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I am TOTALLY freaking out!! TOTALLY!! I swear before mice and men... I will NOT gain back this weight!!!
Took my measurements... they are headed UP. Not tons mind you, and I know it is hard to measure the same place exactly, every time. But this is the first time since I started this journey that the numbers have gone UP!
My food intake has been all over the place since my HUGE increase in working out, along with the scale. I tried to keep it at around 1500 kcals (which is what I was doing before the increase in activity), but some days I have gone over 2000. One week, it was more days than not. Then I have settled in at about 15/1800 the last two weeks... Apparently, this is not working... Or my carb intake has been too inconsistent.
Ladies and gents... this is where the rubber hits the road. Where some turn around and go home, where some throw in the towel and eat pizza...
In the words of Aragorn: "Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you *stand, Men of the West!* "
Or, in other words... "this is when the shit gets real" Becca finds out what she is made of in the coming months...
Today I had planned a half hearted liquid only day (protein drinks & broth, maybe some cream soup if needed) and have done so far (it is only 10:30 am here tho!) But now it is game on! I am doing liquids only for today, maybe tomorrow too... then, 1200/1400 calories per day... if it friggin kills me! (lots of green beans in my future!)...
I know I am building muscle with this weight lifting... but shouldn't some of the flippin fat go away??? SIGH... figuring out how to balance nutrition with my new workout is proving harder than I thought. I had a GREAT conversation with my NUT, and was hopeful we had a plan. Maybe I am over reacting... Well, no doubt I am... kinda how I do things. LOL! Thank you for listening to my FREAK OUT!! Ok... Ok.. I'm gonna start breathing again!
Took my measurements... they are headed UP. Not tons mind you, and I know it is hard to measure the same place exactly, every time. But this is the first time since I started this journey that the numbers have gone UP!
My food intake has been all over the place since my HUGE increase in working out, along with the scale. I tried to keep it at around 1500 kcals (which is what I was doing before the increase in activity), but some days I have gone over 2000. One week, it was more days than not. Then I have settled in at about 15/1800 the last two weeks... Apparently, this is not working... Or my carb intake has been too inconsistent.
Ladies and gents... this is where the rubber hits the road. Where some turn around and go home, where some throw in the towel and eat pizza...
In the words of Aragorn: "Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you *stand, Men of the West!* "
Or, in other words... "this is when the shit gets real" Becca finds out what she is made of in the coming months...
Today I had planned a half hearted liquid only day (protein drinks & broth, maybe some cream soup if needed) and have done so far (it is only 10:30 am here tho!) But now it is game on! I am doing liquids only for today, maybe tomorrow too... then, 1200/1400 calories per day... if it friggin kills me! (lots of green beans in my future!)...
I know I am building muscle with this weight lifting... but shouldn't some of the flippin fat go away??? SIGH... figuring out how to balance nutrition with my new workout is proving harder than I thought. I had a GREAT conversation with my NUT, and was hopeful we had a plan. Maybe I am over reacting... Well, no doubt I am... kinda how I do things. LOL! Thank you for listening to my FREAK OUT!! Ok... Ok.. I'm gonna start breathing again!
Question please? Where are you goal-wise? The reason I ask is many, many people here hit their goal, or a little below or above, and when they go into maintenance, their bodies do a "self correction" type of thing, usually up 10 or so lbs. I didn't, but I didn't get within 30 lbs of my goal.
Just wondering if you went lower than expected, or if your body will be "right" a couple of pounds heavier.
If not, feel free to ignore me. Just remembered hearing about this before.
If it's right for you to lose more weight, I'm sure you can do it. You've got a great attitude, and I'm glad you share your journey with us.
Hope the holidays are good to you and yours.
I don't know if this will help, but here is what my team gave me as nutrition guidelines:
1200 calories
40% protein, 30% fat, 30% carbs.
I get into trouble if the proportion of carb and protein switches (as it very easily can).
I keep a food diary, and that helps immensely which food choices. I can enter an option and see what it does to my numbers. If I don't like how it looks, I can delete it and try another option. It helps me a lot.
Glad you are taking charge of your life and your health. I know you can succeed in every respect.
Are you still getting in 70 + grams of protein a day? Avoiding empty calories? What is your body/fat ratio? Do you 'look' more toned? How do your clothes fit?
I have no doubt you will figure this out and prevail!!
JJ
I spent some serious time looking at my food journal, and I think I was just getting out of hand. When I upped my workouts, I was ravenous, which was to be expected, but once I adjusted to the workouts, I didn't readjust my eating more, and eating more turned into too many carbs.
I do eat a balanced diet, including complex carbs. I've lost 143 lbs eating around 100 grams a day... and 1500 kcals (ish) I am below my docs expectations in weight loss, but really do want to lose another 15 ish pounds,
I was ok with not being in a hurry to get there and was just more focused on getting fit and adding some muscle... But when my jeans started getting tighter I really freaked! I see so many people who gain 10, 15, 50... before they catch themselves, if they ever even do... And I so didn't want to be one of them. If my jeans are too tight, it is time to do something NOW... not when I have to go buy bigger ones! LOL!
As of this last Sunday, I have cleaned out the carbs... basically staying under 25. I was going to wait till the new year, but decided that was my old thinking talking :)
I am going to do this for two weeks, then reeval, and adjust as needed.
I do get in my protein. Now that I am lifting weights, I get in 100+ a day...
I work out LOTS and love it! I think I just have to find my new normal now that I'm doing this.
Thank you everyone!! As always, I can count on caring and thoughtful insight!!
P.S. Ed, think Lord of the Rings :) for Aragorn :)