I've still got TOM to deal with, it made the scale go from 162.5 to 166 to 164.5, as of this a.m. but that's not "real" weight. In a way, it's kind of a miracle, as I'm now having my period every month like clockwork, within a day or 2 of the last time. For a person with PCOS, that's success, it means my system is getting much healthier and my hormones are getting into balance. And all the other PCOS symptoms are under control, too. So that's very cool.
I've been hitting the gym hard this week. I don't post in the exercise area any more, as I'm already recording my workouts in my diary. My current workout is kind of experimental, anyway. I've been using heavier weights and a wide variety of machines, usually an hour to 1 1/2 hour of cardio every day plus 1/2 hour of weights 3 times a week. I've had to increase the rowing to level 10, elliptical at 14, and treadmill to 8.0 incline. As long as I can do this without increasing the blood testosterone levels, I'll keep on pushing the weights higher. I feel really good, there is no pain anywhere, just some popping in my left knee. My golf is improving, too-- although more muscle in the shoulder, chest, and forearms wouldn't hurt. I've been seeing improvement in the delts, now I need to add forearm and wrist curls.
I've been eating pretty well, although there was a birthday dinner in there with champagne, and a couple of restaurant meals. I find I can only eat about 1/2 of a restaurant entree now. But I love raw oyster shooters. Skip the weird red sauce. Yum.
At this point I don't think I'll be losing much more scale weight at all. If I can lose 10 pounds of fat and gain 5 pounds of muscle, I'll be quite happy with the results. That's probably a longer-term project, as my body is now about 27.5% fat and it is starting to fight losing any more. It will probably take months, maybe a year, to "convince" it that there is no danger of famine, so it will let go of the fat.
Back down a pound to 163.5-- just TOM water weight. Why on earth do women retain water during their period? I mean, what possible purpose does it serve? Cushioning? Blood volume? I have no idea.
Having signed on to this challenge at the end of week 1, I thought that it might be a neighborly gesture to check in from time to time... .
All in all, I'm doing well. There was one transgression, though, that I must confess. The bad news is that I have been bingeing. The good news is that it has been on watermelon!
Two of my favorite philosophers gave sage advice when they admonished:
"Never eat anything bigger than your head" --B. Kliban
"Don't eat anything that you can't lift." --Miss Piggy
Did I listen? Apparently not! (that's writhing on the floor in agony...) Fortunately, high water content and personal physical limitations precluded doing extraordinary caloric damage.
Weight this AM was 159.5 --down about half a pound from my "guesstimated" weight of ~160 at the end of week #1. At this point I realize that the last few pounds will leave slowly. I am adding a few foods to my diet with an eye toward excellent nutrition and weight maintenance. As a vegetarian who prefers low- or non-fat dairy products, I need to be intentional about getting adequate high-quality fats in my diet without hugely increasing my overall calories.
The garden is coming in now! Vine ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, squash and herbs are plentiful. The melons and beans have a little while to go before they will be ready. Blackberries and blueberries are ripe and ready to be picked.
I think I'll go out back and pick my lunch, get a shower and go to work.
Well, I made dumb choices for dinner last night, but I did compensate for only having a tiny portion. I believe the calorie intake would be less than what I normally eat for dinner. Tomorrow marks one week on my new plan. I will weigh in then. I am doing okay. Feeling a whole less deprived than normal. I am do for a long walk once hubby wakes up. gosh I hate grave yard!
Okay, scale at Doctors was 225 a week ago. My digital scale said 215.5 today. I have no idea what the difference of the 2 scales is, I am taking the 9.5 number differance as a victory!
Today was hard. I really wanted to pig out. But I kept it under control. I ate 4 large cinnamon jelly beans and buried myself in a romance novel instead. Progress for sure!
Fell through to 161.5 as of today, and all measures shrinking. My hips are about 3/4" from wearing those "slim fit" 515's. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
Well Ladies, I just wanted to let you all know that I'm still alive and going strong with my plan... I may not be posting as much as I should, but I'll try to improve that when I get back from vacation (going to NH from the 3rd to the 10th)...
Yesterday I was at 189.5#... Woohooo...down 31# total! It feels good to say that. Tim said I was not allowed to bring the scale so I hope I'm not sadden when I come back and step on it for the first time!
It is Canada day here today and so DH and I and some friends went down to Parliament Hill and the downtown core to join in the festivities. I packed a small cooler bag with fresh fruit and sandwiches to munch on as well as a huge bottle of Crystal Light that I had half frozen the night before so it would stay cool all day.
Week 3 of August challenge!
(that's writhing on the floor in agony...) Fortunately, high water content and personal physical limitations precluded doing extraordinary caloric damage.
Tim said I was not allowed to bring the scale so I hope I'm not sadden when I come back and step on it for the first time!
