bree9643's Journal
Week 5Nov 29 2008 10:29
Wow, it's hard to believe I've been at this for 5 weeks already. Down just over a pound and a half again this week, so making consistent, healthy progress. I am on track to reach my goal by the end of Jan., provided I don't hit a plateau or something. Next week should be the halfway point.
I've never been able to stick to a diet this long or this well before. I think the difference this time is that I can really see my progress (thanks Calorie Count!) and that pushes me to keep going. This makes me a little nervous about when that plateau does come; will I be able to maintain motivation? I'm trying to prepare myself ahead of time.
The funny thing is that food-wise I don't even feel deprived. I'm not hungry, I don't miss crappy food very much (except I do miss cheese terribly). The only work has really been to stop and think before I eat as opposed to just doing. But that process of considering what I'm putting in my body and what it's doing has really helped me appreciate food more.
The exercise has been a bit more of a challenge, as my body and I don't really understand each other very well. But I'm on my elliptical 3 times a week and yesterday I tried an exercise video I really like.
But I am bothered by the fact that I can't really see any change. At this rate I might have to re-consider my goal once I reach it, or at least continue intensifying the exercise, even if I increase calories to maintenance.
But overall happy. :)
Great! Well done for sticking at it. I found my first couple of weeks really made me re-evaluate my relationship with food - so much so, that when I neared my goal, stopped counting but focused on eating healthy stuff, I still lost weight. I wouldn't worry about the no-change thing. Often what happens is that you feel like you look identical for a month or two, and then suddenly overnight you start feeling/looking different. You feel your tummy and it's flatter, you feel your arms and they're harder, that kinda thing. |
So you can log your weight -- which allows you to do the following:
- Plot your weight curve
- Analyze the trend of your weight (see under Recent in the figure above)
- Determine the projected target date (see under Overall in the figure above)