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Hmm. I have not been keeping track and it is showing. I read people's posts here and many of them are almost verbatim things that I have thought, conversations I've had with sisters or my mom, or things I've written down to clear my head. I'm certainly not the only one. But is that comfort? Yes, I think so. This is not a unique problem. But. BUT, I haven't come even close to conquering it. I have been hovering around 180 for over a decade, with varying proportions of fat/muscle. Even when I was playing volleyball at Clemson, I remember being 178, but in great shape. My goal is 150-145. I would be ecstatic to be in the 60's, and in total awe if I made it to the 50's. If I was in the lower 70's, I would be in my recommended weight range for my height and age (5'11, young adult). I suppose I should shoot for lower 70's first and really focus on that. And I mean focus. Focus and obsess are basically the same things for me. If I'm not 'focused' (read: obsessed) with what I am eating or not eating, I make no progress. I am seconding what another FS member has written recently: I want to get to the point where food and fat are not the focus of so much of my brain power. I want to not think about it the way I do now and have for so long. The thing is, my body responds fairly quickly. So why have I been stagnant for a decade? I yo-yo between the same 5-10-15 lbs constantly, with no real trajectory. My lowest I've seen since 'trying' to lose weight these past couple years is 170.4. I never broke into the 60's. Then I went home for a month when my niece was born, ate out at all my favorite restaurants, got no sleep, and gained about 8 lbs in a month. So - I was back to my ~180 range. Pretty incredible.
Plan moving forward to shake it up:
~Weigh-In Wednesdays; can weigh in more if I need to keep track at first.
~Get back to yogurt, sandwich (no chips) & DC, fruit on hand, and protein and veggies for dinner. This is what works for me. I KNOW my husband will want pizza, so I will likely have that from time to time.
~Alcoholic drinks, only for special occasions - not random couple of drinks here and there. There should be a purpose, an occasion. Otherwise, cut it out during the week, etc.
~stay positive and don't look directly at it :) That's what works for me. Don't think, just DO the program. It works. Don't think. But track everything so you know if you are doing it or not. Really doing it.
~ try to add 2 days of running per week. That means I need to do one tonight or tomorrow. Maybe Wed/Fri/ and Sat or Sun are all begging for a run. Remember - don't count on your future self. Count on your present self. Do it today, is what I mean. You could apply this to your whole life, really.
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183.0 lb
Lost so far: 2.0 lb.
Still to go: 23.0 lb.
Diet followed poorly.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 08 August 2014:
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1552 kcal
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Fat: 77.51g | Prot: 32.09g | Carb: 176.93g.
Breakfast: Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino (Grande). Lunch: Jimmy John's Regular Chips, Jimmy John's #6 Vegetarian. Snacks/Other: Reese's Miniature Peanut Butter Cups. more...
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gaining 0.7 lb a week
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