2 weeks at it, where to go from here?
Well I’m off to a decent start. Started at 199, got down to 194, pretty much staying at 195 the past few days. I feel like it’s time to kick it up on a notch. I am happy with what I lost so far, don’t get me wrong, but that was the easy stuff, the water weight. Now comes the hard work!
A few things I’ve been trying to do but need to work on:
1. pushing the fruit
2. more water. Wish I got more water in each day. Today I almost passed out at work because I didn’t have any water all day. I love water, but I’ve become so accustomed to all the sweeter drinks.3. low sodium. I want to give up all the stupid salty snacks!! I’ve never been such a salt-aholic until this year. They’re like a triple-whammy in terms of weight gain. The salt makes me eat more of them, making me retain more water, and eat more calories! I’m really getting into low-sodium crackers. Half the guilt.
A few more things I want to try:
1. Well, I’m giving up my birth control in a couple of days. I am really hoping this will help me reduce my cravings for all the junkola. Now I just can’t get pregnant then I won’t be able to lose weight!!!
2. I’m thinking about trying some more vitamins. I’m not sure how I feel about vitamins. Sometimes I think they’re great to help me get in all my nutrients each day, other days they make me feel a little funny. I don’t think this multivitamin I’m taking now is working out. It was specially recommended by someone I know who is a nutritionist but there’s too much weird stuff in it for me! I’d like to find the right vitamins that would give me a little extra energy throughout the day.
Struggles to work on:
1. need more energy!! especially on the days I work I don’t have any energy to go to the gym afterwards. Once my school semester ends I’m actually planning to adjust my work schedule so that I’ll be able to go to the gym on my off days. In the meantime, gotta do my best to get motivated. My feet are so tired from standing all day and I haven’t always gotten my full 8 hours of sleep. I am NOT a morning person so gym before 9am work is really not an option for me. If anybody has suggestions on that it would be much appreciated!
2. junk food EVERYWHERE!! sometimes I feel like I can’t escape it. i haven’t really learned to say NO yet, so far I’m learning to say LESS.
3. aches and pains. I stretch during and after workouts (not right at the beginning though because you shouldn’t stretch cold muscles). I’ve been told by different folks I have good form in weight lifting. But still I’m always feeling sore and stiff in one place or another. My shin splints are acting up again. Not happy about that one!!!! Haven’t been running much (3 min. jogs at practice and occasionally I do 2 mins. on the treadmilll) but I am having so much trouble with skating because of my shins. I think the fact of the matter is my body is not strong enough to hold up all 195 pounds of me and throw that weight around in different exercises. But what can I do? I need to exercise to lose weight, but I can’t exercise because I’m fat? This one is very frustrating for me. Suggestions anyone? Am I missing something?
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Standing all day is not good for you as my daughter used to work at Petsmart when she was 18 and she could not do it and she’s the
one who is thin. So, you are so tired from that it’s hard to exercise.
But jobs are hard to come by. Even if you move around at work it would help and then just spend 15 to 20 min. a night on the treadmill or something like that and count cals. points or whatever your diet is. Don’t beat yourself up.
I used to get shin splints early on in my journey. It eventually went a way.
OH NO, you almost passed out from not drinking water? That’s not good hon.
I think by reducing your intake of high sodium food, cut the sweet drinks and eat more fruits will certainly help with your energy level.
Vitamins, I take them most days - just a multivitamin. I’m not educated when it comes to that.