Postby Kathryn-in-Canada » Sat May 28, 2016 12:45 pm
Still weighing myself daily. Deleted all but that and the MFP goal from Rewire and concentrating on getting those habits developed. The MFP goal is to track, not perfectly, not within my calories but to track.
Weight is bouncing around the same 3 pound range. Which is a good thing I guess. If I was really working at weight loss, I'd be disappointed, but at this time I'm working on better eating habits and tracking.
My steps count is staying closer to the 10K/day range (managed that 2 weeks in a row and should for this week.) That number is up over 1K/per day so another good thing.
Got the bike out and had my first ride. I'm slow (had trouble overtaking walkers!) but at this point I'm just starting out, not expecting perfection from myself.
In summary, this is the month I've spent being kind and encouraging to myself.
I've completely given up on my weight loss goal by the time the baby comes. That is no longer realistic and I won't push myself for something for the sake of a date. I love that I've spent the past 6 months within the same 3 pound range. That beats the heck over the 23 extra pounds I was carrying before. That's the joy and the accomplishment. If I get to the next stage done, wonderful. If not, as long as I stay in this range, I can be happy with my new eating patterns.
BTW: my sister-in-law, during her year of losing weight both met Jillian Michaels and did her 30 Day Shred. Over the year she lost well over 100 pounds (mostly over the first 6 months) but the shred did something to her hormones and messed her up emotionally. She lost all control, seemed bi-polar and was terribly unhappy because she could feel/hear her rages against my sister but didn't feel she could control them (she said they felt like out-of-body experiences.)
In the end, they split up. So she lost not only the weight but her marriage. And I'm guessing her job because she just got back for a 10 week motorbike adventure all over the southern US. She is a school teacher and school doesn't end until the end of next month and it is too soon for another sabbatical (she did the weight loss over a sabbatical year.)
Oh, and she's gained back about 1/3 or more of the weight, judging from pictures. On the other hand, she looked too skinny before so this isn't entirely a bad thing.