Weigh Ins

Feeling frustrated.....as I have for the past 9 years. I keep adjusting my diet and I still bounce around in the same 15 pound range. I honestly think I must be sabotaging myself somewhere.

I have started plugging in my data to a spreadsheet to see my progress (or lack thereof).

I started 2015 at 277.2. I bounced around until I landed at 268.2 at the end of 2017 with a low of 260. I wish I could figure out how I got down to 260 then bounced back up. I bought a new scale that shows percentages and body age as well as weight. I've made a point to weigh in on Mondays.

Here's all my numbers in black and white glory:

Date	Weight	BMI	Fat %	Muscle %	Visceral fat
12/25/17	268.2	36.9	49.7	22.5	10
1/1/18	271.2	37.3	49.2	22.8	10
1/8/18	268.8	37	48.2	23.3	10
1/22/18	275.6	37.9	47	24.1	10

I went on a girls weekend and I'm sure alcohol can account for the uptick in weight. Really hope that goes away by next Monday. But I saw a surprising trend!! My Fat% has gone down every week while my Muscle% has gone up.  

I will count that as a minor win.

Off to go drink my 40oz of water. I still haven't conquered that goal.

Week 2 Goals

Week 1 was all about wrapping my head around the new year, the new adventures, the new disappointments.

I conquered it!!

Week 2 is a simple goal:
1. Drink 1 cup of green tea each day
2. Drink 40 oz of water each day

I drink A LOT of coffee. It's black and it's my favorite drink. Ever. I drink 4-5 cups a day and usually a grande from Starbucks. No additional calories, but I'm sure I'm dehydrated.

I know I should be 64+ ozs of water each day, but that is unrealistic for me. I thought I would aim for realistic and attainable goals. 40 ozs is hard enough for me. I can increase it next week.

2018 Begins

9 years later....

Many attempts, many failures. Though I have a healthy heart and great cholesterol.

2016 was the year of the trainer. Marc and I signed up for a personal trainer. Twice a week for 30 minutes each. After 3 sessions, Marc bailed and it was up to me to fulfill the contract.

My trainer, Misgna at LA Fitness was wonderful. He worked with me. He pushed me. He got me to do some embarrassing moves. While I did not see any weight loss, I definitely gained muscle and my pants were slightly looser. WIN!!

BUT... I really want that damn scale to move. Everything in me screams for the scale to go down. I'm not unrealistic. With 0% body fat, I would weight 150 lbs. That is not my goal. My true goal is to be pre 1st baby. I started my weight gain journey weighing 205 lbs. My "the stars aligned" goal would be 190 lbs, but I think genetics and age will fight me on that.

2017 led me to Orange Theory. Loved those workouts. It was like being with the trainer for 1/3 of the price and I could go 5 days a week. Which I did. I was a work out machine.

Still no weight loss. Just a stronger heart and great cholesterol levels. With a big ass.

If I change nothing else this year, I want to reduce the size of my hips and belly so that I am comfortable on an airplane. I hate that my hip pushes up the armrest between myself and the poor sap in the middle seat. My only consolation is that I lean into the window to give them space and I read quietly, plus I smell good. LOL.