Losin25's Journal, 08 April 2013

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Well, I did lose a little bit of weight, but I had hoped for a bigger loss. However, any loss is worth celebrating. So, Yeah Me!

So, why do I think my weight loss wasn't very big even though my tracking looks phenomenal?

1) I didn't weigh and measure everything I ate. There was a lot of estimation going on. I need to stop that. Buy a new battery for your scale already!!! No more excuses.

2) I did pick and nibble while cooking dinner and I didn't account for that. I used to chew gum while cooking dinner so that I wasn't tempted to pick. I need to start doing that again.

3) My muscles are REALLY sore from soccer and my marathon 2.5 hour yoga session on Saturday. I know that sore muscles hold a lot of water due to inflammation.

4) My body always has a hard time letting go when I get to the 170 range. I don't know what it is, but every time I lose weight, I plateau/lose weight at a glacial pace at 170.

But here's the good news: I've lost 1 whole percentage point off of my body fat according to my analyzer. And my jeans are fitting better. No more muffin top. :-) I know that the fat is coming off and that's what counts.

I'm going to work hard on correcting the mistakes that I made this week so that next week can be a better one. But I would be really happy with another 0.4 pound loss again next week. Anything in the downward direction is OK by me.

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Edit:

I know that I wrote earlier this morning but I forgot to add a very good thing that happened this weekend, and really wanted to record this success.

Well, I changed my weigh-in day to Monday to challenge(force) me to track on the weekends. Yesterday, I broke down and ate a very "pricey" meal for lunch of steak and potatoes left over from the previous night. Then my husband and I went to the movies and I ate a whole bag of GoRaw Spirulina Chips (instead of one serving). So, dinner comes around and I really only have about 200 cals to stay within my cal target for the day. I almost said, "%$#! it" and ate when I had planned for dinner anyway.

But I knew my weigh-in was in the morning and I really wanted to have a good morning. So, I altered the dinner plans, which was supposed to be Shrimp Teriyaki with rice. Instead, I had a really awesome salad with fresh herbs, shrimp, balsamic vinegar, and a little bit of truffle oil. It was SO good and I only went over a few calories for the day.

170.0 lb Lost so far: 0 lb. Still to go: 20.0 lb. Diet followed 100%.

Diet Calendar Entries for 08 April 2013:

1870 kcal

Fat: 74.24g | Prot: 139.41g | Carb: 169.95g. Breakfast: Chicken Drumstick, Bananas. Lunch: McDonald's Side Salad, Red Robin Red Robin l Natural Burger - No Bun No Seasoning. Dinner: White Rice (Long-Grain, Cooked), Kale, Chicken Thigh (Skin Not Eaten). Snacks/Other: Pure Organic Chocolate Brownie Bar, Barney Butter Almond Butter (Squeeze Packet), Oranges, Apples, Pears. more...