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friskyrn

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I am here for many reasons. I want to lose weight, be healthy for my husband and children, and be proud of my accomplishments. I am 30 years old with 2 children. I only gained 17 pounds while I was pregnant with my first baby. I lost that weight fairly quickly but the consistency was not the same (my belly was no longer taut like before). When I got pregnant with my 2nd baby it was a whole different story. I gained 40 pounds with her. To top it off I had a C-Section :( I remember looking at my body afterwards and thinking "I will never look the same again." I had stretch marks, rolls of flab, and a big scar. I decided then, I am going to lose this weight and look/feel better than I did before I had kids. I have lost 60 pounds in 9 months and have at least 20 pounds to go. I am currently on WW. I jog 3-4 nights a week and lift weights on my off nights. It is amazing how your body can transform. My unflattering stomach is looking quite nice....I never thought it was possible. The stretch marks are all faded and I am aiming for the bikini next year! I think the key is to lose the weight slow and incorporate an exercise routine. I still have a long way to go but I'm excited to look back in the end and see what I've accomplished. My husband is on WW and exercising with me. It's great because we can motivate and push each other. To sum it up- so long 20 pounds, hot body here I come!!!!
 
I can do this!

Now I enter the hard part...exercise. I started running two weeks ago. I started by walking 4 minutes and running 2 minutes a total of 5 times each. I am soooo out of shape that it was hard to do at first. However, I pushed myself to finish each run. At the end of the week it wasn't so bad....almost easy. This week I'm walking 3 minutes and running 3 minutes a total of 5 times each. Although toward the end, the "run" was more of a "bouncing walk". I still forced myself to finish. I have to motivate myself during each run. I keep telling myself "I can do this" and think of those cute jeans I want to wear.
It's kinda funny because my husband and I are pushing strollers while we run. Many people laugh when they see us running but I don't care. At least I'm out here trying to lose weight and get healthy. I know I can do this!!!!
 
:hurray:Hi there! Good on ya for joining WW (that is what has worked so well for me) and for your regular exercising! You don't have far to go at all - you can surely do this!

As for the C-section, I have had two. I found that working with a stability ball has helped a great deal. I do crunches, etc. using my ball, and it has made such a HUGE difference in my core strength and shape!

Best wishes on your journey
ABBA
 
It sounds like you're well on your way - congrats on all your progress! I love that you and your husband run with strollers - that's very cute.
 
Another week down. I'm starting to get in a rut. I didn't lose any weight this week. What's odd is now that I started running I really haven't lost any weight. The first week I gained 4 pounds but then lost 5 pounds in one day....water weight of course. Last week I gained 2 pounds and then lost 2.5pounds on my "weigh-in" day. What is odd is that I gain weight each day that I run. My thoughts are that I am not taking in enough water on the days I run so my body is holding on to more water than usual. Also, I'm not sure I'm taking in enough calories on the "run days". This week I am going to do an experiment. I am going to increase my water intake on the days I run and I am going to track my caloric intake. I'm on Weight watchers and I do take into account my exercise points I gain from my workouts. I eat a little more those days to offset that; but maybe I don't take in enough. I'm sure my metabolism is up from exercising but I don't want to not be eating enough so my metabolism goes down because my body thinks I'm starving it. I know I'll figure it out but it's frustrating when I've been working out and eating great and not seeing any benefits.
 
I know I'll figure it out but it's frustrating when I've been working out and eating great and not seeing any benefits.
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Working out and eating great are benefits... even if the scale doesn't tell you anything...

If the lack of results on the scale can be frustrating -put the scale away for a few weeks and focus on the habits... and how you're feeling...
 
You can do it Frisk! I understand your frustration - I'm experiencing the same right now myself. But don't give up - eventually everything will work out!
 
Ok, I'm motivated again. I've been down b/c I feel like I'm working so hard for nothing, but that's not the attitude to have. I have done some research and feel motivated now. I have been steadily losing weight and then I added in the exercise and immediately stopped losing and at times gaining weight instead. I understand muscle weighs more than fat but surely I haven't gained that much muscle that quick. I'm not sure how fast it takes to gain muscle (to the degree of gaining weight). I don't own calipers but I can say I can feel more muscles in my legs and stomach than just a couple weeks ago...Is that possible??? It seems like it would take months to increase muscle size, but maybe not. I counted my caloric intake yesterday. I consumed 1330 calories. My BMR is 1536.9. Adding in the exercise and then accounting for the 20% decrease it comes to 1900 calories. So that means if I took in 1900 calories I would lose weight each week. However, I consume roughly 1300-1500 calories daily and still have not lost any weight in two weeks. That doesn't make any sense. My lowest two weeks ago was 166 but now I weigh 168. That is weighing at the same time each week. What I read was that if this is happening then it probably means I am losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time...which is what I want. At least for right now I am going to believe this is what is happening to me. I do know my legs are bulkier than the were a couple weeks ago. If anything I am a healthier person and I do feel better about myself. My stamina is increasing....My routine is listed...
started by walking for about 2 weeks...1 mile (mod pace) every other day
Week 1......walk 4 min, jog 2 min (Sat/Sun/Tues/Thurs)
Week 2......walk 3 min, jog 3 min (same as above)
Week 3......walk 3 min, jog 3 min (same as above)

That's where I'm at now. What's sad is the first week it was hard to jog 2 minutes. By week 2, the 2 minutes was nothing. The 3 minutes is harder than I thought. Keep in mind I'm jogging with a stroller-which I would think would make it a little harder than normal. My jog is around 5.5 mph. My walk is around 3.5 mph. I'm soooo out of shape; it's embarassing to admit it's hard to jog for 3 minutes. I know in a few months I will be joging for 30 mintutes straight, look back, and won't be able to believe how far I've come. I can't wait for that day.
 
Frisk - don't be embarrassed. It's hard for a lot of people who don't admit it or even try. Right now I'm lucky to get 1 minute, but when I was working on this two years ago I found myself all of the sudden one day finding that i could just keep going....and going....

15 minutes passed before I realized I had made it to where i could just jog. It was so proud of myself. You can do it - it will come faster than you think.
 
MOTIVATED AND EXCITED :hurray: That about sums it up. Saturday I went running by myself (it was too windy to get the kids out). I started by walking 3 minutes and then started my ususal 3 minute run. When the 3 minutes were up I decided to keep going. Usually after 3 minutes I'm counting down the seconds, which seem like hours, until I can stop. I was so full of energy and curiosity about how far I could go. I am still in shock....I ran 22 minutes straight...2 full miles!!!! The only reason I stopped was my cd player stopped and I immediately stopped to see what happened. Well, my cd player came right back on but it was too difficult at that point to get back into the groove so I walked the rest of the way home. I probably could have gone the whole 3 miles if I hadn't stopped.
Sunday is our day to go up in running time...we went up to 2.5 minutes walking and then run 5 minutes (X4 cycles). It really was not that difficult. I could've gone longer but stuck I with our program. I did a few things different which really seemed to help....
I listened to music (kept my mind off running)
I waited 30-45 minutes after eating instead of going immed. after
I didn't have the stroller (which does make a big difference)
It seemed like all those things put together made the run much easier. I am so proud of myself but even more proud of my husband. He has stuck with it and is not about to quit. He is such a motivator to me. He is not the athletic type and running is about the last thing he cares about doing....but he is doing great. GREAT JOB JERM and I love you for doing this with me.
 
Well, another 1.5 pounds gone. Running is getting so much easier. It is amazing how fast your body adjusts. Currently I am walking 2.5 minutes and running 5 minutes. When the 5 minutes is up I'm not out of breath and feel like I could keep going (but I want to stick to my routine). Before even 2 minutes I was gasping for air and my body was giving out. I am sooooo excited. I am down to 164. (14 pounds left). After that I'll see what I look like and decide how much more I want to lose.
 
Keep at it!!!!

I am really excited for you!!I've not been very motivated at all lately but have forced myself to at least keep reading the forums even if I was frustrated and wanted to stop.Reading your diary has really motivated me again.Thank You!!It's great to see that people have started at the same point that I am right now and have seen such success.Good luck on your journey and KEEP AT iT!!!
 
I'm having a bad day. I am really down right now. I think I just need to vent. It all started the day before Halloween. Everyone I work with tells me all the time I have lost so much weight. However, what I wear to work hides a lot so it's kinda hard to tell. The day before Halloween a lady I work with told me she couldn't wait to see me in "real" clothes so she could really see how much of a change there was. I was excited to show off my weight loss the next day even though I was in costume. I wore a black shirt that was somewhat tight fitting. I thought I looked really good. At work not a single person said how thin I looked or how much weight I had lost. I was so depressed. I thought, "Well maybe people are jealous of how good I look," but reality brings me back to thinking....I must just look fatter than they all thought I would. I even went to my families house and none of them even told me how much weight I had lost. They commented on how much my husband had lost but not me. Now a week later people are getting there pictures developed and I got a copy and am really sad. I look like a cow!!! Maybe that's exaggerating but I don't look as good as I hoped. Isn't it weird how a camera captures something a mirror doesn't. I have lost 65 pounds and I am VERY proud of myself, but still sad at the same time. I'm not sure if maybe the people at work didn't realize how big I really was to begin with so they thought I should be smaller now. I think I'm making excuses to make myself feel better.

No matter what I'm not giving up and maybe this will motivate me more. I also keep telling myself I'm now a size 10 -12 and that is smaller than the average women anymore. Plus I have some awesome muscles in my legs that could impress many people. I need to get out of this mental rut and think positive and motivate myself. I need to think the scale doesn't lie and I have lost an amazing 65 pounds and went from wearing a size 16 jean to a size 10-12.

Oh, well....for whoever reads this thank you for listening to me vent. I will try to keep my head up and think positive. :)
 
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