Reality Check in Swampland

back to normal, I think~

Back to the hub of reality - work and work.. Went to gym did the gym "thang", I still have problems with that "preacher's curl" or whatever it is, but I am determined to over come it.. I just refuse to let a hunk of metal get the best of me. Was going to up my reps or weights, but right now, I still get serious burn from what I am doing. I think next week will be time to add more on there, just gotta figure out which. Man, I hate the fact that I let myself get this wimpy, but oh well, it is what it is...

That is about it for now. Just keeping on keeping on..
 
So sorry for your loss. It must have been very hard on you. You did an amazing job with a tough situation. It's moments like that when you make the right choice and not turn to food it shows you that you can do this.

With that type of thinking you will definately reach all your goals. Great work on the workouts and keep it up!

Matt
 
thanks Matt

I just get too attached too fast for my own good! I feel a whole lot better today. I just have to remember who is most important right now and that is me.

I am enjoying the idea that I just might be strong enough to get this life and attitude readjusted. Always heard "mind over matter", and since I have a lot of "matter" to cover, I best be strengthening the "mind"!! :smilielol5:

thanks again..
 
Hi Matt

Yes, the week is going pretty good, thanks for asking. I am still going to the gym and the track. I did rest one day completely, and just slept in.

I still have not weighed, which is just crazy to me to be so afraid of that little piece of machinery, but I am.

But, emotionally I am just trying to be even keel. I did find out some of why I was sooooo tired. Seems when we burn fat that fat cells hold lots of things in them like hormones such as testosterone among other things and we have a lot of toxins too. I guess my body is so unused to burning fat that when I do it floods the system with all this "stuff" and that sometimes plays havock with our minds.. Sooooo at least I know where it is coming from..

Hope all are having a great day!:jump:
 
Tgif!!

It is finally Friday. I am a live for the weekend girl! This week has been pretty good. I have kept to task, and seem to be going in the right direction. Had a couple of mental challenges, but all in all, not bad at all. Since I stopped the cleanses I was on, I am not nearly as tired, that is a plus. So, so far so good!

Hope all have a wonderful weekend!
 
hi all!

I am back again to my fave forum!! I kind of was, well no, that is putting it lightly, I WAS very lazy this weekend!! I only worked out Saturday morning. I did pretty good with the eating and water drinking, so all in all, not to terribly bad. I got out of the house and drove over the countryside, which means down here in swampland, pine trees, moss and gators, but hey I was out of the house!! Nothing real big to report except that I am here and was right back at the gym at 6:30 this morning, ready to rock it one more day. I still have not weighed.. part of me wants to because I am curious, the other part likes things the way they are.. so for the mean time, the "other" has won out.. Rest assured, if I do, you good people will be the first to know!!

Hope all had a great weekend!!
 
heya,
seems like your doing really well. i can identify in that i also started at a high weight 350+ and still have a whole bunch of weight to loose since i'm now at 318, but if we take things one day at a time it can be done. it helps to know that there's support in the forum as we're all on the same journey :)

bbwbabeinga said:
You know it is the little things that I miss the most, things that most normal sized people do not think about. Crossing my legs, bending over and tying my shoes and breathing at the same time, not having to "eyeball" a chair before I sit in it wondering if it will hold me.
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these are the things i live with everyday, especially the whole "eyeballing" a chair to know if i'll fit in, i dread going out anymore as i never know if there'll be those tiny booths, or high bar stools or fancy shmancy tiny chairs...normal sized people don't have to deal with this but for me these things go through my head all day everyday. i've noticed however that since i started my lifestyle change it's been helping me get a little more self-confidence and helping me work on re-building myself emotionally so some of the things i used to be TERRIFIED about are starting to go away slowly by slowly...and such things help me keep pushing on since i have such a long way to go.


and good on you for staying strong during the rough patch...just keep hanging in there, others have succeeded in this journey and so shall we :grouphug:
 
hi all!!

wow.. has been a week!! I had to pull some doubles as one of the ladies was out and have not even had time to get on here for five minutes!!

Bad side of this overtime is I have not been able to get to the gym and walk as much:toetap05: not good... but still watching my eating. Will be back to it bright and early in the morning as I go back to my regular schedule.

Hey Cherrygarcia and Matt!! I have not given up!! I am here.. but you know, i cant allow a week to go buy without my usual workouts again, it gets me unfocused. I feel stagnated and I dont like that feeling at all. this place really does help - with encouragement and just the knowing we are not alone, it helps a lot and I appreciate it sooo much!!

Thanks again.. will be checking in tomorrow!!
 
Hey glad to see you are still around. I know the feeling about the gym but dont beat yourself up over it. Keep up the great work!

Enjoy the week.

Matt
 
finally able to get back on here!

It has been a couple of months! Cant believe it. I tried to come in and post, but for some reason my pc would not let me go to several of my usual web pages. I changed my virus software and now I can go - go figure that one.

Now, for an update... I kind of slacked off for about three weeks in September. Went on a mini vacation and got out of going to the gym and have had a TIME getting back in the swing of things. I did finally weigh around the first of September and am glad to announce 27 pounds are gone! During the three weeks of "bumming" I did gain two pounds, which for me, was fantasic, as I really expected to have gained more. I have since lost those two pounds and decided that for me to keep on track I need to make myself weight at least every couple of weeks, not so much to see if I have lost or not, but more of keeping it on my mind so that I dont go that long again without doing what I know is best.

Anyway, that is what is going on so far in my world. Hopefully, I will be able to come in every few days and post again - really does help me keep focused and reading the other posts help to encourage me and give me ideas...

I hope all have a good day!
 
Hi all!


Hi all! I am finally checking back in again. Has been a few weeks. Went to the doctor for monthly check in. I am not sure it if was good or bad, guess is just how you look at it. My stubborn body is fighting me tooth and nail, but I am trying hard to overcome.

I did not lose but a couple of pounds this month. Doc assured me that is normal as I had already lost 10% of my body weight and there is something about set points and plateau that I just cannot wrap my mind around, but seems that he expects me to stagnate for a month or so.

The good news is that I did gain 1.6% lean muscle mass and I lost 1.6% fat, so in actuality from what we figured, I lost over 5 pounds of real fat and gained over 5 pounds of real muscle, which really is not bad. I just have to outwait my body and let it get over the "shock" (as my doc put it) of making it exercise and eat better foods more consistently. So, although I know I was born without patience, I will have to learn patience. grrrrr...

More good news.. my insomnia is all but gone. The exercising or diet or combination is making a world of difference for that!! My moods are so much better! So, all in all, I think the progress is real and at least I am heading in the right direction.

Could somebody tell me what a normal fat/lean muscle loss/gain would be per month? Or is there such a thing? I am still trying to educate myself here on this, just amazes me the science of it all...

Hope all are doing okay!!
 
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