the neverending journey to weight loss...
Hi gang,
So I've been going to the gym for a couple of months now. I started mid January when I came back to work and while I've been losing cm's here and there off my body, I just can't seem to shake actual weight - which is beginning to bug me. I know I'm not eating as strictly as I was when I did the 12WBT but I'm certainly working out a lot harder, so I don't really get it :( I'm really hoping it's that I'm building muscle and holding 'water weight' and not that I'm not really losing, as I seem to just be STUCK at this weight and I can't budge it, but people keep telling me I'm looking slimmer. Still. It's driving me nuts to get on the scales every few days and see the same numbers/higher!
I decided this week after a conversation with my Mum, who said she blamed herself somewhat for my weight, as I've been overweight since I was breastfed, that I should try kicking dairy from my diet.
The thought of this makes me die a little inside, especially with our new beautiful coffee machine, but if it's the solution - if my body really doesn't process dairy properly, then maybe that's been my problem all this time? I know it's not my ONLY problem but it kind of makes sense - I've always ALWAYS had dairy, probably pretty much every day of my life. In Tea, In coffee, on cereal, in chocolate, cheese, etc etc. Who knows. Anyway. We shall see... I've looked into lactose intolerance and while I don't know that I definitely have it - I feel like it's possible cutting down/out dairy will probably help - seeings the new coffee machine probably doubled my milk intake at around the same time I started going to the gym... hmmmmm.
So yeah. Today I am tired and sore from the gym last night, and disappointed that my weight was the same again this morning, but maybe on the weekend it'll be better, I had had a week off the gym due to being away after all.
I should probably blog about my crazy Amanda Palmer fest, but I don't really feel like it at the moment, so maybe another time. I will say in short that it was AMAZING, and that if you want to see photos you can go to my flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leishkin/sets/
I'm going Wedding dress shopping again on the weekend, I really, really hope I find something as I'm having my hair/makeup trial next week and I'm a tad concerned that if I don't have a 'style' in mind, the whole look won't be cohesive.
anyway. That's my drama for the week, what's yours? ;)
So I've been going to the gym for a couple of months now. I started mid January when I came back to work and while I've been losing cm's here and there off my body, I just can't seem to shake actual weight - which is beginning to bug me. I know I'm not eating as strictly as I was when I did the 12WBT but I'm certainly working out a lot harder, so I don't really get it :( I'm really hoping it's that I'm building muscle and holding 'water weight' and not that I'm not really losing, as I seem to just be STUCK at this weight and I can't budge it, but people keep telling me I'm looking slimmer. Still. It's driving me nuts to get on the scales every few days and see the same numbers/higher!
I decided this week after a conversation with my Mum, who said she blamed herself somewhat for my weight, as I've been overweight since I was breastfed, that I should try kicking dairy from my diet.
The thought of this makes me die a little inside, especially with our new beautiful coffee machine, but if it's the solution - if my body really doesn't process dairy properly, then maybe that's been my problem all this time? I know it's not my ONLY problem but it kind of makes sense - I've always ALWAYS had dairy, probably pretty much every day of my life. In Tea, In coffee, on cereal, in chocolate, cheese, etc etc. Who knows. Anyway. We shall see... I've looked into lactose intolerance and while I don't know that I definitely have it - I feel like it's possible cutting down/out dairy will probably help - seeings the new coffee machine probably doubled my milk intake at around the same time I started going to the gym... hmmmmm.
So yeah. Today I am tired and sore from the gym last night, and disappointed that my weight was the same again this morning, but maybe on the weekend it'll be better, I had had a week off the gym due to being away after all.
I should probably blog about my crazy Amanda Palmer fest, but I don't really feel like it at the moment, so maybe another time. I will say in short that it was AMAZING, and that if you want to see photos you can go to my flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leishkin/sets/
I'm going Wedding dress shopping again on the weekend, I really, really hope I find something as I'm having my hair/makeup trial next week and I'm a tad concerned that if I don't have a 'style' in mind, the whole look won't be cohesive.
anyway. That's my drama for the week, what's yours? ;)