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26 January 2014

I actually lost 1.2 pounds this week (my real initial weight when I joined was 146.8). Here's my usual routine, though. I get sloppy weighing and logging my food. Sometimes I get so involved in life that I forget to keep track of what I eat. I also tell myself I eat all healthy food, so I can slip past just this one time. Really? I don't think so.

But this whole process is a matter of sticking to the habit of weighing and logging no matter how discouraged I get. I forgot to log a lot of food last week and probably WAY under-counted my calorie intake. It's all a re-training, re-learning process. Also, when I don't eat breakfast, I pay for it by late afternoon ready to gnaw my own arm off. It's SO EASY TO SLIP BACK TO OLD HABITS!

I recalculated my RDI to the next higher activity level and got a whopping number (another 500 calories per day). I don't see how I'm going to lose much if I eat that many calories. How does that work, anyway? As it is I'm only losing .2-.4 pounds per week (patience isn't one of my virtues).
Weight: Lost so far: Still to go: Diet followed:
66.0 kg 0.2 kg 9.3 kg Not Applicable
   Add Comment Losing 0.3 kg a Week

24 January 2014

I only weigh in once a week. I can't take watching the scale numbers fluctuate (I guess people who buy stock are the same way). It's just not healthy for my nerves. One more day and I have to face that little window between my feet.

I did an hour on the elliptical today, got a little sweat going, but I don't trust the calorie count on it or the one here that recorded my burn. It's probably half or less in reality. I don't count any exercise calories except the ones where I'm telling myself, OK, now I'm going to exercise on this machine or this walk for X amount of time.

But I always tend to undercount my calories and over-count my burns. The truth is, I'm having difficulty accepting the incremental losses that sometimes get stuck on one number week after week. Losing half a pound or less a week is frustrating, but at least it isn't a half-pound gain.

The longer I re-train my eating and exercise habits, the more I see how this thing is going to be a long slog that has to last the rest of my life. I've never been a fan of fresh vegetables. But my diet is really, really simple. I eat no processed foods whatsoever. I eat all freshly prepared everything, as close to its natural state as possible.

I lead a very dull life. I don't like alcohol. I don't smoke. I don't eat "snack" foods. But sometimes I go over my calorie allowance (right now it's roughly 1284). Tea with soy milk and a tablespoon of honey is my "vice" if that's what you can call it, but I only allow myself one cup per day of caffeinated and sometimes another of decaf.

23 January 2014

22 January 2014

I have hypertension and take two low-dose medications for it. I eat a really spare diet (no dairy, no eggs, no grains, no sugar - except fruit and a little honey - no desserts except I allow myself an occasional tiny square of dark chocolate.

I have dropped 20 pounds since September. Still 20 more to go. Exercise is a challenge for me. I used to be a runner and I LOVE high-intensity workouts, but they send my BP sky high. The doc said my hypertension is genetic, which is another way of saying diet, exercise, and de-stressing won't bring it down. I don't want to believe that.

So far no heart problems or all the other stuff you get with hypertension, and I aim to keep it that way. But it's so frustrating to want to really move my body and I can feel the pressure build inside my head, and I know I'm flirting in the danger zone. Challenges. We all have them, right?

22 January 2014



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