Cheesecake on a Treadmill (Part II)

I know I shouldn't be obsessed about my daily weight because it fluctuates but I can't help it. This morning I got on the scale after I brushed my teeth and it was 164.2, which is about a pound more than yesterday. I get on again not even 2 minutes later and it's 166.4 -- the same weight from last week. Weird enough, no matter how many times a day I get on a scale, a lot of the time it will say 166.4; maybe that means that's my real weight, and I haven't lost anything since last week!!
I'm going to follow the meal plan that I set up yesterday, with slight alterations:

8AM Breakfast: Milkshake
12 PM Lunch (after work out): peach & half sandwhich (whole wheat, salami, lettuce, mayo, tomato)
3PM Snack (around 3): Peach & kiwi
Dinner: 10 baby carrots with a spoonful of dip (cream cheese), half sandwhich
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I think I need to stop obsessing over calories and planning out what i eat, because I always change it anyway. Right now, I'm just going to focus on getting ready for my trip ad maybe food will stay out of my mind. I am thinking about my diet 24/7, and I think that is doing more harm then good. When I lost weight back in 2008, I hadn't even realized I had. It was effortless. And I know I can get there again. I just need to stop worrying.
 
On Friday, I walked for about an hour, but yesterday, I had WAYY to many calories (since I went downtown for the day). I did not know that the Johnny Rockets Hershey Chocolate Milkshake that I had was 1,100 calories (which I just learned). If I had, I would not have come home and had dinner. Omg...
 
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My initial weigh in today was (wait for it....) 159 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was freaking out, I couldn't believe it, I thought it said 169 first because I haven't been in the 150's in SO LONG.

HOWEVER.... I know that it must be water weight, etc, and I'm probably at about 163-ish right now.. but still!! When I checked again a few minutes later, I was at 160.4-160.8 .. Just seeing that made me believe that I really could do this.

I know that it is probably not best to diet if I really want to maintain weight loss. It's just that I wanted to maximize weight loss before I leave for my trip, and while I'm away for two months, I'm going to work on maintaining most of what I lost (obviously I'll gain a few pounds since I will be in France - food central!!). However, since I did make a change in my lifestyle, I will try not to overeat in France. In the last few weeks, when I've got out to restaurants with friends, I haven't eaten as much as I usually would - mostly because I've been trying to save money, but this made me realize that I used to eat when I wasn't even hungry. This is a lesson that I'm going to take with me to France - there is no need to order a huge dinner just because other people are, especially if I'm not hungry.

I was proud of myself yesterday - my friends and I went out for dinner, and I only had a drink, while they shared chicken tenders and sweet potato fries. Well, when I came home, I ate, but usually the way it works is that I'd eat at a restaurant, and then eat again at home (if my mom had made something good), so I was still better off!!

Anyway, I haven't been consuming as much water in the last few days, so I really want to get back to that.
 
Hey there *waves* I really would not weigh yourself so often, dude. Jumping on and off the scales as soon as you've weighed yourself is not a good plan because it'll make you obsess! Just take the first number it gives, first thing in the morning. And well done for getting under 160! Hopefully I'll be joining you soon!!! xxxx
 
^ I know, I know, I shouldn't check the scale, but I can't help it. Obviously, constantly checking the scale backfired on me. Last week I noticed that I started gaining weight (which turns out was because an unwelcome monthly visitor was knocking on my door) and I went out a lot (thus ate more)... I haven't felt like watching what I eat and I feel like a complete failure because I was doing so well. I'm leaving for my trip on Saturday, and as of today, I've only lost a pound from where I was in May.

This is unbelievably HARD! It's unfair that so many people I know are skinny and fit and eat much more than I do and don't work out! :(
 
I'm currently at about 163-ish. So I've actually gained a few pounds during my trip.
*Sigh*
Why is this so hard. I lost so much weight before when I hadn't even tried.
 
I weighed in at 160.8 this morning. I don't know if the nearly 3-pound loss was a result of water weight that must have been lost (I've been sweating like crazy lately because of the heat). I am vowing not to look at the scale the rest of the day (I will go nuts if I see a 163 later today), or until Friday at least. That gives me 2 days to see if I can make the 160.8 a 160... or a 159.8.
 
I haven't weight myself yet, but will tomorrow morning, just to see where I'm at. I ate a heavy lunch so will have a very very light dinner (maybe fruit).

Tomorrow I have to attend a party so I don't know how much I should expect to eat. I'm going to keep thinking about the end result.
 
I feel so good about myself right now. The week didn't start off that way though. After eating a LOT (and I mean, a LOT) over the last week (due to family gatherings + cravings), I gained a few pounds. Especially with consuming a ton of Nutella...

Anyway, I just got back into working out yesterday (that one random work out session that I had two weeks ago does not count). I did a Stability Ball group fitness class followed by a Cyclefit Core session. I'm really feeling the effects today of last night's 2 hours of exercise, but that didn't stop me from going to the Fitness Kickboxing class (I never want to lift my legs again - my thighs are KILLING me, even if I just get up to walk). BUT, I'm feeling really positive (maybe 'cause I have only had two yogurts and a banana all day) .. I know I'm going to have a heavy dinner tonight (we might have company over), but since I hardly ate all day, and I worked out, it's fine.

I really think that I can keep this up - I am glad I'm back in school because that really helped me get back into working out (since we have the facilities right on campus).

I was very stressed out this morning (for personal reasons), but I hope that with continuous exercise, I can relieve myself of stress and just be an overall positive person this semester.
 
I'm feeling so good today. My initial weigh-in was 165 (normally I'm around 163) but I'm not worried. My abs and inner thighs are still hurting a bit, but I feeling so positive. I'm so glad that I started working out again... I just had an Activia vanilla yogurt for breakfast... I'm not going to eat too much today since I have a party tonight, and will probably consume more calories then.
I'm just a little bit worried about what to wear tonight since nothing really fits. I have this one dress that I might fit into, but it's sleeveless and I really don't want to show my arms...I'm probably going to buy something new, but I want it to be a dress that will look good on me (and not too big) even after I lose weight.
 
I can't believe I haven't posted in Oct 2.
Well, nothing much to report. I gained a pound or so, I think.
I'll restart today.
I will promise myself not to check my weight until December 1st, so that gives me about a week and a half to see if not checking the scale will help.
I'm not going to record everything I eat either.
Instead, I will just keep my goal of looking good during the holidays in mind.
 
Sunflower said:
How come you have decided to not record everything you eat? Just curious :)

Good luck!
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Thanks!

Historically I've lost weight only when I didn't TRY to lose weight (when I was writing things down). Writing down what I eat never works (for me, that is) - I usually just end up getting depressed after if I overeat and don't end up marking that down...and then I lose motivation and just keep overeating. Besides, instead of thinking of this as a diet (and writing everything down), I'm just going to think of it as a lifestyle change. So I'm just going to eat when I'm hungry and not eat too much (and if I do, eat less for the next meal). At each meal, I'll judge how I'm doing, but I don't think that writing everything I consume and calculating calories on paper works for me...
 
I know I wasn't supposed to check the scale, but I checked it this morning after breakfast and I'm at 162 (wow!) but I know that since it fluctuates, I shouldn't dwell on that. It's just that I haven't seen that number in over a month... (lately it's been between 164 to 168).
I'm going to now put away the scale and not check it for a few weeks. I'll go by how I feel and how I fit into my clothes and see if that works!

Thanks for the support guys!
 
Well, I'm back, over a year after I started my diet, but I'm still around the same weight :(
I'm obviously very disappointed in my lack of progress, and am feeling quite discouraged, but I have to give myself another chance.
I joined a gym, and have worked out twice there already (although only for a half hour today - and I ate WAY too much in the last few days for my work-outs to even matter).

I think I am somewhere between 162 and 167 right now (hard to tell these days, it fluctuates a lot). I want a brand new start tomorrow, and since I am home all the time, I know I have the time, I just need the motivation and dedication.

My goal is to lose 30 pounds by the end of the year. My short-term goal is to lose ten pounds by September 8th. I want to do this by doing cardio EVERY DAY, with weight training every other day. I'm also going to walk at least 40 minutes every day. The hardest part for me is going to be the food part... >.<
 
I worked out about three times last week and yesterday (didn't have a chance to go during the weekend because of events). Since I only have about 45 minutes to work out (free parking for an hour, so I rush in and out), I do about 15 minutes of cardio and strength training the rest of the time. I also walked for about 40 + 15 minutes yesterday. I think today I will do 45 minutes of cardio, and I'll be walking around quite a bit (since I'm going downtown), so that'll be my work-out for the day.

I weighed myself this morning and I'm just over 168 lbs, but I can't tell how accurate this is. :(
 
I think I weigh around 175 at the moment, which is not good. My weight has slowly been creeping up in the last few months, and I definitely want 2012 to be the year that I finally lose the extra weight that I've been trying to lose for a couple of years.


I am going to ease myself back into working out, starting with walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes a day. By the end of January, I want to be in the low 160s, which means that after the holiday festivities are over, I am definitely going to have to watch really hard what I eat. By the end of February, my goal is to be in the low 150s, and by the end of March, the 140s. I KNOW I can do this, but I just have to try harder than I've tried before.
 
AHi. I'm new to this forum but have dieted and exercised for years. We can lose this weight. 2012 will be our year! I would like to recommended aiming to lose 1-2 lbs per week. I have found when losing large amounts of weight quickly I tend to gain it back even faster plus some. Also I do not deprive myself of sweets because if I do deprive myself then when I do allow myself to have sweets I tend to binge. Everything in moderation is my rule. Good luck!! Hopefully we can motivate each other.
 
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