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Approx. 2.8 miles walked today with DH and both doggies in the cool sunshine.
Feeling very frustrated today and trying to think of reasonable ways to get weight loss moving. While I can feel proud of where I am, I want to finish this up!!! I want to be at goal!! Ignoring the holiday/January blip, I've basically been camped out around this weight since the end of October.
Yesterday was a symptom of that frustration. I'm feeling that this WOE is reasonable and that what I'm doing "ought" to be enough to drop the last pounds. And, when it doesn't happen, I want to eat the on-plan foods that I'm currently NOT eating. Basically, I'm feeling slightly deprived already.....but the deprivation isn't producing a loss.
I'm considering how to up my exercise (Blech! Ack, ack, ack!). When I lost a lot of my initial weight, I upped my walking from .8 miles to 1.5 miles, then up over 2 miles, now to over 3 miles. The only reason I stopped adding mileage last year was because I just didn't want to add even MORE time to "working out." I can go higher intensity on something else, it's just not all that much fun for me, and I do need to watch my heart rate if I really begin to push.
What I'm mulling over right now is:
1.) Can I even drop the additional weight with increased exercise? (Guess I won't know until I try...)
2.) If I CAN drop the weight that way, will I be able to maintain it doing LESS exercise in Maintenance? ('Cuz I really don't want to do more than what I'm already doing...) and
3.) If the only way to drop these last pounds is to increase exercise and drop my calories into the 1200-1300 range with TOTAL carbs less than 30, AND I need to keep all those things that way to maintain that weight, do I really want to commit to those parameters for the rest of my life?
This is probably just one of those pity-party days that we all go through from time to time, so just ignore my whining....I'll get this figured out somehow...just wish it were easier, or had clearer answers. Probably, the answer is right there.....I just don't "wanna" do what I NEED to do. And THAT'S what I need to work on!
Diet Calendar Entries for 07 April 2012:
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1324 kcal
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Fat: 90.17g | Prot: 100.84g | Carb: 44.55g.
Breakfast: butter, New York Style Smoked Uncured Beef Franks, Maple Grove Farms Sugar Free Pancake Mix, Mrs. Butterworth's Sugar Free Syrup, egg . Lunch: Endulge Peanut Caramel Cluster Bar. Dinner: Jones cherrywood smoked bacon, shredded cheese, cauliflower, NY strip steak. Snacks/Other: Sargento string cheese. more...
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1878 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 48 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 12 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Oh Sandy...do I really hear & feel ya! Just exactly what I went through not too long ago. I really love how you think Past the "What do I have to do" part to the "What can I reasonably maintain combination of exercise, carbs & calories" part that a lot of people don't think about. To me it is all about choices for how we want to live our lives. We get stuck in "ruts" & sometimes we just need to mix/shake things up a bit. IMHO 1200-1300 calories is really low. You have come a long way baby!
07 Apr 12 by member: gg-girl
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Sandy, your body may just be leveling out at this point. In time you will drop more weight if your body is meant to be at a lower weight. This is not a bad place to be for now. Try not to be anxious about this. Keep up with your healthy lifestyle. Hugs XXX
07 Apr 12 by member: Gigi39
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Sandy, I remember reading Paula's journals for weeks about how she was struggling with going lower and her body wanting to rebel against her. Finally, I believe she let up on some of the exercise and bumped up some of her veggies, etc. and the weight began moving again. Maybe a peek into her recent journal entries might give you some "clues." I have been watching your progress for quite some time and you have inspired many of us to continue trying. I agree with gg-girl and gigi that you have come such a long way. Be gentle on yourself...and please know that all of us are in your corner asking for answers to be shown.
07 Apr 12 by member: 2227Gwen
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Thanks GG. You're right, 1200-1300 is low, even for me. I can do it, but I'm not a happy camper and it IS a chore to try to get anything beyond the protein requirements. BUT.....I THINK I have a new tweak to try before doing much adjustment with my foods. I'll journal it on Monday if I decide to commit.
08 Apr 12 by member: Sandy701
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Gigi, it sure feels like my body is just settling right on in at this weight and really doesn't want to move out! Part of #3 above is trying to decide whether to stay at this weight for now or to keep trying to move downward. The thing is....I think 145, or even a bit below, is actually a very reasonable weight/goal for me. It's not outlandishly low and I HAVE been at that weight (actually in the low 130's) for several years as a mature adult, so I know it is/was possible for me. But I've been above that range for so long.... The other item that hangs over me is that at 155/154, I'm at the very upper limit of a "normal" BMI. For all the pros and cons to that statistic, I'd still very much like to be consistently, safely, within the "normal" range.
08 Apr 12 by member: Sandy701
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Gwen, thanks for the encouragement. I, too, have followed Paula in her journey. We're so fortunate she's been so forthcoming in her thoughts, ideas, trials, and tribulations! Some days it's hard to be gentle on oneself when you've got that "Last 10 Pounds" hanging right out there in front of you, just out of reach!!!
08 Apr 12 by member: Sandy701
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