So today was my 6th day in Montana, though just barely. My weight has been 158.5-159 this week and then this morning it was 159.5, so I'm standing on the state line and don't know if I'll be in Montana tomorrow or not.
Still freaking out a little and trying not to doubt myself in my methods that have worked for me so far. Don't know if I need to make any changes to my plan.
This is week 7 of no treats. I haven't been exercising much the past few weeks because there hasn't been zumba since the teacher was in the hospital. Zumba starts again on Monday, though.
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Sunday, April 19, 2015
I still haven't seen Montana
Weighed in at 162.5 this morning (which basically what I weighed all through college)--I need to lose 3 pounds to reach "Montana." My weight was 160.5 for 4 days in a row 2 1/2 weeks ago and I was only 1/2 pound away. Since then my weight has been bouncing around in the low 160s. I think it's weird that sometimes my weight will be the same day after day after day, and then at other times it just hops around--up 2 pounds, down 1, up half, up 2, down 1...
I didn't think I was eating any differently. I wondered if it were hormone-related and that is certainly a possibility. Pre-menopause with its unpredictability is something that is rearing its ugly head.
Perhaps this is what happened the last 2 times I got close to being in the 150s--after a short while I gave up. I haven't given up this time, but I was just a tiny bit freaked out. You start to doubt what you are doing and think that perhaps your method is flawed. Maybe it is, but I'm going to continue on not eating treats, and trying to eat whole grains, fruits, and vegetables as well as walking and doing zumba.
We'll see what the scale says tomorrow.
And if I get into the 150s, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay there. But I guess I should get there first and then worry about staying there later.
I didn't think I was eating any differently. I wondered if it were hormone-related and that is certainly a possibility. Pre-menopause with its unpredictability is something that is rearing its ugly head.
Perhaps this is what happened the last 2 times I got close to being in the 150s--after a short while I gave up. I haven't given up this time, but I was just a tiny bit freaked out. You start to doubt what you are doing and think that perhaps your method is flawed. Maybe it is, but I'm going to continue on not eating treats, and trying to eat whole grains, fruits, and vegetables as well as walking and doing zumba.
We'll see what the scale says tomorrow.
And if I get into the 150s, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay there. But I guess I should get there first and then worry about staying there later.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
losing weight
I try to go to zumba 3 times a week. Sometimes I only make it twice and every once in a while only once a week. I've been going to zumba since last June.
I had started the new year at 170 pounds and I had been at that weight since about September after losing about 20 pounds over the summer. I was very slowly losing weight and was down to 165 at the beginning of March. I stayed there for 3 weeks.
About 2-3 weeks ago, Glen and I started walking during lunch. I haven't counted how many times I've walked lately, but I am exercising more than I had been.
Then on March 22nd, I stopped eating treats for a family challenge.
In the following 10 days since I stopped eating treats, I have lost 5 pounds. So 2 months to lose 5 pounds and then only 10 days to lose the next 5.
I am currently flirting with breaking down into the 150s. I have not been in the 150s since maybe Eric was a baby 23 years ago. There have been 2 times I've come close, but never got out of the 160s. I'm a bit afraid that I won't be able to do it again.
As for what I eat, I am following my rules of eating when I want but making sure it is healthy. I don't count calories or fat grams or anything. I just try to eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. It's been working for me.
My cholesterol is down 25 points. I need to bring it down another 50. My triglycerides went from 429 to 130. I'm feeling pretty good. I had my blood tested before I stopped eating treats. I am interested in what my numbers are now. I'll have to have my blood tested again soon.
I had started the new year at 170 pounds and I had been at that weight since about September after losing about 20 pounds over the summer. I was very slowly losing weight and was down to 165 at the beginning of March. I stayed there for 3 weeks.
About 2-3 weeks ago, Glen and I started walking during lunch. I haven't counted how many times I've walked lately, but I am exercising more than I had been.
Then on March 22nd, I stopped eating treats for a family challenge.
In the following 10 days since I stopped eating treats, I have lost 5 pounds. So 2 months to lose 5 pounds and then only 10 days to lose the next 5.
I am currently flirting with breaking down into the 150s. I have not been in the 150s since maybe Eric was a baby 23 years ago. There have been 2 times I've come close, but never got out of the 160s. I'm a bit afraid that I won't be able to do it again.
As for what I eat, I am following my rules of eating when I want but making sure it is healthy. I don't count calories or fat grams or anything. I just try to eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. It's been working for me.
My cholesterol is down 25 points. I need to bring it down another 50. My triglycerides went from 429 to 130. I'm feeling pretty good. I had my blood tested before I stopped eating treats. I am interested in what my numbers are now. I'll have to have my blood tested again soon.
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