Hi everyone,
Sorry for the absence, I've been really busy with work and a vacation so I haven't had much time to write. But things have been going well with weight loss! After I had my maintenance day a week and half ago, I got right back on track with my eating plan and have been doing 300-1000 calorie deficit days since then. I also added in some exercise and every 2-3 days, I've been doing a routine of pushups, negative pull ups, squats, wall sits, bicycle crunches and a plank at the end combined with cardio dancing. It's a lot of fun to try to beat my last workout day's number of things I can do and I love feeling strong so I enjoy it. I've been feeling happier lately (meditation + productivity + friends + exercise) so I've had much less stressful moments which eliminates a lot of my binging urges so it's been pretty easy to stay on track.
Last Thursday, I had my first big challenge as I went to NYC to visit friends. I ate a big breakfast on Thursday filled with nutritious foods and then had a protein bar later on that lasted until I ate dinner at my friend's place. I felt it would be rude to reject the white buns and tator tots part of the meal so I did eat more calories than I hoped for but I did a lot of walking so I think I still had a small deficit. On Friday, I had a Lara bar and oatmeal with peanut butter for breakfast at my friend's place, a salad and apple for lunch (I was proud of myself for choosing the healthy choice) and pork, salad and potato (friend's dinner) for dinner but with my spin class workout, I think I managed another small deficit. On Saturday I did a TON of walking with friends (30k steps) so managed to burn off my meatballs w/peas and one waffle breakfast, protein bar, fried chicken sausage soup and a couple of vodka and juice small drinks. I had a lot of fun going clubbing with a friend that night
Sunday I was in the mood for a treat so I had a chocolate croissant and then later a Cliff's bar and then I tried to have greek yogurt again but still hated it so ended up eating another protein bar and then chicken and veggies when I returned home. But with my Sunday strength training workout, I still managed to be in a deficit.
The great news is after being stuck in the low 140s for almost two weeks, I finally managed to get down to my lowest weight since 2010 and broke into a new decade as I now weigh 138.5 pounds!!!
Honestly, I was so happy to see that number that I cried tears of joy and then danced around for 2 hours while processing all my emotions. I have tried SO hard to see that number and never persevered long enough to see it but this time I DID it and it reminded me that I am powerful and can accomplish anything if I put my mind to it. Let this be a lesson: don't give up and you WILL see those magical numbers you long for. Now I feel even more inspired to get down to my ultimate goal as I have a strong belief in myself that nothing can stop me.
I will be busy for the rest of the week but wanted to check in before things get too crazy.
Emsikins Congrats on getting to a healthy BMI and a new decade!
That's great progress and I hope it keeps going down. Definitely don't worry about the body scan results, I've heard they can be up to 5% too high and if you keep losing, it'll go down anyways.
Claygirl1 Good job getting back on track! That's a great point about hunger vs. cravings
Scotsgal Happy Birthday!
I am impressed at all the gym work you did before your trip (thanks for sharing your workout!). Glad some of the weight you went up in London came off and you should enjoy your cake! A food intolerance test sounds like a great idea and I hope you feel better!
Nichols Good job with the weight loss going down! Just be patient, you'll get there! Congrats on the workout and getting your taxes done
Riestrella Welcome back! I'm glad you went back to your pre-holiday weight and hope you can keep up the losses
I also tend to hibernate after a trip, I like to stay inside and just focus on doing things I enjoy doing by myself. Good luck with the running! I miss it a lot and can't wait to do it again once I get back to LA.
Missy Great job maintaining and I hope you stick around because this thread can help with continued motivation when it gets tough later on. It sounds like you have a good motivation and even with moderate exercise, you can still lose!
Good luck in the coming week to everyone and here's to kind scales for everyone!