I have battled with my weight my whole life. I have fluctuated from super humongous to healthy and happy. In my second year in college my weight ballooned to an unimaginable high. I decided I needed to make a change and that happened to be right around the start of the Atkins craze. I adhered very strictly to the Atkins diet for four months and lost a total of 80 pounds all together. I didn't work out. I didn't drink lots of water. I ate sausage, eggs, and two bunless double bacon cheeseburgers from Wendy's every day. At the time I worked at Petsmart and would weigh myself on the dog scale every night after hours. It was amazing watching the weight drop off. I reached my goal and officially ended the diet with a hearty Thanksgiving lunch at The Falls Terrace in Olympia with my grandma. For the years following I was able to keep my weight within about 10 pounds of that until I got pregnant.
Pregnancy weight was easy to shed after I was given the okay to exercise. But I still had that last 10 pounds to lose. In March I found myself at a low point. I sat with Joel on the couch and cried. I was sobbing really. And Joel patiently listened to my pity story about how I just wish I had a magic button that would tell me to put the fork down. It was my rock bottom, again. The following day, April Fools Day no less, I was determined to make a change in my life. I started my at home workout regime.
Five days a week I would do my cardio and strength training workouts. I changed my eating habits. Ice cream is no longer a nightly indulgence, nor even a weekly one. I started focusing on making healthy at home meals. It felt so good to be in control of my weight and my eating once again. I just knew the pounds would start melting off.
I was wrong. It has been 7 weeks since I started and I have lost maybe 4 pounds. I am not complaining too much because 4 pounds down is better than 1 up. I think I was just expecting to see a little more progress like I had with my previous weight loss endeavors. I even have added a 2.2 mile walk with Sarah five mornings a week.
It's not all disappointing though. I have noticed a HUGE change in my body. I have endurance and stamina when it comes to my workout videos. The shape of my legs has changed, and (woo-hoo!) my butt. Joel says I am littler when he wraps his arms around me. I think he notices a bigger change than I do.
I am determined to stick with it and see the progress even if it takes a little longer than I had hoped. I had a weight loss goal of 30 pounds when I started, but now my goal is to just stick with the program and keep moving forward.
1 comment:
You know what it sounds like to me? It sounds like because you have less weight to lose that you will have to work harder at it. The good news is, muscle DOES weigh more than fat so the fact that you are losing weight is positive because you are probably building muscle at the same time. sooooo... gaining muscle weight and losing fat at the same time is a double bonus. I say just keep the positive energy going and you'll continue to see good changes regardless of what the numbers say. YOU ROCK. I lack the motivation to do anything but walk at this point. good work sister!!
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