So I've been "laid off" for over six months now. After being at a desk job for over ten years, earning my master's degree, etc. I decided that one of my goals while I am off work is to get into shape. Easier said than done.
Not that you can tell by looking at me, but I have had a gym membership for 8 years now. Truly only using it maybe several times a month. Now that has changed. I go every day, Monday through Friday, come hail or high water. Seriously going for over two months now, sweating every day on the treadmill or elliptical machine for 30 - 45 minutes and working out on the weight machines. And I have lost only 5 pounds! Seriously! I have decided that it is really hard work to lose weight.
Don't know if it is worth the work or not. Except that I really feel great and don't have the aches and pains that I had before when I was just sitting around. And I have soooo much more endurance than before. I'm going for blood work later this week and am interested in comparing to one year ago. It better have changed, or the doctor's are all lying to us!
Several weeks ago while on vacation, I used the fitness facilities at the resort for about 30 minutes each day. I watched what I ate, no fried food or red meat, and I gained three pounds! It is really frustrating!
So I have decided to stop weighing in each day, but to weigh myself once a week, probably on Fridays because the weekends are really hard to diet! (Darn, did I use the "d" word?) Hopefully, that will be a better monitor of weight loss. And I have to remember that it all about "being healthy" and "getting into shape". It doesn't happen overnight...I don't get this overweight in six months, so it will take some time.
Don't weigh yourself every day - do it only once every week or 2 weeks. Muscle does weigh more than fat - do your clothes feel different?
ReplyDeleteMy nutritionist told me the caloric formula for weightloss is Weight X 10 - 500. Maybe try journaling everything that you eat & drink - MyFitnessPal.com is a great free site to use to track calories, proteins, carbs, sugars, fats, etc.