Day #153 - Monday
Instead of the usual multicolored heading, today I’m just going to share this:
Date Day Weight Calories Carbs
12/04/08 R 240.4 1135 12.2
12/05/08 F 239.6 1065 20.2
12/06/08 S 239.6 1362 34.0
12/07/08 S 240.6 1185 27.3
12/08/08 M 240.0 1072 31.3
12/09/08 T 240.2 1087 37.9
12/10/08 W 240.2 1263 25.3
12/11/08 R 240.2 1158 33.8
12/12/08 F 240.2 1104 23.1
12/13/08 S 240.2 932 38.3
12/14/08 S 241.2 1463 36.0
12/15/08 M 240.8
The point is, of course, that I have not made any progress at all since December 4th. Eleven days. Totally and completely stalled. Rutza-futza-cutza-rutz.
It’s my own fault. And I know it’s my own fault. It’s not like I don’t have someone to blame: ME. Except for the home-improvement stuff, I haven’t been exercising. Since early last week I haven’t been doing the home-improvement stuff either. It’s like I just don’t have the energy. The thought of which leads me to, “You’re not getting enough fuel,” and then that thought leads me to, “Eat more! Cheat!” which leads me to days like yesterday when I just felt like I could not get enough food. So yesterday I ate. And ate. Yet last night I was more tired than ever and fell asleep by 9pm. Which is probably a good thing because if I hadn’t I probably would have eaten even more food.
From 12/4 through 12/14, my average intake was 1136 calories per day. It’s not that I starved myself! I ate good, healthy low-calorie food and I was never hungry. It’s amazing to me that even without exercising, I didn’t lose some weight because that intake was even lower than usual (I generally keep it in the 1300’s). I guess that perhaps it was too low? It’s so confusing to me sometimes.
So anyway, I haven’t been blogging, partly because I’m just the tiniest bit discouraged, and partly because I’m just so tired all the time. I’m still working a full time job and basically functioning - but just not getting much done beyond what I have to. Thank you, though, for making me feel special like I was missed!
Oh I did get a little exercise this past weekend — it was fun! The nonprofit organization that I work for was in the local Christmas parade and my husband and I decided to ride our bikes instead of riding on the back of the (decorated) pickup truck. We had strings of beads (with little folded flyers attached) hanging off our bikes that we gave out along the route. What a hoot!
This picture was taken by one of my co-workers who was in the bed of the truck:
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Yay! You’re back! With a cute Christmas pic!
I think maybe you need to eat more. Oh, to have that problem… 
Don’t be discouraged. You are doing GREAT!!!
I have been battling the same few pounds, too. I’m just trying to be as on-plan as possible until the craziness of the holidays passes and then I can be more focused.
Great pic, by the way
what a cute picture and a good idea
dont be too discouraged! i think you may need to up the calories a little too. dont worry, it will start coming off soon. maybe you are just too stressed right now.
Well, you have been maintaining, and that is good, so take the victory where you can.
I do think you are way under the healthy level of calories to lose, however. At 240 pounds I lost pretty steadily eating about 1800 calories without exercise, or around 2000 with exercise. I think the key to not damaging your metabolism is to eat the maximum calories possible while still losing a pound or max 2 a week. It’s not the way we see in the media of cutting back and back, but now at 1100 calories you have NOTHING to cut back (don’t forget that as you become smaller you have to keep cutting back calories to keep losing). It’s possible your body is in panic and holding on to every ounce fearing starvation.
My basic approach for several years now is to determine my BMR (basal metabolic rate, how many calories I need to survive) and cut that back by about 500 a day (to lose a pound a week).
You can easily google to find the calorie needs for a woman your age & size, here is an article I found quickly that explains more
http://www.absolutefitinc.com/Cal_lose_weight.htm
Please don’t take my comment the wrong way - I’m just giving a suggestion from a woman who’s been there, done that. Feeling like you’re starving yourself & getting nowhere is miserable, that’s what led me to investigate other options.
You’ve been missed!
You are incredibly cute! Love how you’re smiling away with the hub looking at you.
I know it’s hard to go through - but the stagnant weight is NO BIG DEAL. NONE. It’s happened to me over and over this year. I’ve lost many pounds being frustrated at a ’steady scale’. I had a month like that last month and am going through a week of it now.
You know the calories are pretty low - eat some more! How many meals are you currently eating a day? The beauty of a low carb plan is that you can typically eat more fats than a traditional calorie counter. With your plan it shouldn’t be difficult at all to add a bit more in - handful of macadamia nuts? YUM!
I’m late at reading this one, but I’ve been pouring over your posts to see the calories youa re taking in, the exercise you are doing, and the weight loss you report. I can see why it would be frustrating. It gets boring after awhile, seeing the same results. I am glad you took it upon yourself to try soemthing new. I am wondering how it went. It looks like you started on Tuesday last week. I wondered if this past Tuesday you were any different than the 241.6. I’m wondering if you should be trying MORE calories and what if, more carbs? Good carbs? Can you eat celery and peanut butter? There’s alot of calories in it and it tastes great and easy to eat!
Thinking of you! Keep on trucking! Merry christmas!