Wednesday is here again. I weighed in last night at my Weight Watchers meeting as usual. I was glad I sat through the meeting because I was a little bummed out by my weigh in. No loss this week I stayed the same. I cannot even take a picture of it because I dropped my phone in the snow this morning on my way to the gym and I am waiting patiently over night hoping it dries out!
So I still weigh162.4. The total for the challenge is still 5.6lbs lost. Kind of really disappointed in myself since it has been 5 full weeks. That is only a loss of about 1.1lbs per week. I have been focusing on running a lot since my half marathon is only 25 days away and I am not sure if this focus has caused me to not focus so much on my eating. Well I guess it obviously has because my body is not dropping the weight on a consistent 2lb a week basis anymore. I am weight training 3 days a week and this can also be the reason for the slower decreases. Whatever it is, I want to dig more into it. I guess the closer I am coming to goal the more impatient I am getting.
I was hoping to hit 100 pounds lost in total by my 1 year healthy journey anniversary on February 24th. It does not look like I will reach this goal and I am a bit upset by this. Again I know I should be happy I have lost 90.2lbs to date and I am on the right track I am down from a size 18 to a size 4. I am running an average of 20 miles a week. I am doing so good at everything else I just am not seeing those big losses on the scale right now.
I always see so many of you hating the scale and saying do not focus on it as much so I am going to put faith in you all and try try my hardest not to. It is just aggravating when you are so close to goal but it takes forever to reach it. I will not let these final few pounds keep me down! I am looking forward to taking my measurements at the end of this challenge and seeing how many inches I lost. Hopefully it is better than the physical numbers on the scale.
8 comments:
Please don't beat yourself up - you have done AMAZING things.. and one week isn't going to kill you.
You didn't gain - so it could have been worse.
I didn't have a great week, either.. but I want to think that maybe I have built up a little muscle... you know, positive thinking. :)
Wow, just what you've done so far is something to be proud of! I can't imagine losing 2 lbs a week, I have trouble losing half a pound even when watching my calorie intake and/or trying to exercise more. So frustrating.
You're doing a great job! And if you're training for a half, it's not as easy to lose. You're building muscle and your body requires more fuel. I really struggled to lose when I was training last winter/spring. But you're creating really healthy lungs and good, solid muscles, which are SO important.
thanks joanna you are right I am happy i did not gain!
Thank you lori I will keep it in mind to appreciate my over all progress.
Thanks for your input Heather, I did not think of it this way, I figured training would help me lose weight.. Good point!
you're a size 4 - you don't get to complain about a pound a week m'kay?
seriously once you get down so small your body has a harder time getting rid of fat.
ALSO i gained weight marathon training. as weird as it sounds long runs do not necessarily = weight loss.
Wow from an 18 to a 4 in less than one year? A. MAZE. ING!! Be proud! You just gave me so much motivation.
you should play around with your nutrition
I am amazed and motivated by your success. An 18 to a FOUR? Holy crap! I mimic what another commenter said: when you are small it's hard to lose at a fast pace. Your body likely knows that it doesn't have much to lose and is hanging on to it. It could be hanging on even harder because of the workouts you are doing. Our bodies are smart (and frustrating).
Despite your frustration, know that so many of us out in the blogosphere are inspired, amazing, and jealous of your success.
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