Still the same

I'm going to try all cardio this week if my body can take it and even though I've been eating healthy I haven't been consistent in keeping track of my calories. So I'll try to to do better tracking. It feels like my body needs another jump start. 4 more weeks until my trip and not quite half way to my goal...

Wendy's Birthday Week Weigh in

Ok. I did my exercises this week faithfully, but my birthday celebration may have lasted longer than one day. I took a birthday weekend and ate like I normally would--without thinking! I really did not eat more than I used to eat, I just didn't count calories and ate when I was hungry. I gained 2 1/2 lbs. It seems so strange to be working so hard and never see any progress.
I think I will take Dacia's advice and add more cardio and less weight training and see if that will help.
Trying to keep my chin up!
Wendy

I didn't lose a thing this week. I read the blogs posted in the middle of the week by Cheya and Brittney and felt so uplifted and blessed to be taking this journey with you. I think we are learning a lot about ourselves that will help our eternal progress as well as our temporal one. Love to all!

The perfect me!

While determined to slim down enough to feel comfortable in a swimming suit, I realized the vision I had of myself was with someone else body. I listened to a talk by Elder Holland telling us to escape our culture’s obsession with comparing, competing, and never feeling we are “enough”. It made me realize the goal in my head is of a perfect body, not MY perfect body. So I did a good thing today and rid my mind of the world's perfect weight and proportions and instead replaced it with my perfect weight and my perfect proportions. More importantly the vision of myself is no longer a swim suit model body with my head photoshopped in there but what I can look like if I lowered by body fat. In line with Brittney's comment I want feel good in my own skin and not the dream of someone else's.

A happy realization

So the scale may be doing crazy fluctuations for me, but I have realized that I feel more comfortable with myself. Yesterday I saw an old friend and I walked right up to her and said hello...and my weight never crossed my mind. For me this is huge! Typically I would pretend I didn't see the person or I would say hello the whole time thinking "man they probably think I let myself go, or wow Brittney got fat, what happened". I may not be perfect in this journey, but I am learning to love myself along the way :)

I found the Answer-I Hope

I've been doing research and on Sparkpeople there is a place to ask questions. This is what I learned. The process of burning fat and building muscles requires the cells to pull in 3 times the normal amount of water into them. If you are really out of shape this process is going to take longer. It is not unusual to go 4 to 6 weeks with no weight loss or even weight gain. Fat is still being burned, but the body is holding onto the water to facilitate the change. There should come a time when the body is ready to let go of the water and that will show on the scales.
So I have hope again!!!
Love ya,
Wendy

Taunia's weigh in 2/21

Starting weight.....172
today.....158
total.....14

I am down 2 lbs. this week. I have done the bike 1 hour everyday. I really believe that is the success to my weight loss this week. I have also done my weight training and really can feel the stength all over. I also have my ideal weight taped to my scales. Everytime I step on I see my ideal weight first. Positive. Stay positive Wendy.

Brittney 2/21

I am up 2lbs in the last two weeks since I last weighed in. :(
I tend to eat poorly when I am stressed, so that is what did me in. Jumping back in tomorrow and trying not to let it get me down.

Please Help!!

I need some input! I am really trying not to get discouraged and maybe one of you has some insight to help me. I have gained another half pound. I know that's not alot, but I have been so diligent with my exercise and diet and it doesn't seem to be doing anything. My cardio is even more intense the last two weeks as my legs have grown stronger and I am running at a 6.1 for 10 min., walking at a 5 to 10% incline at 3.8 for 20 min. Something I could not have done 3 weeks ago. My weight training is at a higher level on my legs. My shoulders are still week from the injuries, so arms are staying at the same weight. I have 1,200 to 1,500 calories daily. Yesterday I fudged and had an extra 300. I do 30 min. cardio and 30 min. strength training 5 days a week.
Oh! I took my measurements to see if I was losing anything and nothing has changed! 7 weeks ago I wasn't exercising at all and eating more calories and getting less nutrition and I was the same as I am today! The only change I can feel is that little fat roll above my elbow isn't as big!! I do feel so grateful for the added strength and energy I have experienced, but I want more! I want to reach my 125lb goal!
Any ideas???
Wendy

Cheya's weigh in 2/21

Back to 140

I tend to gain weight around the week of my period so I'm not too worried. I feel a lot stronger and have notice more muscle definition. I'm enjoying running now, even in the cold...

Taunia's Weigh In

I lost a pound this week. Things don't feel so crazy now. It is more of a way of living and everything is getting a lot easier.
Starting weight......172
present.....160
total......12 lbs

Cheya's weigh in 2/14

Still at 139

Can't complain I took some caloric liberties this weekend.

Wendy's Week 7

My weight didn't budge. I did all my work outs and kept my calories under 1,400 except for Saturday. I'm still 149.5, but I am not discouraged! When I first started, I worked out on 3 different weight machines for legs at the gym. I could only do 2 reps of 10 on each and I could barley walk when I finished. I could only lift 15 lbs on the quad machine, but this week I was up to 40 lbs and it didn't hurt. I feel stronger and more alive than I have in years! I am so grateful!
Life is good and it is invigorating to be working towards something good!
Starting weight 153.5
Todays weight 149.5

I made it to the 130s...barely

I forgot to log my weigh in this week.

139.5

-1 inch from waist

-1 inch from hips

-0.5 from thighs

-1 inch from back fat (lower waist below belly button)

-3.5 total

wahoo!

I hope to loose a pound this week.

Wendy's Weigh in

I did everything perfect this week. I did cardio 30-40 minutes daily, weight lift/machines 30 min. daily. I kept my calories between 1,100 and 1,400 every day. I sneaked a weigh in on Friday morning and I hadn't budged. Even though I was disappointed I still felt so good about what I had accomplished this week. That night as I sat in the Temple I felt that the Lord was pleased with my effort to try to improve my life in this area. I got thinking that this is how are lives are supposed to be. We should be constantly seeking to improve every aspect of our lives. We need to be actively engaged in continuously learning and growing spiritually, emotionally, educationally, socially and physically.
This week I will continue to do all that I did last week and I will set down one goal in these other areas.
Oh, and I did weigh in this morning at 149.5. Yeah! I'm back to where I was 3 weeks ago!

Taunia's weigh in

I lost 1 lb. I was dissappointed a bit. You see I sneak through out the week and weigh myself to monitor how I am doing. This week I didn't, and I worked so hard! I was hoping for a solid 2lbs. I will take the one lb. and try not to whine and to be grateful. I am with Brittney any wonderful recipes?? Ok here is to another week of work. Stay positive. It helps!! Visualize yourself at your perfect body weight and work, work work!

Recipes

I could really use some good recipes! I am getting tired of cooking broiled salmon or baked chicken breast. Does any one have a really great recipe they wouldn't mind sharing? Thanks!

Don't just hork it down...eat it slowly.

My kid's favorite line from Ratatouille keeps repeating itself in my eat every time I eat. Now that my food intake is limited, I have been trying to ENJOY the food. This morning by eyes even rolled back in my head and I was eating TOAST! haha.