a bit discouraged, but not giving up yet
So, I have been trying to lose weight for a long time, but I've not been consistent or committed with my efforts. I've been giving up too easily or just sidetracked by lack of motivation. I've been off and on the bandwagon so often over the past year that even thinking about it sounds like exercise. But, last August, I decided to set a goal and simply follow through to see where it gets me -- not a weight goal, but an effort goal. Consistent diet + exercise + observation of results.
I have been watching what I eat and keeping track of it -- and I am not cheating! I do allow myself one indulgence per week, though. This indulgence does not equal bingeing on junk food, just means I can eat one meal in a week without guilt, whatever it is. If I limit this to one meal, it's not too bad.
However, despite very careful attention to diet and deliberate exercise, I'm not making any progress. I've been working out three times a week at the gym, running between 2-6 miles on the elliptical crosstrainer machine. I don't expect to lose a dozen pounds in one burst of effort, but after two weeks, I was hoping to have lost at least one pound or two. Nope. Net loss = zero over two weeks.
To be honest, this is a bit depressing.
But, I am not going to give in to despair. I'm going to try to move up to five days a week, instead, and see if that makes a difference. I just felt like venting about it. Maybe I'll have something positive to report next week.
I have been watching what I eat and keeping track of it -- and I am not cheating! I do allow myself one indulgence per week, though. This indulgence does not equal bingeing on junk food, just means I can eat one meal in a week without guilt, whatever it is. If I limit this to one meal, it's not too bad.
However, despite very careful attention to diet and deliberate exercise, I'm not making any progress. I've been working out three times a week at the gym, running between 2-6 miles on the elliptical crosstrainer machine. I don't expect to lose a dozen pounds in one burst of effort, but after two weeks, I was hoping to have lost at least one pound or two. Nope. Net loss = zero over two weeks.
To be honest, this is a bit depressing.
But, I am not going to give in to despair. I'm going to try to move up to five days a week, instead, and see if that makes a difference. I just felt like venting about it. Maybe I'll have something positive to report next week.