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Time To Fess Up

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Since I have traveled for work lately, I’ve not stuck to my routine. As a matter of fact, I completely blew it. I managed to gain five pounds. How embarrassing! It’s totally my fault, I get it.

I was watching Extreme Make Over: Weight Loss and began crying. Each time the person loses track and falls off the program, they gain weight or fail to lose the weight they’ve agreed to lose. That’s my problem. I can’t stay focused on JUST losing weight. I don’t seem to be able to live the rest of my life and keep weight loss my priority. I don’t have Chris Powell pushing me to keep going.

How does the average person manage to lose weight – serious weight, not just vanity pounds – when they have to work a full-time job, go to school, or raise a family? Each of those has so many components to them that it’s not just one thing. It’s a variety of things that make up the whole. At my age, I am facing extreme fatigue at the end of the work day. I don’t know how I managed to do the other things, like raise my family and still have time to keep fit. Is it just growing older? I don’t like that thought.

I’m back on the road tomorrow. This time I am packing healthy snacks to take with me. A cooler with frozen gel packs should help me store things until I get to my destination. My dear husband bought me fruit and veggies to take with me. He tries to help me so much. I’m the problem. I know it. I need a mental break-through. I need the equivalent of a Chris Powell in my head to keep pushing myself – no matter where I am.

It’s only a couple of hours away on the road but a million miles away from my food comfort zone.

Does Taking a Break Mean Gaining Weight?

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So I took a Memorial Day holiday and took a break from the every day stress. What I did was take a break from eating healthy foods. Eating freshly baked donuts for breakfast sounded like a treat but what it did was gut-busting. Yes, I gained weight.

I did try to maintain my walking routine. We took the dogs on several half hour-long (or more) walks by the water each day. But that wasn’t enough to keep off the weight. I should have been able to relax without indulging in the foods that keep me from losing weight but it didn’t happen. Instead of beating myself up because I ate the wrong things, I am getting back on track.

I need to reorder my CustomFit Meals to keep me on track. When I don’t have to think about what I’m eating, I do better. Leave it up to me and I will eat whatever is in my path, especially sweets. It’s back to finding the resolve I lost for a while.

Everyone needs a break now and then. I feel my battery has been recharged, my mind a bit clearer. Getting my eating habits back on track may be easier with prepared, healthy food. Getting my resolve back to working out is a bit harder. Walking is an easy method to exercise but not enough for  me to lose weight. It’s a mental challenge for me all the time.

With the summer months ahead, I want to get this weight off but it’s still the same old thing – I get in the way of myself. I need someone or something to get me past the slump I get into when things don’t move as quickly as I want. I am definitely in that slump. I need to kick-start my weight loss but I don’t have the magic ingredient.

Is there a magic ingredient? Let me know…

 

Weight Loss at a Standstill

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I knew this would be hard but it continues to amaze me just how hard it is to lose weight. As I continue to read various weight loss articles, I keep going through the mental checklist:

  1. Get enough sleep – check
  2. Eat breakfast – check
  3. Eat small meals throughout the day – check
  4. Eat slowly – check
  5. Chew gum to avoid eating mindlessly – check
  6. Drink more water – check
  7. Exercise – check

So where’s the weight loss?

I am stuck and can’t seem to budge. I need to find the kick start. I weigh myself to make sure I’m not gaining weight. I watch every morsel I put in my mouth. I keep walking on the treadmill. It’s frustrating.

I can’t eat any less. My body will start hoarding food to protect itself if I drop my calories too low. The only other thing I can do is exercise harder. Time to ramp up on the treadmill and weights. I guess I’m not pushing myself hard enough. Even though I feel like I have just run a marathon when I get off the treadmill (even though it’s just 30 minutes), I have to do more.

Getting older sucks. I never had this problem when I was younger. I could eat anything I wanted and not gain weight. Then each year it seemed I gained a little more weight and I didn’t do anything about it until now. But that’s the past. I’ve got to keep motivated or I will always be this way. And the thought of that makes me very unhappy.

Tomorrow, I will try to do the floor exercises and the weights. I still am not ready for daily rounds on the treadmill. But I am going to conquer this weight loss standoff. I will make this weight loss happen.

Okay, now I need to mentally gear up for this change in routine.

 

Weight Gain Doesn’t Take a Day Off

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This weekend was lovely. The weather was nice. Going out shopping, even for groceries was a pleasant event since there was a break from cold weather. Of course, the store had those little carts set up with free samples. What can a few of those do? Then I went to a bridal shower. It was such fun, seeing old friends and former coworkers. Those little pastries are so small, they can’t have many calories.

Well, after the weekend, the scale gave me wake up call. My weight had increased; I was up a pound and a half. Crap. That negates the pound I lost and pushes me further into weight hell. Lesson learned, calories will add up even when you’re having fun playing party games.

This is where I usually get frustrated and give up or at least sabotage myself by overindulging. But I know that is a stupid thing to do. I decided to do some floor exercises. I feel that I am stronger when I’m not standing up (safer too – I can’t fall down). I worked out my legs and butt. I can feel my glutes. At least feeling them ache makes me know that I am working them. Why does feeling the achiness make me feel like I’ve accomplished something?

Why can’t it all be so much simpler? Eating things that taste good should be good for you. Why can’t chocolate be at the top of the food pyramid?  This whole weight loss thing is a mystery at best. If I eat less food, how I am I going to have the energy to work out? If I work out harder, I’m going to want more food. Then I have to eat the stuff that doesn’t taste as good as the chocolate!

Skip the pastries and food cart samples. I continue to look for the good food.