..is what I feel like these days!
I began my weight loss journey in November of 2007 in earnest, and have seen some good results. Having started at 270, I am currently in the low 220's, depending on the day. I have received a WEALTH of information from this forum and have had very good results with the work I have been doing.
Given that this is a long journey--my ideal weight is between 150 and 160--I have had to look at what I HAVE accomplished, not necessarily the fact that I'm not quite even halfway there yet. I am learning patience, and to appreciate the journey for what it is.
I am happy...
A few weeks ago, following 12 weeks of INTENSE work (80-100 hours per week preparing tax returns), I refocused my weight loss efforts. Though continuing to work out, my diet had gotten a little sloppy and I plateaued. After tax season ended, my workouts were full of a new energy! I got ambitious and tried HIIT for the first time and loved it! I got some help from an awesome trainer and fixed my diet sloppiness, and substantially changed my workout routine for the first time in 4 months. The workout changes helped me to realize that I had stopped challenging my body--I have increased the weight of my strength training session, intensity of cardio sessions, and have begun losing weight again.
I am kinda in a weird place right now, and wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience, and how they dealt with it. I greatly look forward to my workouts, and have a spiritual/emotional energy for them that keeps pushing me harder/farther/faster. My body however, seems to be not quite keeping up. Did HIIT today, and thought I was gonna kill myself. Heart rate hit 206 once! That part didn't really bother me, but my legs just hurt--they felt crampy and shin-splinty. When finished, my hips were stiff and sore--not limber and warmed up--it was quite disconcerting. I think that the impact of my 223-lb a$$ trying to run like a real athlete played havoc on my hip joints. I truly enjoy the feeling of sore muscles after a good workout--this was different.
Wah wah wah--I guess I just needed to whine. I just feel like the "me" that's under all the fat is ready for so much more and the real me--the less-fat but still too fat me hasn't caught up to where my brain is at! Has anyone else ever felt that way??
I began my weight loss journey in November of 2007 in earnest, and have seen some good results. Having started at 270, I am currently in the low 220's, depending on the day. I have received a WEALTH of information from this forum and have had very good results with the work I have been doing.
Given that this is a long journey--my ideal weight is between 150 and 160--I have had to look at what I HAVE accomplished, not necessarily the fact that I'm not quite even halfway there yet. I am learning patience, and to appreciate the journey for what it is.
I am happy...
A few weeks ago, following 12 weeks of INTENSE work (80-100 hours per week preparing tax returns), I refocused my weight loss efforts. Though continuing to work out, my diet had gotten a little sloppy and I plateaued. After tax season ended, my workouts were full of a new energy! I got ambitious and tried HIIT for the first time and loved it! I got some help from an awesome trainer and fixed my diet sloppiness, and substantially changed my workout routine for the first time in 4 months. The workout changes helped me to realize that I had stopped challenging my body--I have increased the weight of my strength training session, intensity of cardio sessions, and have begun losing weight again.
I am kinda in a weird place right now, and wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience, and how they dealt with it. I greatly look forward to my workouts, and have a spiritual/emotional energy for them that keeps pushing me harder/farther/faster. My body however, seems to be not quite keeping up. Did HIIT today, and thought I was gonna kill myself. Heart rate hit 206 once! That part didn't really bother me, but my legs just hurt--they felt crampy and shin-splinty. When finished, my hips were stiff and sore--not limber and warmed up--it was quite disconcerting. I think that the impact of my 223-lb a$$ trying to run like a real athlete played havoc on my hip joints. I truly enjoy the feeling of sore muscles after a good workout--this was different.
Wah wah wah--I guess I just needed to whine. I just feel like the "me" that's under all the fat is ready for so much more and the real me--the less-fat but still too fat me hasn't caught up to where my brain is at! Has anyone else ever felt that way??
whining!! you call that whining!!