sunnyhikes's Journal

Back on the Wagon
Nov 09 2009 14:50

This weekend, all attempts to lose weight went out the window. That's not to say that I ate a giant slice of cake or anything crazy like that. I did, however, really enjoy some tasty artisan breads and some delicious cheese on top of my regular food for the day. 

Additionally, I managed to have 2 meals as salads but even salads can be loaded with calories. If I had to guess, I'd say my salads were around 600 calories each, maybe more. Lettuce, mixed baby greens, watercress & spinach base with loads of tasty things like shredded beets, carrots, edamame, spring onions, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, a few walnuts and a couple fresh mozzarella balls (the small ones) topped with a touch of balsamic vinaigrette and a little vegan fried rice for flavor and weight. Oh so yummy but oh so many calories!!

I'm feeling stuck. I HATE working out but I'm clearly not burning enough calories. If I eat around 1500 a day (seems kind of low) then I end up starving by 7pm. If I eat 1700 calories a day, I don't lose weight.  

So I guess I need to work out more. I wonder if I can get into a routine to burn 500 calories on cardio every time I go. That's an hour of medium intensity cardio, right? An hour seems like forever...

10:30pm: Fail. I didn't go to the gym. I didn't eat well. I know I went over in calories and while I feel guilty, part of me just doesn't care. I feel tired and down about this whole losing weight thing. I hit a plateau a ways back and I just don't think its likely I'll move past it any time soon.