I am finally seeing some results! It's not much but it is enough for me--for now. It is very difficult to continue working so hard when you don't see results. The idea of passing up the foods you love, getting up early to fit in a workout, the workout itself, is all frustrating if it seems in vain.
Finally I am showing signs of losing weight. I know it is not visible to anyone else because it is such a small amount of weight loss but I can feel it. Isn't it funny how we can wake up one morning and feel like we just lost 20 pounds. Excitedly we get on the scale to discover we did lose weight but, only 1 pound. Although it is a great feeling to feel like you have lost a ton of weight, the results of only 1 pound can be frustrating. I can't say it has totally discouraged me from going off my diet but it is a disappointment sometimes. I have to remind myself that it comes off slower than it goes on. We all know this but that doesn't keep us from thinking we are going to do something no one has ever done before--lose it all over night. Admit it, you think it sometimes. Well, maybe not all of it but a lot of it.
I feel like I have a good start and this is the year I am finally going to get rid of this excess weight for good. It is taking every waking moment to concentrate on my "lifestyle change." One thing that really helps is logging in everything I eat. There are lots of different websites and apps that help you. I have discovered--thanks to my friend Diana--"My Fitness Pal" that is www.myfitnesspal.com What I like best about this site is at the end of the day I hit the complete button and it will tell me what I will weigh in 5 weeks if I continue like I did today. Everyday the weight changes based on what you eat and the exercise you do. It is really encouraging at the end of a good day. On bad days, you can look at what you did wrong and know you have to correct it. Yesterday was an especially good day for me. I want to do everything the same for the next 5 weeks.
Yay!!!! I'm so happy for you!! I lost another pound last night!! I'm now the lowest I've been in 3 years. Well, since we started our new lifestyle. But you really do have to look at it that way. And before you know it, it has become your new lifestyle. You think back like how did I ever eat like that??? We eat totally different. Once in a while we're bad, but the exercise is the main difference I think. And 4 times a week, I can't change that now!!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I have not been to the gym for nearly a week. I am going to the trainer today and then Zumba at 9:15. I have been doing ok as far as eating but not logging into my fitness pal. I do believe it makes a difference. I got discouraged last Friday because I actually gained 2 pounds. I don't know how because I have been very good. I have to learn to not let the scale dictate my moods.
ReplyDeleteI got mad at the scale yesterday, but today it was good. sometimes it just depends if you've been to the bathroom?? I feel a sore throat and cold coming today, and I HAVE TO GET RID of it before next wednesday!! So chicken soup today. A big pot! And a quick run at the gym. I promised myself I'd do 4x per week. Have to!!
ReplyDeleteDon't get discouraged, just keep doing it, It cannot beat you if you keep at it!! You will wear it down. You will beat the crap out of it!!!
I'm trying not to. Bridget just told me that her doctor told her the only way a woman who is older and in menopause can lose weight is to eat under 700 calories a day. Then 1000 calories to maintain. That is very discouraging. Ugh!! Well, I have to get busy because I do not plan to be a fat old lady--unless I eat less than 700 calories and still do not lose weight. Then I'm going to settle for being a fat old lady. But, I'll try it first.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe Bridget's Dr.!! She told me that too, I think that's ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteMary, what's going on?? I'm back on track at home, back to the gym and cooking healthy. I've lost 3 lbs since I got home. Are you back to the gym? (of course I go up and down 5 lbs all the time!)
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