So… I knew that my scale was not reliable at all…. it was giving weights up to 5 lbs in difference each time I stepped on it…
So I went and bought a new scale last… and well… depressing as it is… I am 13 lbs heavier than the old scale was telling me …
I was already discouraged… when I saw that I felt a bit depressed…
However… today, looking at it… It will be OK…
It is just a number and though I am farther from my goal than what I thought… I rather know now than if I found out after one of my mini-goals and found out that I really wasn’t there yet… at least this way I know where I really am and I know what I need to do to get where I want to be…
Honestly, I think that I need to eat a bit more… I got some great feedback and it made me realize that because I am a bit heavier than I thought and I am getting more exercise… then I might not be eating enough… and if that is the case I my body might be in “starvation mode” and hoarding the fat instead of letting it go…
So… I will just keep on going… I really want this…
Keep your chin up you’re making positive changes and becoming healthier. Its not all about the scale, it will move, its more about the behaviors that your putting into practice.
Good JOB!!!
You’re absolutely right, it *is* just a number, the reality has been relatively the same. (And really, who’s to say which scale was right?)
My biggest weight loss success (not that you asked) was when I gave up coffee (stimulated pancreas and dropped blood sugar causing need for more eating), significantly reduced fat intake (See: “Eat More, Weigh Less”, went vegan, and exercised/commuted by bike. Result was 30 lbs lost in 3 months without a great deal of effort. Oh, and snacking was helpful. Rather than waiting until I got really hungry and then eating more than I needed as my blood sugar caught up to my stomach level, I would eat when I felt a little peckish but only have maybe an apple, or a piece of toast or two. I may have done that 5-6 times/day instead of 2-3 big meals but i expect my overall intake was less than it would’ve been.
Keep doing what you’re doing – you’re definitely on the right track.
Todd… I really do think that I was not eating enough fo a long time… I would often skip breakfast and I wasn’t snacking much and I would eat a small lunch but by the time that 3pm came I was hungry and then I would snack and would overeat…
Now that I have been journaling again I am really making myself eat in the morning, even if I “think” that I am not hungry yet… I feel better after though and then I don’t have that starving phase later…
I really do think that having more small meals during the day is the key and of course not skipping meals either…
I am not sure I am ready to give up coffee though… I do that when I am pregnant but I am so happy when I start again because I LOVE the taste of coffee… I do think that I could drink less though….
Sometimes it’s not just how much you eat, but what you eat. I made some significant dietary changes about 2 years, and the weight started to fall off me. It wasn’t fast, but because what I was doing was so healthy, it stayed off. I looked carefully into the glycemic index, and started eating foods that were low-glycemic, high-fiber, and would not spike my blood sugar. Basically this entailed eating more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, protein, and drinking plenty of water. Oh, and I made sure that I got plenty of good fats (olive oil, avocados, nuts). I know it sounds fairly obvious, but when I made those changes weight was no longer an issue for me.
I hope this helps, and I sincerely wish you the best in your weight loss goals.
Thanks,
I actually made most of those changes a few years ago… we eat very little processed foods, I cook all of our meals from scratch, I bake my own whole grain bread, make my yogurt, we eat as much veggies and fruits as we can and pretty much eat whole foods in general and yes, get those good fats in and With the kids having food dye/additive sensitivities that are in most processed foods it makes us stay on the right track…
I am actually really happy of what we eat… but yes, that was a change that I did that made a lot of difference in how I felt.
I do have to say that only thing that I would like to change now is to go towards a more vegetarian diet…