I had a gain of .8 this week. Could've been so much worse. Should've been so much more but perhaps I was more mindful with me eating than I originally thought. Am I going to continue this way? Heck no! I decided that I am going to change things up a bit. Normally I follow the WW PointPlus plan and I will continue to do so but I am also going to count calories. Part of my issues with food is that I at times I have no control over portions. Just because I can eat 4 bananas at 0 PP+ does not mean that I should. I am going to do try this method for the next couple of weeks to see how I do. Here's my nutritional profile on MyFitnessPal.
I am hoping this plan will help with controlling my portions and keep me on track. This means every bite & nibble will be tracked. EVERY.SINGLE.ONE. That will be hard.
Fitness wise, I am starting where I left off last week which is Week 9 which consists of 4 days of 5K's on the treadmill and a 6 mile brisk walk during the weekend. Since I didn't work out this past week, my body feels so much heavier and I don't feel as limber as I typically do. It's back to the gym for me.
During the week I read a very interesting article which lists 17 reasons why you aren't losing weight. Reason #13 describes me and my weight loss journey:
If you find yourself having mini self-contained internal arguments throughout the day (and you lose), or (even worse) lying to yourself about what you’re eating and doing, you’re probably also full of excuses.
I don't know why I continue to do this to myself. This is the mental part of losing weight that I need to work on because I keep sabotaging myself.
I just restarted using MFP. It sucks, no way around it, but tracking is the best way to see results. I love MFP for the daily diary feature - at the end of the day, it tells you (good or bad) what you'd weigh in 5 weeks if every day was like today. Puts decisions into perspective, for sure.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was already following you when it asked to add you again. I do like that 5 week message. It definitely is motivating.
DeleteI track every single day. Without fail. It does help, Marisol - believe me, it does.
ReplyDeleteDay 2 complete of tracking everything on both apps. I've already seen a difference.
DeleteI find myself sabotaging myself sometimes as well. I hope we can both get a better handle on this.
ReplyDeleteThat's so awesome that you're now comfortably up to 6 miles. Since my exercise has been so sporadic lately with my surgery and work schedule, 2 miles in and I'm tired! I forced myself to 3 miles a couple of days ago but it was a struggle and I wanted to stop every single second. So, good for you.
I suspect that if I tracked every nibble I put into my mouth, I'd be losing more weight. It's easy to rationalize when you're only having a bite or two here and there that it doesn't count. It obviously does.
Thank you. I'm hoping to become more mindful of my eating. I too hope we can stop sabotaging ourselves. We are worth it.
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