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Our update from Week 4 of the FWTFL program!

Another week and another update after Week Three of our FASTer Way to Fat Loss journey with Ahna Fulmer as our coach! If you are just popping in to read our current update and missed the previous ones, you can find those here.

This might be the hardest week yet. I believe that it’s probably supposed to just keep getting easier and feel more natural, but the further I go in this program, the more I realize that I hate programs.

I’ve been learning a lot about my Enneagram Number this week. Has anyone else studied their Enneagram number? I have avoided it for a really long time, knowing that I didn’t have the interest or the capacity to actually care or go through what the numbers actually meant and how it could impact what I knew about myself. But I’ve recently decided to go through a book, which led me to a podcast, which has helped me determine that the few short tests that I have taken about the Enneagram have all been true… I’m an Enneagram One through and through.

If you know anything about an Enneagram One, they are often called “The Perfectionist,” “The Reformer,” or my favorite, “The Improver.” I’m not going to go into lots of detail about the Enneagram in this update post, but I think the reasons that this program (or any programs, really) have been so difficult for me is because I just want to see results. If I’m working really hard at something and I don’t see or feel any tangible results, I get really frustrated and critical of myself. Everything feels impossible. And even though I am getting 8+ hours of sleep every night, drinking more water and have cut out all processed and artificial foods… honestly, I don’t feel much different. I keep hearing that I’m supposed to have more energy, less stress, food freedom… but instead I constantly feel overwhelmed by the need to track everything that I’m eating, pressured to work out even when it doesn’t fit into my day, and confused as to how I’m supposed to eat more food in order to hit my nutrient goals. My body and my mind literally does not want to consume the amount of protein that I’m being told that I need to reach in one day. So if I don’t have attainable goals that I feel that I can succeed at… I want to throw in the towel and move on to something else where I can achieve results.

Don’t get me wrong… I’m not giving up yet. I love the Intermittent Fasting schedule and I appreciate the knowledge that I am gaining about what I am eating and learning a whole slew of new healthy recipes that I am actually enjoying! But I am overwhelmed. And I am overly critical that I do not see or feel results. Which mentally makes me over-think and jump to conclusions that I’m just not good at anything and why even try.

So this week is a huge hurdle. And I know we need to get over it. I wish it was getting easier instead of harder, but I’m just not there. And I don’t know if I will get there. But we’ve got two more weeks to go and will continue to be authentic and give our honest opinions as we go…

WEEK 4 WINS

JEN

This week has been discouraging, to be honest, and it’s hard to see through that discouragement to find a win. I pushed through some of that discouragement to finish some workouts this week, which I know is a win even though I’m feeling hard on myself. My goal for this next week is to wake up extra early to get my workout in before starting work each day, and to drink my daily goal of water!

ERIC

It’s definitely been a win this week to be able to life heavier weights during my workouts and feeling the burn. My muscles are sore, but it hurts so good. My goal for this week is to try and lower my fats macros.

If you want to learn even more about the FASTer Way to Fat Loss Program or join the next round with Ahna Fulmer as your coach, you can follow the button below! And as always, please reach out to us through our comments on this blog, by email, or message us on Facebook or Instagram if you have any questions about our experience or want to know more about our journey!

The next round of FASTer Way to Fat Loss with Ahna Fulmer starts on September 21st!

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