If I ever win the lottery I am going to do a couple of things. First, hire a driver. I don't want to ever have to deal with parking again. Second, I am going to start a business that makes workout clothing for people who are not a size 12 or under. This continues to be an area of major frustration for me. I have tried just about every brand out there and am still having trouble finding clothes that fit well for workouts. I mean come on! We are the ones that need to workout, right?
My friend Michelle sent me a message the other day. She is frustrated about weight loss just like me. She has been hitting the workouts hard and has even taken he diet part much further than I have, but is also frustrated not seeing the scale move. It's good to know someone is in it with me. I guess Jared was right, but I'm just not real great when it comes to patience.
I feel a bit like I am starting from scratch. Since I took the week off running for my temper tantrum, getting back into it is proving to be difficult. This is a pretty common theme for me. I am really good at starting things. Not so good with the follow through. At least when it comes to activities at the gym.
During one of my training sessions last week Jason had me get on the scale. I hate that part. Especially this particular scale. It broke down my weight in pounds of lean muscle and pounds of fat. I don't know how it did that. I about puked when I read the report: about 40% of my body weight is fat. 40%!!!! Gross!!! When I learn things like that I fall into a funk; I want to be motivated by it, but more often find myself feeling very defeated. He thinks that we need to do some calorie cutting. I have been trying to stick to 2200/day, he wants me under 2000/day for a while to see if that helps. This translates to me as: you're going to be sooooo hungry! I picked up a couple new cookbooks to try to help. One is called The Acid Reflux Solution. That one I am really hoping lives up to it's title because acid reflux is a nightmare I have been living with for years. Waking up every night with terrible heartburn despite medicating and watching what I eat has been a less than fun reality. The other two are low carb cookbooks that boast 200 Flavorful recipes. I'll be the judge of that.
I am going to Chicago for St. Patty's Day to visit some friends. While there I am going to do a 5k. I plan on doing another 5k the first week of April. It's hard to believe the race is only two months away. Time has gone fast. Progress has been slow.
This & that from week 7:
1. Diets are hard to stick with. Even when they make you feel better. I would just rather have pizza and cupcakes. It's true.
2. I'm taking any suggestions for good recipes that are low carb and don't taste like cardboard.
3. Blisters are no longer making my life hell! YAY!!
4. Almost two months without diet coke and it didn't kill me. Also have been off beer for that long as well.
5. I'm thinking about buying a juicer. Does anyone have one that they love?
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week!
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