Well, I'm completely changing gears.
No calorie counting. No measuring or weighing food.
Reading labels. Only certain foods permitted. Others foods not permitted.
Lots of protein. Little carbs.
Interval training with weights - a new approach.
Almost 3 days down. Not too bad...so far.
Weight unchanged, but at least not up.
We shall see what it does after one week on this plan.
My goal is to try it for 4 weeks to see what happens.
Right now, I'm off to walk!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Nothing to Say
Up 3 pounds.
Hard work does NOT pay off.
Will rethink and re-evaluate.
Too much to do to focus on exercise - haven't done a thing in 4 days.
I think I wear too many hats. Can't get it all done, and "me" is always last on the list.
So, the diet and exercise get pushed off the plate when other things are pressing.
Hard work does NOT pay off.
Will rethink and re-evaluate.
Too much to do to focus on exercise - haven't done a thing in 4 days.
I think I wear too many hats. Can't get it all done, and "me" is always last on the list.
So, the diet and exercise get pushed off the plate when other things are pressing.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
HUNGER
Very hungry day today. There are those days that are just like that. Why, I don't know.
Went for a walk to try to convince myself it's not hunger, but it's still there.
Hard to even concentrate with all that hollow feeling in my mid-section. UGH.
Have tackled the playroom organization, the guest room organization, the consignment project...
guess I'll hit the office next. Gotta stay busy....
Summer is coming, and I WILL NOT BE FAT. I will enjoy my shorts and I will be COMFORTABLE,
for the first time in a long time.
Went for a walk to try to convince myself it's not hunger, but it's still there.
Hard to even concentrate with all that hollow feeling in my mid-section. UGH.
Have tackled the playroom organization, the guest room organization, the consignment project...
guess I'll hit the office next. Gotta stay busy....
Summer is coming, and I WILL NOT BE FAT. I will enjoy my shorts and I will be COMFORTABLE,
for the first time in a long time.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Disappointment Grows
Since Wednesday's weigh-in, I have managed to slowly creep on 2 pounds. Shouldn't loss CONTINUE or at least stay stable? Going up???? What in the world is going on???????
I just don't get it.
Sticking to the diet. Measuring food. Weighing food. Journaling food intake. Drinking water. Cardio AND weights. Lots of veggies. Where is the error in this?
I am VERY hungry much of the day, sometimes to the point of distraction. I literally cannot focus due to the hollow, empty feeling I have in my entire mid-section.
I don't know what to do. I haven't given up, but I am very confused and frustrated.
According to the "math" (of 3500 calories = 1 pound), I should be down a minimum of 10 pounds at this point, if not more. My body is immune to weight loss in some strange, unknown way. Today, I am down 5 pounds, at best. If that.
I have a VERY LONG WAY TO GO. I saw my butt in the mirror today. It looks like it belongs to several other people (combined).
I am going for a walk. Not that it helps.
I just don't get it.
Sticking to the diet. Measuring food. Weighing food. Journaling food intake. Drinking water. Cardio AND weights. Lots of veggies. Where is the error in this?
I am VERY hungry much of the day, sometimes to the point of distraction. I literally cannot focus due to the hollow, empty feeling I have in my entire mid-section.
I don't know what to do. I haven't given up, but I am very confused and frustrated.
According to the "math" (of 3500 calories = 1 pound), I should be down a minimum of 10 pounds at this point, if not more. My body is immune to weight loss in some strange, unknown way. Today, I am down 5 pounds, at best. If that.
I have a VERY LONG WAY TO GO. I saw my butt in the mirror today. It looks like it belongs to several other people (combined).
I am going for a walk. Not that it helps.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Weekly Weigh-in and Measure-in
I must admit I'm disappointed. I wish I had the outlook that something is better than nothing...that any loss is better than a gain - but...I don't.
As hard as I am working and as deprived as I continue to feel, I expected to see more, either in the measurements or the scale...or BOTH.
Only down .4 pound from last week (YES, that is a DECIMAL in front of the 4!).
And only down 1 3/4 inches. Considering that I measure 12 different spots, I'd expect this to be more.
This is discouraging to me.
If I am dieting and exercising, I expect more results.
If I am SO SORE from doing things I'm not even supposed to do exercise-wise, I want better results.
If I am turning down every treat, making a separate dinner for myself, and drinking half a gallon of water EVERY day, I need better results.
Someone, please save me from this eternal cycle of misery in which I find myself!
Why can't I just be one of those naturally thin people who finds food an inconvenience????
As hard as I am working and as deprived as I continue to feel, I expected to see more, either in the measurements or the scale...or BOTH.
Only down .4 pound from last week (YES, that is a DECIMAL in front of the 4!).
And only down 1 3/4 inches. Considering that I measure 12 different spots, I'd expect this to be more.
This is discouraging to me.
If I am dieting and exercising, I expect more results.
If I am SO SORE from doing things I'm not even supposed to do exercise-wise, I want better results.
If I am turning down every treat, making a separate dinner for myself, and drinking half a gallon of water EVERY day, I need better results.
Someone, please save me from this eternal cycle of misery in which I find myself!
Why can't I just be one of those naturally thin people who finds food an inconvenience????
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