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January 30 Week Three I realize that I'm super late talking about Week 3 but it was a total wash so there's nothing to report. I didn't lose anything, didn't gain anything. Still at 188 for the 3rd week in a row. I reach the halfway point with tomorrow's weigh in. Week 4 of an 8 week challenge. So far Melissa is kicking my ass. Go Mel! I'm going to start using Hydroxycut tomorrow to hopefully kick start my metabolism. I'm going to do a test run with it for a week and see if it makes any difference on the scale. I barely skimmed in at my points for week 3, but I've done much better this week so hopefully that will translate to a loss. Bleh, time to stretch and get to bed so I can see how I did. January 17 Week TwoI have made it through two weeks. This always seems to be the kiss of death week for people on The Biggest Loser and I was no exception. I did not lose any weight this week. I think this is in part to the large dinner I had on Tuesday night. I stayed within my points, but I think it was still with me when I stepped on the scale the following morning.
The reason I think this is true is the fact that I couldn't stop myself from weighing myself again this morning and I had lost 2 pounds. It doesn't count, of course, but it did give me a boost in thinking that I'm doing everything all right for now. From now on Tuesdays will be a careful eating day for me. I'll save the splurges for the weekends.
Numbers wise I am still at 188 so I am averaging a 1 lb weight loss a week. Hopefully I can bump that up to a 2 lb average as I get used to this new routine. January 11 Week One First off, let me just say how annoying work has been because it's so busy I haven't had time to update this thing. I actually meant to last night but between working out, Project Runway, and a quick trip to see Melissa I ran out of time. Sometimes only having 24 hours in a day is too few. I officially lost 2 lbs. when I weighed in on Wednesday morning. That brings my current weight down to 188. Hopefully this will be my final farewell to the the 190s. Do not want to see them again. All in all Week Zero was a success. I worked out at the gym 3 days and did 20 minutes of Yoga an additional day. I also followed Weight Watchers diet perfectly. I hope to make it to the gym 3 days this week as well as getting a bit of hiking in over the weekend if it doesn't rain on us again. I'm very happy with my progress so far. The diet part is actually easier than I expected so far. The tricky part is getting my butt to the gym. Stay tuned... January 09 Nervous I am nervous about the weigh in tomorrow morning. The first week always has such high expectations placed on it. I'll be happy with any loss, but staying the same or even gaining would be horrible. That's the type of thing with the potential to make you wonder if the sacrifices are going to work, if they're worth it. I had to mentally yell at myself not to pull the scale out Monday morning and see how I was doing so far. I've told my mom a million times that checking more than once a week often leads to disappointment. Either because you haven't lost anything so far or because you weighed less at mid-week than you did on your actual weigh-in and you're left wondering what in the hell you did in between. I think it will be a relief to see the number tomorrow. A marker saying that I survived one week and it wasn't bad. That this is a doable lifestyle change. Argh, time to try and sleep so it gets here quicker and I can get it over with. January 04 Day ThreeI am on day three of the contest with Melissa. She actually remembered to weigh herself yesterday so now we are set to compare in 8 weeks when this contest draws to a close.
I will be weighing myself every week, but in 4 weeks I'm going to force Mel back on the scale so we can see where we both are and adjust accordingly. I'm hoping to win the contest. I am not the most competitive person in the world, but it's a good motivation and a reason to enourage each other to eat better than normal.
I figure it took me a year to put on this weight so I'll give it a year to come back off.
I also realize that I need shorter term goals than that or I'm going to feel like I'm not accomplishing anything.
Goals:
5% weight loss (180) by 2/27.
10% weight loss (171) by 4/23.
To fit in my size 12 jeans by my birthday (6/8). January 02 Week ZeroMy starting weight is 190.
I'm actually quite happy with the fact that it didn't go up over the holidays. I'm sure that's in large part to the stomach flu I got while I was home for Christmas, but I'll take it.
It's hard to believe I let myself go from when I was down to 145-ish. I was so close to a size 8 back then and now I'm barely still a 14. I am still 20 pounds lighter than my all time heaviest but it's a shallow consolation.
The past is the past though. All you can do is go forward and that's what I plan to do.
I plan to go to the gym tonight and Friday. Walking for 30 minutes during lunch is always an option too. I really need to get moving again. That, if nothing else, makes me feel better. Less stiff, less headaches, less lazy. All good things. |
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