The 11th Hour

imaninjadangit

imaninjadangit

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Let's see how many Whovians come to see my thread with THAT title. ;)

So, this is my....third(?) diary? The first diary I wrote, I ended up losing around 112lbs. It took about a year, and lots of hard work. I started at 300lbs, and ended at 188lbs. That's when I found out I was pregnant. :) I had my daughter and only gained about 40lbs in the process. I started another diary and lost about 20lbs. Then, I was pregnant again. This time, I gained 50lbs. I went back to the second diary at 268lbs. I ended up losing 55lbs, and then I got married. That was last July. I don't know why I stopped working on weight loss, but I did. I just...stopped.
In March of this year, I joined a gym. I was 225lbs, and went religiously for about 3 weeks. I lost 7lbs, but I wasn't really watching my diet. Then, I helped move a piano and threw my back out for a week. I didn't go back. It was partially due to the back thing, but also, I was depressed. I fell into a depression where I didn't want to go anywhere. I didn't want to do anything.
Two weeks ago, I weighed in at 234lbs. I forced myself to go to the gym. I put my Fitbit back on and started walking. I have a friend who has added me to a couple of work week step challenges. I ended up in third place last week, out of 8 people. I was happy with that, considering I ended the week with 74,000 steps. I'm in the challenge again this week, and have already started with a bang. 13,000 steps yesterday!
Last week, I went to my first Zumba class. I love it! I went again last night, and I'm going back tonight. My knee is a bit swollen, so I'm hoping that it doesn't cause me issues. I really, REALLY want to continue to do Zumba. It seems to be helping.
Today, I weighed in at 226. That's an 8lbs drop in two weeks. I keep thinking that I'm not seeing much of a difference, but 8lbs is a lot. If I can keep with it, I CAN lose this weight!

R.
 
Hi ninja & welcome back. When you 1st started in WLF you weighed 300lbs & now you're 226. That's a much better place to start. The challenges sound good, as does Zumba. Try to protect yourself a little from injury, so you can continue with a regular routine. As you say, you have done it before & you can do it again It's nice to have you back :)
 
Thank you ladies for the welcome!
With 4 kids, it gets a little difficult to write on this blog, but I'm going to do my best try and write a little something everyday. I have found that it helps to look back and see where my mind was in the beginning. It gives me a ton of motivation!
So, tonight was my 3rd night in a row of going to Zumba, and getting over 12,000 steps. I also lost 3lbs! That brings me to 223lbs. Only 24lbs until I'm under 200lbs! I'm so close!
I'm so super tired, so this is going to be very short. I'm just going to write that I'm happy with my progree and motivation!
 
I've been doing really well with eating and exercising. My appetite has gone way down in the past week or so. I am drinking tons of water, especially when I think I'm hungry. If I'm still feeling hungry after I've had a full 16 oz of water, I eat a light meal or snack. I've been staying well within my calories each day.
I've been going to Zumba and walking almost everyday. I went to a Zumba class this morning at 9am....ack! I'm not a morning person, but I forced myself to go. My husband and I ended up doing some grocery shopping, then taking a really long walk in the afternoon. I ended up walking almost 9 miles and 21,000 steps today! I am so super tired, but it was worth it! I had burned enough calories today during my class and my walk that I was able to eat pizza tonight with no guilt. It was really great.
I'm also down another pound. 222lbs. That's 12lbs in the last two weeks. I'd say that's a great start!
 
So, I'm frustrated. I stayed active all weekend, ate under my calories, but still stayed in the healthy range, and I was sitting at 226 this morning. The only thing that I can think is that I am retaining water from our really long walks. I am frustrated, but I'm going to keep going. I know that what I am doing is healthy, and that I am going to hit walls every now and then. I didn't walk today, but I did do a Zumba class. I'm actually taking tomorrow off from cardio, so um hoping that the scale drops on Wednesday. I feel like I'm smaller, though. I don't know. Maybe it's all in my mind. It's just so irritating to be doing everything that I'm suppose to be doing, yet I gain weight. I'm just so sick of being fat. I'm so sick of not fitting into all of the clothes that I have from the first time I lost weight. I have tons of clothes, and they are only a couple of sizes smaller than I am right now.
Ugh! I just have to stay the course, right?
 
I think that I made the mistake of trying to eat back my exercise calories over the weekend. I have noticed that my weight is slowly going back down, now that I'm only eating my allotted calories, and not eating my exercise calories back.
I'm sitting at 225lbs today. I did Zumba, but I just wasn't into it. I think the gain really got into my head. I just kept watching myself in the mirror, disgusted with myself. I keep thinking that if I work hard everyday, and I never lose weight, what's the point? Sure, I'll have a strong body, but I'll still be huge. I don't want that.
I do know that I'm going to stick with it longer. I know that exercising is better than not exercising, and that I will eventually see a good drop in weight. Hopefully.
 
Not only us, either. I had a pickled herring roll yesterday and tried to find out "how much" that might have been (my guesstimate was 350kcal). According to Nordsee (where I got it) it would have been around 190, but an independent site gave a value of 323! There was a study a while back which said that even nutritionists underestimate the calories in their own food by ten to twenty (!) %.
 
Hey! I haven't given up or anything. I've just been working hard and trying to stay away from the computer. lol!
I've been taking Zumba 4-5 days a week, and walking at least 5 miles everyday. My calories vary from 1200-1900. I have found that if I let them fluctuate like that, I see better weight loss.
I have finally, FINALLY broken the plateau. FINALLY. lol This morning, I hit 216.8lbs!! :hurray::hurray: I'm averaging about a pound a day, and that's even on my period. It's crazy! I stopped eating my exercise calories back, and I think that's what did it. I make sure that I eat at LEAST 1200 calories. I'm burning over 1000 calories in exercise alone everyday. It's starting to get addicting.
I started weight training last night, but I'm not really happy with the program I found. I really need something simple, that doesn't take me to 8 million different spots in the gym. I'm perfectly happy working with free weights. I just can't seem to find the weight training schedule I followed a few years ago. It was awesome, and not complicated. So, if anyone reading this has any suggestions, I'm all ears! :bigear:
 
I couldn't go to Zumba last night, because my son had marching band rehearsal. So, I pulled up Zumba videos on my computer and danced in my diningroom! It's pretty challenging to dance around with a 1 1/2 year old trying to dance next to you. :rotflmao::willy_nilly:
I'm still trying to find a good weight training set to follow. I've found a few different things online, but nothing has clicked with me. I still have a training session to cash in with a personal trainer at my gym. I'm thinking about setting it up and having him go through a 5 day plan with me.

My eating has been great. My typical day looks like this:
Breakfast: Coffee, two fried eggs(no butter, just nonstick spray) with sriracha, and oatmeal
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Veggie burger and sweet potato chips
Dinner: Something with lots of protein and veggies. No starch.
Snack: Banana(this helps with my sweet cravings at night)

I'm getting between 1200 and 1500 calories a day. I try never to dip below 1200. It has happened a couple of times, so I make sure I eat a bit more the next day.

My weight today was 216. That's a .8lb loss! I'm super happy about that. If I could lose another 13lbs by the 25th, it would put me right back where I was exactly a year ago. I know that 13lbs in two weeks is a HUGE deal, so I'm not actually banking on that. I do have small goals set. I have a timeline of what I'd like to lose by certain dates. My next date is July 16th, this Saturday. I have 214 down. That's 2lbs, which shouldn't be any kind of issue. If I don't hit it, that's cool, too. As long as I'm still losing, I'm happy. Shirts keep getting baggier, so I know something good is happening! :D
 
Just popping in for a short update!

I'm sitting at 212.8. I have been for a few days, but my clothes are getting looser.

I just started lifting weights two days a week, while still doing Zumba 3 days a week and walking everyday. I'm feeling great!
My cravings are almost nonexistent. I'm finally getting into a zone with my eating.
So, things are going well!
 
I haven't been active on here, but I've been active in my life! I've been working out and eating really well. When I started, I was in a size 20 jeans, although I squeezed myself into a size 18. Now, I can button my size 16's, even though they are a bit tight! All of my clothes are getting super lose on me. I believe that I will comfortably fit into all of my size 16 pants in a couple of weeks at the most!
This morning, I weighed 209! My first big goal is 199. I'm so close! I can't wait to be under 200lbs! I'm just going to keep working hard. The weight is slowly coming off, but I'm totally fine with that. I'm getting stronger and smaller, which is what really matters!
 
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