31o.2
That's a total loss of 4.2 lb in a week. That's purty darn good.
I'm discouraged though. I feel good, I'm getting compliments, my body is definitely different. But this morning I'm tired, really tired, for whatever reason. I'm not sure why because I went to sleep at a decent hour. I got up at 4 with Anthony ... but then fell back asleep for like an hour. I think that might be why I'm still tired. The nap did more harm than good.
He's asleep right now, so I got to actually work out without anyone awake.
Another excuse I'm going to use is that the place between my shoulder blades hurts again, and no amount of back-cracking is helping this morning. But I skipped the side lunge and shoulder raises. I did only one set of front lunges and bicep curls. I am doing the cardio and ab-work, and most of the strength exercises. I feel guilty, but also I feel like sometimes you just need a break. So long as I don't do it every day, and I get back into it fully tomorrow morning, then I should be just fine.
This is stupid, as a 4.2 lb loss in a week is nothing to sneeze at, but I wish I lost more. I feel like I've been working my ass off for a measly 4 pounds. I keep telling myself that I lost more fat, definitely, and gained lean muscle. I hope. That's usually something that you tell people to make them feel better if they gained a pound or two, y'know? Not necessarily because you believe it but because you want them to feel better.
Oh well. It is what it is. Only a couple more days of Level 1!!
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things sometimes are never as good as we had hoped..(like u wanted to have lost more) but no reason to get discouraged Meghan,i think ur doing great!!... u have to take it one day at a time...to lose weight just doesnt happen over night.. trust me i know this for as i get older the weight doesnt come off as easy as id like lol =) ill help all i can when u come to Dave's for dinner... just tell me what u can and cant have... and if there is something special just let me know and ill have it there for u =)
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ReplyDeleteDon't get discouraged, just keep doing it every day - you will lose the weight. The gaining lean muscle is NOT something you tell people to make them feel better, it actually happens. Make sure you are measuring yourself as well as the pounds. For me when I started exercising I lost in the beginning and then gained about 5lbs back (even though I was watching what I ate and exercising). This frustrated me, but since I was measuring myself I saw that I had lost a ton of inches (which backs up the statement of gaining lean muscle). You want to gain muscle because muscle burns calories and fat doesn't. I measure everything. This is my outline for measuring: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitness/how-do-take-my-measurements.html
Also, following your body fat percentage and other waist to hip ratio can get you better idea too. If you see your fat percentage dropping, that is even more encouraging than the scale. Here is where I measure that: http://www.linear-software.com/online.html
You lost 4.5 lbs! You are heading in the right direction. You are doing fantastic. :)
- Stephanie
I cheated major X1000, only lost 1 lb and only did the shred ONE TIME. You are officially kicking my butt. Don't get discouraged, you are doing a fabulous job.
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