Weekly Weight Loss Progress: No Change
Yet another week with no change in my weight. I’m still sitting at 231. Sheesh. I’m starting to think I’m more cut out for debt reduction than weight reduction. Don’t worry, I’m not getting discouraged. I know that the scale doesn’t tell all. Both of my pairs of jeans are getting quite loose and my butt doesn’t fill out the seat. It’s getting a little baggy back there. Changes are happening.
Which reminds me, I’ve wanted to monitor my blood pressure since it being high was a big reason to lose some weight. I thought with trying to clear our house up for a garage sale I would find it. No such luck. I’ll have to buy a new one. I’m really curious to see how that is going.
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You could head to your local pharmacy to get your blood pressure checked; they usually have a machine that you can put your arm in.
Sounds like you’ve hit a bit of a plateau. Try shaking things up this week to get your metabolism going again. Some ideas: boost EITHER your protein OR fiber intake (for example, substitute an extra piece of grilled chicken for the extra ear of corn, or sub. two extra pieces of whole wheat toast for an extra egg); boost your exercise by doubling the intensity or time and/or work out every day rather than every other day. These techniques may shake your metabolism out of its slump. I also agree with Dieter’s comments regarding your monthly cycle. Unfortunately, the more weight you lose, the less you can eat, and the more you need to exercise to keep the weight from coming back.
Keep up with your calorie journal and continue walking. Walking walking walking. I know it gets really frustrating but if you can visualize calories in vs. calories out plus exercise…. you will reach your goal.
Continue to eat vegetables and fruits and watch the starchy carbs - lasagna is much harder to burn off than lean ground turkey.
There’s no need to spend money on fancy exercise equipment. Just simply walking - even if it means having to get up an hour early when it’s not so hot out. Maybe if your son is into riding his bike he could trail along with you and the 2 of you can do it for an hour after work?
I know you can reach your goal. We are all here for you!
Given that your goal is to lose weight and pay off debt, you might consider not buying a tool to check your blood pressure. That would fall into the luxury item category since there are plenty of outlets to get it checked for free in most communities. If you hunt around a bit, I’m sure you’ll find a free resource.
We have one public blood pressure machine locally and it’s at the local department store. That’s one of two pharmacies in town (the other one is at the hospital, and they do not have a blood pressure machine there).
I could check my pressure there periodically. I have been reading, though, and I see that it is better to try to take your blood pressure around the same time during the day and chart it so you can get an average. If I bought one, I was thinking of taking a reading in the morning before starting my day.
I thought about it some more and there is one other place it could be. I might have given it to my mom. They cost less than $15, so perhaps I could use a gift certificate for the purchase. We’ll see. I still have to think about it.
You are doing great so far tricia!
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When I hit plateaus it’s usually a good idea for me to re-examine what I’m eating. “dense” foods like cabbage, peanuts, and coleslaw–even if I’m sticking to the same weight-loss calories as usual–don’t allow me to lose the weight I’m used to losing. Also, diet sodas put weight loss on hold. I’m not sure why.
If you’re exercizing then I’ve found carb-heavy, calorie-reducing diets to be the easiest. A)because I like carbs and it keeps me from craving brownies and sandwiches and B) prevents muscle mass from ballooning up.
Another thing that really affects my weight loss is the monthly cycle. Track it closely and see if you have monthly patterns of weight loss and gain. I lose weight and appetite very quickly the week of and after menstruation, but crave food and retain water the other two weeks. Being conscious of how your body reacts to this will prevent you from guilt-tripping yourself and binging if all you’re retaining is water!
16.5 pounds is a great start. Keep up the great work!