CSmittyRun's Journal, 24 March 2008

I need some encouragement. Well, I've been bummed because this plateau seems to be lasting a bit, I keep trying to find a correlation in my chart (science major-I know I'm crazy )to when I lose weight and when I feel I do my best at the diet. Obviously those calories burned on the elliptical won't be gone tomorrow. I feel like I've been doing really well but nothing will happen. Inches don;t seem to be going away drastically either. Has anyone else noticed a delay in results? And if you all notice a delay, what is it like a week or a few days? I'm going to try some new things this week and see if the scale rewards me...I really need it. My husband wants me to buy a new pair of jeans so bad (mostly because I have one pair that fits decently and I get mad when they're dirty) but I don't want to reward myself until I see that scale move. Any ideas for mixing it up? I'm not too upset because I have been at this new lifestyle for 18 weeks now, and I've lost 20 pounds so I'm making progress and doing it healthfully at the same time. I just want to KEEP progressing. It's almost bikini weather and I;d like to reward my self with a new one (or two :P) when I've reached 140ish. Any thoughts anyone?

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1172 kcal

Fat: 23.70g | Prot: 46.03g | Carb: 198.72g.   Breakfast: special K bar. Lunch: Banana Berry Treat Smoothie. Dinner: tortilla, green pepper, tomato. Snacks/Other: cranberry juice, almonds. more...

2150 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Sitting - 2 hours, Standing - 45 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 45 minutes, Driving - 1 hour, Desk Work - 7 hours, Sleeping - 9 hours, Resting - 3 hours and 30 minutes. more...