Starting Weight: Jan 1, 2007 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: October 19, 2009 – 168
Current Weight: October 26, 2009 – 170 lbs
Week 147 Weight Loss: +2 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 108 lbs
Exercise Report:
Cardio x 5 (5 walks or treadmill)
30 Day Shred (Jillian dvd) x 5
Pilates x2
Food Report:
OK, not perfect. Really gonna stick to a plan this week!
Notes:
- PMS – confident that is what the +lbs are!
- 30 Day Shred Challenge is going great! This week will be 7 days of shred!
You are so incredibly inspiring- I have to say that first.
I’m so glad I got to find your blog! I follow you on Twitter, too,
(V_e3_ronica)
Something stung me deep on tonight’s episode of BL season 8… Jillian’s
Talk w/Amanda… That’s me. I am in my own way. I don’t let myself believe I can do this…
Last March I was weighing 253lbs. I now weigh 233.8 (as of today)
But I feel down, depressed and defeated? Why? Because I started weight watchers 8 weeks ago- which I totally needed to happen. Most of my weight loss before was on one of those awful “no carrb” diets…
I’ve only lost about 5 lbs since then. Typing that out it seems ridiculous for me to feel down… But I do!
My sister and friends joined after me and have losses in their teens. What differences do I see?
Well, I’m the only one that started working out… And when I did (on week 2), I gained about 7lbs after three weeks of working out.
I grew discouraged and stopped working out, even though my clothes fit so loose I’ve been told countless times I need to buy new jeans/pants by others…
I’m so afraid to work out because of the gains… And I see my friends and sister losing w/out working out…
Anyway, it feels good to get that out in the open w/someone… So thanks for reading this…
My question: can you help me? I just need someone to tell me the exercise they did in the beginning and tell me if it is normal to gain, not give up, etc.
I think of how you have lost 100 lbs in 10 months and I’m overjoyed and so badly want to see me do that…
What exercises would you recommend? The good thing: I LOVE working out, whenever I do…
Also, is it too soon for me to order jillian’s shred dvd? Or should I kust do it?
I’m throwing myself out there cause I’ve noticed what a great support system the weight-loss bloggers have… And I know I need it…
So for now, this is me, Veronica. Hope to hear from you & thank you for reading this! Please email when you can. Hope I’m not a bother or come off as a needy weirdo. 🙂
Hi Veronica, I am also going to email you but wanted to respond here as well. It was actually a bit over a year when I was at 100 lbs lost – it’s been a process for sure and I’m currently in year 3. I just don’t want you to think I did it so fast although I could have done it faster than what I did.
Re: the 30 day shred challenge – start here (there is a list with links to dvd, weights and everything you need):
http://www.celebrateweightloss.com/30-day-challenge/30-day-shred/30-day-shred-with-me/
Feel free to jump right in with us or create your own challenge for now.
Re: your questions about working out – it sounds like you are definitely losing inches if your clothes are so loose – that’s awesome and counts for a lot. Sometimes the scale numbers can go up a bit when you start working out because you are gaining muscle…this is what you do want in the long run for sure.
I am going to email you now as well. Please stick with us – you are right about the awesome support around here – and join the FB page if you haven’t done so yet. Talk to you soon. Glad to have you with us! 🙂
Veronica, if you are losing inches, you are doing well! The scale should never be the only measure of progress and many think it is not a worthwhile measure at all. Me, I’m heavy enough that inches off come very slowly, so the scale works for me.
Take some measures and use those to check your improvement. And also, working out hard can cause your muscles to retain water. It’s JUST WATER, not fat. Don’t ever sweat a water weight gain. Likewise, if you are losing inches, you are probably gaining some muscle. This is a good thing and if you stick with things, the muscle will help you burn fat on the long haul.
On the fat loss front, one thing to watch is whether exercise is increasing your hunger and calorie levels. I have that trouble, if I work out too hard, I am so ravenous I can’t, for the life of me, keep a calorie deficit going. Or not much of one. I find that keeping my exercise sessions moderate and making sure I’m in a calorie deficit at least 5 days a week helps. I try to have one or two days where I am not in a deficit though.
At any rate Veronica, you’ve lost some weigh AND you’ve kept off the loss. That’s winning the battle! Take it a step at a time.