10 Weeks Postpartum
This week was pretty good to me…
I made some significant changes: I upped my water intake, I stopped eating 18 servings of rice and tried to eat more frequently during the day.
I did however have the impatience monster come by and visit me for a few. I am not an impatient person, I generally like to ride with things always taking deep breaths with my legs folded, eyes closed and muttering “ommmmmm”.
However, sometimes, not all the time the impatience monster comes back and drives me nuts. A lot of the time I find myself asking, Am I doing the right thing? Should I switch things up all together? Why am I going to the gym today when the scale hasn’t moved in 9 days? WHY won’t this weight be gone already!
I know this is a process and I need to trust the process, because, I have been right here several times before in my life, so you would think that the journey gets easier.
The most basic advice of weightloss is: Create a deficit of 3500 calories and you will lose weight!
Problem is: there is a LOT of fine print there. Like a LOT. I’m talking prescription drug commercial type fine print.
Oh, if it were so easy.
(I’m actually in the middle of writing a blog post on this subject of the fine print of weight loss, I have heard so many conflicting “rules” and I am curious to hear your thoughts on them.)
I know for a fact that I am getting the required burn from all of my workouts, since I am working out for 90 minutes, 4-5 times a week, I am doing what is required physically to be dropping some pounds.
But then, my friend, is the eating factor. It throws a wrench in everything! Did I eat too much? Did I eat too little? Can I have this bagel? Should I eat three bagels because my calorie intake is so low? But what about the carbs?
And that is just the tip of the iceberg!
Whatever the “science” is to weightloss, one thing is for sure, everything doesn’t work for everybody. There are so many factors that play into our weightloss (genetics, sleep pattern, eating schedule, workout schedule) basically everything under the sun… So we all have to mingle and try different things out to find our sweet spot of weightloss, then when you find it, ride that baby for as long as you can because your body will plateau and leave you trying all over again ![:)]()
This week brought my first month of full time weightloss to a close. At the weigh in I have lost another 1.3 pounds bringing my total to 2.6 pounds since starting the journey 4 weeks ago. I am happy with this number because on this pace I will be at goal in 6 months which is just in time for my wedding renewal.
Weight Loss this week: 1.3 pounds
Weight Left to lose: 17.4 Pounds
Weight Left to lose: 17.4 Pounds
Total Weight Loss: 2.6 lbs
Workouts this week:Saturday: Spinning and weight training and kettlebells
Monday: C25k Week 2 Day 1. Arms and back
Tuesday: 20 on the Arc 20 on the glider, legs
Wednesday: C25k Week 2 Day 2 back and plyos
Monday: C25k Week 2 Day 1. Arms and back
Tuesday: 20 on the Arc 20 on the glider, legs
Wednesday: C25k Week 2 Day 2 back and plyos
What do you guys do when the impatience monster arrives?
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