SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo June 18

mechanicmom

Good morning! This month is going by too fast!
I had an opportunity to go jogging this morning, but I am still trying to wake up. It's hard to run at 6:30 in the morning. I am going to get some Taebo in this morning, and then walk for an hour or two at the grocery stores.
I am feeling a little discouraged about my weight/measurements. I've been doing this for almost a month (like really trying) and I've gained 2 pounds. My clothes seemed to be getting looser but now they are tighter again. I've been hanging between 1260-1400 cals a day (except cheat days), and my BMR is about 1400. Any ideas? I'm trying to wait it out. I think it will come off eventually. I'm just used to seeing some pounds come off pretty quickly, even if it's just 3-4. I think, "Why should I bother with all this if I laid around for two months doing nothing and I weighed the same?" I guess I need a pep talk. I know it will come off. I was just expecting a change by now.
I am going to also try to clean up my eating this week. Less wheat, more fruits and veggies.
It's Thursday! We're almost to the weekend!
Summer heat boogaloo!
MM

yoginimary

I'm so close to that 140s mark (149.5, I'll accept as 140s) - it's beginning to hurt. It's been so long since I hit that point.
MM - no ideas - if I knew, I would share. The main thing is not to stress about it too much. I think it's best to focus on how you feel when you exercise and eat well, rather than the scale.

Yesterday, I had a great yoga class - I was the only student (other than the teacher's husband) - so it was a backbend class with more advanced poses. Also did time on the elliptical.

Today - home yoga and gym or walk this afternoon. It really depends on how hot it gets in the house. I might spray the outside of the house with water to keep it cooler, since the AC isn't doing it's job. Does anyone know how much I should be worried about the AC being on almost constantly? The AC people are not coming out until Monday.

Keeping cool boogaloo!

mechanicmom

Maybe this is a "duh!" question Mary, but have you changed the air filter lately? It could possibly help cool the house a tiny bit if you take it out completely until the AC guy comes. We had to do that last year over July 4th when ours went out. At least it was in the 80's when that happened! I don't think it will hurt anything to have it running so much, except that it will run up you electricity bill. You can come stay with me till Monday! And congrats on getting to the 140's! I hope to be there soon!
I can tell a difference in the way my body looks (especially my thighs). I just wish clothes fit better already!
I am pretty sure the fiber one bars I've been eating have not helped. :blushing: I am going to try not to buy those again!
Stay cool Mary!
MM

yoginimary

Yep, filter is clean - I just thought about the energy bill yesterday. Luckily, our AC is only 2 years old and pretty efficient.

I'm not at the 140s yet, I can just see them tempting me :laugh:

lotusfromthemud

MM, I need the same pep talk.

I tried to put on an older pair of pants (pre weight training and bikram) and they didn't fit. . .too tight in the thighs/butt region. I know that when I was just doing cardio (and eating about 700 net calories a day. . .shame. . .but I didn't know) I had no muscle mass down there, and I'm very firm (a little visible fat down there, but not much really) but it's still nearly impossible not to think that bigger=failure. Blergh.

I've been consistently averaging (a few date night exceptions here and there. . .like two per month) 1500-1600 net calories and nothing's really moving. (I'm now debating whether or not to weigh tomorrow, but I think I need to face a number) I wonder a few things: am I just genetically pre-destined to carry a little "extra" fat, and why isn't a higher end of the "healthy weight" (like the one that I'm at now) good enough for me? For me, the holy grail is the 130s (I think I'm a little shorter than you, Mary. )

Anyways,
Today is Bikram at noon, followed by another day of healthy eating (I'm doing a mostly raw fruit/vegetable/nut heavy thing to try to re-boot my tastebuds (eliminate crap food cravings, especially sugar and wheat products) and maybe my metabolism into releasing a little weight. . . apologies if this is an overshare, but this is starting to feel a little "cleanse-y" as my fibre intake has been very high (40+ish) for the past few days. . .

Keep the faith boogaloo!
take care.:flowerforyou:

lotusfromthemud

Oh, and I don't know if I'm complaining or bragging, but it's 55 and rainy here. :ohwell:

mechanicmom

I don't think I am going to do taebo today. Feeling kind of wiped out. I will try to at least get some more cleaning done. :indifferent:
MM