Today is the first day of week 2 P90X for me. I'm happy and yet discouraged. I don't see any weight loss, however my official weigh in is Mondays weekly. I'm a little impatient when I weigh in each morning, just to understand my body and its changes day to day. UGH!

However, today I did take measurements and lets just say....I'm moving a little down that way. I know that counts too. hahah.

I have lost a total of 60 lbs since June 20, 2010, which in itself is a great accomplishment for me. I would like to lose another 32 lbs to get down to middle of normal BMI for myself (which I have never ever been at...always obese).

I love MFP cause I have lost 10 lbs, but now am seeing that I may stall out again. I'm logging food and exercise, sometime exercise down to that like cleaning my house. I eat my burned calories back because I find myself famished if I don't...I don't always eat them ALL back, but some of them.

Is this bad? Is this why I'm not losing much or any?

I won't quit! I will continue to bring it. I'm doing a challenge with a group of local ladies and just need to lose a % of weight and inches and will then there will be a winner based on the success at the finish. I so want the WIN! I deserve the WIN...I CAN do this....LOL!

Thanks everyone....I needed to vent and get your encouragement.

Michelle

Bring It!

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I don't eat all my exercise calories back for a few reasons

firstly manufacturers of food have up to a 20% grace with food labels, so that 100 calorie snack could be actually 120 cals. I know it works both ways but I air on the side of caution:)

Secondly - HRM are only an estimate as is my BMR & RMR.

The last and most import one is background calories (what your body burns if you just slept all day aka coma calories) okay my bmr is 1,262 according to mfp, if you divide this by 24 (hours in a day) my body burns 52 calories in 60 minutes just to stay alive. Hope your still with me, so I do p90x for 60 minutes and my HRM says I burn 350 calories doing say plyo (which is about what I do burn for it, one con of losing weight the cal burns decrease) anyway so I log my exercise but 52 of those exercise calories are already calculated into my calorie allowance for my BMR. I should only be eating back 298 calories as this is what my body burnt extra as my body would of burnt 52 of those calories had I sat on couch doing nothing. There is only I think 3 HRM models that take background calories into consideration and they are all over priced, mine doesn't but I do, not even polor do

So with these three things in mind, I tend to eat back about half of them and stop eating when I'm full. As long as I eat over my BMR I'm a happy bunny. I won the last 11 week weight loss challenge following this

I understand what your saying about calories eating and burning...I guess. LOL! I figure as long as I'm eating "healthy" food and only when I'm hungry...what have I got to lose? I was watching as I lost 60lbs before, but stalled out...hence I think I hit "starvation mode" . Now, I notice that if I eat every few hours and good things...I'm satisfied and not hungry. Also, if I fall at night during watching TV, I go for the healthier choices....a piece of fruit...or something less. When its got...water...or nothing! This seems to be working.

Thanks everyone.

From previous experience with this program, I can safely say that losing weight in the first few weeks doesn't really happen, unless it's water weight. I found that I might not see the scale move much until the second month, but my clothes start to fit better between the 2 and 3 weeks, and the inches start to fall.

I only weigh and measure every 2 weeks, so I don't go crazy with the scale. I just make sure that I'm consistent with time of day and circumstances, etc...

I have played with the scale from time to time though. Get on before I go to the bathroom, then again right after... or on before I eat and after, or before a workout and after, or right before bed and right when I wake up-no changes at all (no potty breaks in the night) just to see what my body burns while I sleep...just to make it more about the silliness of numbers than anything else

Week 2 Day 1. I did an hour and a half climbing today as well as core synergistics.
Completed the first week as best I could.
Whatever I do even If its not as intense as the video its a big leap from my previous efforts and that will pay off in time.

W2D2 done.

I think I'm retaining water as I've put on 3lbs since starting, I know it's not weight gained weight as I'm on a cal deficit. Just going to drink lots of water to help my body along with the repairing of my muscles. If I'm not mistaking last year I didn't lose until week 3 or 4 so I'm not worried about it as I know it's normal

Setting my alarm for 5.30 am to get my plyo in before kids wake up as I've got a busy day tomorrow and my OH is doing chest & back tomorrow evening, he couldn't do it tonight.

Made it through W2D1! Sweated way more this week (may be the heat wave), but was totally spent by ARX. Trying to figure out if it's my caloric intake or maybe just muscle fatigue because I had to push kenpo back a day. Who knows ... but it's getting done.

Week 2 D2 Cardio today. Burned 462 cals, and going for 5k run later.
Getting into the exercise but find the eating program a challenge.Will focus on that this week:ohwell:

I did my 3rd day today, shoulders and arms. I only could do 35 min cause I had to pick up my son. I was so scared to start this program but so far I really like it. I just got a full time job so I'm trying to figure out when I will make time to keep doing this!

I was scared too and I really don't know why! LOL

The workouts are longer than I'm used to and that's fine for now, but when I go back to work (in Sept.-teacher), might have to get up even earlier to do them. (Like 4:15 AM--AHHHHH!!!) I do not want to work out when I get home from school, eithe.! I am BEAT! lol I don't even know how my husband comes home from his job (usually 10 hr shifts) and does his! Some days we do our workouts together and it's fun-- when we don't kick each other during Kenpo LOL :laugh:

Good luck and just keeping bringing it the best you can!!

First day of week 2--- Chest and Back/ Ab Ripper X

When will Ab Ripper get easier? I can hardly do 1 standard sit up!

LOL I don't know 'cause I've been doing it for 3 weeks and still have issues with my legs and the in/outs, bicycles, crunchy frog!! ahhhh!

I was scared too and I really don't know why! LOL

The workouts are longer than I'm used to and that's fine for now, but when I go back to work (in Sept.-teacher), might have to get up even earlier to do them. (Like 4:15 AM--AHHHHH!!!) I do not want to work out when I get home from school, eithe.! I am BEAT! lol I don't even know how my husband comes home from his job (usually 10 hr shifts) and does his! Some days we do our workouts together and it's fun-- when we don't kick each other during Kenpo LOL :laugh:

Good luck and just keeping bringing it the best you can!!

I teach, too! it personally works better for me to do it when I get home from work after 4. I'll take my breaks by getting things ready for dinner, or batch cook on the weekends to make it easier. Dh doesn't usually get home til after 5:30/6pm, so that works for me. I've done the early wake up thing. for a few weeks, and I was such a witch at home and school-I just couldn't do it! But I do prefer working out in the morning, and do so on weekends and holidays. I find that doing it after school actually gets my energy levels back up and gets me through the rest of the night until bedtime.

Did CardioX with my mom today. I don't usally so that one, so it was a nice change of pace-i forgot how short it was, and also that is has kenpo and core and plyo mixed into it. a good sweat on!

I started working out in April doing the Jillian Michaels Body Revolution and was getting up at 4:30 to do so. I wanted time to do the workout, shower, have breakfast, etc and be reading for my car pool by 6:45. I had A LOT more energy and I really feel like it helped me to get through those last tough months at school! Of course, by 8pm I was sleeeeepy LOL but went to bed around 8:30ish every night. I'm thankful for the Summer and being able to have a normal work out time!

I like the cardio-- I was confused with the yoga in the beginning, but did NOT complain LOL I can deal with the little bit of plyo in it and just modify what I need to.

What do you teach? I will be teaching 8th Gr. Spanish & French this coming year. Taught 7th Gr. for 10 years, but my position got cut and I'm moving up a grade. Greatful to have a job! I will have the same students again and that should be fun! (lucky for the most part with that crew! nice group of kids!)

Made it through Plyo (didn't quit in the middle like last week)! I'm definitely sore. Arms tomorrow is going to be rough, BUT I'm looking forward to it!