@OhMyDogs...before i started trying to commit and change i was hovering in the 270's. I've been around this weight for mooonnnttthhhhssss. l0l.
Still hasn't changed even with exercising consistently and counting my calories for almost two months.
Have you tried adjusting your calories up and down, etc? Everyone's needs are different, maybe you're not eating enough? I am just trying to be helpful. I really admire your perseverance, I would have given up by now if I was you. The lack of seeing a response would have sent me to my doctor's for a consultation about weight loss surgery (granted, I live in Canada, and can just wander into the doctor's any old time I like). I am VERY impressed that you have carried on the struggle!!!!
Yeah i go up and down with my calories, not even purposely sometimes. You know..i have been scared to really increase my calories though cuz i'm like damn if i'm not losing weight at this calorie range if i go up i might gain then i'll really be pissed l0l.
And thank you! It it hard and truthfully i haven't been on the ball for the past week. It's not even so much that i'm frustrated that has made me stop right now just other crap and i feel like i need a lil minute to readjust. Especially my knee! Omg my knee has been killing me, now that's frustrating!
Surprisingly though, i haven't tracked my calories since last saturday or exercised really and i weighed myself today and i'm at 273.4. So at least i'm not gaining..ready to get back into my workouts though..
Offical WI day - so I'm changing my ticker. Although I got as low as 275 last Friday, this morning my scale said 279, so that's what I'm changing it to. It still beats 282! Guess I'll be here another week or so!
Laura, one thing to pay close attention to is sodium. If I have much sodium my weight goes up a fair bit. For instance:
Last night my mother in law took us out to Chinese food for supper (I took a planned night off plan). Couple that with the fact that I had 2 alcoholic beverages, and only drank 1/3 of my normal water, and I was up a few pounds. THEN I proceeded to drink 2 liters of water, and now I am "up" a total of 7lbs since my weigh in last Sunday! I know I didn't gain 7lbs, so I am not worried about it, I am just trying to flush this all out of my system by my Sunday weigh in!
OhMyDogs - Thanks for the tip. I never really put it together that I am not actually gaining that weight, just retaining sodium and water - Thanks - it'll make me feel like less of a failure and give me more hope and strength to just get it off by next wi.
well my crazy weekend including my bachelorette party and easter festivities, didn't do too much damage to my progress!
278.7 today only puts me up half a pound from my lowest weigh in, and i am assuming it's water due to all the alcohol and sodium consumed in the last couple days, combined with lower water intake (who wants to chug bottled water when there are more fun drinks around? pfft...)
so back on plan today, one bottle of water already down, fruit and yogurt for breakfast, and my typical late shift at work.
Nope, I'm still here with you Mandy! Joined the 270's on April 15th and am still at the same weight (276) - thanks to my TOM weigh-in on the 22nd. I will likely still be here for at least a few more weeks since I binged a bit over Easter.
I jumped right back on OP starting Monday and feel SO much better now.
I weigh in tomorrow. I'm not really feeling lighter but I know that doesn't necessarily mean anything. I haven't been completely OP with my eating or water but definitely OP with my exercising. So I'm not expecting miracles tomorrow. A month into this, I'm proud of what I've done so far and know that very soon, all three goals will click into place and I'll settle into a healthy routine.
I'm still considering weighing in every morning like some of you do. There is a bit of a build up weighing in weekly...like all your hopes and dreams lie on one weigh-in! LOL! Just not sure I can handle the daily ebs and flows yet. But I am starting to feel a bit anxious about the weigh-in tomorrow and that's not necessarily a good thing either. I suppose there's only one way to find out if I'm cut out for daily weighing though, huh?
i like weighing daily just to see what actions cause which reactions in my body, weight wise.
like i can almost guarantee that if i exercise or eat anything with sodium before bed, i'm going to wake up holding on to some water and the loss won't show up until the next day. but i've noticed that the days i show a loss are when i drink 5+ bottles of water daily (apparently that's what i need to stay properly hydrated) and exercise as soon as i get off work, instead of waiting until almost midnight. (it's only a couple hours, but apparently my body notices the difference)
Hi ladies! 275.4 today, a new low! I'm 2 pounds away from my 50 mark, and 8 pounds from my mini-goal! I'll be sooo happy once I see 267, it's what I weighed before I started dating my ex (and gained 56 pounds). I weigh every morning because I like to, and I second what Mandy said--seeing how my body reacts to what I ate the day before is helpful in understanding what works for me. Hope everyone's having a good week!
