The Biggest Loser League

Good morning team mates! This morning I weighed in at 181.4 - that is down 3lbs from last week's of 184.4. I cannot tell you how happy I was to see the scale change after MONTHS of not doing anything really. What worked for me was managing my calories better, eating MORE, and making sure I ate lean proteins and fruits/veggies with EVERY meal. I got that tip from TBL and incorporated it. Also I am tracking calories to all levels - and subtracting my workout calories as well to keep track of my deficit. I FOUND THIS WEB PAGE THAT TOTALLY HELPED ME TURN THINGS AROUND (GREAT CALORIC FORMULAS AND KNOWLEDGE): http://www.answerfitness.com/212/how-many-calories-eat-lose-weight/

GOOK LUCK THIS WEEK TO YOU ALL!

So I'm reading the "Sword of Truth" series by Terry Goodkind and I LOVE it. And one of the quotes from the novel "Naked Empire" in the series is, "Hope is not a strategy." While that quote was about people fighting for liberty and how they just couldn't sit back and hope the enemy wouldn't destroy them, and NOT weight loss, I still thought that this had meaning for my battle against the bulge.

As we've all learned by watching TBL - hope is completely ineffective in terms of results with weight loss. Honestly, it's an ineffective state of mind in terms of results with ANYTHING in our lives, isn't it? I think so!

So this week after weeks of frustrations because while my body and mind have been feeling stronger (and showing results) but the scale not budging..I made some actual changes. Obviously what I was doing wasn't cutting it and keeping my actions the same, but hoping for better results wasn't working!  So I did more digging around about calories in vs. out, formulas to achieve success, etc. And so far this week it is working!  My official weigh-in days are Tuesdays and this Tuesday I was 184.4 - well here it is Friday and I'm 182.6. I am feeling pretty confident that Tuesday will show a payoff.  I just have to stay the course and stick with the formulas!  Will keep posted!

Well POOP!

I had hoped that I'd be down, but I'm not. I weighed 183.6 last Tuesday and here I am at 184.4.  I've been so very diligent counting calories and tracking food- AND ramping up my workouts.

Honestly? I think that my problem is that I do not know for sure what is the number of calories I need to be consuming to ensure the weight loss. I know I'm working hard and pushing myself - so it has to be that I'm still eating too much...or not enough.  GRRRR Anyone have any ideas as to where I can find an accurate Caloric counter to follow and make sure I start losing again?!

Other than that..I'm feeling great and looking great. Just not losing great!

I felt like kicking the scale this morning. Seriously.  I think it likes to play with my head and emotions. And it always seem to be one step ahead of me. (I actually think it might be working in tandem with my appetite...)

*sigh* My activity level is great. My workouts are defined and strong and my body is reaping the benefits. However, my food intake is still my biggest problem. I can't get the scale to start showing lower numbers.  

I know that it takes time. I know that our bodies reach a point where they hold onto that weight for all they are worth.  I know I still have to work harder on portion control.  I also know I've sped up my metabolism and get hungry a LOT - so I'm learning what foods help me feel full longer etc.

But dammit. Even though I know all of those things and expect them - today I wanted to kick the scale for once again refusing to budge.

Butthead.

WOW - I've lost 4 pounds in the first 5 days! Now, that said, we decided to officially start on a Tuesday, so we are now contemplating if day one should stay on Tuesday or move to Sunday. When we did WW Tuesday was weigh in day. Now, I could do both Tuesday and Saturday and just get a mid-week check. Maybe make Saturday day 1 and then weigh again on Tuesday. I'm thinking way too much about this aren't I? But then again, I'm the type to get on the scale every single morning. If I can make it to just 2X per week, that will be a small victory, yes!