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  • MelStren
    MelStren Posts: 457 Member
    I haven't looked at your diary so I can't tell you to change your eating habits. But I would like to suggest the (if it fits your macros) way of eating. It means keeping a close eye on what you eat but it allows for pizza and ice cream.

    One other thing to consider is that you are only a month in. You've changed the way you eat, that leads to water changes in your body. You've started exercising, it causes water retention as your sore muscles heal. Is it your time of the month? It cause water retention..

    Please give your current routine another couple of months before you decide that it's not working. A reasonable and safe weight loss is NO more than 1 lb a week. And remember that weight loss isn't even. You may see a couple of weeks of no change and then see a big loss all of a sudden.

    You are doing great. Just give it time.
  • hstoblish
    hstoblish Posts: 234 Member
    Another option is to track not just weight but a few key measurements. I track waist, hips, right thigh (put the measuring tape 2 cm above your knee so you get the same spot every time), bust and bicep. I do not know what the Jillian Michael's workouts are like, but I know for me, aside from running, just about everything changes my composition first before the change starts to show up on the scale. But it was really showing up on my measurements.
  • michelleepotter
    michelleepotter Posts: 800 Member
    Men have a tendency to think, "If I solve this problem for her, she'll be happy. I want her to be happy, so..." And honestly, I got my husband to understand that I wanted support rather than solutions, and then I started to miss his solutions - he has some really good ideas, if only I would appreciate them!

    BTW, I also live in Houston. I like to strap my baby on in a summer-weight carrier and go for a walk first thing in the morning. It's still warm, but not nearly as miserable. I also know lots of people who go walking at the mall. If you live on the west side, Katy Mills is excellent because it's a big circle.

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