On The Right Track!

So, last Thursday I had my consultation with the nutrition department at the gym.  They do a body analysis and then give you menus, shopping lists, and substitution lists for the week.  I'm super excited about this.

Here is my True Comp body analysis :

So, what does it mean?  Well, if I were in a coma, I would burn 1350 calories/day.  So, that's how much I burn just breathing....not even thinking.  If we add sitting and thinking, it's 1673 calories/day.  Also, it breaks down what my body composition is.  Right now, I'm 54.1% lean mass (this includes muscle, water, bone, organs....basically everything except fat).  Not bad!  Unfortunately, it also says that I'm 45.9% fat.  This puts my BMI above 40 which we all know is absolutely horrible.  The only good news I've found on this paper are the fact that I'm more lean mass than fat (barely) and that I'm down to 187.9 lbs.  That's another 2.7 pounds down!

The other awesome thing, is that I'll be getting one of these once a month during the program so that I can see where I'm at.

Now, on to the menu.  Basically, you eat the same thing all week (however, once you get more menus you can definitely switch it up).  This week I've got :

Breakfast - whole wheat banana pancakes with greek yogurt and sliced strawberries and almonds
Morning Snack - half a pear and some almonds
Lunch - Lime Fiesta Chicken Bowl
Afternoon Snack - smoked salmon, crackers, and Swiss cheese
Dinner - Italian turkey bake
Night Snack - Dessert bar

All in all, I'll be getting an intake of 1496 calories leaving me with a deficit (which, if everything works out the way it should, will leave me burning fat).  They also have you eat every 2-3 hours during the day so that your metabolism keeps ramped up.

All in all, I'm super excited to start this program.  I made everything ahead of time so now all I have to do is toss it in my handy dandy lunch bag that they provided and go for the day.  I'm definitely going to also have to ramp up my water drinking (96 oz./day?!).

Here are my wheat banana pancakes in the making!