50 Pounds to Subaru Journal

Good morning Ashley!! Great job on the running!!! I am trying to hit the treadmill more often in preparation:) I am so excited!
 
The coolest thing about the jogging is that for the first time in my life jogging has become an aerobic exercise instead of anaerobic. I can't go very fast, but I was able to keep it up for about 13 minutes nearly all at once. Unreal! The best I had done before was 3 minutes.

It's kind of a weird dynamic because I am doing 3 miles at a time so I can't wear myself out in the first mile if I expect to keep it up.

In better news, my weight is on the downswing. Today at 178.6. Still high, but coming back off.
 
I have a great treadmill interval training when your ready. It will really help with endurance and overall fitness!! I am doing it at least once a week:) It kicks my butt let me tell you!!! but in that good way:D
 
I finished my skirt tonight! Now I just have the apron and the puffy top sleeves. I'm on schedule with a costume for the first time ever.
 
llama bean

Congrats on the jogging. Do you find your weight is coming off faster with the jogging? I love to jog but am only doing it one day of the week (knees).

I just did some calculations. Your highest weight was 213 (mine was 220). You started your journal at 203 in Oct 2006, 4 1/2 months ago and in that time you have lost 28 pounds! 28 pounds is fantastic.

I've lost 11 pounds in just over two months. My twenty over 200 I lost like five years ago. Haven't tried LIKE THIS before (I mean with WLF). Its really keeping me going.
 
Honestly, the jogging hasn't had results yet. I've been struggling with plateaus lately and it's extremely frustrating. 178.6 again today.

213.4 was my highest, but I have lost it during this weight loss effort. I didn't find the forum until a month into my new life.

I'm going to post some more reflections on plateau frustrations once I get to work. See ya'll in a half hour.
 
My conclusion: Plateaus suck.

The thing that is so frustrating about them is trying to figure out if they are caused by a somehow less-diligent following of my weight loss plan, or if they are just one of those things that happen.

Because, if I admit it honestly, I am being less diligent. I'm eating well and exercising daily - but my exercise has moved to the night rather than the morning. And I've been eating home cooked food which is harder to estimate calories.

But that's no reason to GAIN weight. I have lost weight easily before doing exactly what I'm doing right now. It's just easier to get up and go in the morning when the number on the scale has gone down.

I've always secretly believed that 185 was my body's desired weight and eventually I always return to 185. I want to disprove myself but my creeping up weight is just reinforcing my ideas.

Then there is the issue of my cheat days. I've always held Wednesday and Saturday both as cheat days. In the past they haven't really affected my weight loss but I'm afraid now that I'm lower it's going to require me to do better even on Wednesday and Saturday.

And then I'm afraid that I don't have the willpower to do better on Wed/Sat.

This latest plateau has caused a lot of self doubt, and I can't wait to be past it.
 
I feel your pain. I was steadily losing for the first month, then february came. I lost 4lbs around TOM and stayed the same for 3-4weeks. Depressing. I have managed to lose 3 over the last week. However, I was around TOM again, I'm hoping I don't stall again for another 3-4weeks. With the snow melting here, I hoping to get outside and walk more. Hopefully that will help, as well as starting a running program.

Good luck to you. I am sure you will continue to lose - it just gets harder to closer youget to your goal.
 
I hate to hear the self doubt!!! My friend struggled with her "set points" convinced that she was destined to stay around 190. She let that thought overwhelm her and it brought her weight up by 15lbs. She has been stressing about it and recently started to evaluate why she was gaining. It all came downt to food and exercise. She was still eating Atkin's food but she was eating a lot of food and she hadn't been exercising. I think no matter what you are doing portion control, calories and ultimatly what you are putting into your body play a big part in helping to lose weight.
You have been exercising and you have lost a lot of weight so as you get closer to your goal weight it gets harder. Your body isn't shocked by what your doing to it anymore. It needs a jolt and when you mentioned cheat days I wonder if they are more of a threat to you than you let on. Cheat days have ruined weeks of progress for me... they are usually the reason I stall. I could, if I let myself, get myself back up to an average of 2,000 calories a day just by letting go on a cheat day. They are bad things in my mind. You shouldn't need to "cheat" in your diet. You should let yourself have things so you don't feel deprived but just have a little bit. Like the 3 bite dessert rule. Order any dessert and just take 3 bites... easier said than done I know.
I am hoping this isn't coming off as lecturing because it is not meant to. I am sad you are so frusturated and you seem to have given us clues as to why you are stalling. I don't believe for a second you have a set weight at 185. It stresses me to hear it because it's like saying "it's ok to be there because my body won't do anything else". Look at what your eating, remind yourself of your goal, look up some new workouts to do.... (though I think that you are fine on working out).
I hope your wieght will start going down again! I hate to see you come so far and then lose hope! There are so many good things that you have done and acheived and you can totally get to where you want to be if you don't give up!
 
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm definitely not going to give up, it's just going to be a bit of a struggle to get past where I am.

My cheat days usually run about 2000 calories. The primary reason is that I go to my mother's on those days. I had been doing this during my entire weight loss journey so far, but I think I'd better stop if I hope to continue on. Mishi- you're right, my body isn't surprised by my habits anymore.

I guess the thing that is so great and also so terrible about weight loss is that the successes and failures spiral. When I lose I'm jazzed about it, and go work out and eat well and thus lose more. When I don't lose I'm kind of sad and while I might still go work out maybe it's only a half hour instead of an hour. Or maybe I eat a full portion of cheese instead of a half. you know?

I'm going to kick butt this week and I'll be able to report that I've lost. I am sure of it. And even if not, I'll keep working for it.
 
Hey, I'm new here and I'm going around searching the forums and your diary caught my eye. I must admit it was the word Subaru in the title! I LOVE anime and so I had to check it out. I also noticed you mentioned DDR, which I also love. It's awesome to read about people who have the same interests as well as weight loss challenges.

I understand the whole feeling sad when you don't lose weight or when you do cheat. I was at a plateau (through my own fault of not exercising) but being at that plateau for months was depressing and being depressed didn't help me want to exercise either so it was a continuing circle of sadness yet not doing anything about it. I just recently (since last week) gained my motivation back and I'm here on this site to get support and hopefully maintain my motivation.

Reason why I'm mentioning this is just to show that everyone goes through those feelings and stages but it can be overcome as well! Never give up and keep trying, you will reach your goals as long as you believe in yourself :D

Christina
 
happy monday to you- - it's also poultry day today - do the chicken dance beneath the light of the moon... have a fantastic week...
 
Welcome Risty and thanks for stopping by! You're an anime fan? What do you watch?

Breakthrough today! I suddenly realized that I haven't really been working out in the mornings like I used to. I got up early this morning and hit the gym - hopefully that will kick start things again.

I'm also going to be drinking water again - I got out of the habit of that.

I'm upping my daily calories to 1400-1500. By the advice everybody gives this seems like a much more reasonable number especially now that I'm trying to cut down on cheat days.

Throughout the weight loss process I've cycled through being really jazzed and active and being more despondent and inactive. Today I start my new cycle of being jazzed.

I'm starting a new system of measuring my progress. I previously tried to pay attention primarily to my moving averages, but now with the slower progress I'm looking more at the 30 day difference. Right now I may feel stagnant, and I may be higher than I was 2 weeks ago, but I'm down 5.4 pounds from 30 days ago. The only time I hadn't lost weight over 30 days was for 3 days over Christmas.

I'm so close to my goals that it will only take another push or two to get there.

Hooray Poultry Day!
 
Great plans!! I am impressed and so glad your jazzed! we will show those calories who is boss!!! I have a calender in my room where I post my weights everytime I weigh in. Once a week on Fridays for sure then I also post just my random weigh days.. It really helps to look back through the weeks and see though you haven't lost for a bit the weight has gone down for the month. It is nice to see there on the wall in black and white:) have a great day!!
 
Hey, yeah I'm totally an anime fan. I watch almost anything but my Fav's are Trigun, Escaflowne, Helsing, Record of Lodoss War, Evangelion (minus the ending)... man there's so many. I own a bunch more that I also love (including .hack). Right now I'm in the process of watching ghost in the shell s.a.c. which is also good.

I find that I'm also needing to up my calories a bit. I just started keeping track of them again since yesterday and I noticed it's a bit lacking, I just don't know what to do because I feel full with what I eat now. I also notice the majority of my cals is supper... damn supper! I hope you have better luck with your cals than I am with mine, lol.

I also wish you luck on your morning workouts. Working out in the morning is what actually gets me ... well... working out, I can't seem to go after work so I was doing nothing for a few months. But since I started going in the morning I haven't missed a day and I feel awesome after! So I hope it does the same for you and that you're able to keep it going!

Good luck with reaching your goal! I can't wait until I'm that close to mine! ;)
 
Good to hear from you again Risty! I am currently watching Deathnote and Full Metal Panic, and have watched Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto (pre-filler), and a bunch of others. Before the convention I have Saiyuki, Cowboy Beebop and Ghost in the Shell on my watch list.

Thanks for the encouragement everybody. I have to admit, I worked my butt off yesterday and truly expected to see huge results on the scale like I used to. It went up. UP! <reminds self that it's not about the number>
 
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