I have been having problems with the scale. I dont know if anybody else has had problems with this but I think I'm the only one struggling. Not struggling with eating right and exercising, but with what the scale reads. Two weeks ago when I went to weigh in for the first time for the K-Mart challenge, my weight was 269lbs. I was shocked because just the day before I weighed in at 267.8lbs. I thought maybe it was due to the weigh in being at noon and not early morning. But then last week when I weighed myself at home I was at 263.4. That was what I weighed when I started EP. I was happy because I was only looking at my weight before-267.8. SO this past week I exercised 5 times and ate very well so I was sure the scale would read even less. SO friday I weighed myself and was at 267.8lbs AGAIN!! I didnt expect a great loss but just a week ago I had weighed in at 263.4lbs
I was scared. I knew I had to lose a minimum of 2lbs for the Kmart challenge. I knew I had behaved so good this past week but the scale was not showing any of this.
So yesterday was the next weigh in and my weight was 266lbs. A 3 lb loss according to their scale.
3lbs is not a bad loss, it's good, I'm happy with it. I would just like to know if having different readings everyday is normal.
This past week has been a good week. There hasn't been much action in the exercise department due to this being my first week going back to school and it was a bit hard to get adjusted to my new schedule. I have a class on Mondays and Wednesdays that lasts until 8:35pm. I get off work at 4:30pm and head straight to school and dont get home till about 9:00. Since my husband is such a baby we head to bed around 9:00 on the weekdays. So when I get home, it's bedtime already. This has been making me feel extra tired because I'm not used to it. I've already had a week though, and that's all I am allowing myself to get adjusted to my new schedule. This coming week I will try to workout everyday. I have to go buy some dvd workouts because I want to exercise differently everyday to keep me from getting bored.
The reason this week has been so good is because I have been eating REALLY good. And I am so proud of myself for that. Yesterday, at work, the company ordered pizza because it was the president's birhday and I did not even have one small piece. I just said "No, thank you" Oh yeah, there was also chocolate cake and I did not have any of that either. Instead I ate my sandwich with my yogurt and fuit. I thought to myself, "Elena, you do not NEED any of that food, so you are not missing out on anything." Even though I did not execise as I should have, I feel really pround of myself because I am changing my eating habits. I couldn't have done it without the support of many of my fellow EP members. Thanks to everyone!!!!
Little by little, I am changing my lifestyle.
I would also like to say that me and my sister did go sign up for the weight loss chalenge by K-Mart last week. We have to weigh in every two weeks so I still have one more week to do better before the next weigh in.
BUT.............I steped on the scale and there is no change :( I dont understand!! When I started this, I weighed 263.0 and when I started my weekly goal I weighed in at 267.8, up almost 5 lbs. I dont understand how easily it is to gain than to lose. I mean I wasn't expecting a big change in the scale but at least 2-3lbs. Five 45min workouts and eating right just down the drain. I should mention though that TOM arrived yesterday. Will that have something to do with it? This whole past week I was feeling so good about myself, I was sticking to my plan. The only thing i do need to work on is the water intake. I did drink water but not enough on some days. I was so sure that I would be happy with my WI but I'm not. All i can do is keep trying. I think my next goal for this week will be to drink more water. I'll still have to exercise 5 times a week, minimum. Ok so what should my reward be? I even feel bad about rewards now, I feel that I dont really deserve them if the scale is not going down. Allright, the reward should be......any ideas?? Yes, you guys can give me ideas on something. Today is the day I will go to K-Mart to sign up for the contest, but Im really insecure. If my WIs will not be good, why should I go? I know, I know I shouldnt be so negative. Me and my sister will both go in to sign up and all I can do is try my best and not give up. Wish me luck!!
I haven't posted in over a month. Why?? Because I havent been doing good. I was not exercising as I should have nor eating well. I hate the food the holidays bring. So I never reached my goal of course. But once again, I can't give up so here I go again. I am making myself a meal plan for every week and if I dont stick to it, I have to log in everything I eat each day. I am still doing a weekly goal so this week's goal is to buy a nice shirt but from a size that I wish I could be. I dont mind being a L, so if I reach my goal, a size L shirt i will buy. I need inspiration, I need to see that shirt everday, all the time so I can remind myself to eat healthy and workout in order to fit in that shirt one day. I really hope this works. Now my goal isnt to lose 5 pounds this week, it's to exercise 5 times this week. Today is Sunday and I worked out yesterday and today for 45min, so I just need 3 more days of workout time. I know I can do this! I need inspiration, something to push me everyday and I hope the shirt can do this. On another note, has anybody heard about the weight loss challange K-Mart is having? It starts January 12th and ends April 15th I believe. There are 3 winners at the end but there is money awarded, prizes and even a trip to New York for a makeover. This is something else I am planning to do. You can visit www.kmart.com/newday for more info.
So the sunday that i weighed in was not good, I weighed 263.80, up .80. I didnt exercise the way I should have and I had many weak moments. It's just so hard to say no to all the bad food. I want to have a sucess story but if I dont take the right steps, I 'll never get there. I always look for inspiration in ep members and I feel so proud of them and say "If they can do it, so can I" but it's just so hard. And I cant give up, this is my health we are talking about, it would be like giving up on life and i'm too young for that. I have been overweight all my life and this madness needs to stop. I would like to loose some weight for the summer but at this rate, I dont know if I will. Thanksgiving was not so good and I dont even want to think about Christmas and New Years. I have to learn to say no, to eat something healthier. I have to because now I weight 264.6 Sure it's not a lot but I'm supposed to be loosing not gaining weight. I really need to start doing week goals. This week my goal is to loose 5 pounds and if I do then I will reward myself with a new pair of shoes. Fingers crossed!!
So I woke up this morning, debating whether I should go to work early or exercise. Since I got my Biggest loser book, I have only read it but haven't done the exercises. I have been so stressed at work trying to finish my work before the holidays, and haven't had any time for myself. That's not even counting school. So I finally decided that my health was more important than my job and I exercised. It was tough!!! Before, my only exercise routine was doing the treadmill for 30-45minutes but this made me sweat and almost cry! Which is good, I wanna feel that I'm working hard and that it's going to pay off in the long run. I also decided to weigh myself on sundays since that is the day I started this program. I'm scared that the scale wont show proof of my hard work. I need to also have somebody take my measurements so that if I dont' lose the pounds I want a week, I can hopefully lose inches. Crossing my fingers!!!
I decided to go to this weight loss clinic that was supposed to give you great weight loss results. I started in March '07 and stopped in July '07, a total of 30 pounds was lost. I was excited at first but had to stop going because 1. I could;ve done way better than that and 2. I wasn't getting my period and blamed it on the program.
So I finally did get my period, but I dont think I'll be going back just because I think I can save myself some money doing this by myself. I know I can lose more weight but I need some self motivation.
I purchased the "Biggest loser" book and I am planning to follow the exercise and eating program. Wish me luck!
