My weight is a wall. I can get to top of it, I might even stick my foot over to the other side but making the actual jump to land on the other side, I just can't seem to do.
I did everything the same way that I did last week but my weight crept back to 170. That darn 170!!
It is my TOM week but generally I see a bit of a drop in weight during this time but not so much this week. I've had some minor bowel issues this week as well. Need to up my water quite a bit and maybe try to get a bit more fibre in.
Otherwise... good week. Snow... which I'm done with. Bring on the sun and rain of spring... :)
Friday, February 22, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
Feeling better
Ok... weight was down to 169 today. I'm very happy with that but won't do any special happy dances until I see that the number stays down and continues to drop!!
I've hit 169 a few times so it's not an ultimate low but it always pops up right after I hit it so we will see!
This week I did well. I IF every day from 8pm to Noon. I would have coffee first thing in the morning and then another cup with my collagen etc at lunchtime.
Then maybe a snack in the afternoon and then dinner. Nothing after dinner or nothing after 8pm. It was funny because on saturday I literally ate right up until 8pm.... but then stopped! Immediately!
It actually felt good to grab that control back. I know it won't be feasible all the time, for example if we dine out with friends or at friends, I can't control when the meal will be served but when I'm in control of my eating time, I will do my best to follow. At least for now.
Due to the IF, I found I was less hungry so I did not consume as many calories. I don't track anymore but I ate less nuts, cheese etc so I know the calories were lower.
It snowed HARD last night here.. which is a rarity in our neck of the woods so I'll be spending some time shoveling today. Don't mind though. The dog loves it.... :)
Happy Monday!
I've hit 169 a few times so it's not an ultimate low but it always pops up right after I hit it so we will see!
This week I did well. I IF every day from 8pm to Noon. I would have coffee first thing in the morning and then another cup with my collagen etc at lunchtime.
Then maybe a snack in the afternoon and then dinner. Nothing after dinner or nothing after 8pm. It was funny because on saturday I literally ate right up until 8pm.... but then stopped! Immediately!
It actually felt good to grab that control back. I know it won't be feasible all the time, for example if we dine out with friends or at friends, I can't control when the meal will be served but when I'm in control of my eating time, I will do my best to follow. At least for now.
Due to the IF, I found I was less hungry so I did not consume as many calories. I don't track anymore but I ate less nuts, cheese etc so I know the calories were lower.
It snowed HARD last night here.. which is a rarity in our neck of the woods so I'll be spending some time shoveling today. Don't mind though. The dog loves it.... :)
Happy Monday!
Monday, February 4, 2019
Frustrated
Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy that I have lost almost 40 lbs since June and kept it off, however I'm extremely frustrated that I have an additional 15-20 to lose and I just can't seem to break the stall.
I've been at the same weight - give or take 3 lbs since October. I'm not sure why I can't lose the weight, I've been doing virtually the same things that I was doing from June to October but the scale is not moving.
It was not until I watched a video by Dr. Berg this morning regarding Metabolism. Here is a link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1DOJXAXFg
It makes a lot of sense to me. In the past when I lost weight I would often get down to 190 and then could not lose any more. I would stall at that weight and then eventually after sitting there for a few months would start to regain the weight lost. Last year, I managed to break through that level and get to 170. This is now my new plateau - my body's happy weight that it wants to stay at. The video explains that our bodies lose metabolism as we get older, lose weight etc. So I have managed to lose the weight to this magic 170 and this is now my new baseline.
If I wanted to drop the baseline I need to change up my metabolism. Makes sense. It's all the things I have been talking about but just haven't managed to put into place. Exercising more, eating different and intermittent fasting. I've dabbled in Intermittent fasting for quite some time but never really did it officially or correct. No calories in the fasting hours. I can have water, coffee (black) or tea (black).
My normal day would look like this:
Get up 6:15
Start work at 6:30
Get biosteel with water (electrolytes) at 7
Make coffee (with collagen, MCT oil and HWC) between 8:30 and 9
Lunch at 12
Snack at 2
Snack at 4
Dinner at 6
Possible snack after dinner.... not always.
Here is my new plan for this week that I'd like to try and do:
Get up 6:15
Coffee (black) at 7
Coffee with collagen/mct oil and HWC between 11-12 with lunch
Dinner at 6 with Electrolytes
I'm going to try and eat MORE during my meal times and try to eliminate snacks during the day. The snacks may be spiking my insulin levels which is causing my metabolism to slow down.
It's worth a try... oh and I'm still sick, but finally feeling normal and not blaming sickness for the scale results this morning... up 3 to 173! that might be super bowl :)
I've been at the same weight - give or take 3 lbs since October. I'm not sure why I can't lose the weight, I've been doing virtually the same things that I was doing from June to October but the scale is not moving.
It was not until I watched a video by Dr. Berg this morning regarding Metabolism. Here is a link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1DOJXAXFg
It makes a lot of sense to me. In the past when I lost weight I would often get down to 190 and then could not lose any more. I would stall at that weight and then eventually after sitting there for a few months would start to regain the weight lost. Last year, I managed to break through that level and get to 170. This is now my new plateau - my body's happy weight that it wants to stay at. The video explains that our bodies lose metabolism as we get older, lose weight etc. So I have managed to lose the weight to this magic 170 and this is now my new baseline.
If I wanted to drop the baseline I need to change up my metabolism. Makes sense. It's all the things I have been talking about but just haven't managed to put into place. Exercising more, eating different and intermittent fasting. I've dabbled in Intermittent fasting for quite some time but never really did it officially or correct. No calories in the fasting hours. I can have water, coffee (black) or tea (black).
My normal day would look like this:
Get up 6:15
Start work at 6:30
Get biosteel with water (electrolytes) at 7
Make coffee (with collagen, MCT oil and HWC) between 8:30 and 9
Lunch at 12
Snack at 2
Snack at 4
Dinner at 6
Possible snack after dinner.... not always.
Here is my new plan for this week that I'd like to try and do:
Get up 6:15
Coffee (black) at 7
Coffee with collagen/mct oil and HWC between 11-12 with lunch
Dinner at 6 with Electrolytes
I'm going to try and eat MORE during my meal times and try to eliminate snacks during the day. The snacks may be spiking my insulin levels which is causing my metabolism to slow down.
It's worth a try... oh and I'm still sick, but finally feeling normal and not blaming sickness for the scale results this morning... up 3 to 173! that might be super bowl :)
Friday, February 1, 2019
SICK....
I'm sick. I could feel it coming on Tuesday night. Not physically, but emotionally. I went to bed thinking it has been about 4 years since I've spent a day in bed cause I've been so sick. Now I'm not nearly that sick right now but I did wake up Wednesday morning with a sore throat and a semi stuffy nose. I'm pounding the vitty C and oil of oregano in hopes it passes quickly. Went to bed at 8:30 on Wednesday night and felt awesome for the extra sleep I received.
Felt much better thursday but figured I'd go to bed early again on thursday night because there is nothing wrong with getting a little extra sleep.
Forecast is telling us that it's going to get cold next week. Not back east cold.. I honestly don't even know how people function in that cold but cold like near or just below freezing. That's cold for us west coasters. We have to pull out all the winter garb just to go outside... it's awful. My poor crocuses were just starting to bloom in the backyard and now they will likely end up dying as they will have frozen ground around them for the next few days.
Back to this stupid cold. I find that unlike many people, when I get sick, my weight balloons. I don't know if it's water retention or the meds that I take when I have a cold or that I'm just full of snot but I can easily put on 3-5 lbs during my cold week so that is where I'm at right now. I haven't been eating any more, maybe even less but I have been drinking lots of water and tea and other warm goodness to try and keep hydrated and the mucus flowing... BLECH!!
So not much to report other than I have a cold, it's about to get cold and I'm up a few lbs...
So much for changing my weigh in day after all....
POO!!!
Felt much better thursday but figured I'd go to bed early again on thursday night because there is nothing wrong with getting a little extra sleep.
Forecast is telling us that it's going to get cold next week. Not back east cold.. I honestly don't even know how people function in that cold but cold like near or just below freezing. That's cold for us west coasters. We have to pull out all the winter garb just to go outside... it's awful. My poor crocuses were just starting to bloom in the backyard and now they will likely end up dying as they will have frozen ground around them for the next few days.
Back to this stupid cold. I find that unlike many people, when I get sick, my weight balloons. I don't know if it's water retention or the meds that I take when I have a cold or that I'm just full of snot but I can easily put on 3-5 lbs during my cold week so that is where I'm at right now. I haven't been eating any more, maybe even less but I have been drinking lots of water and tea and other warm goodness to try and keep hydrated and the mucus flowing... BLECH!!
So not much to report other than I have a cold, it's about to get cold and I'm up a few lbs...
So much for changing my weigh in day after all....
POO!!!
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