My Road to Bringin Sexy Back...

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Girl Squirrel

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Ok maybe if i blog about it and keep a journal of it, it will finally stick! lol It being weight loss of course. It hasnt always been a struggle for me, back in High school i weighed 150 pounds and by the time i graduated college I weighed 110lbs and it was SO easy to lose the weight. Then as the years passed I slowly put it back on. My old work out routine didnt work anymore and neither did my eating habits.

In 2004 when i got my current job i was 117 pounds and i gained and gained and gained from there. Relationships, work, and lifes everyday trials swayed my once diligent work out efforts to a null. Up went the weight. The summer of 2007 i had a personal trainer and went to various work out classes and weighed a nicely fit & toned 140 pounds. I was actually happy there, and My friends said i was looking much better than i did at the 110lbs (which they then mentioned i looked way too thin.)

Now that i have gotten into a new relationship and my hours at work have been cut to part time over the past two years, I have no money for a personal trainer or a gym so i stopped working out and i acquired the eating habits of my boyfriend. He is a beast! he is all solid muscle, works out 3 hours a day at the gym AND trains Mixed Martial Arts 3 times a week and has competed on an amateur level. He grew up playing ever sport under the sun but was mostly a football player thru HS and College. SO he eats TONS of calories and pretty much anything he wants. I thought i could do the same...i was wrong! I gained 22 pounds and lost all my strength and toned muscle, UGH!

I recently join back up at the gym, my wonderful supportive boyfriend added me to his gym plan so its about $20 cheaper so i can afford it. I take a spinning class every night and i love it! And i have gone back to my calorie counting, healthy food habits and keeping a food journal. I am feeling great but i havent seen any results yet, i started two weeks ago. Of course i got sick and had to take antibiotics and also mother nature decided to give me her monthly gift early...i am hoping that with those two things factored in plus my body's adjustment to getting back into the grove is the reason why the scale hasnt budged. Next week will be a clean slate, no "monthly gift" and no antibiotics, i hope this effort takes. I want to lose the 22 pounds and get back to being more tone by my 10 year high school reunion at the end of November!

Thats it for now, i am going to def try and stick to writing a entry every week to track my progress. Wish me luck!

Girl Squirrel:seeya:
 
Hey girl,
My story is kinda similar to yours!! Except my boyfriend is healthy eater, while I ate more than him lol. I ate with my super unhealthy friends, ate whenever, ate whatever. I never thought I cud get fat! And here I am, OVER WEIGHT! I gained 20kg (Not pounds) over two years...thats about 40 lbs. Offcourse none of my clothes fit! I was in denial for a year about my weight gain! I squeezed my butt into my size UK 8 clothes, untill one day my jeans ripped (lol!! I find it hillarious now)...then offcourse I had the excuse, oh I gained a little bit of weight...and these pants are getting old! But little did I know, or I think I acctually knew, but refused to acknowledge that I had a problem. I had to be a carefull eater all my life. Only when I ate carefully, and exersized I was slim ! When I didnt, I balooned (but never this badly, I've nver gone off the wagon for two years straight...)...but u know what it happens. Happens to the best of us. So dont you give up on yourself! :) I wish you every success on your journey...on bringin sexy back! Take care! Have a great weekend!
 
Hey well done on getting back in to the habit of being healthy, nearly everyone falls back in to their old habits at some point but it can be a good thing because once you have to do it all again your hopefully less likely to fall off. Once you see the pounds start to drop I'm sure there will be no stopping you!!
Good Luck! :D
 
Hey Girl Squirrel! We're right around the same weight (you're about 162?) I know what you mean, my best friend is like, a size 2, eats whatever she wants, and never works out so sometimes I get into this mindset that I can eat whatever I want too! Of course, that is so not true, but it's still hard!

You sound like you're doing great so far! You can do this :D
 
Ok time for my weekly check in, had no time on Friday to post but better late than never! First i want to say thanks for the responses! Makes me feel good to see I have some support & i am not the only one in this rocky boat! haha

At my end of the week weigh in I had a weight loss of 3 pounds! not too shabby, i know all of us would love to wake up one morning after a week of working out & eating healthy to step on the scale and see all the weight drop off at once but its not reality. I am truly happy for any weight loss i see happening on my scale! So now today i am at 159 pounds.

i have a bunch of new work out classes at the gym to try that were just added to the fall schedule. I am gonna mix it up, instead of doing spin class 4 times a week & walking 4 miles on fridays...i am going to do spin 3 times a week, a hip hop cardio dance class & and a Latin impact cardio dance class. Sounds like a lot of fun and i love dancing any other time so why not make it part of my work outs, esp the hip hop class, its my fav type of music!

All weekend i stuck to healthy home cooked meals & was really strict with drinking only water other than my one cup of coffee in the mornings. My boyfriend and I went on a nature walk at a local state park which was about 4 miles up and down hills...we saw tons of animals & enjoyed the 65 degree sunny weather! It def feels good to start the week off without that overly full bloated feeling from pigging out on anything and everything over the weekend. I was able to resist the urge to snack every time that my boyfriend did, i would even find myself giving him the "ur really gonna eat that?" look, instead of saying "hey, bring that over here so we can share!"

So here we go with an excellent start, feeling good and motivated...hopefully i can bring another decent number to the scale at the end of this week, either way i look forward to the fun new workouts & hearing your comments & support! Thanks :)
 
Last week i was disappointed with my results. I really felt confident that i lost weight, when i looked in the mirror my stomach looked flatter too. When i got in the scale on Friday morning the needed landed on the same weight as last week (159). And when i took all my measurements they were all the same as well :( I know the scale is right because my mother goes to weight watchers, she gets weighed on on their scale then comes home and gets weighed on our home scale & the number always matches.

I ate so healthy & worked out 5 days in a row 45 min each day (spin class 3 times a week, a hip hop cardio class, and power walking 4 miles at the local track). I ate salads, yogurt, fresh fruit, lots of water, fresh veggies & plain chicken stir fry. I don't get it!? i keep a food journal and when i checked back to see where i could of messed up, there was nothing, all good stuff!

I added a protein shake to the mix for this week. my spin instructor mentioned that im either not getting enough calories or protein...maybe even both. She suggested Designer Whey Protein shakes. I add water, ice & a cup of fresh strawberries to the chocolate powder and blend it up so its like a shake. i have 4 servings a day since the calories are so low per serving. That way i get more protein & fiber. I kept everything else in my diet the same & i haven't changed my work outs either. I guess i will see if the added protein, more calories and fiber make a difference.

Its frustrating to work so hard all week and to see the scale not budge even a smidgen, I'm sure u all know whats its like! Wish me luck this week!
 
good luck this week!
I don't think I'm going to be down at tomorrow's weigh-in either but I know I was bad this weekend and can blame that.
I know how you feel though because I have had that happen too - I think it's a matter of building muscle when starting out, just my opinion though. Next week you will be down double if you keep pushing like you are! Don't give up and keep it up!:hurray:
 
Im shocked!!! I stayed the same AGAIN! i dont get it...i started eating more healthy calories & the Designer Whey protein shakes and i still worked out 5 days in a row (spin class, hip hop class, walking 4 miles at the track etc)...i feel so defeated, it doesnt seem to matter how little or how much calories, fiber & protein i eat, or how i change up my work outs..nothing is working. I have hit a plateau after only losing 3 pounds 2 weeks ago lol!

Could it be my thyriod? In the past, ive taken tons of diet pills, practically starved myself and worked out 8 hours a day till i literally ran my body down into sickness...so maybe doing all that when i was a teenager/early 20s i have damaged my metabolism or thyroid??? i havent been to the doctors in YEARS! so i havent had any blood work done or even a check up so i have no clue if anything like that could be going on. Like a lot of people right now, i dont have health insurance & i cant afford it.

i just dont know what to do or what to change anymore...anyone have any suggestions??? for now im def not going to stop working out or eating healthy in case a weight loss miraculously shows up next week haha but its just really bothering me that all this hard work, calorie counting & healthy eating has been for nothing in a sense! :( HELP!?
 
Might I suggest you start tracking your calories and nutrient intake.

Try a site like FitDay.com (it's free to use). Enter everything you eat, and carefully measure your amounts. This will show you how many calories you are taking in each day. Most people greatly underestimate how many calories they eat.
You can also plug in your personal data (height, weight, age, goal weight, etc) and it will show you how many calories you need each day to maintain your current weight. Every 500 calories less than that per day that you consume will generally equal about 1 pound lost per week.
You can also input your exercise and activities.

Also, the weight doesn't always come off in a smooth progression. Sometime you will lose a whole bunch, sometimes it will slow down or even stall. You just have to keep at it.
 
another week & another disappointment. This week i didnt even stay the same like i have been, i gained one pound! All my measurements stayed exactly the same too! I worked out 5 days in a row as always, 45 minutes to an hour sweating my ass off each time! Ive switch up the work outs that ive been doing each week so my body doesnt get used to it. My eating has been on point, stayed within my calories, ate a lot of fresh fruit, veggies, yogurt, plain chicken & eggs for my protein & also fiber filled foods, drinking plenty of water. When i do the math w/ my intake calories against the calories burned in my work outs it comes out that i should be losing. I wish i knew what was going on w my body & what i am doing wrong!? this is really upsetting...each week i dont give up & think "this week is gonna be the week i lose more!"...but either i stay the same & now after weeks of standing still with numbers on the scale, it moves forward one freakin pound! UGH! Another thing is i feel exhausted all the time but i get 8 to 9 hours a sleep a night...yet i feel like i could sleep the whole week thru!
 
it may be that your net getting enough recovery time, are your workouts 5 days straight ? how are your rest days spread out ? are you getting enough iron in your diet and are you eating the right food at the right times considering your workouts ?
 
Trusylver, I do 45 min of cardio five times a week straight (Monday thru Friday) and my recovery days are just two days in a row (Saturday and Sunday.) i make a a serving of Designer whey protein shake w/ yogurt & fresh strawberries blended in with it for before my work out and then afterwards i have a hard boiled egg or a yogurt or a serving of fruit. What should i be eating???
 
I always forget to do my weekly updates on Fridays but here is my update for last week anyway haha

I was feeling so exhausted all the time recently, like i could seriously sleep 12 hour days (which some days i even did), so last week i decided i was gonna give my body a rest and i took a "work out vacation." I didnt go to the gym at all and i honestly didnt even stick to healthy eating, I did & ate what i wanted all week. Friday comes a long, weigh in day for me, i step on the scale expected a big gain but NOPE i stayed the same...AGAIN!!!

Come on now, this is getting crazy, right? I bust my ass for an hour a day, 5 days a week and eat healthy and STAY THE SAME! Then i dont work out at all and eat whatever i want and STAY THE SAME! The last time i lost any weight was the first week of September, now its been the same weight ever since no matter what i do and dont eat & what work outs i do or dont do.

This week i am going to try a boot camp class at the gym and maybe the body sculpting one too, as well as spinning & hip hip class and go back to my healthy eating once again. The "work out vacation" was def enjoyable but its not something i want to form a habit of. I def dont feel like i could sleep 12 hour days anymore, so i think my mind & body is well rested and ready to get back in the grove. I just really wish i knew what was going on with this staying the same weight & measurement thing?!?
 
Hey

Sorry to hear you're having trouble. Im not an expert at all but it doesnt look to me like exercise is your problem as you are obviously getting alot. Therefore it may be your calories. How many are you eating a day? Are you religiously tracking everything you put in your mouth? Because I was finding when I wasnt religiously tracking and having the odd piece of fruit here and the odd rice cake there plus juices and things I was sometimes going over 200plus or so cals a day without even realising!

Maybe worth tracking cals for a week to see if that makes a difference? And also posting your food intake so that those alot more knowledgeable than me could offer any insights?
 
Hi Girl Squirrel,

I soooooo know what you mean. I started with eating healthy, exercising regularly end of July. I lost about 8lbs and then stayed there until last week when I gained 2lbs. WTF, right? I have been working out- running, yoga, walking EVERYWHERE the works. Yet the weight has decided not to budge.

One thing I think I am doing wrong is that I am not having enough calories. I am gonna trying upping my calories to the amount I am actually allowed this week (every day of the week) and see what happens. I know I def cannot eat 1700 cal I am allowed (gosh I wouldn't even know what to eat except carbs) but I am going to go 'til abt 1600 and see. Maybe you can try that too?

I know how frustrating it is when everyone is losing around you and you are not. I hear ya on that. And I have been at it a lil longer than you have.

Good luck!
 
Wow what a surprise i changed everything up and i still stayed the same this week :(

so basically ive been the same weight for a month now. This week i really stuck to my calories & made all healthy choices and worked out as usual but tried more intense classes thinking maybe i needed to step it up a notch. But the scale did not budge, i weigh myself on the upstairs bathroom scale and downstairs bathroom scale...they are different scales but both read the same number so i know my scales arent broken haha (dont i wish that was the problem!)

I am at a loss now, the instructors at my gym say im doing everything right, and the nutritionist there took a look at my food journal for free & even told me i have a balanced enough diet & she wouldnt change much (suggested maybe add a little more protein.)

I am seriously wondering if i should get my thyriod tested? I abused my body so bad when i was younger with diet pills, starvation, and working out 8 hours a day straight...then stopping and gaining weight then losing it all again. Maybe i wore it out lol...i will check into the cost of the test since i dont have insurance but id really like to know if its what i am doing or if it could be medical. Ive been getting really emotionally upset every week over this, i really am trying hard & dont want to throw in the towel but its getting to seem pointless, i dont want to feel that way. I always have been athletic growing up, played every sport under the sun so being active is part of my life, i wouldnt want to give it up because i am depressed it isnt working...i just wanna know why, so i can at least understand it! lol

To Juno: thanx for ur repsonse, makes me feel a little more relieved that im not the only one wondering "WTF?" at every weigh in lol...let moew know how the calorie thing works for u and maybe i will look into mine and refine it even more...im supose to eat 1200 calories & thats even too much for me!
 
i havent updated in a while, so i guess its about time i do lol! Two weeks ago, i spent an entire week at my boyfriends place, i didnt work out and i didnt eat all that healthy. i gained 10 freakin pounds in only 7 days after being stuck at the same weight for 4 weeks! Then this past week i stayed back at my house, ate healthy but still didnt work out and lost 7 pounds out of the 10 i gained while at my boyfriends! I wish it was always that easy to knock off 7 pounds, id be at my goal already! I was shocked to see how quick the weight came off, im thinking it has to just be water weight. So now i have 3 more pounds to lose to get back to the weight i was stuck at for a month, then its back to square one again. I am hoping that the quick weight gain then weight loss has jump started my body again, i was at a stand still for what seemed like forever no matter what i was doing. I was sad to see the gain but kind of happy to see the scale needle move for once lol
 
So last week i lost the 3 pounds remaining to get caught back up to were i was before i spent the week at my boyfriends and gained 10 lbs. Now im back to square one again, the weight i was stuck at for weeks and weeks ugh! So i am am going to do exactly what i did when i lost the 10lbs and see if it works. i have my 10 year high school reunion in 2 weeks, id like to lose some more weight by then! I will keep ya posted, thanx for the support everyone, ur the best! :)
 
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