Day 1 week 3

I did not go up nor down this week. I did make it to the gym Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I really don't won't to weigh this week yet because I know there is a lot of water weight holding on for this. So I will give it an extra few days to go away. Hope everyone had a good week last week and keep up the good work! Every little bit counts. No matter if on the outside you can not see them, there are major changes within!

Down 1 pound. Nice to be in right direction.

nev888 wrote: »

Day 1, Week 3

Stayed the same as last week - trying very hard not to just give up. I know my exercise was less since my knee injury flared up - but I stuck to my calorie limit most days (5 out of 7). I know I just need to stick with it, but this is the point where I usually give up. Not this time.

Hang in there. You can do this!

nev888 wrote: »

Day 1, Week 3

Stayed the same as last week - trying very hard not to just give up. I know my exercise was less since my knee injury flared up - but I stuck to my calorie limit most days (5 out of 7). I know I just need to stick with it, but this is the point where I usually give up. Not this time.

Yeah, when I stay the same weight even after doing most things right, it's really hard to keep going. I tell myself it's 'knuckle down' time, and get stricter about weighing food and exercising. However, I've found that often I get a big loss after staying the same for a while. But I would watch what your overall calorie deficit is over the whole week - to ensure that 2/7 isn't sabotaging the good 5/7.

I stayed the same, which I find discouraging. Has anyone ever done The 21 Day Fix diet? I feel like I need more guidance for how much of each food group I should be eating everyday.

malika1976 wrote: »

nev888 wrote: »

Day 1, Week 3

Stayed the same as last week - trying very hard not to just give up. I know my exercise was less since my knee injury flared up - but I stuck to my calorie limit most days (5 out of 7). I know I just need to stick with it, but this is the point where I usually give up. Not this time.

Yeah, when I stay the same weight even after doing most things right, it's really hard to keep going. I tell myself it's 'knuckle down' time, and get stricter about weighing food and exercising. However, I've found that often I get a big loss after staying the same for a while. But I would watch what your overall calorie deficit is over the whole week - to ensure that 2/7 isn't sabotaging the good 5/7.

You're absolutely right - thanks. I need to stay on track EVERY day. I also need to do some sort of exercise EVERY day. That's my goal for this week.

Week 3 day 2 Check-In! I got 2.16 miles in on the treadmill in addition to Shoulders/Back/Abs! Scale is not moving in the right direction still but I am trying to stay positive!

Week 3, Day 2?
I got busy with work and school and completely ignored my fitness goals until yesterday. So, I started tracking again and I'm about to buy some healthy groceries. It's embarrassing to have wasted a month not pursuing my goals... but I need to focus now not on my slow start but on ensuring I don't go off track from here on out.

Week 3day 2, Day 1 was ok (it was Monday) and I was feelin pretty rough all day despite an early walk. Did two short workouts and called it good. Today I came in to an outage at work so it's been a busy morning and my lead deciding to tell me I was wrong and ask me what the right answer was repeatedly without any hints so now I'm irritated and was thinking of taking the day off because I'm still sore and tired, but who knows. Bleh.

For all of you that are struggling right now, I just want to give you all some words of encouragement.

PLEASE, please, DO NOT STOP eating right and exercising just because you have not seen a loss. Think about the progress you have made so far! You may not be seeing big losses on the scale, but SO WHAT? The scale is just one measurement of success. This is not The Biggest Loser where you are looking for double-digit losses every week and you have a personal trainer and a nutritionist monitoring you every day. That is just not going to happen in real life. How do you feel? How do you look? How are your clothes fitting? Those are measurements, too.

Weight gains come on over time, usually slowly and we barely notice. Then when we decide to make a change, we want it all right away. It doesn't always come off fast just because we're doing all the right things.

I laugh when I see people on MFP forums (and in this group, as well) lamenting that they ONLY lost 1 or 2 pounds in a week and being disappointed in that. Seriously? Disappointed with a loss?? I joined MFP mid-January and I've now lost about 12 pounds. That's not a fast loss (less than 1 lb per week), but I'm sticking with it because I can tell my body is changing and I like it! I have had many weeks of zero loss, then I'll go down a pound or half pound the next week. I stalled in March for 3 weeks before seeing movement on the scale. I did not get discouraged, I just continued what I was doing. I was also measuring every couple of weeks and, along with that 12 pounds I've lost 2 inches in my waist and hips and smaller amounts in other areas. Sometimes the tape measure is a better guide than the scale.

Just remember, if you quit now or go on a huge binge, your hard work will have been wasted.

Don't quit! Keep going, you can do it!!

@RaeBeeBaby Thank you for your words of encouragement! And for the reality check It can be easy to forget that this is a long-term change and path. The instant gratification is so, well, gratifying! Holding onto the idea of long-term payoff (and in more terms than JUST weight) is a really helpful, if occasionally difficult, thing.

For me, today (and yesterday and probably tomorrow as well) it's all come down to one single mantra: Do. Not. Give. Up. I'm still at a stand-still, which means my weigh-in this week was up from last week, but I am determined to stick with it and push through.

scrapbookingtm wrote: »

kayjosh2422 wrote: »

It's been an emotional day, my 14 year old pup was very ill this morning and we will be doing full blood work tomorrow morning. I came home after not even having breakfast since we were at the vet, had 40 oz. of water, tuna and a serving of puff chips. I than ended up mixing up brown sugar and butter, thinking I was going to make cookies, never got past that mixture as I ate a couple of spoonfuls. Uggg I know better but it is what it is. I stress it and I feel good that at least I did not have a big mac and fries for lunch like I wanted!

I just want to say I am sorry your dog is ill. I know they become part of our families. Hope all is well.

Just so you know, you made me gag at the butter and sugar thing.....

Have a less stressful day.

Alisa

Also sorry to hear about your puppy. I have two furry princesses at my house and they are such an important part of my life. Hope puppy gets well very soon.

On the butter and sugar thing, I immediately flashed on how gritty that must feel on your teeth! (I'm not a big fan of cookie dough in general, but I know a lot of people love it.)

kayjosh2422 wrote: »

It's been an emotional day, my 14 year old pup was very ill this morning and we will be doing full blood work tomorrow morning. I came home after not even having breakfast since we were at the vet, had 40 oz. of water, tuna and a serving of puff chips. I than ended up mixing up brown sugar and butter, thinking I was going to make cookies, never got past that mixture as I ate a couple of spoonfuls. Uggg I know better but it is what it is. I stress it and I feel good that at least I did not have a big mac and fries for lunch like I wanted!

I'm sorry to hear about your pup! Please let us know how the vet visit goes - hopefully it all comes back okay. And, if my cat was sick, I would have gone for the burger and fries for sure, so good on you for staying away from it!

I miss my cat so much! She's staying with my parents because I'm single and stationed on a ship - couldn't convince my higher ups to let her come on the ship with me, lol. My parents made her a facebook page and post pictures often, but I still miss coming home and having her meow at me and follow me around/lay down with me!

nev888 wrote: »

Day 2, Week 3

Well, hopped on the treadmill for 15 minutes yesterday after work (knee injury prevents me from doing longer, but I will build that time up) and stayed under my calorie limit. Meals planned out for today, including healthy snacks, and Yoga class booked for tonight. Challenges for this week - conference Wed & Thurs which means eating lunch out and a weekend trip to visit my family - more eating out. I need to get my mind focused on making smart choices and will bring the right shoes so I can go for a walk when I'm out of town.

That sounds great. Small and consistent is better than big and injuries, and the yoga may help to prevent/repair injuries. When eating out, I'm trying to get used to being picky - I'm telling myself that it's my body so I should decide what goes into it, even if my family thinks I'm a bit strange.