Back from vacation. Weighed in at 136.4 this morning, down from the 138 when I got home. I had a month of lots of "treats", and not enough exercise, so honestly it's not as bad as I was expecting. Trying very hard to get back into it, but the stress of my "real-life" (non vacation) is already starting to press back in. Onward I go!
EmmaD: I am with you. I hit 130s two months ago and was so happy. Just came back from a v stressful trip abroad w/ toddler and I think I gained ~5lbs, and am now at 141. Trying not to have a pity party... I am re-dedicating to exercise again, because even when I don't necessarily see gains (losses!), I definitely feel much better mentally. So, here goes. Back on treadmill. And need to seriously commit to portion control. I just have to stop eating as much as my husband.
Now to re-evaluate what is going wrong with my plans that I can't stick to anything or exercise as much as I would like and/or binge eat.
Supposedly I don't care about my weight since I am already in a normal range, but I DO because it really does reflect my behaviors - as in eating well and exerting myself physically. I picked my goal weight because I know that that number would take a lot dedication and focus but is not unattainable. (well theoretically it's not unattainable!)
I've piled on about 5kg (11lb) since about easter. No mystery as to why; i've been eating too much!
Luckily i've kept up with exercise, so now i'm notivated to sort out the food thing and continue with the exercise. My target is to be back in the 120's by mid October when we have a holiday booked.
All enthusiastic and dieting easy this week, but i know it's suddenly going to get harder in about 2 weeks time when the novelty wears off and i'm fed up of feeling hungry!
My weigh-in for September start is 132.4. So this month I am going to try my hardest to kick the 130s to the curb and reach my goal (in time for my 50th birthday in October!). I am pumped!
So close cookiebear... hope you break out of this range soon!
Emma & Ange... what can you do to try to make your eating changes stick? I know I have trouble with maintaining myself, but I am always trying new things to find ways to make it a lifestyle (dabbling with IF at the moment). I've worked out some things over the years to smooth out the bumps, but the important thing is to keep searching. Good luck finding something!
After going to Reading Festival this week and living off of cereal, biscuits and alcohol for 5 days, I seem to have somehow managed to not have gained a single pound. Today I weighed in at 135.0 lbs exactly.
Emma & Ange... what can you do to try to make your eating changes stick? Good luck finding something!
Looks from your name that this question is close to your heart!
I don't really mind varying my weight a bit, as long as it doesn't get out of control. Typically i'm on about a 3 year cycle from lowest to highest, and actually i've been at the lower end (before this last few months) for more than 3 years, so i guess the weight gain was due, but i don't want it to last.
Sometimes (every 3 years?!?) i get fed up of being disciplined all the time and i enjoy eating what i want for a while (without going nuts), and i'll cop the consequences.
And it's also enjoyable after that indulgence to lose weight and feel better each week.
So the long winded answer to your question is that really for me, i'm not searching for a way to make my changes stick, as long as my fluctuations are smallish, which i suspect isn't the answer you're after. Maybe Emma can do better!!!
Emma & Ange... what can you do to try to make your eating changes stick? I know I have trouble with maintaining myself, but I am always trying new things to find ways to make it a lifestyle (dabbling with IF at the moment). I've worked out some things over the years to smooth out the bumps, but the important thing is to keep searching. Good luck finding something!
I HAVE NO IDEA!
I'm still working on making changes stick. I think I am at a point where I know what I consider the right way to eat but I have a lot of self-sabotage going on... like if I go off-plan I go really really off plan. I won't go into details but it is a detrimental philosophy to have such all-or-none thinking. I'm working on it! Part of my problem is that I am realizing that I had horrible eating habits from my skinny days...
Well, based on the above statements, it is probably no surprise that I bounced out of the 130s again. 141.6! I haven't seen this weight since more than a year ago... and I am NOT someone who loses quickly... realistically, I will be down to the high 130s soon but it is going to take months to get to the low 130s again. I will never again take 135 lbs for granted!!
Looks from your name that this question is close to your heart!
So the long winded answer to your question is that really for me, i'm not searching for a way to make my changes stick, as long as my fluctuations are smallish, which i suspect isn't the answer you're after. Maybe Emma can do better!!!
Actually, I've come to pretty much the same conclusion! I think I need some slack at times, like in the winter. I hadn't really given any thought to multi-year cycles but that makes sense too. But I don't want my weight to fluctuate so much that I reach an unhappy weight.
Right now my focus is to get back to goal weight (soon!). And I know I want some amount of buffer below that. But I still don't have a plan in place for dealing with cyclic fluctuations -- knowing when to accept them and when to kick butt.
I HAVE NO IDEA!
I'm still working on making changes stick. I think I am at a point where I know what I consider the right way to eat but I have a lot of self-sabotage going on... like if I go off-plan I go really really off plan. I won't go into details but it is a detrimental philosophy to have such all-or-none thinking. I'm working on it! Part of my problem is that I am realizing that I had horrible eating habits from my skinny days...
Well, based on the above statements, it is probably no surprise that I bounced out of the 130s again. 141.6! I haven't seen this weight since more than a year ago... and I am NOT someone who loses quickly... realistically, I will be down to the high 130s soon but it is going to take months to get to the low 130s again. I will never again take 135 lbs for granted!!
All-or-nothing mentality is a killer... I went "nothing" for a few months earlier this year and it was not pretty. I could not believe some of the jumps on the scale (I know it was water weight, but still). Hopefully your bounce is mostly water and you'll be back in the 13-s soon.
I mentioned that I'm dabbling with IF. I think there might be some hope there. It's a possible way to maintain in which I can sometimes each larger servings of food I wouldn't normally eat (think restaurants) without really going off plan or having a "cheat" meal.
And I have found some tricks that help. One that has helped recently is being very strict about getting rid of any pants that allow me to gain weight and being strict about not buying new (larger) pants. That got me back in gear before too big of a train wreck last time.
I'm back.... I reached 132 at the beginning of July, then life got in the way and I was completely off track for most of July and August. Here I am a few lbs heavier at 135.4, but back on track. I'm hoping to come close to my goal by Halloween.
I am re-dedicating to exercise again, because even when I don't necessarily see gains (losses!), I definitely feel much better mentally. So, here goes. Back on treadmill. And need to seriously commit to portion control. I just have to stop eating as much as my husband.
