foffles's Journal
Why I'm not losing weight.Jul 23 2009 11:20
Hello. My name is Foffles and I am a foodaholic.
I have been gaining and losing the same few pounds for the last 2 weeks. I feel it's way to early for me to have hit a plateu, so I need to look into what needs to be changed. I really want to lose the weight. I know the benifits of losing weight and I'm doing it for myself. This is important to me and I will make it happen. That being said, I'm going to write out the main reasons I am having trouble and go from their.
- Binge Eating: I am a binge eater by nature, especially when I'm not feeling well. For example, last night, instead of eating the frozen dinner I had planed for the night at about 240 calories (with bread for about 90 calories), I had a WHOLE medium pizza for 800-900 calories.
Not one of my better moments. - Stress: I stress. Ask anyone that knows me and they'll all agree. I stress over everything. This really can't be good for me...
- Poor Exercise Habits: Up until I started trying to gain weight, I never exercised. Now I do DDR but have a tendency to skip out.
- Lack of Sleep: I get an average of 5-6 hours of sleep a night during the week (anywhere from 6-10 on weekends) and that's not really healthy, whether you are trying to lose weight or not. Between school, work, my family, and my boyfriend, I just can't find the time.
Now that I've listed some of my problems, I need to figure out what to do about them.
- Binge Eating: This one isn't as much of a problem as it used to be. Since starting counting calories, I've only had the one real binge-fest, and have been pretty good about the rest of the time. Just need to be more carefulwhen I'm sick, and stay away from food that makes me binge.
- Stress: Hmm... not really sure what to do about this, stressing is in my nature. I try to let some of it go, but that usually ends in more stress. Maybe if I try scheduling everything I have to do, it'll aleviate some of my stress... if I know what I have to do when.
- Poor Exercise Habits: If I schedule in exercise time too, maybe that'll work? If I've already told myself I'm doing something, I can't very well not do it.
- Lack of Sleep: Uhh... well, I have to stay up til atleast 11:30, and wake up no later than 6:30. Maybe if I schedule in the afternoon, until I get a saner schedule, that will at laest keep me awake through class...
So... I think my goal right now is to put together a schedule and keep it. Let's see... I could try:
Monday / Wednesday:
6:30 - Wake up, take a shower
7:00 - Get dressed/brush teeth/etc
7:15 - Take dog out, get breakfast/lunch together, finish getting ready
7:30 - Leave for work
8:00 - Arrive at work
5:00 - Leave work, head to school
6:00 - Go to class
7:30 - Leave school, head home
8:00 - Get home, make dinner, check email
8:30 - DDR (exercise) for an hour
9:30 - Finish checking email, talk with boyfriend, work on homework
11:30 - Bed
Tuesday / Thursday:
6:30 - Wake up, take a shower
7:00 - Get dressed/brush teeth/etc
7:15 - Take dog out, get breakfast/lunch together, finish getting ready
7:30 - Leave for work
8:00 - Arrive at work
5:00 - Leave work
5:30 - Arrive at home, eat dinner, watch shows with mom
8:00 - Check email
8:30 - DDR (exercise) for an hour
9:30 - Finish checking email, talk with boyfriend, work on homework
11:30 - Bed
Friday:
6:30 - Wake up, take a shower
7:00 - Get dressed/brush teeth/etc
7:15 - Take dog out, get breakfast/lunch together, finish getting ready
7:30 - Leave for work
8:00 - Arrive at work
2:00 - Leave work
3:00 - Rest of day/evening with boyfriend
Saturday/Sunday:
Could be anything...
Umm... well, we'll see how that works. Feel free to leave any advice or suggestions. Later.
- Foffles
I think it's great that you've identified your issues. They're much easier to beat when you face them head on. You have a super tough schedule . . . I can't imagine trying to do everything you do. Here are some of my tips/learnings: I'm a stresser too . . . it's a hard one to overcome. I took the advice of someone here at CC and everytime I go to grab a snack when I'm mad or upset or just uptight . . . I stop and think about it for 10 seconds. Literally, stand there with whatever in my hand and THINK about it. I can't tell you how many times I've put it down and made another choice. It works! Every Friday I write a dinner menu for the week. When I grocery shop, I only pick up what I'll need for those meals. (I almost always have the same stuff for breakfast/lunch.) I leave the menu on the fridge and in the morning I pull out whatever it is I'll need to thaw for that night. There are days that I deviate, but 9 times out of 10 I'm thankful of the forethought. I buy snack packs. Apple sauce, jello, pudding, yogurt, chips, cookies . . . anything with a low calorie count. They really help during those times when you're in a huge hurry and don't have the time for prep. I NEVER feel bad about having a 100 calorie sweet snack. Exercise is tougher . . . your day is brutal! But every little bit counts. Park farther away, take the stairs, walk at lunch . . . a step is a step. As long as you have that 500 calorie deficit you should see some loss. So stick to those calories and move as much as you can. If I can do this . . . SO CAN YOU! :) |
Hey Angi. Thanks for the encouraging words. :) That 10 second rule sounds like an execlent idea. ^_^ There have been several times in my office where I'll finish a snack and be like "why did I just eat that... I wasn't hungry". If I think about it before hand, that should stop some of the afternoon cravings. It'd be kind of hard to plan ahead my whole food schedule as I live at home, don't want to be an inconvienience to my family, and have a limited budget. But I could definately try planning out my breakfasts and lunches before hand. :) I've been buying the special k 90 calorie bars and 100 calorie popcorns, but very filling and satisfiying for low calories. :) I've been doing good with the parking far away thing. I totaly fail at taking the staifrs at work though. I've been showing up a few minutes late to work the last few days and the elevator is closer and faster to my desk. I take the stairs in the afternoon though and if I'm going out for lunch. Thank you again for the encouragement. ^_^ |
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