May 2007, Weight Loss Journal
Updated November 23, 2007
7 May 2007
Weight: 167 (lost 33 lbs.)
BMI: 30.54
167! I'm very happy today.
My daily one-hour walks have been working. I'm still doing the occasional pilates and yoga workouts. I'd like to start doing weight lifting again, but for now I'm focusing on strength training with pilates.
I've been drinking lots of water (with a twist of lemon or lime for flavor) and white or green tea. I've been eating appropriate portion size stopping when I get full. I've allowed myself to eat small amounts of ice cream and chocolate, and I savor every bit, knowing that I only have a tiny portion to enjoy.
I've been going through my clothes again and donating to charity all of the clothes that are too big on me. That's always very motivating for me.
Recently I decided to post a new photo to my MySpace page, so I could honestly show my old friends what I look like today. (I had been using a photo that was taken before I gained all the weight.) I held the camera up to the mirror, took the pic of myself, and forgot about it. Later during the day, my husband transferred the photos from the camera to the computer. Our photo slideshow screensaver popped up, and there was the pic I had taken of myself earlier. I was amazed by how much weight I had lost. I couldn't believe it was me. I immediately went through my older photos and started comparing them to the new one. I had been making progress after all. I went from over 200 lbs. to 167, only half way to my goal, and I already looked and felt like a new person. I'm extra excited now to get to my goal weight, 130, just to learn how much better I will look and feel when I get there.
14 May 2007
Weight: 170 (lost 30 lbs.)
BMI: 31.09
OK, so I gained 3 lbs. I have a good excuse though, a couple of them.
I slacked on my exercise because I was working in the yard this week. I thought that the yard work was enough to replace my workouts, but apparently it wasn't.
Plus, I admit, I indulged this weekend. It was Mother's Day weekend, and my husband knows how much I love delicious food, so we had cinnamon rolls, eggs Benedict (a couple servings without the ham), chocolate covered strawberries, and chocolate. Then for dinner we had giant veggie burgers with avocado, cheese, BBQ sauce, and all the extras. It was a delicious day. I like indulging once in awhile, even if it means that it will cause me to take a step back rather than forward, but I can catch up.
Also, I'm not being too hard on myself because I know it's PMS time again, and I always gain a couple pounds of water during this time of month. I feel very confident that the scale will go back down next week.
21 May 2007
Weight: 172 (lost 28 lbs.)
BMI: 31.5
172! In two weeks, I gained 5 lbs., and I had been doing such an amazing job of losing it. I can't help but wonder if I'm sabotaging myself for some subconscious reason.
So here's what happened. I've been eating handfuls of chocolate chips. I've been eating extra bowls of cereal. I made a batch of chocolate chip cookies, gave two thirds of them to neighbors, and at the rest of them with my family. I've been eating handfuls of jelly beans. I keep wandering into the kitchen and snooping through the cupboards. I feel as if I need to eat all the time. Even after I've had a big dinner, and I'm full, very full, I feel like I need to put another piece of food in my mouth just to make the desire to eat go away. It doesn't go away. It just lingers. Meanwhile, I have constant cravings for chocolate, sugar, fat, and salt. Normally when I have cravings, they last a day or two and go away. This time, the cravings are constant. It's all I think about sometimes while I tell myself that I don't really want to eat so much of such things.
I have felt so stressed out, on top of having those wonderful female hormone fluctuations, that I have been medicating myself with food and shopping. (Yes, I've become a typical woman.) So now I need to figure out what is stressing me out and how to fix it. I already have some ideas.
28 May 2007
Weight: 170 (lost 30 lbs.)
BMI: 31.09
Better, but not happy!
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