ARRRGH!!!
My scale seems to be stuck, other than sometimes going up or down 3 lbs. I am so frustrated with my lack of weight loss success this summer. I admit that I had one week where I slacked off, but for the most part, I have made a conscious effort to get in 300 minutes of aerobic cardio each week (roughly an hour a day 5-6 days of the week). I do strength training exercises at least three days a week. I aim to keep my calorie count between 1550 and 1850 per day, watching my portion sizes, and making sure I'm getting the right nutrients. I mostly drink water, plain iced tea, or low-cal lemonade, with MAYBE one cup (and I do mean 6-8 oz) of juice or a small glass of wine in a day, though that's rare. I walk or bike whenever possible in town. I keep an online food diary and exercise diary. I don't want to cut my calories or increase my exercise time TOO much, because I want to be able to sustain this over the long run--especially when school starts up again. I know I don't have thryroid problems, because a few months ago I was tested for it, and despite passing out when they drew the blood for it (second time in my life that's happened), the test came up negative. People talk about how in the first few weeks they drop a crapton of water weight. Yeah well, I'm not even getting that false sense of accomplishment. Lately I've tried to up the intensity of my workouts, so we'll see how that goes, but as it is, I generally work within my target heart rate, if not at the upper end.
I plan on keeping up my regimen, because, if for nothing else, I know it will make me healthier. But it's frustrating that even with this effort, I'm not at a much different weight than I was when I didn't exercise every day and I ate what I wanted.
I plan on keeping up my regimen, because, if for nothing else, I know it will make me healthier. But it's frustrating that even with this effort, I'm not at a much different weight than I was when I didn't exercise every day and I ate what I wanted.