Well, it wasn't exactly what I expected or hoped for, there was some good, some not so good. I gained .8 lb, which is the not so good. But, my body fat went down 1.5%, so that is good. At least I hope it's good, it could mean I just gained somewhere else and the percentage just changed, not that I actually lost any fat. Ah well, not every week is going to be spectacular.
Yesterday I was super tired, probably from doing the elliptical twice on Friday. So I didn't work out, heck I didn't do much of anything. Then for dinner I was craving something totally awful and fattening, so I took the kids to Wendy's. It tasted really good, I totally enjoyed every last bite of my fries and bacon cheeseburger, and it got me out of cooking, and I really haven't eaten food like that in over a month...so I wasn't feeling guilty at all!
But isn't that the important thing when you are changing your lifestyle? To do good most of the time so that it is ok to occasionally splurge on something and not have to feel bad about it?
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
I Have A Love/Hate Relationship...
With my elliptical machine. Ok, really? It's mostly hate. It is hard to do. I feel like my lungs are going to burst out of my chest. It is uncomfortable. My legs are either in dire pain or my feet are going numb. Afterward I look like hell. My skin is super flushed, my hair is disheveled, depending on the temperature of my garage I may have sweat soaked into every inch of the clothing I am wearing.
So where is the love? Well, for some reason it is THE ONLY exercise that I can push myself to go harder/faster/longer and I actually keep doing it. If I were to go outside for a walk and try to move faster the second my legs started to burn or my breathing got too hard I would slow down. Whenever I do any sort of cardio workout dvd, I feel like there is no way I can go on. But I can with the elliptical. I also love that it kinda makes me feel like I am jogging, but without the jolting and destroying of my joints and the flopping of fat rolls. (Mostly I like the non-flopping of fat.) I also like that once I get back in the routine of using it, it is easy to see how quickly I progress by being able to move up the resistance or go longer.
I still hate it more than I love it.
So where is the love? Well, for some reason it is THE ONLY exercise that I can push myself to go harder/faster/longer and I actually keep doing it. If I were to go outside for a walk and try to move faster the second my legs started to burn or my breathing got too hard I would slow down. Whenever I do any sort of cardio workout dvd, I feel like there is no way I can go on. But I can with the elliptical. I also love that it kinda makes me feel like I am jogging, but without the jolting and destroying of my joints and the flopping of fat rolls. (Mostly I like the non-flopping of fat.) I also like that once I get back in the routine of using it, it is easy to see how quickly I progress by being able to move up the resistance or go longer.
I still hate it more than I love it.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
3 Weeks Down
I have completed 3 weeks of doing Weight Watchers Online. Well, almost, Saturday is my weigh-in day and my weekly points reset, but officially I started on a Monday, so I still have a day to go and....anyway, now I'm just babbling pointlessly!
My first week, as expected I lost nothing. Not that I did badly, I just never seem to lose the first week (or more.)
My second week I wasn't sure, I had been sick early in the week and didn't feel like I did as well as I could have. And yet I went from 276.8 to 275 lbs. (HA! I first mis-typed that as 175 lbs, WOW, that was an awesome week!!)
My third week I was sure I would lose nothing again. I had been really tired all week, missed several workouts, and ate too much sugar. And yet...I went from 275 lbs to 273 lbs!!!
I must say I am very surprised, but very happy with my results thus far. My goal was to ease back into things for the entire month of January, and I have been doing that. Making a few diet changes, adding more fruits and veggies, doing short workouts daily (er, well, daily was the plan and I had been doing ok until last week.) I think I shall stick with what I've been doing for at least another week before I make any real changes to my routine.
If this keeps up I should reach my first 5% weight loss goal by the first week of March, yay!
My first week, as expected I lost nothing. Not that I did badly, I just never seem to lose the first week (or more.)
My second week I wasn't sure, I had been sick early in the week and didn't feel like I did as well as I could have. And yet I went from 276.8 to 275 lbs. (HA! I first mis-typed that as 175 lbs, WOW, that was an awesome week!!)
My third week I was sure I would lose nothing again. I had been really tired all week, missed several workouts, and ate too much sugar. And yet...I went from 275 lbs to 273 lbs!!!
I must say I am very surprised, but very happy with my results thus far. My goal was to ease back into things for the entire month of January, and I have been doing that. Making a few diet changes, adding more fruits and veggies, doing short workouts daily (er, well, daily was the plan and I had been doing ok until last week.) I think I shall stick with what I've been doing for at least another week before I make any real changes to my routine.
If this keeps up I should reach my first 5% weight loss goal by the first week of March, yay!
Friday, January 7, 2011
That time of year...
The time when everyone makes the resolution to lose weight. The same resolution I have made myself every year for over half my life.
I knowingly and really not caring at all totally slacked off the past couple months. I ate horribly, didn't do one lick of exercise, was just apathetic about the whole thing. And as a result I gained back 10 lbs and just kinda feel like crap.
So as cliche and pointless as it is to make the resolution to lose weight, I am not going to do it. Wait, what? Yes, that's right. I am not going to resolve to lose weight. Clearly I fail every time I do that, so why bother anymore.
However...I am tired of looking and feeling the way that I currently do so I am (again) renewing my efforts to be a healthier person. I joined Weight Watcher's Online (again) to try out their new Points Plus program. I decided to really try and put some effort into it for the 3 months that I signed up. I am also very slowly starting to workout again, just doing some mini-workouts to get myself back into the habit.
I tend to rush into things and end up totally sabotaging myself. This time, I'm taking it slow, even if that means no results for a while. And I'm accepting my sabotage and not giving up because of it. I recorded almost all of my food this week. Even the bad stuff. Even when I was clearly going to go way over points. I did it anyway. Decided it doesn't matter if I totally suck at this, I'm going to keep going anyway and hopefully one day I won't suck so much.
Yeah, I'm sure I've thought all of those things at one time or another and it hasn't worked out. But someday it's going to, it has to, I don't feel like I was destined to live in this over-inflated body for my entire life. Maybe I'll end up being a totally rocking 60 yr old on the 100th season of Biggest Loser, but someday it has to work.
I knowingly and really not caring at all totally slacked off the past couple months. I ate horribly, didn't do one lick of exercise, was just apathetic about the whole thing. And as a result I gained back 10 lbs and just kinda feel like crap.
So as cliche and pointless as it is to make the resolution to lose weight, I am not going to do it. Wait, what? Yes, that's right. I am not going to resolve to lose weight. Clearly I fail every time I do that, so why bother anymore.
However...I am tired of looking and feeling the way that I currently do so I am (again) renewing my efforts to be a healthier person. I joined Weight Watcher's Online (again) to try out their new Points Plus program. I decided to really try and put some effort into it for the 3 months that I signed up. I am also very slowly starting to workout again, just doing some mini-workouts to get myself back into the habit.
I tend to rush into things and end up totally sabotaging myself. This time, I'm taking it slow, even if that means no results for a while. And I'm accepting my sabotage and not giving up because of it. I recorded almost all of my food this week. Even the bad stuff. Even when I was clearly going to go way over points. I did it anyway. Decided it doesn't matter if I totally suck at this, I'm going to keep going anyway and hopefully one day I won't suck so much.
Yeah, I'm sure I've thought all of those things at one time or another and it hasn't worked out. But someday it's going to, it has to, I don't feel like I was destined to live in this over-inflated body for my entire life. Maybe I'll end up being a totally rocking 60 yr old on the 100th season of Biggest Loser, but someday it has to work.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Biggest Loser
I have tentatively decided not to watch The Biggest Loser this season for a very specific reason that has nothing to do with the show or with me or weight loss or anything like that, it's an outside influence that's not even really worth going into. I don't know how long it'll last, I've watched every episode of every season, except one and that was only because my DVR messed up, my resolve may waver sooner or later. To my credit, I didn't even know until after 9 pm last night that the season premier was on.
So, last night for the first time since the show started airing...I didn't sit in front of the tv for 2 hours watching the show. Instead I worked out and then went upstairs to read before going to bed. Maybe that says something good about where I'm currently heading. Or maybe it was just that I hadn't worked out in several days and my kids have been driving me crazy and I NEEDED to sweat last night!
So, last night for the first time since the show started airing...I didn't sit in front of the tv for 2 hours watching the show. Instead I worked out and then went upstairs to read before going to bed. Maybe that says something good about where I'm currently heading. Or maybe it was just that I hadn't worked out in several days and my kids have been driving me crazy and I NEEDED to sweat last night!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Last week in review
First...I am really loving the Body Bugg! I notice that I am more active just because I know I have it on. I have had a couple of low energy days when I didn't quite reach calorie burn goal of 3000 per day, but all the other days I have exceeded it, so I suppose it all evens out. Now I need to start keeping track of my calories. I'm so bad at that, I can start out the day doing it, but by the afternoon I completely forget.
I also got a new scale last week. It's one of the types that tells you your entire body composition. I have gotten so frustrated with doing more exercise and losing inches in my waist but no weight I thought it might be nice to look at other factors. And I think it will help give me a realistic goal weight based on how much my muscle and bone weighs, instead of picking a random number on some scale that somebody has decided is a healthy weight for my height.
Had a hard time getting in workouts last week. I started doing daycare for a friend's baby and am finding it exceedingly difficult to get anything done!
I also got a new scale last week. It's one of the types that tells you your entire body composition. I have gotten so frustrated with doing more exercise and losing inches in my waist but no weight I thought it might be nice to look at other factors. And I think it will help give me a realistic goal weight based on how much my muscle and bone weighs, instead of picking a random number on some scale that somebody has decided is a healthy weight for my height.
Had a hard time getting in workouts last week. I started doing daycare for a friend's baby and am finding it exceedingly difficult to get anything done!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Body Bugg!
I got my Body Bugg yesterday and charged it up so I could wear it for the first time today! The calorie burn goal it set for me is 3,000 calories. The day isn't quite over yet and I still have 29 calories to burn...I think I'll make it! It was a busy day, but not overly so. I didn't get an actual workout in, just did a lot of walking with the dogs and at the grocery store...although it says I was only at 7600 steps and my goal is 10,000. I suppose if I had done a workout that would have been a lot more.
I think for the next several days to a week I'll just try to get a baseline of what my activity is. Then once I see where I'm at, then I'll try to make some changes. It is cool to see just how many calories I really burn in a day. The Gruve thing I used to use was nice, but just not accuate enough for me. If I can just get used to the feeling of the Body Bugg on my arm, I'll be all set!
I think for the next several days to a week I'll just try to get a baseline of what my activity is. Then once I see where I'm at, then I'll try to make some changes. It is cool to see just how many calories I really burn in a day. The Gruve thing I used to use was nice, but just not accuate enough for me. If I can just get used to the feeling of the Body Bugg on my arm, I'll be all set!
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