cjtrigg's Journal

Argh
May 05 2009 10:41

So. I began in the middle of January with calorie counting, running and other exercise.  All went well.  We're now in May and I've lost 13lbs and (unlike when I lost that much by just eating less) I am more toned and have a flatter stomach.  But it's plateau time, and although I say my stomach is flatter, it's still quite pot-bellied, in a buddha way. 

Fine, I can probably handle a plateau and since I've been mostly doing steady state cardio running up to 9k, I may well be able to break it by trying some sprinting.* Except, Problem #1: last week I strained my calf muscle.  Not enough to require any sort of treatment, but enough to know I probably shouldn't run for at least a week.  Bugger.

And again, all this wouldn't bother me so much were it not for Problem #2, which is really defining my mild panic at the moment: my holiday, and my goal of being able to wear beach clothes and generally nice things whilst there, is in 6 weeks. 

It is entirely possible I am being pathetic and making more of a fuss about this than I should, and I should also add that I intend to continue with the weight loss when I come back from holiday since I am 10lbs away from being the right BMI again.  But I don't like it; the clock is ticking now and yet I can't do anything about it because of the injury.

Random additional query: I am assuming that once the body gets used to exercising at a certain level, you have to keep that level up and go beyond it to keep losing weight.  Right?  Because right now that thought is giving me the droop, frankly.

* But the steady cardio seems to have been the key to my flatter stomach, I really don't want to lose that benefit by changing to sprints...