Weight-loss Sweet Spot
On a whim this morning, I stepped on the scale while I was getting ready for work. The display gave a surprisingly low number that I have never before (at least not in recent memory) seen! I'm thinking I may have hit that infamous/evasive weight loss sweet spot that I keep hearing about. That point where you all of a sudden drop pounds after having worked hard for months and seen no results. I kind of view the whole weight loss thing as a temp/entropy diagram from chemistry. There's that whole middle section that is change of state zone that is the straight line through the area under the curve (ie. work input). Kind of makes sense right? Body changes are kind of like entropy change? It's kind of exciting to think that I might be on the other side of that curve for a while. I feel like I'm starving all the time lately, though, so maybe I need to reevaluate my energy intake.
It's kind of weird because I feel like I've been really bad about my exercise schedule (last week was awesome, but the week before I skipped everything...I think I'm ready for vacation) lately and I haven't actually cooked a meal in a while. On the one hand I'm totally pleased, but on the other it's really annoying. I just bought new clothes and now they aren't fitting well =/
On a related note: I've been griping for months about how I haven't seen any results from all the added exercise and the whole running thing. Okay, I have seen performance results in that I can now actually run 3+ miles without dying. I really mean that side goal of hopefully seeing some kind of weight loss. Thinking about it, though, I think I really have; it's just that we (or maybe it's just me?) tend to only see change in discreet increments of five or ten (seems like it's closer to ten when weight is involved). If I'm really honest with myself about the weight I was at last September (for accountability's sake, it was around 187), I think I've actually dropped a good 8lbs...possibly more if the number this morning is settled and not a low for the week. That's not too shabby, right? Kind of took me by surprise to actually compare the start number with the current. I get all grumbly that I'm not seeing much of a change, but it's really just that the change is very slow.
I want to attribute some of this to that walking challenge at work. It's been really nice to be able to keep track of some kind of numbers, but have those numbers be completely arbitrary so all I'm really tracking is how on track I've been with physical activity. It makes me extra happy when I've managed to get my "step" count (in quotes because it also includes biking miles) up past 15,000 for a day. It feels like I've had a success for the day. Our challenge is over next Wednesday, but I think I might try and continue keeping track of steps. I'd really like to see if I can bully some friends into keeping track with me this go round. Like a competition ;-)
It's kind of weird because I feel like I've been really bad about my exercise schedule (last week was awesome, but the week before I skipped everything...I think I'm ready for vacation) lately and I haven't actually cooked a meal in a while. On the one hand I'm totally pleased, but on the other it's really annoying. I just bought new clothes and now they aren't fitting well =/
On a related note: I've been griping for months about how I haven't seen any results from all the added exercise and the whole running thing. Okay, I have seen performance results in that I can now actually run 3+ miles without dying. I really mean that side goal of hopefully seeing some kind of weight loss. Thinking about it, though, I think I really have; it's just that we (or maybe it's just me?) tend to only see change in discreet increments of five or ten (seems like it's closer to ten when weight is involved). If I'm really honest with myself about the weight I was at last September (for accountability's sake, it was around 187), I think I've actually dropped a good 8lbs...possibly more if the number this morning is settled and not a low for the week. That's not too shabby, right? Kind of took me by surprise to actually compare the start number with the current. I get all grumbly that I'm not seeing much of a change, but it's really just that the change is very slow.
I want to attribute some of this to that walking challenge at work. It's been really nice to be able to keep track of some kind of numbers, but have those numbers be completely arbitrary so all I'm really tracking is how on track I've been with physical activity. It makes me extra happy when I've managed to get my "step" count (in quotes because it also includes biking miles) up past 15,000 for a day. It feels like I've had a success for the day. Our challenge is over next Wednesday, but I think I might try and continue keeping track of steps. I'd really like to see if I can bully some friends into keeping track with me this go round. Like a competition ;-)