Weight Loss Week Three
Weigh in: 283.4
➡ - 1.4
Back to square one. Last week there was a small gain. This week the same amount was lost. It's a little hard not to be discouraged when I'm working as hard as I am, but I'm not seeing the results I'd like to see. Still any small loss is better than a significant gain.
On the positive notes for the week, at least I lost something. Even if only a pound, I'll take it! I'm proud of myself for sticking to a better schedule this week than I did last week. Last week I think I was too restrictive with my carbohydrates and my calories. It needs to be more about balance. Carbohydrates are not evil. Calories are not the devil incarnate. You need sustenance to live, and you need balance to be healthy. There are such things as good carbohydrates and healthy fats. I needed to let go a little bit. This week I managed to do that. I did a little more math, and balanced my proteins and carbohydrates accordingly. But I didn't let go so much that I gave into temptation. Believe me it was there. Getting discouraged, and feeling like I wasn't making any progress. Those are the times I fight Temptation the most. Wanting to order a big soda with a meal while I'm lamenting to my fiance about how I haven't lost what I wanted to lose. Wanting to reach for the comfort Foods in large quantities when I'm obsessing over whether or not it's possible for me to lose weight. I resisted. And I'm proud of myself for that.
On the more realistic side of things, I do think I need to make some adjustments. The diet, the schedule, the goals. It's all a work in progress. And I think right now I need to change one of my goals into something more attainable. When I set my goal in week 1, I really just threw out a random number. Thinking I could will myself to lose it in time, come hell or high water. But the healthy way to lose weight is losing 1 to 2 lb per week. Doing the math between Week 1 and my goal week is about 18 weeks in between. That comes out somewhere between 18 and 36 pounds by my birthday. The 50 lb goal I set for myself wasn't realistic. So I'm going to modify it now. Instead the goal will be around 20 lb down by my birthday. Hopefully doing this will keep me on the healthy route to weight loss instead of just slapping a number down and adding all that extra pressure. I think we all know stress isn't good for trying to lose weight. And that pressure was definitely stressing me out this week.
I got my blood work done. Which means a doctor's appointment will be coming up soon. ** insert unenthusiastic yay here** I feel like I have a lot to discuss with my doctor. And that's never any fun. But I do have some exciting things coming up this week to look forward to as well. I'm optimistic. 😊
➡ - 1.4
Back to square one. Last week there was a small gain. This week the same amount was lost. It's a little hard not to be discouraged when I'm working as hard as I am, but I'm not seeing the results I'd like to see. Still any small loss is better than a significant gain.
On the positive notes for the week, at least I lost something. Even if only a pound, I'll take it! I'm proud of myself for sticking to a better schedule this week than I did last week. Last week I think I was too restrictive with my carbohydrates and my calories. It needs to be more about balance. Carbohydrates are not evil. Calories are not the devil incarnate. You need sustenance to live, and you need balance to be healthy. There are such things as good carbohydrates and healthy fats. I needed to let go a little bit. This week I managed to do that. I did a little more math, and balanced my proteins and carbohydrates accordingly. But I didn't let go so much that I gave into temptation. Believe me it was there. Getting discouraged, and feeling like I wasn't making any progress. Those are the times I fight Temptation the most. Wanting to order a big soda with a meal while I'm lamenting to my fiance about how I haven't lost what I wanted to lose. Wanting to reach for the comfort Foods in large quantities when I'm obsessing over whether or not it's possible for me to lose weight. I resisted. And I'm proud of myself for that.
On the more realistic side of things, I do think I need to make some adjustments. The diet, the schedule, the goals. It's all a work in progress. And I think right now I need to change one of my goals into something more attainable. When I set my goal in week 1, I really just threw out a random number. Thinking I could will myself to lose it in time, come hell or high water. But the healthy way to lose weight is losing 1 to 2 lb per week. Doing the math between Week 1 and my goal week is about 18 weeks in between. That comes out somewhere between 18 and 36 pounds by my birthday. The 50 lb goal I set for myself wasn't realistic. So I'm going to modify it now. Instead the goal will be around 20 lb down by my birthday. Hopefully doing this will keep me on the healthy route to weight loss instead of just slapping a number down and adding all that extra pressure. I think we all know stress isn't good for trying to lose weight. And that pressure was definitely stressing me out this week.
I got my blood work done. Which means a doctor's appointment will be coming up soon. ** insert unenthusiastic yay here** I feel like I have a lot to discuss with my doctor. And that's never any fun. But I do have some exciting things coming up this week to look forward to as well. I'm optimistic. 😊
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