DrivenByAmbition, a TOM stall is to be expected and I always think to myself "Eh, whatever." I had two this month, it was awful. Nothing we can help! And sometimes there's a sweet whoosh afterwards that is worth waiting for.
ForKeeps, does it help you learn to run like C25K but with Zombies, or does it just want you to move someway in order to advance? Does that question make sense? My brain is a little fried today!
Driven: I think it's normally $7.99 (pricey!) but I got it for half price. Not sure if it's still on sale. For me though, it's totally worth it. I love running, love zombie things, and love games. It's not really an action game, it's more of a strategy game where you build up your defenses and resources.
Pup: Not really a C25K trainer. There are 5K missions you can choose from, and you can sort of do it yourself if you need to ease into running. For example, there will be a lot of story (talking, sound effects, etc.) for awhile, then they will play a song from your playlist, then go back to the story, then a song, etc. Perhaps you can run just during the songs to start with. Personally, I would recommend an actual C25K app if you aren't running at all to start with.
Driven: You will get there! I am coming off a very frustrating stall myself, and I am finally seeing the light and it's so worth sticking it out!
Pup: Yes, I hit the dreaded "lowest daily points possible" around the same time you did. It's not been bad so far because I eat almost all of my weekly points every week. But eventually I'll have to cut back on those and I'll start feeling the pinch.
Down 1.6 at this morning's weigh-in. Woo-hoo! I feel like I'm finally starting to get back into it. I am pumped up about it, and that's the most important thing for me, because like I said somewhere above, most of this journey is in my head.
Hubby has been out of town for the past week and won't be back until tomorrow. My kids are not breakfast eaters usually, so I made myself a big breakfast of bacon, scrambled egg, and a waffle with fruit topping. It was awesome but I actually decided against eating the last piece of bacon. That is not normal for me, as I can probably eat a whole pound of bacon usually. Yay for discipline! (sometimes, anyway)
So my significant other is now 6 lbs down. Haven't made a believer out of him yet though. Unsure of what that will take! (: He's doing it week to week, just to see if it works for him. I'm in it for the long run. He's a booger, but I love him <3
I am feeling very disheartened this morning. I'm not 201.1 anymore I am 201.7 after weight 200.6 on Monday. I know TOM makes a girl gain, but I mean I'm in day 3 and thought it would at least go down a tenth of two. I also know I am just starting back, but have never had this.
Driven: I know what you mean about men losing weight. It seems so effortless for them. My hubby hasn't really put much effort into losing since I started, though he has been a lot more active (just isn't really watching what he eats). He is planning on finally buckling down and focusing on getting to his goal weight. A part of me is glad he waited. Now that I'm down a significant amount, we may hit our goal weights around the same time and I won't feel as frustrated as I would have if he hit his goal weight before I even got halfway there. I know it's not a competition, but it still can be frustrating.
Sorry to hear about the small gain, but it IS small, and are you weighing every day? That would drive me bananas because I would get upset over every little scale fluctuation. I prefer to wait for my weekly weigh-in, and usually all the little nuances will straighten themselves out by then. Just keep doing what you're doing and stay on plan. I noticed for the longest time I would gain every four weeks like clockwork (during ovulation I think, not necessarily TOM), and knowing that made the gains easier to deal with. In fact, now after my little plateau/stall my lose/gain schedule is no longer regular, and the unpredictability is more disconcerting than the normally "scheduled" gain.
I hear you. It won't take much time for my honey to make goal. He's encouraging me, reassuring I've been doing the right thing. I wish I wasn't a daily weigher, but I like to see the trends. I've been searching back through my previous posts and I feel a little bit better. I think I had more confidence last time around. My official weigh in is tomorrow, and I will keep working hard.
My husband will toy with the idea of being healthier, then it crashes and burns. He's around 330 and I am terrified he'll get diabetes, have a heart attack, etc but I can't bring a healthier life style up or he gets very irritated. He has his first session with a psychiatrist at the end of this month (depression issues) and my fingers are really crossed he'll do well, stick with it, and start taking better care of himself.
