started  with a new trainer at the gym. Andrew left town, moved back to Chicago. Many thanks to my little buddy.  I was training twice a week and my  low monthly payments were only covering once a week so by last March  my sessions were so far ahead of my payments, my account was frozen. While I  continued to pay  I  couldn't sign in with my thumb print thus giving the trainer a receipt for payment.  This didn't bother Andrew one little bit.  He continued to train me weekly until he left in July.  You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman, or a wrestler and a gym rat.  Whatever, I thank you.

Krista, my new torturer trainer started me off with a strength test. I tend to rise to most occasions so I gave the strength test my all and am pretty sure I will not be able to use my quads to rise from this chair when I'm done. Hence the length of this post.

Help! I've sat down and I can't get up.

Here's the interesting part.  We were discussing my weight gain from non smoking.  We covered the energy/calories I burn/ the foods I eat ( which I consider pretty damn healthy)and have decided a 10 pound weight loss would keep me strong but allow me to feel  toned and comfortable in my skin again.


She asks if the weight is localized and I say of course, it's widened my waist and gone to my belly.

She says to cut way down on my sugar.  I'm like what sugar?  I'm not a junk/ processed food eater.  Sure I have a bit of dark chocolate here and a couple of pieces of fresh fruit a day but extra sugar? No way.
But I do drink a hell of a lot of skim lattes and now I know skim milk has 12 grams of sugar in a cup, at least the one in my fridge from Trader Joe's does. Starbucks clocks an iced grande skim latte at 10 grams of sugar. 

Clearly something has to give .  Jeeze, no booze for 20 some years, no smokes for 10 months and now I have to cut down on my lattes?

I ask you what do I get from all this give?

A healthier, longer life?  Okay.  Good trade. I will keep you posted as the adventure continues.

17 comments:

  1. Hey, you look great from where I'm sitting! If you're working out and eating well, maybe that's just the way you're supposed to be. It's just a few extra pounds for us to love.

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    1. Flutter eyelashes in response. You truly are a scholar and a decorator.

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  2. I hadn't thought about sugar in milk. Just checked my milk. !5g sugar per 8oz. Hmph.

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  3. Such awesome commitment and will-power you have!

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  4. You will manage Jane! I have faith in you :-)!!!

    Good luck!

    Madelief x

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  5. As usual, you are a model for us all. Can I give up Half and half in my coffee? It was the breaking point when I tried to be Vegan. My lifetime flat abdomen isn't flat anymore even though I lost a lot of weight last year. You're still at the gym? Girl, you're amazing.

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    1. I think half and half is okay, less sugar right? At work we're thinking about putting a tip cup on the counter to collect for tummy tucks for the designers. You in?

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  6. My own great slimming secret is to tidy up after everybody all the time; would that be any good to you?

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    1. I feel like I already do that but clearly not as zealously as you. I shall double my tidying efforts here forth.

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  7. Oh my sugar is in everything. If it isn't there when it goes in the mouth, it seems it turns into sugar once it hits the system. I had to cut out dairy and carbs (sugar was a given). I just need to get back into my walking.

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  8. I think it's much harder to cut down on sugar when you are non-sweet eaters like us. I'm like you, I don't eat sweets or drink soda. The only sugar I have is the half of a cube I put in my coffee and I would hate for that to be taken away from me.
    Best of luck with the ten pounds! :)

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  9. The fact you gave up the ciggies is highly commendable. You look fabulous in your photos Jane.

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  10. Jane, I'm sure you can order a normal latte instead of the skinny skim latte, as it's the skim, low fat products, that have all the sugar in it to make it taste more like full cream.......I know too much dairy is not a good thing- but 'what-the-hell' you can't take all a girls pleasures away!

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  11. I'm so torn between "you go, girl!" and "WTF?" that i don't know what to say. Totally admire your resolve, bt WTF you can't have latte because MILK. has too much sugar in it?

    Hate to mention this, but how about the normal changes to a woman's body that occur in mid-age?? Did the 20-something trainer consider that?? Xoxo

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