Two Steps Back

This mornings weight = 238.0  That was hard to own up to but I have to face the music. I did not exercise at all over the weekend and I did not eat well. I didn't eat junk food but I ate way too much. Anyway, the results are still the same.

I know I was emotionally eating.  I was thinking about how I miss my mom and my daughter and how I don't want to spend the rest of my life alone.  I was even thinking about my failed marriage and what might have been.  I think all these feelings came up becasue I was bored and lonely. I did journal about it but it was after I had already eaten too much. I just needed to get those feelings out of me.

I kept thinking of Sunny telling me to "fluff my nest", so I did just that.  I dug out some different house decorations and rearranged some furniture.  I don't have money for a new comforter set so I flipped my reversable one on the other side.  I spiffed and freshened up the whole house the best I could with what I had.  I need to must quit dwelling on what was and make the most of today.  How can I move forward if my mind is still in the past?   It's holding me back emotionally and physically.  Time to shut down the pity party and make things happen and move onto the next stage of my life.  I know this is what I need to do but I'm not sure how to do it.  I do know that I need to focus on myself and being the best me that I can be.

Trying.

Todays weigh in = 236.2 This week I kept going back and forth between a couple of pounds and today I weigh exactly the same as I did last Friday. UGH! Nothing I can do but keep pushing forward. Monday is my official weigh in day and I'd love to be able to report a good number.

My eating has been great and I walked 2 miles yesterday and did about 10 minutes of kettlebell exercises. Wednesday evening I walked 3 miles, so exercise has been good, too. Still chugging water and eating 1300 calories or less a day. I don't know why the scale won't cooperate...

Thank goodness today is Friday! As usual, no plans for the weekend. I'm setting my exercise goal for the weekend for one hour each day. I NEED to see 235 on the scale by Monday. COME ON!!!

Have a great weekend! :)

Yummy Sandwich

Todays weight = 236.4

 

I made the most delicious sandwich yesterday, OMG, I am drooling thinking about it.  It is french bread with most of the inside torn out, pesto, grilled eggplant, tomatoes and a slice of provolone cheese then I put it on my grill pan weighed down by an iron skillet until the cheese melts so it makes a panini.  Delish! According to my calculations it is only around 396 calories.  (I found the recipe here.)

Tonight I'm walking in the park with my daughter for exercise.  Chatting and walking, chatting and walking...

Eat more, lose more?

I was frustrated to say the least when I got on the scale this morning only to see 237.0.  (Yes, up .6 from yesterday.)  I've been eating OP for almost two weeks, no cheating.  I've also been exercising at least 30 minutes, six days a week and chugging water like someone that has been in the desert and the scale has been steadily going up.  WTF???

So... I looked around on the net this morning and I think I may not have been eating enough.  WTH?  I found out my Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR - the number of calories that your body burns at rest, just existing). Then according to how active you are, you come up with how many calories that you can eat a day to maintain (for me that is 2,466).  So, in order to lose weight you simply eat less calories than your maintenance calories.  I've been eating right around 1,200 calories every day for almost two weeks now, which I thought was great.  Was I wrong?  I just discovered this morning that is is not recommended to go 1,000 calories lower than your maintenence calories each day (for me that would be 1,466) and that you should never go below 1,200 calories a day, that is considered to be unhealthy.   That being said, and even though it seems very weird to me, I'm going to actually UP my calories to about 1,400 a day for a few days and see what happens.  Confused yet??  I know, me too.

I don't know if I'm on the right track or not, but I guess i will find out.  Have any of you ever come across this same thing?

Let's see how this little experiment works.  Wish me luck!

If you're interested in checking out the BMR calculator you can find it here.  Once you find your BMR you can check your daily caloric needs for maintenance here.  Then you can find your caloric intake to lose weight here.

Slow but sure

Todays weight = 236.4   Well, My goal was to hit 235 by today but I didn't make it.  I did, however, lose 1.8 pounds this week - so yay for that!

I got a little discouraged this weekend when the scale went up one full pound, for reasons unknown to me.  I know how the scale can fluctuate alot, so I didn't let it get me down and just kept pushing forward.  I know that I stayed within my calories (I didn't go over 1200) and I drank so much water that my pee is clear, and I exercised every day, so nothing to do but keep pushing forward.  I did alot of ab exercises this weekend and they are SORE.  I have abs in there somewhere, lol.

I didn't feel as bad when I saw that I'd lost 1.8 since last Monday so that's what I'm focusing on.  I'm also focusing on seeing 235 on the scale.

Hope you all had a great weekend, and here's to a great week!

The day we've all been waiting for...

... is finally here - FRIDAY!  TGIF for sure!

Not much to report.  My weight was exactly the same this morning, for some reason that aggravates me when that happens, it just seems so odd to weigh exactly the same two days in a row.  Better than a gain though!

My eating was OP yesterday and I did 30 minutes of random exercises in the house.  I've decided that Friday will be my day off from exercising, so YIPPEE! No exercise tonight!

I wanted to mention something I've noticed.  I used to get what I thought was a tension headache almost everyday at the base of my skull. Since I've been chugging water lately, I've noticed that I don't get these headaches at all anymore.  I've also noticed that my joints aren't as stiff after I sit for a while or when I get out of bed.  I'm sure this has to do with the water.  My body is probably like, "Finally, she is giving me what I need."  Would we do without watering our droopy plants that need water?  No.  So why don't we do the same for our body so that it can function properly?

I don't have anything planned for the weekend, just the usual house cleaning and laundry.  My goal is to get in a full hour of exercise on Saturday and Sunday.  No problem, I will just split it up into 2 sessions.  I'm not that far from my first mini goal of 235 so I hope to reach it by Monday.

Make it a great day and Happy Friday!

Long Week

I don't know about you but this has been one long work week for me.  I'm ready for the weekend!

Yesterday was another OP day with eating (I haven't gone over 1200 calories for a week) and exercising.  I've given myself the goal to exercise at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.  Yesterday I didn't feel like walking so I just did random exercises (kettlebell, abs, stretching) in the house for 30 minutes while I watched Seinfeld.  I've gotten into the habit of watching the Seinfeld reruns that come on at 7 and 7:30, lol.

This morning I weighed in at 236.2.  I'm down 4.2 pounds in a week. Yay! This is the first time in forever that I have actually lost weight with TOM. :)

Let's make it a great, on-point day!