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Tuesday, June 02, 2009

So this year of weight loss had brought on many different realities in my life. One now that has me on hold. I have been holding this weight consistantly for a few months. I've stayed consistant w/ my work outs, running, walking, combined running & walking & nothing. NO changes in on weigh in. Only up when aunt flow is coming for her monthly visit.

I didn't take any measurements when I started, but I can see the changes in my legs & rear for sure along w/ my face when I see pics. Other than that, not much changing going on over here. It's just frustrating when you keep trying & NOTHING MOVES.

I'm making myself more accountable & paying more attention to what I'm eatting again. I have to get in my water which is a daily struggle. I'm back to registering everything I eat which should help out. On my "off" days from working out I plan on doing a little strength training w/ squats, wall push ups, some jj's for my girls on the thread I've been skipping out on for awhile :(. My hubby has said that he'll bike w/ the boys & I the days that I don't have to work or some times before work if time & weather permit. That I'll do even if I have worked out (my work outs are walking & jogging) I love biking, so now that the weather is getting better I look forward to getting out there w/ the boys & getting some freash air.

I hope these changes will reflect on the scale soon. Any suggestions are appreciated. I'm looking at getting that Slim in 6 work out DVD's too. Anyone own them & are they worth it????

Okay, it's 1 am almost. Gotta go to bed.
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ANGELN325 6/4/2009 5:42AM

    Rosa, I 'm in the same boat as you where I have plateaued and I thought I would be off of it by now, but no! Even when I've kicked butt on certain weeks, I thought for sure I would be vindicated and no! I'm also at a loss and thinking of doing more stretching because my strength training sessions were getting too exhausting and I stopped doing those for awhile to give my body a rest. The spark has come back and I'm trying hard again to lose that last pound needed to reach my mini goal of losing 10% of my body weight, but it seems like it's taking forever. I also see a jump on the scale when aunt flow is near so I hear you there.

I do not have the slim in 6 so I can't rate them. I am thinking about doing my Denise Austin's Yoga video again when it's not nice outside. I try to get out and play with my daughter when it's nice out. Once summer really hits, I will be doing the long walks again since that felt good last year and my daughter really enjoyed them, especially since she could sit in the stroller while I walked a nice clip.

Let's see who can get off this plateau and spur the other one on. When you get off your plateau, let me know. I will do the same and then let's share what we did to make that become a reality. I'm tracking my food and exercise again so I can see how I'm eating and making sure I get whatever I need. The amount of calories I'm eating is starting to go to the lower to mid range and no results so I'm going to be trying something new called zig zagging the calories. I guess when we consistently eat around the same calories are bodies metabolism slows down to compensate so we should throw our body off so it gets confused and stays high. The calorie average I'm going to go for is about 1450. I'm going to eat around 1300 calories one day and 1600 the next and go back and forth like that and see what happens. It's actually harder to do than you think which is why I can't say I'm officially doing it.

In the past week my calorie fluctuation has been 1342, 1753, 1498, 1378, 1505, and 1303. As you can see, it's not a perfect zig zag yet, but I'm hoping by not eating the same amount of calories every day will put my metabolism into gear. My average for this week is 1463 so it's close to the 1450 goal. I would just like to see a little more zig in my zag. LOL!

Hugs,

Angie

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MYTHREEOS 6/2/2009 11:39AM

    Laura, I think you hit the nail on the head saying that you need to like what you see first to treat yourself better. There's always going to be things that we want to change about ourselves but in no way can we think that it's ever going to be perfect. There is NO such thing & I've come to accept that. I think it's important to accept what you have, but work on the changes that you would like to see reflected in the mirror when you look at it. I don't want to be blow away in the wind skinny. I'd like to have toner thighs, a flatter belly & toner arms. Those are the things that I know I can change & still stay healthy. As long as I'm working at it then I can be happy with myself. The changes will come slower just because I'm older then 20! But, slow but sure. We're all going to have down days because it doesn't seem to be changing as fast as we'd like. The number on the scale is discouraging but I try to find the positive too. I can look at my calves & lower thighs & see muscle instead of fat first. I can tell that they're thinner then they were. Find the positives girl. Yes, accept yourself from the inside & love yourself from the inside & make mini goals for yourself. Changes don't happen over night. We are super-mom's, the model thing is that of which we show are kids. I can't be 5'11 so no super modeling for me...super mommying is for me!!!

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LAURALEIGH 6/2/2009 10:59AM

    I don't own the slim in six video's but my friend does. They are a great workout! I really liked them. I wish I did own them. I'm at the same place as you are. I can't seem to get under 150, except by a couple pounds. I've been at that weight for a couple years now. I'm starting to think that it's not going to go away. I'm just going to have to learn to be happier with my body and the way I look.
I got the mommy tummy (hate it, HATE IT) my arms are still a bit flabby, and i get that pooch right under my armpit if I wear a slightly tight top or bra. My butt looks better since I've started running, but I still have some wrinkly cellulite on my legs. I have love handles. I'm sick of all of this, but this is how it is. And it doesn't seem like there's much I can do.

I've been trying to just accept myself as I am. I'm not running into any health risks. I'm not really overweight for my height, (maybe by a couple pounds). I just feel like I am because I don't look like a supermodel. By any means. Who knows, maybe if I like myself better, I'll treat myself better and not pig out on the weekends and drink. ?

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