Targets unattained
Exercise, Goals March 23rd, 2009Things were going really well this month and then something happened. I have been exercising and sticking to my food targets most of the month. (Eileen’s March challenge has helped tremendously). And I had started seeing results. I lost 2 pounds early on in the month. And that’s it. No further weight loss. I am at 169.5 lbs and my target for this month is 168. There is only one week to go. And though I am keeping my fingers crossed, I am getting a feeling that I am not going to achieve my target. Yet again. And it sucks. It’s not like I keep very high targets. Then why is the weight so difficult to get off. So ok, I have finally started gymming. So maybe, just maybe, I have gained some muscle weight. And so I am not seeing any overall weight loss. Sigh. It sucks, big time. I read on other people’s blogs that lose up to 10 pounds on a regular month. Why not me? What am I doing wrong? I can’t do more than this. I’d promised myself that I won’t kill myself trying to lose weight. Sigh! I need to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Weight: 169.5 lbs
Exercise: 35 mins cardio + 40 mins weights + stretches + 15 min walk
March 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Hey there,
I can totally sympathise with how you’re feeling. Last week I had a loss of 1.5lbs, which is big for me - for 2 months before that week in, week out I was only losing a couple of ounces a week! It sucks, but keep going in the knowledge that if you are eating right and exercising you might not see a difference on the scale but your body will be relishing the change.
Also - take measurements every week. I started doing this and found that although I wasn’t losing weight, I was losing 1″ almost every week overall. I don’t know where it was going but hey - it helps right?
Keep going. It’s hard when you don’t see the results you want (trust me, I know) but you are making positive life changes, and that is really something to be proud of.
Katy x
March 24th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Thanks Katy. You’re absolutely right. I have been measuring myself and I have lost inches, come to think of it. A frined of mine was telling me yesterday that I should not get demotivated. And that my body is getting reshaped. And it’ll happen. I just need to hang in there.
And we’ll all get there. Take care.
All of us do.