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I'm exercising, eating right, my calories are in deficit every day, but I've been stuck at 165 for almost two weeks. My trainer says that my body will make a move sooner or later, just keep at it (which I am), but this is not only frustrating, but perplexing! What exactly is my body using for energy, given that I'm taking in less than I use? Unless my resting metabolic rate is extremely low for my age/weight/height, I mean, even lower than the reduced number of calories I'm taking in, than it seems like I should be burning my stored calories and therefore losing weight! I'm still sticking with it, but I want to see that number on the scale go down! We do measurements in a few days, I think, I know there has been improvement there - but I just can't believe that every point of flesh I'm losing is offset by a pound of muscle gained. I'm only doing weight like 1 or 2 times a week! Cardio 3 or 4. I think I need to step up the exercise, regardless.
I hate my gym, hate their music, hate the crowdedness, hate the music and TVs and people admiring themselves in the mirror, or alternately checking out (inevitably) women who are working out. It is a shitty environment and I don't like it. Of course, I would feel more comfortable there, for sure, if I were in better shape, if I had more mastery in the weight-lifting area, but still, the vanity and predatory environment is not to my liking. Of course, I could ignore all the shit I don't like and just work out. I'm protesting against that, currently. There is a new little gym without TVs a about a mile or two away. I may check them out today - it looks way more laid back and comfortable. That would be nice.
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