I started February 9, 2006 - over the next 10 months I lost 50 pounds - YAY! From December 2006 - December 2007 I didn't really try very hard to lose weight - I would do good for a few weeks, stop, etc, etc. I started this year about 10-13 pounds heavier then I started 2007 (in late 2007 I saw 160 as my as lowest, but gain it back over xmas, haha)
When I started in 2006 I didn't know much and I remember it took me 5 weeks before seeing a loss.
So onto 2008, I know more then I did 2006 and it is great. I am ready to lose the last 40 pounds! yay! *claps*
Here is my problem. I started back on track the beginning of the year - 3.5-4 weeks ago. I KNOW that isn't very long but I am feeling frustrated and need to rant/get some advice.
I have lost 1 pound. yay? Expect I seem to have gained half of that back.
The first week I started I actually lost 2 pounds - but I know it was all water weight.
The second week I lose nothing.
The third week I lost 1 pound.
And this week I seem be up .4 pounds.
I KNOW it's not a big deal but I feel like I am working so hard and I MUST be doing something wrong.
I count all my calories using a site kinda like fitday (can't post it here) - I MEASURE my food. I take out a measuring cup to MAKE sure I am eating my 1/2 or whatever of whatever. I WEIGH my foood, I COUNT my crackers, my carrots - weight my cheese, measure my cream and my sugar. I use all custom foods to make sure I am enter the right information. I say between 1400-1600 calories a day (usually more around the 1500 mark).
I am exercising. I aim for a min of 20 mintues a day, but usually its more like 30-40. In the last 3.5-4 weeks I have exercised 1,125 minutes. Mostly cardio but I do those Walk Away The Pounds videos and usually do one that uses a stechie band or weights or something. I also bought a rebounder (so MUCH fun) - so sometimes I do that or ride my exercise bike as well.
I have had 3 not so good days and even then they weren't very bad. I drink lots of water.
Here is today's plan for example:
Breakfast - oatmeal w/ honey and cinnamon , coffee w/ half and half cream and equal
Snack - coffee w/ coffee mate and sugar, raisin bran bar
Lunch - tuna and celery sandwitch, cheese string, baby carrots, edamame
Snack - green tea, crackers, baby carrots and lobster pollock
Dinner - chicken wrap and salad
Exercise today was 45 min 3 mile walk away the pounds with a strechie band
I have not entered this into my calorie site yet, so I am not sure how on target I am but usually I plan, enter and then adjust. I try and plan my day out the day before.
THE ONLY thing I can see that I am doing wrong is that I feel I eat a lot of processed foods.
Anyway, should I give it a few more weeks? or adjust something?
I am just looking for advice, I feel really frustrated and I keep trying to tell myself to hang in there and its not working.
Thanks everyone! This site is amazing and believe it is the ONLY reason I lose the weight I have so far. I AM NOT complaining, I am lighter then I was two years ago and I feel great! I am just a bit frustrated