I believe I'm starting to trend downward in weight :)
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SmileyJ23
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So over the weekend I read a few posts about those being discouraged with the scale showing gains and gains in inches. And yes that is very discouraging.
I started this EM2WL journey on March 21st. A couple weeks in my weigh in showed a 5 pound loss....I was thinking great my body is not going to take much to reset. ( Although I was not on a very low calorie diet, I was eating about 1600 cals not including my exercise cals. which kept me at a low net. )
A week later another weigh in showed gains. and this continued. I had a week or two where my pants were tighter. A tightness I had not felt since I first started my journey (Oct 2011) That soon stopped. My clothes became loose again but the scale was not going down but up.
I started this journey at 244 dropped the 5 to 239 then it kept rising until the 260s. Then I got to a point where it was consistently 261 262
Today I did a unofficial weigh in and its down again to 250 I have a recovery week this week and hoping that by the end of it I will be back down or closer to the low 239 that I had.
But bottom line is I'm still hanging in there :bigsmile: And I'm sticking to EM2WLbecause:
- I cannot deny the energy that I have.
-Working out is much more fun when I feel I have the energy to carry me through
-I love the extra strength training that I am incorporating
-Muscles are popping out in random areas I can see them even when not flexing :drinker:
-I honestly feel that progress is being made. Things are much firmer and I know that I will see inches loss and scale weight eventually.
-I feel like I can live normally. Eat normally (within reason of course)
- I am happier. Much happier.
-My arms and back are two areas that I've always wished would get smaller. Even if I remain a bigger girl. And they are! When I look at my back comparison photos I still can't believe its mine
- I DO NOT FEEL DEPRIVED. EVER!!
I started this EM2WL journey on March 21st. A couple weeks in my weigh in showed a 5 pound loss....I was thinking great my body is not going to take much to reset. ( Although I was not on a very low calorie diet, I was eating about 1600 cals not including my exercise cals. which kept me at a low net. )
A week later another weigh in showed gains. and this continued. I had a week or two where my pants were tighter. A tightness I had not felt since I first started my journey (Oct 2011) That soon stopped. My clothes became loose again but the scale was not going down but up.
I started this journey at 244 dropped the 5 to 239 then it kept rising until the 260s. Then I got to a point where it was consistently 261 262
Today I did a unofficial weigh in and its down again to 250 I have a recovery week this week and hoping that by the end of it I will be back down or closer to the low 239 that I had.
But bottom line is I'm still hanging in there :bigsmile: And I'm sticking to EM2WLbecause:
- I cannot deny the energy that I have.
-Working out is much more fun when I feel I have the energy to carry me through
-I love the extra strength training that I am incorporating
-Muscles are popping out in random areas I can see them even when not flexing :drinker:
-I honestly feel that progress is being made. Things are much firmer and I know that I will see inches loss and scale weight eventually.
-I feel like I can live normally. Eat normally (within reason of course)
- I am happier. Much happier.
-My arms and back are two areas that I've always wished would get smaller. Even if I remain a bigger girl. And they are! When I look at my back comparison photos I still can't believe its mine
- I DO NOT FEEL DEPRIVED. EVER!!
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Awesome! Congratz and keep it up!0
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That's awesome! You totally gave me hope that this WILL work for me.0
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Aww that's wonderful. Congrats beautiful!0
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That's awesome!0
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So over the weekend I read a few posts about those being discouraged with the scale showing gains and gains in inches. And yes that is very discouraging.
I started this EM2WL journey on March 21st. A couple weeks in my weigh in showed a 5 pound loss....I was thinking great my body is not going to take much to reset. ( Although I was not on a very low calorie diet, I was eating about 1600 cals not including my exercise cals. which kept me at a low net. )
A week later another weigh in showed gains. and this continued. I had a week or two where my pants were tighter. A tightness I had not felt since I first started my journey (Oct 2011) That soon stopped. My clothes became loose again but the scale was not going down but up.
I started this journey at 244 dropped the 5 to 239 then it kept rising until the 260s. Then I got to a point where it was consistently 261 262
Today I did a unofficial weigh in and its down again to 250 I have a recovery week this week and hoping that by the end of it I will be back down or closer to the low 239 that I had.
But bottom line is I'm still hanging in there :bigsmile: And I'm sticking to EM2WLbecause:
- I cannot deny the energy that I have.
-Working out is much more fun when I feel I have the energy to carry me through
-I love the extra strength training that I am incorporating
-Muscles are popping out in random areas I can see them even when not flexing :drinker:
-I honestly feel that progress is being made. Things are much firmer and I know that I will see inches loss and scale weight eventually.
-I feel like I can live normally. Eat normally (within reason of course)
- I am happier. Much happier.
-My arms and back are two areas that I've always wished would get smaller. Even if I remain a bigger girl. And they are! When I look at my back comparison photos I still can't believe its mine
- I DO NOT FEEL DEPRIVED. EVER!!
Love it!!!!!! Keep on rock'n!!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
LOVE this! Thankyou so much for posting!0
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Congrats and thanks for the inspiration!0
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Wohooooo way to go !!!! 0
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Awesome. Thank you so much for sharing your success!0
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Great news!! Congrats and thanks for sharing!!0
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Awesome.. Great, very inspiring - hearing what a lot of us go through. 0
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Awesome job!!!! 0
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Update!!!!!
Im down 8.7 more pounds since my initial post. Down to 241.3. I am 2 pounds away from my lowest since I started this journey :happy:
YES! its sooooo nice that this works and I can EAT :drinker:0 -
I can't wait til it gets under 239 so I can update my ticker again It also means Im pounds closer to hitting the 50 pounds loss since Oct 2011 0
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Great job! I can't wait till I'm where you are.0
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Wow, it is just melting away! So I assume you are at a cut? How much of a cut are you doing and what weight lifting program are you doing? I noticed in your first post that you took a recovery week. I am taking a forced one right now due to an upper respiratory illness and it makes me nervous as heck to not be lifting this week. Do you take weeks off on a certain schedule? Sorry for so many questions, but it's the only way to learn right? Plus, I am bored this week trying to recover, ugh. 0
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I hope you posted in the success sticky! People really need to read this, there are so many who gain a bunch at first like you and have a hard time sticking it out but you are proof that it is worth it.
Great work!!0 -
That is so frickin marvelous!
So glad you stayed strong for the course!!! 0 -
Yay!!! I love all the reasons you noted in your original post for sticking with this plan. Makes.So.Much.Sense!! And now you're getting to enjoy all those benefits AND the lost pounds and inches!
Please keep on updating us! It is so helpful to hear "real life stories" of how this is working for people.
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awesome post0
