Yesterday I skipped my work-out and it looks like I am not going to get to it today either but I weighed in this morning at 299.0! I know I said I was only going to weigh myself until I got in the 200’s and then go back to only weighing in on Fridays but it’s hard for me. I am afraid of getting my hopes up again and then be hit with losing no weight vs. me knowing all along because I'd weigh myself everyday. I know I need to get over it but it’ll take some time. Yesterday I was very active and today I cleaned; but that’s no excuse. I feel content with not working out. I’m not giving up or anything but I have just been feeling so exhausted; more so mentally than physical. I still have been dieting great. That part of this process has become so easy for me now. I can’t believe how good I’m doing with food. I have been staying true to my word and my cravings are not as strong as they used to be but part of me feels I need to take a break. I have been pushing myself so hard these past couple of months. These past 2 weeks have been rough!!!! I will pick it back up tomorrow I just needed these 2 days off to regain my strength and on the plus side I still lost .8 of a pound over night!
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I forgot to weigh myself until after breakfast but I'm in the 200's! I wish it was 299.0 and not 299.8 but I’ll take it! It is so nice to not see a 3 as the first number. Something made me work very hard to get here and to really earn it. This past week has been a struggle which makes me appreciate it even more. Yesterday evening I walked to my Moms and back a 2nd time! I need to get in the habit of doing more than bare minimum.
Last night I went for a bike ride instead of working out in the basement. It was so nice! It was about 7:30 when I went. I rode past this big field and the sun was so hazy; so gorgeous. I felt like I was in a movie, lol. Today for my workout Michael and I went swimming! The water was perfect and my bathing suit fit so much better than it did last summer! I went to the grocery store today and got some more corn on the cob and lean cuisines. Corn on the cob is one of those things that I used to love before I was dieting. There is part of eating it now that feels sinful but I know it’s healthy. Same goes for cantaloupe! I no longer have any “seat belt” fears; meaning not having to worry about getting in someone’s car and not having the seat belt fit! That has happened to me. There was this one time when I actually held it the whole time to make it look like it was buckled! Now I have more room than I need. I have been weighing myself every morning since Friday. I am so impatient! I want to know THE day I go into the 200’s. I don’t think it’s a bad thing, I feel I need to know! This morning I was finally at 300. I am hoping since I have stopped the weight training that my gained muscle will help my body burn more calories. I read online that for every pound of muscle you build your body will burn 50 more calories than it normally would a day. When I get into the 200’s; don’t worry; you guys will be the first to know! ;) It took me until yesterday evening to be ok with not loosing any weight this week. I understand a lot more than I did before and realize that it is normal. I also saw a pattern with my weight lifting. I do it every other week and those weeks I don’t loose as much as if I were to not have lifted weights. The only thing is that this week I did it every day vs. the weeks that I usually do it; it’s every other day. I will be switching up my routine a bit. Right now I just need to focus on cardio. I just felt so stupid that I thought that I had lost weight because I felt and thought I noticed changes & so did Michael. In the end I truly believe I did lose some weight; I just gained it back in muscle. This coming week I hope to walk more vs. doing my basement routine. It gives me a good excuse to visit my Mom. I always walk better knowing I have a destination to reach. I still have yet to work out today but I plan on doing 15 minutes on the treadmill and then 15 minutes on the exercise bike. I also want to get back into doing Richard Simmons or my other work out DVDs to spice things up. I like to go back and read my first few blogs. Those were the best. Sometimes; even though I am only on month 3; I feel I forget some of the reasons why I started this process! Staying positive is key! I need to look at how far I have come; not how far I need to go or when I want to get there. The now is what matters and I will get no where if I keep beating myself up when I should really be proud of where I am at and who I am today. My future self will thank me! I had an egg and a piece of toast for breakfast; my green tea w/lemon and 3 ears of corn on the cob for lunch with a salad. For snacks in between my meals I have some pretzel sticks (32 pieces for 110 calories), Honey Maid low fat cinnamon graham crackers (2 full cracker sheets for 120 calories), plain animal crackers (16 for 120 calories), Triscuit minis (28 crackers for 130 calories) or Ritz munchables (42 for 150 calories). My favorite snack is Ritz munchables with a wedge of my laughing cow cheese! Yum! If you haven’t had the Ritz munchables yet you have to try them! They are so good and I don’t feel guilty taking a handful. I don’t think I will have dinner because I didn’t have my lunch until late. I will probably make some popcorn later. I am dreading to write today’s post. I thought it is better to do it now and to get it over with so here it is:
I weighed in this morning and after working my butt of this whole week I have lost nothing. Zip, zero, zilch. I am still hanging on at 301. I moved my scale all over the house in case it was not on a flat surface; I replaced the batteries and re-weighed myself a 100 times. I believe I have hit my true plateau. I thought I already had hit my plateau when I only lost 1 pound that one week but nope, this is it. I did nothing wrong and I didn’t cheat with food and have been staying in the 1,000-1,200 calorie range for each day. I also have been drinking my water and green tea and still nothing. I was so excited to be back in the 200’s but I guess it will have to wait. I am very upset and I feel like I have let myself down big time. I don’t deserve my cheat day today. I made a joke to my Mom yesterday about if I wasn’t in the 200’s today that I would give up. Little did I know; I wasn’t going to be. I know I can’t give up but it is very hard to stay positive when something like this happens. I didn’t gain anything so this HAS to be a plateau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only time will tell; and I am willing to stick with it to find out. <-- I have been eating a lot of corn on the cob lately! I have 2 ears with lunch or dinner. 1 ear of corn is about 90 calories unbuttered. I lightly spray my 0 calorie cooking spray on them after they are done and then salt and pepper. I CANNOT taste the difference! I love it. I did a double workout today so I can still have my free day tomorrow. I can’t wait. I have been working my butt off this week! On another note I can see my feet again! I can’t believe how much smaller my belly has gotten. Michael can finally wrap his arms around me. It’s an amazing feeling! Also Chewie (my little dog) doesn’t really have much of a belly to lay on anymore lol. Every time he tries to lay on me he can't get comfortable. Sorry buddy! I was thinking when all this is said and done; about getting a very small tattoo somewhere on my left forearm that says “338”. It will remind me on how far I have come and to never go back! Out of all my tattoos this is one I feel I need to get! Maybe someday… I have been so busy all day! I cleaned for most of it and then we had some friends come over to watch fireworks and had a little fire. I didn't get a chance to work out today and I am way to tired to do it now so it looks like i'm working out Friday or doing a double work out tomorrow. I can't wait until I weigh in Friday! I could be in the 200's right now and not even know it. Being back in the 200's would be HUGE for me!!!!! It's been a long, long time. I think i'm starting to get sick. My throat started getting a little sore this evening. I hope it's nothing! We will see in the morning. <-- I made a tomato cabbage soup yesterday with stuff I had laying around. I was surprised that it turned out as good as it did! It was very simple. I had the taste for cabbage rolls lately and this cured it! It is also low in calorie too. I used a head of cabbage, onion, green pepper, can of tomato soup, broccoli and pea pods. My workout last night was intense! I was pouring sweat. It felt great. Before I would start sweating almost immediately into my workout but now it takes me about a good 7 minutes of constant exercise to start feeling the burn depending on the workout. Today is a day where I can’t think of too much to say. I have been having a lot of those lately! I posted a bunch of motivational pictures though. I love the quotes on them and had a hard time picking just one to post! I worked out in the basement last night and I did 10 straight minutes on the treadmill without stopping once!!!!!! I can’t believe how much more I am capable of doing. When I started on the treadmill it was ALWAYS stop, go, stop, go, stop, and go! The last few minutes where the worst! Just when I wanted to give up I kept myself going. I know 10 minutes doesn’t sound like a lot but trust me, try it ha-ha. It feels like forever when you’re on it! At least it felt like forever for me. After that I did 10 straight minutes on the exercise bike with a couple small breaks then I did my weight stuff. Saturday we had our rummage sale. We were supposed to have it Fathers Day weekend but we just didn’t have enough time to get all of our stuff together so we had it this past weekend. We did great! Didn’t have any high ticket items but I was surprised all together we came out with a little over $200! Most of the stuff was my Moms but she is awesome and we split the $’s 50/50. We started around 8 and closed up around 3. I was the cashier lol and I forgot to wear my tanning oil and I got so burnt! The kind of burnt where it’s more comfortable to not wear a shirt and where it hurts when you put your arm up. It’s gotten better but the first day you could have fried an egg on it from the heat that was coming off of it! Before I wrap this up I wanted to share a teeth whiting tip I found on Pinterest. If you take peroxide and rub it on your teeth with a q-tip without closing your mouth and hold it open after you put it on for about 10 seconds it will whiten your teeth if you do it daily. Today is my first day that I tried it and it pretty much has the same effect/taste as the strips I used! I’ll take the cheaper method lol. I will keep it up and let you guys know how it’s going because those whitening strips are expensive! It was like $45 for a 14 day kit that my Mom had gotten me. Also that frying pan I had posted a while back where you can cook without oil/butter works ok. You can’t have the burner on too high or it will burn but it doesn’t stick. It almost seems like it gets hotter faster. I still use my 0 calorie cooking spray with it. |
My name is Marilyn and I am 27 years old. I have been overweight for most of my life and on May 1st, 2012 I weighed in at 338 pounds. This blog is about my weight-loss journey.
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