It's been a while since I posted my "Acai?" thread in regards to losing weight.
I am now flirting with 140 pounds. I am not a doctor, but my prefered healthy weight is 120-125, to my doctor it's anywhere from 115-135, but I start feeling uncomfortable at 130.
I am starting to get so frustrated with myself that I cannot even bear the sight of myself in the mirror anymore.
I have not gained very much muscle, if anyone is still trying to convince me that joining the gym has done me good and I'm gaining muscle so that's why my weight keeps going up. If I were gaining muscle, my clothes would still be fitting fine, and I'd be firming up, not still jiggling in all the same places as before, if not worse than before. In all honesty, I think I could swallow hard and accept being 135-140 if I had actually gained muscle everywhere and was actually toning up and getting more lean.
I am now up to an hour of cardio 5-6 days a week versus 30 before. I have quit weight training save for tricep and pectoral exercises to get rid of upper arm jiggle and prevent breast sagging.
According to the treadmills I use (granted, it could be off) I burn anywhere from 700-1000 calories each time I do my cardio.
I have quit soda and only use it as a treat once or twice a week. I only eat fast food (like the bad stuff like McDonalds) once or twice a month, if I do eat out it's Subway or Jimmy Johns and I'm really no fun to go out to restaurants with anymore because all I eat is salads or to buffets with salad bars.
I have cut out any carbs that I consider more than what's necessary to keep me energized and focused. I have not eaten chips or cakes or cookies or other snacks for weeks. All I snack on are carrots, apples, bananas, grapes, blueberries, raspberries....healthy stuff.
I am up to almost 100 oz of water a day, and that's just at home, because I can't really approximate what I drink at work. I drink Powerade or Gatorade at work because that's the only thing available that isn't soda or energy drinks or coffee or overly sugary juices with just as many calories as soda. But I also slip out of the room almost every hour to the bubbler to drink 3-5 cups of water.
I am on a very high fiber deal right now, anything Fiber One makes, I have. I also eat 10-20 prunes a day. I'm as regular as can be, so it's not like I'm full of shit.
I had a body wrap done and I lost 5 1/2 inches from random places from the chest down, but didn't lose very much weight.
Every time I get on the damn scale, it's either the same or I've gained yet another pound.
I don't even know what to do anymore. It is not healthy for me to weigh this much, I can hardly fit into some of my pants anymore, everyone has noticed and some people have even started making comments about how large my lower body has gotten.
A year ago at my friend's wedding fitting, I was 36 26 36....now I'm 36 30 40.
Some of you may roll your eyes at me and say "Be thankful you aren't extremely overweight or obese" or "You are just an eating disorder waiting to happen!" but it's something that is really bothering me and I just don't know what to do anymore.
I am now flirting with 140 pounds. I am not a doctor, but my prefered healthy weight is 120-125, to my doctor it's anywhere from 115-135, but I start feeling uncomfortable at 130.
I am starting to get so frustrated with myself that I cannot even bear the sight of myself in the mirror anymore.
I have not gained very much muscle, if anyone is still trying to convince me that joining the gym has done me good and I'm gaining muscle so that's why my weight keeps going up. If I were gaining muscle, my clothes would still be fitting fine, and I'd be firming up, not still jiggling in all the same places as before, if not worse than before. In all honesty, I think I could swallow hard and accept being 135-140 if I had actually gained muscle everywhere and was actually toning up and getting more lean.
I am now up to an hour of cardio 5-6 days a week versus 30 before. I have quit weight training save for tricep and pectoral exercises to get rid of upper arm jiggle and prevent breast sagging.
According to the treadmills I use (granted, it could be off) I burn anywhere from 700-1000 calories each time I do my cardio.
I have quit soda and only use it as a treat once or twice a week. I only eat fast food (like the bad stuff like McDonalds) once or twice a month, if I do eat out it's Subway or Jimmy Johns and I'm really no fun to go out to restaurants with anymore because all I eat is salads or to buffets with salad bars.
I have cut out any carbs that I consider more than what's necessary to keep me energized and focused. I have not eaten chips or cakes or cookies or other snacks for weeks. All I snack on are carrots, apples, bananas, grapes, blueberries, raspberries....healthy stuff.
I am up to almost 100 oz of water a day, and that's just at home, because I can't really approximate what I drink at work. I drink Powerade or Gatorade at work because that's the only thing available that isn't soda or energy drinks or coffee or overly sugary juices with just as many calories as soda. But I also slip out of the room almost every hour to the bubbler to drink 3-5 cups of water.
I am on a very high fiber deal right now, anything Fiber One makes, I have. I also eat 10-20 prunes a day. I'm as regular as can be, so it's not like I'm full of shit.
I had a body wrap done and I lost 5 1/2 inches from random places from the chest down, but didn't lose very much weight.
Every time I get on the damn scale, it's either the same or I've gained yet another pound.
I don't even know what to do anymore. It is not healthy for me to weigh this much, I can hardly fit into some of my pants anymore, everyone has noticed and some people have even started making comments about how large my lower body has gotten.
A year ago at my friend's wedding fitting, I was 36 26 36....now I'm 36 30 40.
Some of you may roll your eyes at me and say "Be thankful you aren't extremely overweight or obese" or "You are just an eating disorder waiting to happen!" but it's something that is really bothering me and I just don't know what to do anymore.
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