If I make good choices it eventually becomes easier, I think. It's been so long since I've stayed on track for more than a few days. And my body tells me that every day.
Every time I give in to those cravings, I reset the clock on being able to defeat them. In fact, a pretty good watchin-my-food week ended in an evening filled with chips, a sausage filled with processed cheese, and a hamburger I couldn't even finish (so tell me, why did I bother?).
It was the end of my week, but I didn't stay at home that night (yay election watching with friends, boo election results). So no weigh-in; I've temporarily set Tuesdays as my weigh-in day until I can figure out what is going to work best for me.
I also didn't prepare food very well for having two days away from home. As a result I ended up having more fast food for lunch. Whopper and fries...counts for 29 points (a full day's value). I didn't eat a lot otherwise, but what can you do?
I know I can do this. But even as I type this I'm craving a baked something or other.
Despite all the above, the results of my first weigh-in weren't terrible. But when you're on a diet like this, you hope to shed about 10 lbs in just 'water' weight in your first two weeks. At least I do...
Beginning Weight (April 26, 2011): 174.4 lbs
Current Weight: 171.4
Week 1 Weight Loss/Gain -3.0 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 3.0 lbs
On the fitness side, I took it a bit easy. I got my first ever pair of orthotics and was working them in. I didn't want to do too much beyond that because I needed to ensure that if I received any pain it was due to them and not sudden increase in activity.
So now that they're worked in, I hope to get back to it. No plan as of yet, but I'll figure something out :)
Keep at it.
ReplyDeleteAre you logging your food yet? If so, post your logs if you're comfortable. Once again, sparkpeople.com and fitday.com are simple and good for tracking.
I'm in the same place as you with job and life problems and what I've found with making the diet/exercise thing is I have to make it the prime commitment; at least until I reach my next goal. When I reach that goal, I reassess for the next 12 weeks... do I want to keep going as intense, take it a little lighter for more social liberties, etc.
Getting the weight down the first time is the hardest. There is no question about that. Once you get some more lean body mass and lose some fat, your body is better at chewing through the occasional cheese-filled sausage instead of packing it on as extra fat.
I'm here if you need any suggestions/advice (on anything, hell, I know what the emotional/physical hit is like when you change your diet... you should try cutting out all grains and going pure veggies... the brain fog and random depression is brutal for the first 2-4 weeks).
I started at 32% bodyfat 10 years ago and am just now really getting on track.
So ya, keep at it. Log. Report. Commit. And learn.
Speaking of...
Worth reading/viewing (I posted on my Facebook feed as well):
1. "Fun with Women" (not as dirty as it sounds...) - http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/fun_with_women;jsessionid=835944CE13306247C86D5F701725C4D6-mcd01.hydra
2. "The Cheat Meal Manifesto" - http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/the_cheat_meal_manifesto
3. "5 Ways to Improve Insulin Sensitivity" - http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/5_ways_to_improve_insulin_sensitivity
4. "Hot Chicks Doing Olympic Lifts" (I wish the poster had given it another title, but whatever) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRkfaG38t7Y&feature=autoshare
5. "I lose 111lbs in the last 12 months" - http://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/gxjcp/i_lost_111_lbs_in_the_last_12_months_anyone_can/
6. Reddit is an AMAZING community for well... everything. But specifically... for motivation and support, check out http://www.reddit.com/r/loseit and http://www.reddit.com/r/fitness
7. "Defining Bulky Once and For All" - http://www.leighpeele.com/bulky-muscles-and-training-females-the-definition
Really? Blogspot isn't smart enough to recognize those as links? :/
ReplyDelete1. "Fun With Women" (not as dirty as it sounds...)
2. "The Cheat Meal Manifesto"
A quick addendum to this link, I have found it VERY helpful and MUCH easier, to stick to my meal plan when I know there is a cheat day down the road. If I know I can eat what I want on Saturday, getting through Monday to Friday is easier.
3. "5 Ways to Improve Insulin Sensitivity"
4. "Hot Chicks Doing Olympic Lifts" (I wish the poster had given it another title, but whatever)
5. "I lost 111lbs in the last 12 months"
6. Reddit is an AMAZING community for well... everything. But specifically... for motivation and support, check out http://www.reddit.com/r/loseit and http://www.reddit.com/r/fitness
7. "Defining Bulky Once and For All"
ok - I've got some down time so I'll check those out tonight.
ReplyDeleteAs for the logging... I'm using wight watchers so I am tracking everything but I don't think it's exportable. I also have sparkpeople and I could just copy it all over there. It might get tedious, though.
Evidently, fitday.com isn't so great anymore (I haven't used it in a while).
ReplyDeleteThe recommended tracking system now seems to be http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ which has a massive database and mobile phone aps.
Also, would you prefer I comment here or when the posts import to facebook?