I'm only posting so that SusanB has something to read when she gets home from "Sweet Home Alabama"
Well the first two days in my training week from were quite tiring! I had to sleep this morning rather than run, but I will run at lunch and catch up on my weights on Friday. I've decided I'm going to try to use the treadmill and see if that helps my dodgy knee. Either that or I am going to have to see Mr Doc and get something for my shoes!
Scales are being funny. Body fat is being funny too, but trousers are slightly looser. That's the real thing yeah? The pantsometer... I'm not too bothered what any measurements say, I feel good, I feel like I'm making progress and I know I'm trying hard (about 90% at the moment). I'm ready to give 100% for Thursday's kickboxing, Friday's running and weights, then I will have a lovley early night (we're talking 7pm here people!!!!) on Friday, ready for an early morning (well pre-breakfast anyway) run and private kickboxing lesson on Saturday!
Eating was very clean yesterday, only 1 piece of chocolate, 1 pita bread and 1 cookie - yeah ok that doesn't sound too clean... But everything else was oats and cottage cheese Somedays chocolate and bread gets in the way, I'm just bemused at the scales and why this healthy eating isn't showing up! I'm zig-zagging too... Like a goodun! Well we'll see...
JuliaTN and 2Frus, Same here with the scale. The last couple of weeks have been quarter pound increments up and down, basically keeping between 132 and 133. What's with that? I have about 17 pounds left and I know that I need to fix my mindset that this next step to lose these last pounds is endurance and positive thinking, added to good eating and exercise that I've been doing. I guess my body is preparing me for maintenance - at least if I think that way, it's all good.
I'm glad to read that you ladies are taking those weight fluctuations with a grain of salt! I haven't been on the scale and don't intend to get on it anytime soon (but I always manage to sneak a peek whenever I plan not to!). I am eating well, I am exercising, and I'm more concerned about the pantsometer. These days the number on the scale has more influence over my behavior than I care to admit. So, I'm just going to ignore it until I am absolutely positive it will tell me what I want to hear. LOL.
I was talking to DH about this extra weight I've allowed myself to gain (but am working really hard now to shed!). He is always very careful of his words when the subject comes up (smart boy). Anyway, I hadn't even realized how easily I've been dismissing these 10-15 pounds. I was going on and on about how it wasn't a big deal, I could lose it, I hadn't gone up a size (even though my 8's are snug where they were falling off) technically, blah, blah, blah. And then he said, "I don't want to discourage you but 10-15 pounds is a lot of weight, especially on a person's body." Wow. He went on to say that he couldn't really see/feel the extra weight but also admitted he just doesn't pay close attention to it (sort of like watching your kids grow every day - you don't see it until it is almost over). It shocked me because, like I said, he usually lets me do all the talking when it comes to my weight loss plan unless I as for a specific opinion or if he is offering ecouragement or compliments. I am so glad he spoke up though. He was right. I was justifying having fallen back into old habits and gaining weight. As long as I could claim my clothes still fit or that it was "only" 10 pounds (when it was really 15) then I could deny the urgency of the situation. It was a real kick in the butt - and I NEEDED that!
Good for you and your hubby. Sounds like you trained him well (ie "careful of his words" ) Hopefully I can learn from your experience when I get to goal, to really make that mark in the sand of 3-5 pound "do not go over" limit. It is hard and disheartening, I'm sure, but you caught it and you are not making any more excuses! Good for you.
I, myself, had set a "do not go over" limit of 120 a few years ago. I let that slide because everyone told me I was too thin and it was a good excuse. I let the 125 mark slide because I got lazy...130 went by the wayside a year later...135 was very disheartening. 141 was my big wake up call when I realized that I was getting dangerously close to my heaviest/starting weight. Where had all the hard work and positivity gone? Right down the old crapper!
I am now on my way back down the scale but maybe I can give someone a little kick in the pants before they repeat my mistakes. Keep fighting girl...those pounds add up a lot quicker than any of us realize!
Ah Lucky, it's true. Unfortunately! Isn't it annoying when men are right for a change???
Well I had a lovely dinner on the train last night, salmon and lots of veggies, dessert, and a cheese course. That's my free meal of the week, but it worked out more like 5 meals!
Of course the scales are up this morning, but not as far as I'd thought, so perhaps the net trend is downwards
Got double kickboxing tonight, I'm feeling remarkably refreshed considering all the exercise I've been doing this week I'm glad to see that I can actually do it all!
I've got some annoying assessment on Friday afternoon, which means I can't go to the gym like I normally would... I'm just thinking what to do - I think I might do my New York City Ballet video and some weights, or maybe just the video, I do love that thing and haven't done it in a while!! Perhaps a little ballet is what the doctor ordered! I might even sew the ribbons on my ballet shoes specially!
The annoying assessment is cancelled! Gym here I come! However I skipped my run this morning because of an injured foot. It still hurts a bit, but this morning I couldn't even walk! I will get a nice treadmill run in this afternoon.
I'm munching on strawberries They are extremely tasty and tangy
about the scales. OMG!!!!!! They are really REALLY starting to annoy/worry me! I can't see what I'm doing wrong!!! I'm averaging 1900kcals for the week, that's what I was doing when I was a low weight. I'm getting in extra cardio and going all out on my kickboxing, again, that's what I was doing when I was a low weight But the scales are stuck at 173.5 IT'S NOT FAIR! It's not like I ate a cake or anything! It's not like I had a whole pepperoni pizza or a whole batch of cookie dough. It just seems so FUTILE at the moment. My BF is 25%, I can see some muscles, but it's all flabby over the top. I want to cry. I can't imagine doing any more exercise, I can try a little harder on the food front, things are about 90% clean... A gal's gotta have 1 piece of chocolate a day, right?
2frus, you are doing everything RIGHT. You KNOW you are. Now, just RELAX and let your body do it's thing. And it WILL do it's thing!
I know three different couples who wanted very much to have a baby but the women just never got pregnant. They all went to every specialist in the area and there was no medical reason to explain why they were having difficulty. All three couples eventually adopted and, within a year of adopting, all three couples ended up pregnant. Once they relaxed and quit stressing over every little detail things just happened naturally. I swear I think the same thing happens when we try and force our bodies to lose weight on our terms.
I certainly am not discounting your frustration. I KNOW how frustrating it is. But, your body is strong and healthy and there is NOTHING futile about THAT! You can be as sleek as you want but you have to keep doing the right things right and let nature take its course. Hang in there!
Can I drag my sorry fat butt back here?? I am in some serious need of accountability. I'm not exactly sure what's going on but I have lost total motivation in the food department. I'm back on my old seafood diet lol I 'see' food, I eat it. I just can't seem to get it together in my head. I'm also back to my old habit of thinking about food ALL the time. Just goes to prove that I am always going to have food issues.
Tomorrow is July 1st. My goal is to lose 12 lbs by Aug 1st. I want to be back down to 150 by then. I feel better already just by coming here and posting.
getncontrol. As I got closer to my goal weight, I too, started parading around the pantry looking for something "good" to eat thinking I deserved it. Of course, "good" here is defined as something rich, sinful, and probably very unhealthy. For the most part, my pantry is pretty clean and I know that I will need to keep this discipline up to stay safe - sorry kids!
Now, for a sit down chat, getncontrol. The month of July is only 4 weeks. You know that normal and safe weight loss should be .5-2 pounds a week. Please don't set yourself up for failure (ie 3# loss each week)!! Now that I've got close to goal (20 pounds, like you) I don't lose near as much each week that I once did. I set myself up for a 6 pound loss in 4 weeks for the month of June and I've only lost 4 pounds doing everything exactly like I've done in the past, even upping my exercise. I've played with quarter pound increments going up and down more times lately, that I've really been getting discouraged. Which also leads me to the pantry. Even more, I lost 4 pounds AND I'm discouraged - hello? So maybe you might want to revisit your goal, and then just stay on plan with good eating and some exercise. I know that 150 mark looks very appealing, and you will get there, but take it in measured and controlled losses so you won't gain it back or get discouraged if you don't get there YET. You can do this! From your signature you've come a long way. Just consider this your next step and get motivated toward maintaining. That has helped me conquer my mind games. Best of luck to you!
Last edited by softballmom; 06-30-2006 at 01:08 PM.
Boy am I glad that I found this thread. I need some
support and after reading some of your posts this seems
to be a good place.
A little history about me. I am 37 years old married with
two beautiful children. I started my weight loss journey
back in January 05. My starting weight was 185 . I worked
really really hard at watching what I ate and being active every
single day. I started off walking and gadually worked my way to
running 3-4 miles 4-5x per week. With all that I got my weight
down to 120. . However, as of today I am 126 . I know
that is still a healthy weight for me. I have become lazy not only
with my eating but my exercise as well. That is what needs to
change and I am hoping with a little support and making myself
accountable through this thread I can stop this before it gets
worse.
Helloooooo! We're home!
I love the South. Hot, hot, hot .... pool, pool, pool .... and beer, beer, beer.
happily I'm not too upset about my vacation gain. It's some of that bloaty, rings too tight stuff and some fat. But I feel capable!
We have a picnic this aft and a barbeque this evening but I will get caught up. It's lovely to see new folks and my familiar friends. Celebrate wisely!
Gaylyn, I know just how you are feeling. I've pulled myself back onto the wagon and I know that you can too! Hang in there!
Stacey, I am glad you found us. We have a great little group here and you'll find lots of support and wisdom.
Susan, welcome back. We missed you!
My thoughts are all over the board lately. It occured to me today that I may very well have to keep a "diet" mentality in order to reach my goal weight and stay there. Oh, I know all about lifestyle changes, habits, etc. But, there is something about trying to actively lose weight that makes healthy eating and exercising easier for me. I don't even know how to explain it. While I absolutely want to be healthy and put my health as a top priority I find I need to be working towards something more tangiable - like pounds. I'm not sure what kind of impact this will have on me once I reach maintainance. I'm not one to do a lot of negative self-talk but I suspect I'm going to have to program my brain to always think I'm tackling 5 pounds or so.
I am also rethinking my goal weight. I think 130 may be a better fit than 120.
We'll see. I have a while before I have to cross that bridge. In the meantime, things are really falling into place for me. I've lowered my calorie intake to 1300. I'm cycling calories again which means I'm planning more than a day in advance (with some built in flexibility) which seems to really help. Best of all, I feel GREAT! I am always amazed at how quickly clean eating boosts my energy and overall mood. My gym is closed until the 5th (they are moving to a new location). So, I'm walking/jogging and getting in lots or exercise at the pool. The other day I took 2 five year olds, 2 seven year olds, and a 12 year old swimming - talk about a work out. I woke up with sore muscles that I didn't even know I had! It helped me realize, though, that I really enjoy swimming as a sport (I was on a swim team for years when I was younger). And the new gym will have an olympic size, indoor pool. It will definately be part of my new routine!
I have had the BEST 3 days - the ones we've talked about when everything just sort of "clicks". I've been able to keep my calorie intake under 1500, haven't have any urge to snack, etc. I was thinking that there should be some sort of study about this. I'd love to see a scan of my brain during weeks like this compared to those when I'm just not feeling it. I can't help but wonder what makes one week different from the next (assuming there are no major life changes). I'm telling you, if we could figure out what causes the "click" and bottle it...we'd be one rich bunch!
Oh, and did I mention I've lost almost 4 pounds? YAY! I won't change my ticker until Friday though - since that is my "official" weigh in day. Cross your fingers for me!
were quite tiring! I had to sleep this morning rather than run, but I will run at lunch and catch up on my weights on Friday. I've decided I'm going to try to use the treadmill and see if that helps my dodgy knee. Either that or I am going to have to see Mr Doc and get something for my shoes!
That's the real thing yeah? The pantsometer... 
I'm not too bothered what any measurements say, I feel good, I feel like I'm making progress and I know I'm trying hard (about 90% at the moment). I'm ready to give 100% for Thursday's kickboxing, Friday's running and weights, then I will have a lovley early night (we're talking 7pm here people!!!!) on Friday, ready for an early morning (well pre-breakfast anyway) run and private kickboxing lesson on Saturday!
Somedays chocolate and bread gets in the way, I'm just bemused at the scales and why this healthy eating isn't showing up! 
I'm zig-zagging too... Like a goodun! 
) Hopefully I can learn from your experience when I get to goal, to really make that mark in the sand of 3-5 pound "do not go over" limit. It is hard and disheartening, I'm sure, but you caught it and you are not making any more excuses! Good for you.
Ah Lucky, it's true. Unfortunately! 
That's my free meal of the week, but it worked out more like 5 meals! 
However I skipped my run this morning because of an injured foot. It still hurts a bit, but this morning I couldn't even walk! I will get a nice treadmill run in this afternoon.
IT'S NOT FAIR! 
getncontrol. As I got closer to my goal weight, I too, started parading around the pantry looking for something "good" to eat thinking I deserved it. Of course, "good" here is defined as something rich, sinful, and probably very unhealthy. For the most part, my pantry is pretty clean and I know that I will need to keep this discipline up to stay safe - sorry kids!
I started my weight loss journey
. I worked
. However, as of today I am 126 
