So I'm here to admit: I feel envious of some of you. Mostly I am really happy to read posts where others share their success, I truly am. But sometimes, like today, I just feel a little bit envious and not as happy as I should be!
I lost 7.2 pounds in January (before I started counting calories, just cutting back), 1.4 pounds in February (and that's when I started working out!), 7 pounds in March. Nothing at all in April. Zero.
So I did what any good programmer/analyst would do, and I crunched some numbers. I added my weekly calorie average to my spreadsheet where I'm tracking my weight loss, to try to see if there is some correlation and there really isn't much. I wish there was a way to add in my exercise but would that be apples and oranges? I mean, does 30 minutes on the elliptical *mean* anything as far as data goes? I could be strolling or sweating my rear off for those 30 minutes (usually it's sweating).
My stats are: 5'11", current weight 229.6, 47 years old. I am averaging 1718 calories per week. The Daily Plate says I should be eating 1749 if I'm sedentary, 2105 if I'm moderately active.
My plan is this: Switch out the elliptical for some good old-fashioned walking. I have a route with a killer hill, so that's where I'll go. My normal route is 2 miles but I can add a third mile some days, so I'll do that. Other things:
I'm a calorie counter, but I haven't been counting sugar in my tea. I also don't really KNOW how much a "pat" of butter is, so I will try to be more accurate there. Those things are small, but it's possible that they're adding up to more than I think they are.
Any other ideas? Most times I'm OK with my pace and my pants are getting loose, but I'm TIRED of sitting at the same weight for literally weeks at a time! Especially when people here are losing weight at 2-3 times the rate that I am--it makes me feel like I'm never going to reach my goal. I'm trying not to put a time limit on it because that's always been a recipe for failure for me, but at this rate it will take me another year to lose what I want.