Today is my first official weigh in for the Shrinking Days of Summer challenge. Unfortunately, my weight is up 0.2 pounds this week. It’s super frustrating to me, but my team – Team Peach, has been very supportive. They’ve pointed out things that I would have forgotten and/or overlooked and reminded me that it’s just one week.
And, it’s true. This is just one week in the rest of my life and 0.2 pounds is NOTHING.
So, let me point out some of the positive:
My dad has been here since 6/19 and my mom arrived 6/28. I don’t get to see them often and I’ve enjoyed this time with them even if it has been frustrating at times. I’ve made better (not good but better) food choices on the many (MANY) times we’ve gone out while they’ve been here. Considering the stress, the difficult food situations, the upset to my normal, routine, schedule a 0.2 pound weight gain in that time period (12 days) isn’t horrible…nothing to be excited about but it’s not horrible.
Tomorrow marks week five of this journey. In these five weeks I’ve managed to LOSE 9.4 pounds. That’s an average of 1.88 pounds per week which is a very healthy weight loss.
I have come to accept (maybe not fully but very near there) that it’s OK if I don’t exercise in the morning and I CAN do it in the afternoon/evening. I’m NOT a morning person, I also very much dislike exercise. So, I really struggle with exercising in the morning. So, coming to accept that has been a good thing. Of course, that didn’t help this week when I’ve been getting home around 9:30 or so at night. But, my parents leave in a week, then I’ll miss them but I can get back to my routine and start some new routines.
So, really, it’s not all bad. I need to focus on the positive. Not give up. And take each day one at a time. I will prevail.
Plus, my brother gets home in about five hours or so then I’ll be off the hook on entertaining the parents fully and completely by myself. That’ll help.
Girl, you’ve been doing so well, and .2 is NOT bad! I’ve gained sooo much more in a week before. You’ll get on it for next week and will probably lose the most on our team! You’ve still got it. GO PEACH! Amy´s last blog ..Day One
Fat Chick
01 July 2009, 2:25 PM
@Brooke — No, I get 1,200 calories a day. Yesterday was just a very, very bad day and I had to force myself to eat that much. I usually try to stay around 1,200. I sometimes go below but then make sure to compensate the next day. I won’t go more than one day below 1,200 and am usually right around 1,300.
0.2 is not bad considering what you have been going through…what matters is your progress over time and you are definitely making that! Keep going, girl! Push through this. SkinnyJeans´s last blog ..
I”m with Brooke, on this one. Did a doctor tell you that 1000 calories is all you need? In everything that I’ve studied, you should be eating nothing less than 1200 unless recommended by a doctor. You can email me if you want to talk about it further. I love talking about this stuff!!
You sound pretty positive for a post labeled “disappointed” Keep up the healthy outlook, and I agree with Brook and April, I don’t think 1200 cal is enough for you. If you were on weight watchers, you’d probably get around 34 points per day (I guessed your height/age when calculating) at your current weight. This equals roughly 1500-1700 cal per day. As you lose, your points allowance goes down (I only get 20 points per day, but I eat my exercise points, so I end up using 22-24 per day). Plus WW gives you 35 bonus points to either use or not during the week.
Your body needs fuel to run. It’s like a car, if there is no fuel, it will stop and so will your weight loss because your body thinks it is starving and will hold onto everything it has to survive. If you are exercising, you may also need to up your calories a tiny bit. I would strongly recommend you talk with a doctor or nutritionist to determine a healthy intake for you. We want you to be successful, but we also want you to be healthy.
01 July 2009, 1:24 PM
1000 calories is all you get for the day? that sounds super low. could that be the reason you’re not losing any?
i know it sounds crazy, but it wasn’t until the SSJ girls convinced me to up my calories (from about 1200 to 1700) that i started seeing results.
01 July 2009, 1:29 PM
just saw that you lost last week, just not this week. so ignore my other comment…for now.
01 July 2009, 2:08 PM
Girl, you’ve been doing so well, and .2 is NOT bad! I’ve gained sooo much more in a week before. You’ll get on it for next week and will probably lose the most on our team! You’ve still got it.
GO PEACH!
Amy´s last blog ..Day One
01 July 2009, 2:25 PM
@Brooke — No, I get 1,200 calories a day. Yesterday was just a very, very bad day and I had to force myself to eat that much. I usually try to stay around 1,200. I sometimes go below but then make sure to compensate the next day. I won’t go more than one day below 1,200 and am usually right around 1,300.
01 July 2009, 5:31 PM
0.2 is not bad considering what you have been going through…what matters is your progress over time and you are definitely making that! Keep going, girl! Push through this.
SkinnyJeans´s last blog ..
01 July 2009, 7:09 PM
I”m with Brooke, on this one. Did a doctor tell you that 1000 calories is all you need? In everything that I’ve studied, you should be eating nothing less than 1200 unless recommended by a doctor. You can email me if you want to talk about it further. I love talking about this stuff!!
But seriously, just keep at it! You’ll see results soon! We’re all in this together!
April´s last blog ..Weigh-In Wednesday: This Is Just My Life
01 July 2009, 7:35 PM
You sound pretty positive for a post labeled “disappointed”
Keep up the healthy outlook, and I agree with Brook and April, I don’t think 1200 cal is enough for you. If you were on weight watchers, you’d probably get around 34 points per day (I guessed your height/age when calculating) at your current weight. This equals roughly 1500-1700 cal per day. As you lose, your points allowance goes down (I only get 20 points per day, but I eat my exercise points, so I end up using 22-24 per day). Plus WW gives you 35 bonus points to either use or not during the week.
Your body needs fuel to run. It’s like a car, if there is no fuel, it will stop and so will your weight loss because your body thinks it is starving and will hold onto everything it has to survive. If you are exercising, you may also need to up your calories a tiny bit. I would strongly recommend you talk with a doctor or nutritionist to determine a healthy intake for you. We want you to be successful, but we also want you to be healthy.