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April 09 Week 14I haven't written in this blog for a while. Not because I wasn't working on losing weight but simply because I've been going through a lot emotionally and this was the least of my worries. I will say one thing for a breakup; it certainly kick starts weight loss.
I am currently ahead of my goal to lose a pound a week in 2009. Hopefully I can keep this up so that I will have created a sufficient buffer for the end of the year that it all balances out. My goal is to be 149 at the end of 2009.
Starting Weight = 201
Current Weight = 184 February 22 Weeks 5-7So I seem to have gotten a bit behind with my Weight Loss Journal. Amusingly, I am now back to 186 after a brief journey down to 184. I lost 1 pound during week 5, bringing me down to 185, and 1 during week 6 for a low of 184. Then Valentine's Day happened with a weekend away to Las Vegas to celebrate my two-year anniversay with, among other things, an indulgence in the amazing restaurants there.
I am having a bit of a problem going back to writing down everything I eat so I think I'm going to take a break this week from that and try to keep a mental tally instead.
If the scale goes up again on Wednesday, I will go back to my food log. What I really need to do is get back to the gym. I'm trying to find time to play with my photography a bit more so it'll be a balancing act with that for a while as I need to work on it while I have the interest. Otherwise I lose focus and put aside for months at a time. Stupid ADD.
Anyway, to sum up:
Week 4 = 186
Week 5 = 185
Week 6 = 184
Week 7 = 186
My weigh-in on Wednesday marks two months of trying to lose weight. It'll be interesting to see what type of progress I've made over that much time so I can gage what to expect by the end of the year. February 03 Week 4 Success! I lost 2 lbs. this week to bring me down to 186. This is the halfway point through Melissa and I's challenge and right now I'm averaging a pound a week loss. Not great, but not horrible either. I think she's still kicking my butt; however, the important thing is that the number is going down and not up like it has for the past 12 months. I have started taking Hydroxycut, so hopefully that will help speed along the weight loss. Now if I could just get it to stop raining on Sunday mornings so we could get our hikes in I would be a happy camper. 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 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). |
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