Thanks for all the encouragement!
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Originally Posted by xMeaganx
Well it looks like we are in the same boat. For the past two weeks I've been bouncing around 233 and 230. It's annoying, and at times I want to yell and say forget it!
Sorry to hear that you are going through it as well, but a tad bit relieved that it's not just me. I haven't battled being over weight until the last several years (and even at that-I hadn't really worked hard to get it off), so I feel a bit new to all the emotions and feelings that go along with trying to loose it.
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Originally Posted by kuchick
You've had a terrific loss in a short time!
BTW I live just south of you! My DH works in Overland Park.
Yeah, I keep telling myself that too. I had a quick loss in the beginning. It's amazing how the emotional part seems to be harder to battle than the actual weight loss itself. Seems like I've already learned so much about myself just working to achieve a goal.
I love it here. We moved here about a year and a half ago from Oklahoma. We just kind of landed in OP. My husband works down at the Plaza-so it's a bit of a drive for him. Honestly, I couldn't tell you what was down South of us! ha! All I know is I hit I-35 South until I get back home to family!
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Originally Posted by katybug12
Maybe you could try a particular plan? .....But maybe your body just needs a kick-start with a particular way of eating to get the weight loss going again. I know you don't like proteins, so maybe weight watchers or calorie counting?
I've thought about doing some kind of plan and I've done calorie counting before. I just tend to get a little obsessive over it and I find myself annoying! ha! I know several who have done weight watchers, but I have a hard time spending the money on stuff like that. I do keep an eye on calories, but don't necessarily count them. I'm notorious for not eating enough calories in the day-so then I feel like I need to fulfill my calorie requirement for the day. Part of me is thankful that I've never done much in the way of over eating for the most part, but it's definitely hard to retrain the mind to make myself eat.
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Originally Posted by Eliana
The exercise could be throwing you off, which I know sounds counter intuitive. I lost a good bit of weight the first two months, added exercise and stalled out.......I'm giving it a year, no matter what. I will continue eating this way and exercising for one year no matter what.....It also helps to pay attention to how my clothes are fitting. I've lost very little weight this month, but I've dropped a dress size on my top half, and about a half dress size on my bottom half.
Very true about the exercising. My build (family trait) has always been more muscular. Even in all the lack of exercising and the extra cusion on my arms and legs, you can still see my muscles well when I flex them. It gave me a complex when I was in school because my very thin friends, would be wearing smaller sizes and weighing less. I was 138lbs wearing a size 6 and everyone would argue with me about how much I weighed. They couldn't believe that I weighed as much as I did. SO there is that possibility that my muscles are liking the workout.
I like what you said about sticking to a time frame. Telling yourself that you will do it for such amount of time. I think I'm ready to have my husband lock up the scale somewhere that I can't get to it. He uses it or else I'd totally take it out of the house. Tell myself I'm going to stick to a plan for X amount of time and then once I reach that X, then I weigh. I'll have to think on that one a little more.
OH, I'm SO looking forward to my clothes feeling big on me. It happened a while ago when I got down to 200. I wasn't really even working at losing it very much and then one day, I put on a pair of 16s because I was getting rid of some clothes and needed to see if I still wanted them. I was SHOCKED to see that they fit! I couldn't even begin to explain how happy I was. I was literally dancing around the house in my 16s! And I'm not that kind of bubbly girl! I LOVED it!
Loved hearing your bits of journey ladies and looking to see where you've been and where you are now! Good luck to you too!
(sorry for the long winded-ness!