Alright, let’s dive right into this.
This week’s weigh-in:
| Starting | 6/8 | 8/19 | 9/30 | 10/29 | 11/19 | 12/31 | 1/14 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | |
| Weight | 200 | 191.2 | 182.6 | 181 | 181.4 | 177.6 | 177.2 | 175.8 | 174.6 | 175.8 | 174.2 |
| Lbs. Fat | 82.7 | 72.5 | 70.3 | 70.8 | 68.1 | 67.1 | 67.6 | 65.3 | 66.8 | 64.7 | |
| Lbs. Muscle | 67.3 | 66.8 | 65.2 | 67.3 | 63.3 | 63.9 | 65 | 64.4 | 65.2 | 63.5 |
Well, I’m glad last’s week gain is gone, along with another half pound - and the fat numbers match the net weight numbers, so at least that half a pound was fat lost and not muscle or water. I was hoping for more, of course, since this means I’ve lost just half a pound in two weeks of eating well and working out. It’s been a good few weeks of consistent workouts, actually bringing lunch to work, and staying within my calorie range.
This means that I will definitely not make my goal of getting into the 160’s by my birthday. I knew it was a tall order based on my history, but I really thought it was doable and I’m extremely disappointed that I didn’t make it. New goal: I’m going to try and do it by the end of February, but that might be a long shot as well.
The upside is that I’m not going to do anything about it; I realize that I have no choice. I can keep trying and know it will eventually catch up, or - what? Give up and gain back 25 pounds? Can’t, nope. So onward we ride. Weight loss is definitely like riding a bike at a really low gear - you pedal and pedal, so quickly, but move so slowly.
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| Because confidence is key. |
Upcoming challenges:
Birthday - My plan for my birthday on Tueday is to have a maintenance day and treat it as its own one-day week. I know it’s probably not worth eating so much that the calories spill over onto another day, so I’ll try my best. Bottom line: As long as I keep it to birthDAY, there’s only so bad it can be.
Wedding - we have a wedding of a family friend next weekend (yay!), which will also involve a weekend at my parent’s house. It should be too challenging, but I’ve learned that I don’t do great out of my comfort zones of work, home, and occasional outings. It won’t be hard to eat healthy with my parents, as they eat very well, I just have to watch portion sizes and do my best at the wedding.Things that are not challenges: Valentine's Day, because I don't really care about it. Our wedding anniversary is my Valentine's Day. The upside is that everything is discounted on my actual birthday because it's on the 17th. Woot!
