Bringing my “Real Age” down
The other day I went to the site www.realage.com and took the test to see what my “real age” was. My actual age is 37 this month but the test told me I was 39.4. This was somewhat good news because in January when I was at my heaviest my “real age” was closer to 43-44. I don’t mind being 40 when that time comes but I don’t want to be that now. When the site finally gives you your results, it also gives you a plan you can follow or recommendations on what to do to make it lower. And one of the big things I’m lacking is strength training. I started messing with the site and found that if I just added weight training 5 days a week for 15 minutes a day, I would be my current age again. The interesting part to me was that when I was fooling with the numbers, I noticed that even if I lost 8 more pounds to make my goal weight, it barely made a dent in my “real age” number. I guess being thinner is great but not everything. But, weight training would make a huge dent. Plus, not to mention all the other recommendations it gave me like adding a multi-vitamin and cutting out more red meats and adding fish, etc.
So I’m setting some new goals for myself. I went out and bought a vitamin pack and will start those on Saturday. I will be starting a weight training session come Monday. I am going to follow all the recommendations that site gave me. It said to do it for 90 days and then re-take the test then and that’s what I intend to do. Now I know that the site is just a site and it’s not completely accurate and it asks you questions about your social life and personal life and all that. But, it does ask alot about medical, health and food too and it’s true there are things that I am lacking.
Since I won’t be leading a team anymore, starting Monday I’m doing my own fitness challenge. A personal challenge for 90 days. I want to implement these new recommendations, log the things I’m doing and see what kind of changes happen to me and to my “real age” number. I’m going to give it my best effort. Whether the site is accurate or not, I can’t lose by making these changes anyway.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
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I am happy for you. I think it is great that you want to do your best to get your “real age” down. You are just using this site as another motivation and I commend you on that! Good for you girl! you have come such a long way and have done a fanatastic job with your weightloss and becoming healthier. You are a great example for the rest of us!
Awesome WW. The only thing I would say is that if this is your plan, try to not pay too much attention to that number on the scale. Strength training changes your body for the better but the scale doesn’t budge but you’ll probably drop a couple dress sizes and inches like a fiend but maybe only drop 2-5 pounds but it will be all good!!! You’ll see!!!!
Hey my buddy. First of all I want to THANK YOU for being an AWESOME LEADER. You have been so sweet and caring for me and I was and still is proud to be on the Wildcats team. I am glad thou you are staying with us as a teammate. I am so proud of what you have done in your weight loss. You have done a fanatastic job girlfriend and YOU ROCK FOR SURE so keep on ROCKING IT GIRL… Loves ya
I ma going to try that site out and see what it says for me. Thanks for posting that!
Great job, Wonder Woman! It is great that you are setting some new goals as you’ve accomplished so much of what you set out to do! Thanks again for your encouragement, support and dedication to the Wild Cats! You are AWESOME!
This is great, I want to do this, too, and bring my age down. You are awesome!
You know I’ve become such a huge supporter of strength training since beginning this journey way back. You’re going to LOVE it! I know it’s the biggest reason for how good I feel now.
I think it’s GREAT that even though you’re so close to your weight goal you’re still setting FITNESS goals for yourself. You really are AWESOME!!
I’m shocked!
I thought for sure you did weight training. I love it! It makes me feel so much better. Oh, pooh. Before you know it, you’ll be passing me by on that too. I’d better get cracking and up my weight. My strength training apparently played a big role in my realage being so young. But, you are awesome no matter how old you are!!
Wow, you really are an inspiration to me WonderWoman! I read one blog of yours, and it was the starting of a virtual addiction.
I am soooo excited to start running again. Hubby thinks I’m nuts but I LOVED running when I was younger and pre-baby! I used to run a mile or two a day!
Thanks for replying to my blog, and I’m definately a regular reader on yours.
BTW… you’re very welcome… about the Bible reminder. Life is so much more relaxed for me when I really read and listen.
Have a blessed day!\
JoyJoy