Saturday Hope Standing On The Scale
It’s that time again, hindsight looking … apprehension feeling … hopeful … weigh-in day. I’ve been doing the official weigh-in on and off and not very consistently lately. Mostly out of being lazy but also because I like to sleep in on Saturday and I’ve always worked out before my weigh-in … that’s not much fun for a Saturday morning.
Anyway, on to the scale!
Previous Weight — 280.0 lbs (on 05.26.2012)
Current Weight — 276.0 lbs
Change In Weight — -4.0 lbs
Not too bad considering the plateau and rut I’ve been in for 6 weeks. No, it’s not a great as I’d like but a loss is a loss.
I haven’t eaten perfectly on the weekends but most of my weekdays are pretty solid. I can’t blame anyone but myself for the numbers. But, again it’s a loss and I’ve made some great & healthy decisions over the past few weeks that show I’m really learning and making this a lifestyle.
One of the great things I’ve decided to do is the Bicycling Magazine ride streak. I’m 8 days into my ride streak and feeling great. I’m burning about 1,000 calories over the ride and getting some great mileage in for my August event.
How have your weight loss or fitness goals been going?
Congrats. Four pounds in six weeks is nothing to sneeze at. I’m gaining on you – 279 this morning (down from a high of over 450) but that doesn’t mean I’ll ever catch up if you keep losing ~ a pound a week. Have you had to reduce your calorie intake after losing a lot of weight? I stagnated for a long while but then reduced my daily “budget” but 200 calories and now I’m back to seeing a steady and predictable reduction (even if I screw up and go over my intake allowance at least once or twice a week).
Keep it up! Cycling has to be one of the most fun ways to get exercise.
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Congrats in dropping below 280, it’s a nice number. I’m gonna be playing catchup for a few more months to get to my low of 249 last summer.
I’ve definitely had to drop my calories as I lost, that’s one of the nice things that LoseIt does for you automatically. As you weigh-in it automatically adjusts your calories down and then you cry a little until you adjust. I’m usually between 1700 and 2200 calories on most days. What about you? It’s when I stray outside that range or don’t workout that cause me to not lose.
Like I mentioned in my post my challenge the last 6 weeks has been not getting both the workouts and food in sync. Once that’s working I usually drop 1-3 pounds per week.
Right now I’m between 1800 and 2000, but most days I’m right in-between 1700 & 1800. I’ve had to switch to a primarily vegetable-based diet, though, and I tend to only feel hungry when it’s time to eat again.
It definitely takes some adjustment to get into the mindset of constructing meals around nutrition strategy (sometimes it’s hard to hit my target for fiber or carbs without blowing my overall calorie budget) but my wife and I have started to explore cooking new and novel things. Last night we made ratatouille. A huge pan of it was only 400-500 calories, and we were both full after eating only a quarter of it (along with a few ounces of grilled shrimp).
Jough Dempsey´s last [type] ..Lowering Cholesterol
Congratulations on your 4 lbs. I am new to your blog and your story is very inspirational to me. I current weight 343 and when I started my journey 5 weeks ago I weighed 354. I have been doing fairly well with the eating and keeping my calories around 1700 – 1800 but there are times when all I want to do is eat. This is a hard cycle to break. As far as my exercise is going I am stagnate. I hurt my ankle and foot 3 weeks ago and had to stop walking on the treadmill. Now that I am cleared to start back up again I have having a hard time finding the motivation to get back to the gym. This is so frustrating. Have you had times like this and how did you deal with them?
Michelle McCright´s last [type] ..Struggling
Breaking the cycle of wanting to eat and getting the motivation to workout is so hard. It’s a constant battle to make this a lifestyle change and not just a short term weight loss fix. The more you can work on that the better off you’ll be. Finding fun ways to make the workout a part of your day and something you look forward to will make this much easier. For me, I love cycling so this works. For others this means walking or hiking or maybe even swimming … it doesn’t matter what it is, it just helps if it’s fun to you.
It will get easier but there will be times it’s raining or cold out that you have to just hunker down and do the gym or a basement DVD. That’s when you’ll be really tested on your resolve and determination and I’ll admit it won’t be easy. But that’s where your blog and friends can help … Write about it, get it out there, stay accountable. You’ll be surprised how that helps.
You can do this, you’ve done great already. Just keep it up and remember, focus on progress and not perfection.
Thanks for checking out my blog!
Hey Sean, just found your blog and I’m lovin it. I’ve been on a similar journey, starting at about 425, and now down to about 360. I’ve been stuck here for a month or two, and am HATING the gym. Looking to change what I’m doing, but haven’t committed to a new plan yet.
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As you can see from my timeline I’ve seen those multi month plateaus. Sometimes a pause is good, it gives you time to reassess your goals and push yourself further. Try something completely different like circuit training, or running, or maybe even a bunch of bike riding like I am.
It doesn’t have to be burn in the gym on a treadmill to nowhere. It can be and that’s fine for rainy or lazy days but otherwise keep it new and fresh and try to change it up more often so that plateau doesn’t slow your resolve.
Keep it up man and let get you back in the game!