I have to say that I haven’t been doing very well in the eating department but I have managed to be fairly regular about my morning walks, even on the mornings there was frost on the ground and them temps here in sunny Florida were in the low 30s I got up in the cold and the dark and hit the streets.
But I like to eat, and drink wine, and the net result is nothing. I’ve been stuck at 180 ish for about three weeks now, maybe longer.
I tried to do the Myoplex (shake for bfast and lunch then normal dinner) but those things taste like shit and I’m so hungry I want to gnaw my arm off so I haven’t been able to force myself to stick with it. Not even every other day or one day a week.
Monday was spent shoveling snow. Since I spent several hours on it I counted it as my work out. Unfortunately I was so very sore on Tuesday and Wednesday that I didn’t work out at all. I got back into it slowly yesterday and today I had a good workout. Since I missed a few days this week, I will work out tomorrow and Sunday as well.
I thought I hadn’t lost any, but apparently I have! Since January I’m down 6 pounds. Right now I’m at 184 with a goal of 170. Just bought a gym membership and new shorts! Nothing like spending money to get you motivated!
I’m down 13 pounds from January 1st. That’s okay; it took a while to pile it on, and so I won’t expect it to come off so fast. There have been a few slips here and there (last weekend, all weekend) but overall, I’m eating better than pre-January 1. I need to hike to the grocery store and stock up on more fruits and vegetables, and find the joy in discovering how good fresh food tastes and makes me feel.
I’m well aware when PMS is coming up, and so I’ve mentally braced myself for the MUST EAT POTATO CHIPS AND SWILL ALCOHOL NOW OR I WILL KILL SOMEONE AND ALSO EAT SASKATCHEWAN SIZED PORTIONS OF FOOD I DON’T EVEN REALLY WANT cravings, so hopefully I will be able to be reasonable about them.
Exercise. Must start the exercise plan, but for now, it’s a matter of watching what I eat, since overeating was the problem. It takes so few calories–a mini bag of potato chips here, an extra helping there, a burger and fries instead of chicken and veg–to accumulate the extra pounds. It’s hard to burn it off through exercise; so just don’t eat food I don’t need.
I did hit two new lows, weights I haven’t been for a long time, and I’ve experienced the joy of wearing pants that I’d put on the “can’t wear now” side of the closet.
Gotta keep in mind that eating something that’s too many calories is such a short-term pleasure, whereas losing fat and feeing good is a long-term, and larger, reward.
I just weighed myself four times with results of 214, 215, and 213.8 twice so I am going to accept that I’ve somehow (finally!) lost five pounds since past Friday even though I think it’s a little suspect that I weighed so little so soon after eating dinner. Which was only a banana and a cup of chai (wasn’t that hungry) but, still.
Maybe I’m just paranoid and should throw my scale away.
That’s a substantial amount, nothing to be mildly disappointed about. It’s a great feeling to move to a different size!
I’m now wearing pants I didn’t think I’d ever wear again. Following two years of unsuccessful attempts at weightloss, last year I turned “realist” and gave away all the clothes that were too small. No more pretending my weight was temporary. Now I’m down a size, and while I have a lot more to lose, methinks it’s time for a few new clothes. Wearing too-big clothes on a shrinking body hides the best motivation of all. Wearing even just a new pair of pants that fit my intermediate size, helps me see what I’ve accomplished and helps my body image keep up with my losses. I recommend it to anyone losing weight.
I sent away for Yoga Zone’s Ultimate Collection DVDs, beginner videos which include a broad range of emphases, including Power Yoga. My goal is to be strong, flexible, and balanced enough in my changing body to rejoin a yoga class I really liked, but which was previously too challenging for me.
There have been so many successes in this group. Way to go, everyone!
On the other hand, I’ve kept pants from the 1970s in storage, always thinking I would fit into them again, and I’m determined to fit in at the least pants from the 1990s. I’m down two belt-notches so far.
Well, as of this morning, I’m 183.5 pounds. That’s a full 5.5 pounds less than the goal I was aiming for!!!
I feel great and the habits I’ve formed in the past month and a half are pretty easy to stick with since I was making sure to eat enough and the right kind of stuff. I’m not the person I used to know – I’m eating whole oat bran for breakfast every day! Yikes!
But this puts me in a great position for the competetive stuff I’m doing this year; a few running races and a couple of hockey tournaments. All in all I’m happy with myself now (and my love handles are almost gone for the first time since, oh, about 9th grade!)
I weighed myself this morning (it’s part of my morning ritual) and was at 212.5 so it looks like the scale wasn’t just being wonky and I really have started losing again. I am pleased.
I didn’t lose any weight this week according to the WW scale, but I’m consistently down on my home scale, so whatever. I’ve been really happy with how I’m exercising - I’m actually on the 4th week now of the couch-to-5k program and I’m still doing it.
I’m having a slightly better week in terms of eating and drinking although the scale number isn’t cooperating.
Last night I actually input my food data into Life Form and came up with 1507 calories for the day. Since I did this before dinner I decided to cut my dinner in half which left me with 1297 for the day. I realized that eating half as much as I intended didn’t leave me starving, but I didn’t feel especially full either. Later when I got hungry I had some decaf green tea and water.
I’m going to really work on not eating so much in terms of quantity. If I really pay attention to how my body feels I realize that I fill up on quite a bit less food than I’ve been consuming. The challenge is getting my mouth to stop wanting more.
181.5 is my number du jour. This morning I did a 40 minute jog/walk which felt really good.
This was a good week, both for excercise and eating. The first week in a long time where I can make that duel claim. I am finally falling into a good routine and am staying pretty motivated.
ok - I am back on track after doing some sreious damage in January. Oy. Also I’m starting physical therapy Monday, gonig twice a week, which will hopefully whip me into a little better shape
I did better this week so far. Minimal alcohol consumption. Limited my food intake. Watching portion sizes. Today I’m 179 again so that’s a move in the right direction.
I had a little gum surgery yesterday so that’s helping my appetite in that eating hurts. They gave me hydrocodone for pain which makes me feel really oogy and nauseated. I think I’d rather suffer.
I don’t know what I’m going to eat for lunch today but I’m thinking soft. Soup maybe. We’ll see.
I lost again this week, but not as much. My total loss for four weeks is 11.2 pounds . I’m finally getting my IBS under control, so now I’m beginning to regain my energy. Time to get serious about daily exercise! They require 2000 calories of exercise a week.
. I’m finally getting my IBS under control, so now I’m beginning to regain my energy. Time to get serious about daily exercise! They require 2000 calories of exercise a week.