I worked out every single day from last weigh in to today (Thursday) and I ate pretty well. Some days I did double duty, like Wednesday when I ran 3 miles at the track workout and then played an hour of racquetball. All that and I'm down ... wait for it ... a pound. Whee! The 240's that once seemed sooooo close now seem like a long way away. The 4.8 pounds last week were WAY easier than this 1.2 pounds. I know, I know, "at least you're still down" or "you're building muscle" or "once you're past this plateau next week will be better." I sure hope so. There's no way I can lose 30 more pounds if this is how hard it is to lose 1.
I'm sure a day at a park sponsored by Hershey is the thing to get me back on track...
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Stay strong Jim - you can do it. Just remember that there is less of you to lose these days so it will get a bit tougher. Change your schedule to help shock your muscles. It is possible that you are doing the same routine too often. Get more sleep, no eating after 7pm, after dinner walks...mix it up.
ReplyDeleteJim - that was real weight loss - you'll never see that pound again! Slow and steady weight loss if the best - the kind that stays off! So don't be discouraged - be excited that you've got a new lifestyle that's sticking. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteYour doing great! You look good, even if it didn' show on he scale yesterday you are getting slim. Keep up the hard work, having that activity as a regular part of your life will have a great impact in the long run.
ReplyDeleteHere's another one to add to your "I know, I know"... it's very possible that the big jumps are alot of water weight. Water is stored in your muscles with the glycogen (the fuel for your muscles). So when you go very negative on your calorie balance and drain the muscles of fuel, you are also draining them of fluids. And since you have alot of muscle that has the potential to store much glycogen and water, that can account for big swings in numbers and is completely irrelevant of fat loss. Last week was a big drop ~ part of that may have been fluid and skewed the fat loss that occured this week. A deficit of 3500 calories is a loss of one pound of fat. That's alot! Celebrate each one gone!! And have you ever seen what a pound of fat actually looks like? It would make you realize how significant each pound of fat really is. Next time I'm examining a cadaver, I'll invite you to join me ;)
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