I am regularly putting in 4-5 miles of walking/running a day and I have taken up with my yoga and wii fit again. I think I am in a rut. I am going to take my Doc's advice and give myself a free day. Maybe I will have that popcorn I have been craving.
The numbers as they are: 48.7 pounds down in 143 days. That is about 0.34 pounds per day, 2.38 pounds per week, and 10.82 pounds per month. I am not impressed with those numbers.
That being said - I have to bring my mindset around to realize that I have lost 48 pounds in 4.5 months and that is good. I need to remember that I am not looking for a quick fix but a lasting change and I am doing it properly. Time to remind myself of all the positives instead of focusing on the negatives! I have a lot more energy, I feel GREAT, I get to buy a new wardrobe, I can regularly jog a mile without passing out, I have brought my step count per day up to at least 10,000 in the hopes of leading a healthier lifestyle. All these are great accomplishments! Snap out of it Amy and keep plugging!
When I started this journey I decided to share all in the hopes that it would help others like me. In keeping with that philosophy I have decided to share a tidbit that I normally NEVER would - my actual size. At the beginning of this journey I was wearing a size 24 (not my proudest moment obviously). I need to interject that I have NO hopes of being a size 2. I am just not built that way - as a matter of fact I am pretty sure I would have to really harm myself to make it that small. I am hoping for a 10/12 when all is said and done. I have not been a size 10/12 since I was in junior high, and I am not 100% sure it is attainable but I am going to try. In all my discouragement these past few days I have slowly become aware of something astonishing - I have dropped FOUR sizes. While trying on clothes yesterday, I fit into a size 16 (snugly). I didn't purchase the 16 - it was too snug for my liking and just cause I am dropping weight doesn't mean I will abandon wearing clothes a size or so too big. The 18 fit - with a little breathing room to spare - but I was still astonished that I was not only able to fit into a 16 but pull them up and button them. In keeping with this trend I grabbed some old dresses last week that I had left at my parents house. They were from junior and senior year of high school - THEY FIT ME! I also have to say that I fill them out a HECK of a lot nicer now then I ever did in high school - tip for teenaged Amy: curves are your friend stop fighting them!! I could not get over the fact that I not only wear, but look respectable in my junior prom and senior supper dresses. I guess I do still have a reason to be happy/proud.
So why is it that I am dropping sizes yet my weight isn't going anywhere? I think I need to reevaluate my relationship with my scale!
I am actually having a little bit of the opposite problem. Since getting back into regular clothes after pregnancy I have not dropped any sizes! I am back to pre-pregnancy weight (actually 2 lbs less) but I am still 2 sizes bigger (Eli is 8 months now). I fell great, even with a lack of sleep with a teething baby but come on pants time to catch up!
ReplyDeleteSo I feel your pain Amy!
I am sizes smaller but it is definitely distributed differently! I don't ever expect to LOOK like I did in high school - too straight for my liking anyway :-D. We had kids, our hips just don't want to cooperate with our thoughts of smaller sizes. I am learning to embrace my plentiful curves - heck I am even trying to stand up straight now. No more curling my shoulders in to camouflage my chest - which is yet ANOTHER area of weight gain from children but it is all COMPLETELY worth it!
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