Frustrations and Reaffirmations

I've lost 10.8 pounds in 11 weeks.

That's awesome.  And that sucks.

I figured I'd be losing quicker than this.  Especially because I've been BUSTING my butt doing all the right things.  I'm eating my WW points each day.  I'm filling up on fruits and vegetables.  I'm going to the gym - making cardio my main focus, but also doing a variety of weights each week.  I've limited my martini intake (and we all know how tough THAT is!)... so why am I not losing any quicker??

I sit in my WW meetings and listen to women all around me losing 3, 4 pounds a week WITHOUT going to the gym.

I talk to friends who lose 1-2 pounds a week just by cutting out sweets or soda.

I have a colleague at work who lost 9 pounds in half the time I did, and who eats at McDonalds and Dunkin Dounuts.

How is this fair??

I've been a queen of weight loss for a while.  It has always come off quicker than this.  Especially in the beginning.  I was really thinking I'd lose the first 10 pounds in 3 weeks and then settle down to a 1-2 pound a week loss.  I would've been tickled with this.  Yet I'm fighting the fight of my life and don't even have a 1 pound a week weight loss to show for it.

Last week I talked to my WW group leader.  She thinks I'm nuts - that I should be thrilled with what I've accomplished.  I also met with my General Practitioner.  She thinks I'm nuts too.  I've had my thyroid tested.  I'm the the normal range of normal normalness.

SO WHY IS IT COMING OFF SO SLOW?  AND WHY AM I NOT NOTICING A DIFFERENCE YET??

It's not like it's been a week, or a month... it's been 11 weeks - when do I get to see the change??

I'm going to a weight loss seminar this week.  A specialist is running a program where you can get your own personal metabolism tested to see how you tolerate certain foods, certain combinations of foods, at certain times, etc.

Anyway, I hope it sheds some light on my situation and I can start picking up the pace on this weight loss.

But I LITERALLY cannot do anything more.  I cannot eat any healthier, I cannot work out any more frequently.

So I hope it starts to give - soon.

But 10.8 pounds - yay, right?  A bit.

Weight Watchers - end of week 8

nothing lost, nothing gained.

Guess that's okay.

Friggin' SUCKS being a woman - the way your cycle can MESS up your weight loss plan.  But I can't be too upset - this week last month I GAINED a pound... so I'll take a 0.

Gonna hope (assume?) I get a big number next week like I did last month and try not to stress about it...

Awesome news is I ran 2 consecutive miles Sunday morning... more on that later - but I'm feeling pretty good.

:)

Weight Watchers - end of week 7

lost 1.2 this week

I'm aboard the weight loss train - who-whooooooooooo :)

Wasn't sure what this week would bring - after looking at how my body functioned month 1... so I was happy to see a loss of any kind.

Continuing to track everything I eat and workout as often as I can...

No new tricks this week - just the same old.

8.8 lost total!

woot :)

Weight Watchers - end of Week 6

down 2.2 this week!

Can I get a woot, woot?!?!?

SOO glad that my body seems to be catching up with itself.

The ironic thing is - I've lost more in the last two weeks and have done the least workouts in the last two weeks (still working out, just not as often as in other weeks)... so yeah, explain that one to me.

But I've stayed on track with my points, and got the gym when I could.  I only had 3 workouts this week after the Cancer Walk killed my legs... they hurt from Sunday-Thursday... like, HURT, hurt.

Total weight loss is 7.6 pounds.  That finally seems like something substantial to me.  Clothing still isn't feeling any different on, but I know that will come with time...

Kicking butt and taking names... :)

Weight Watchers - end of Week 5

down 2.8 pounds!!!!

THANK GOODNESS.

I was ready to go jump off a bridge if this number wasn't a good one.

I'm hoping now that all things have caught up with me and I'm good to go.  I really didn't do anything different this week compared to the 2 previous ones that I gained weight in.  In fact, I went to the gym LESS (only 3 days) due to being in NY for Easter.  So explain me that.

But as mom said, I can't keep eating the way I'm eating and working out the way I'm working out without the weight coming off... so gonna keep on doing what I'm doing and hope this trend continues.

Was VERY proud of myself that I stayed to my diet over Easter weekend.  Didn't have delicious looking biscuits, didn't have delicious looking desserts... it was hard, but I prevailed :)

Side note:  Got my first 5lb star from at the meeting... total lost so far is 5.4 pounds for 5 weeks.

Wish it came off quicker, but if it's gonna be 5 a month, that'll be 10 in 2 months and 20 in 4... can't really complain.

Bring it, week 6!  :)

Weight Watchers - mid of Week 4

gained 1.0

getting extremely frustrated.

everyone seems to think it's growing muscle... and I almost feel like it HAS to be with me working out hardcore 5 days a week and eating within my points.

still - i'm really ready for the scale to reflect my efforts.

sigh.

Weight Watchers - end of Week 3

FML

gained 0.4 pounds this week and I have NO IDEA WHY!!!

I worked out 5 times this week and ate well within my points.  


So what gives?


Too much fluid the night before??  Coming on that time of the month??  Building muscle??  I don't know - and the weight watchers lady offered me all these possible reasons.  All I know is, it's frustrating.


I understand at some point that fat turns to muscle, and I understand at some point that my weight will start leveling out - BUT NOT AT WEEK 3!!!!  NOT AFTER BUSTING MY ASS ALL WEEK!!!


So yeah, frustrated.


And angry.  


After crying when I saw the scale, I sat through the meeting and beat myself up at the gym.  And then did the same thing Sunday.  There is no way in HELL that I will have anything less than a spectacular number when I weigh in this coming Thursday.


ARG.