Ugh

[spritechan]

I did HORRIBLE for this month's measurements/weigh-in. I wasn't surprised; I was quite depressed last month and never went in on my own time to work out, and I ate really badly. But still, seeing those numbers was very upsetting. It's like I'm right back where I started, only my actual health has improved even if my body is "big". Martin and I sat down and discussed goals and seriously talked about how I can improve my eating habits without being angry about having to be limiting in my food choices (when I'm not eating out every day, my calorie consumption isn't an issue - it's the CONTENT of what I eat).

In some good news though, I did 15 half push-ups in a minute today :D When I started, I literally couldn't even do ONE half push-up. I could go down, but I wasn't coming back up. Hahaha. Woo~

So we know I'm stronger, but I'm still at 136 (ICK ICK ICK) and I gained inches all over. This isn't surprising, as I don't have any one place to store extra poundage. It just kind melds all over me like a nice marshmallow coating. Blehhh.

Anyway, that got me a little down, but! I'm not looking back, only forward. :)

Comments

[silver-tiamat.livejournal.com]

Hang in there! This will happen, and the point is to not let yourself get so discouraged that you stop and just decide to disown anything not made of stretchy material. We've basically got the same body, so I know how rough it is when it just gains weight, even if you're much healthier than before. It's a terrible feeling.

BUT. You CAN do this! You're making real progress, it's just not going to happen instaneously, and that's something you're going to have to accept (especially since weight loss will only get slower as you age...and you're going to continue doing that as long as you live XD). I know from my on-going battle with the last 6lbs (I'm at 126lbs! =D) that it's a serious struggle in a way that it was NOT even just four years ago. It took me about 6 months to drop 13lbs, and now, it's taken me the same amount of time to drop 4lbs (and KEEP them off--we're not counting when I just yo-yo-ed right back up two pounds after losing three).

So, keep going! Plus, considering that it's only been a month, some of that weight really isn't going to be permanently sticky weight. Some of it will come off pretty easily, pretty quickly. =D You can do it!!!

[miss-ljv.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks for the encouragement!! :D And congrats on keeping that weight off and working so hard! That's soooo great and I'm so happy for you! I'll be so happy if I get back down to 125, and will jump for joy if I can get back down to 120! He's trying to make me drink lots of water and consume a ginormous (within reason of course) amount of protein to help keep that lean muscle so I'm not always losing and gaining the same (in essence) bits of muscle mass.

I was pretty down about the whole inches gained/weight thing, but I *KNOW* I am much stronger than when we started. there is no doubt about that. So I know I can't give up, and would only feel worse if I did. Martin's also insistent on me only losing about a half a pound a week. I'm impatient, but it's not like I've been suddenly losing weight left and right, haha. It also sounds like that's about what you did over the 6 months anyway! We are so RIDICULOUSLY similar @_@