My 5 lb goal for February didn't work out. I didn't lose the 5 lbs to get to 166. I did, however, end at 168.5, so that's not too bad, I guess. I'm kind of disappointed in myself. February is my birthday and my husband's birthday though so there definitely was some splurging going on for a while. March is going to be THE month. I am going to be down to 161 by the end of it. That's 7.5 lbs, 5 more than I lost in February. It will be difficult, but I'm determined.
My gym membership is gone now. It was a free 8 week membership. It was great. I wish I had the money to continue it at least while I'm home and not assigned to another project yet. Oh well.
I took the dogs for a walk every day this weekend. It was so beautiful out. I have a treadmill in the house too and I can do all the situps/pushups/lunges without a gym. We'll see how well that works. I figure I will try to do it without a gym for a couple of weeks and if the weight isn't coming off, I will go buy some equipment. I was thinking one of those inflatable workout balls. The trainer at the gym taught me some good exercises to do with it. Maybe I'll get some resistance bands and small free weights too. I wish I had an exercise room in my house. It would be good to have some equipment that I could pack in my suitcase while I'm traveling too. I'll have to keep that in mind.
I wish everyone a happy, fun and successful March. Now that the weather is getting warmer, I am even more determined to look nice in shorts and tank tops (and maybe even a bathing suit!).
Today I tried on a business suit that I wasn't able to fit into last year. It buttoned and zipped and everything! Yay! I still need to lose a few pounds for it to look really nice, but at least I can wear it now if I need to. I took pictures, but I'm not sure I want to post them. It's still not super-flattering.
I feel kind of fevery. I hope I'm not getting sick.
So I didn't lose my five pounds for February. I don't really know how to do any more than I'm already doing. I'm eating healthy, less, and exercising every day. I don't know why this is so difficult. I was 168.5 today, so I only lost 2.5 lbs in February.
Last night was fun. I met lots of new people and had 2 lovely glasses of red wine and some yummy appetizers. They had people coming around with trays of yummy food. I turned down a lot of food, especially at the end. I wasn't really that hungry. Then afterwards, I went to the gym! I think I might have been a little tipsy from the wine, haha. It was a good workout though. I definitely didn't drink enough water yesterday. Hopefully that's why I was up a pound today. I plan to chug water all day. Maybe tomorrow I'll be back to 167.5 at least.
Today I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and took the dogs for a walk. They really enjoyed it and so did I. It was a beautiful day. When I returned I had a 100 calorie Klondike ice cream. It was delicious. Later I had a ham sandwich, grapes, and a pickle.
No loss today. I was still at 167.5. I ate under my calories yesterday and worked hard at the gym and no results. Darn. Oh well. I've still lost 2.5 lbs this week. That's pretty good for me, and I still have until my tomorrow morning weigh-in to see if I have lost 5 lbs this month. It's unlikely I'll make it by March 1st, but maybe March 3 or 4. I won't give up. I'm still down 8.5 lbs since January and 16.5 lbs total. This is a good feeling.
I meant to wake up early and go to the gym today. I have that work thing tonight. I think I'll pack my gym bag and take it with me to see if I can swing by there after the restaurant tonight.
I got home from the gym tonight and I was STARVING and wanted something sweet so I had something new! I bought Klondike Slim-a-bear ice cream at the grocery store yesterday. They taste just like Klondike bars, except they're smaller. It really was the perfect amount of ice cream to satisfy that desire in me. I love ice cream and haven't had it since my birthday cake. Also, it was only 100 calories. Can't beat that!
I can't wait until tomorrow to see if I'm at least to 167, or maybe even 166.5. Yippee. I hope that late night ice cream snack doesn't do any harm. I have been so careful.
It's amazing how many beautiful women on this site are trying to lose weight and obviously feel so poorly about their looks. I'm sure I'm one of them. My husband always tells me I'm beautiful, but I just can't see it with all this extra weight on me.
Sometimes I wonder if I could really be happy at this weight. Is it just society's expectations making me want to be "thin"? I do want to be healthier, have more energy and more endurance. Those are real desires, but I honestly know some really healthy people that are not "thin." Would I be okay with that, even if I never reach my goal to be 128 lbs (a weight I can NEVER remember being, I think I was in the 130s by junior high)? I guess we'll see.
I'm not even really sure if I can be thin, since I never have been. Maybe I'm not supposed to be. I'm going to keep eating healthy and exercising. Maybe I won't look at the scale so often and worry about that number. I just want to feel healthy and happy! Exercising certainly does make me feel good. I need to focus on that.
Anyway, to all you beautiful EP women trying to lose weight, you are beautiful just the way you are! Do this for your health and well-being but KNOW that you are already a gorgeous woman worthy of love and joy every single day of your life, "thin" or not!
So today I was 167.5. I only lost half a pound yesterday. I'm thinking maybe I'm not eating enough. Here's what I ate yesterday:
- 1 packet of instant oatmeal
- ham/cheese sandwich (<300 calories)
- grapes 1 cup (?)
- 100 calorie blueberry muffin
- 90 calorie granola bar
I went to the gym too and burned a little over 400 calories on the elliptical and bike, plus I did 45 minutes of weights (don't know how much that burns).
Maybe after doing this (eating little, exercising a lot) for 3 full days, my body now things I'm starving or something. It's so confusing. Half a pound in a day is great, really. I'm just trying to lose my 5 lbs for my February goal and I only have today and tomorrow to lose 1.5 more lbs. I would hate to miss it by half a pound or even 1. I'm so close.
Tomorrow night is a happy hour thing at a restaurant with some work folks. I'm going and I'm afraid it's going to ruin my efforts this week. It's a tapas place in the Highlands (Atlanta), so the food will be small so at least I won't be able to pig out. There will be alcohol though. I'll try to just have a glass of red wine (and a glass of water) and sip the wine (and gulp the water). It's important to have a plan. I even considered putting some carrot sticks in my purse to munch on when no one is looking and I'll definitely eat something healthy before I go.
Wish me luck! Good luck to everyone else and congrats on making February so successful!
I was down to 168 today. That's the lowest I've gotten so far. I was 168.5 last Friday. Two more pounds to go before the end of February. I can do it!
Yesterday I had yogurt and lowfat granola for breakfast, then my doctor's appt, then I had a baked potato for lunch. It was all I could eat with my mouth hurting. Then I had a chicken grilled stuffed burrito from taco bell. My husband ordered it and then couldn't eat it because he doesn't like tomatoes and they put tomatoes in it. I didn't want it to go to waste. I wonder how many calories that was. I'll have to look it up on their website. *Update* - I looked and it was 620 calories. That's not terrible since I didn't eat that many calories yesterday but the sodium was 2160 milligrams! I'm surprised I lost any weight after all that salt. Sheesh, that's ridiculous.
Then I went to the gym and did 20 mins on the elliptical, 30 mins of weights and 25 minutes on the treadmill. I think I ate too close to going to the gym. I started getting some cramps while on the treadmill so I couldn't go as long as I wanted.
I'm eating oatmeal today. I'm out of yogurt. I plan to eat some fruit and maybe a turkey sandwich and then it's back to the gym. Two more pounds. I will be so thrilled when they're gone!
So last weekend was Jason's birthday. I think I pigged out more for his birthday than I did for mine. I was up to 170 Monday morning. *sigh* I was hoping to never see the 170s again. I made him a birthday cake this weekend too. Now we have a huge cake in there that just keeps calling to me.
So yesterday I had yogurt and then some broccoli and potatoes and then went to the gym. I worked out for 15 mins on the elliptical and 45 mins on the treadmill and did 30 minutes of weights. That's about a half hour more exercise than I usually do. Today I was 169, good! Today I had yogurt this morning and then had a dentist appointment. I can't eat again until my numbness is gone. I'm drinking water in the meantime. My plan is to have more broccoli and potatoes and then go to the gym again. If it made me lose a pound yesterday, maybe it can do the same today. I have to lose 3 more pounds by Friday to meet my goal. I'll do my best, but even if I don't make it, I'll be close and every bit counts! I can always try to lose 6 or 7 in March.
So last week I was all emotional and hungry like I had PMS, but my TOM never actually came. Still hasn't. I'm on BCP, so I don't think I'm pregnant, but this seems odd. The birth control pills have always made me super regular so to not have it one month is very irregular for me. Has anyone else noticed changes in their TOM since they've been dieting/exercising? I know that if you get down too low in weight that women often stop having their period, but I've never heard of skipping it because you're dieting/exercising more. I'm still 40 lbs overweight for goodness sake. Let me know what you guys have noticed with your TOM and weight loss efforts. I took a pregnancy test on Saturday just to be sure and it was negative. Is my TOM going to come at all? I started taking my next month of BCPs Sunday, as usual, but my TOM has usually come and gone by then. Weird. Maybe I'll call my gynecologist.
Good luck with your February goals everyone! We can do it!
So yesterday my husband comes into the room with the dogs' leashes and says he's taking the dogs for a walk. What? Really? Holy crap! I say, wait, and go put on my tennis shoes to go with him. He said he is going to walk them every day. I'm so excited! I don't know how many times I've asked him to go for a walk for me and the dogs and he's never wanted to do it. I'm so excited about us doing it together every day. The dogs LOVE going on walks and it would be so good for us both to get some exercise every day too. I'm so excited. Plus I was in the 160s again today. Good times.
