Weekly Movement & Weigh In
Goal Weight: 115
May 23 Weigh In: 121
Weight Lost This Week: 1 pound
Weight Left To Lose: 6 pounds
I began last Friday's post by saying that the effort to lose these last few pounds has been considerable. And I'm here to repeat that again this week- in spite of the many miles I walk on and hike each week, I must have the metabolism of a sloth, because this is indeed hard! I'm creating a game plan each morning when I wake up, on how I'm going to structure my day with regard to activity exercise, and meals eaten. If we have an evening social event, I skip breakfast, have a small lunch, and ingest a small bag of almonds just prior to leaving for our event, so that I don't arrive starving.
As long as I give myself time to walk through the evening event in my head, I'm more successful than not in sticking to my eating plan.
Conversely, if we have a big multi-mile daytime walk or hike planned, I can enjoy a mini-splurge for lunch, such as a shared carnitas burrito or a shared burger with fries, but I then need to skip dinner. Again, as long as I walk through the evening eating plan (or non eating plan!) in my head, I can stay with it more often than not.
And yes, that is the crazy extent to which I'm having to visualize and cut back my calories in order to effect even a minor weight loss. The primary reason I'm continuing to fight off these last few vanity pounds is that I really do love getting dressed up for our many social activities, and I appreciate the way being on the lower end of my personal weight bell curve leaves me feeling in my clothes. Plus, to be honest, I really like the complements I get when I'm close to my goal weight, generally from women my age, or slightly older - they give my aging ego a boost, which feels nice!
That reminds me of a funny story that happened recently. We were leaving a restaurant, and had to walk through their bar to exit. Inside the bar there was a group of young people singing loudly and having fun, and they invited us to join them as we walked by. As we laughingly said 'No, but thanks!,' a clearly tipsy guy yelled out to me, 'I don't know who you are, but I love you!' I laughed, turned to my husband and said, 'I know he's likely drunk, but damn, at my age I'll take it!' 😅
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| I enjoy clothes shopping and dressing up in our casual California way, and I'm electing to focus on that more so than on food at this point, in order to remain motivated to power through the last few pounds. |
Weekly Mileage/Movement:
- Fri- 4 mile walk
- Sat- 4 mile walk
- Sun- 5 mile walk
- Mon - 5 mile sand walk
- Tue- 4 mile walk
- Wed- None, but a good number of hours trimming and mulching in the adjacent HOA area, as my property is basically zero maintenance. So I get my yardwork love itch scratched by making the adjacent HOA area on my side as close to pristine as possible. 😄
- Thur - None
- TOTAL FOR WEEK: 22 miles
- TOTAL FOR MONTH SO FAR: 75 miles
If you are likewise on a quest to improve some aspect of your dietary or fitness life, please feel free to share here. The more we can work to support and encourage each other the better!
You've done so well, I think that I may be tipping over into the 'can't live without it' band of sugar compulsion, so I need to use you as a good example! I honestly believe that the less weight you have to lose, the harder it is to shift it so the fact that you are still decreasing on the scales is a fantastic achievement.
ReplyDeleteDebs, please don't think I'm condemning sugar, because I'm not! But in my case, the desire for sugar was controlling me, and I had tried over and over to step away, but fell right back in each time. So I guess my advice to someone trying to quit would be to simply not give up.
DeleteI would also suggest it's good to have an out of the house plan for the first few days, during whatever time period your worst sugar cravings occur. For me, that was after dinner, so I initially went cold turkey on a night when we had plans to attend a concert. And then on the second night, I asked my husband if he'd go with me to the beach after dinner for a bit, again, just to get away from the house during my hardest time period. By day three, I could make an in-the-house plan, like doing a puzzle or playing a game after dinner until bedtime. By day four, while still hard, I could more easily ignore the urges. Each night thereafter became slightly easier. Not easy - that took about two full weeks. But easier.
Hi Tamara, our blogs just don't seem to like each other. I 'followed' again, so hopefully I will receive your new posts in the future. Anyway, I came back from vacation at an all time high concerning my weight, and am now in 'defluff' mode. It didn't help that I left home with a few extra pounds. My attack plan is fruits, veggies, lean protein, no sugar or alcohol and exercise. It's boring as heck, but does the trick for me. Eight pounds to go before my ideal weight. You look great, so keep doing your thing.
ReplyDeleteFirstly, welcome home! Secondly, I absolutely love the term 'defluff.' 😄
DeleteNow that I'm in the weight loss groove, I really don't find it boring, as I've worked to create interesting meals that are tasty and filling, but not loaded in calories. The type of items I could eat forever, since I'll likely need to. And as I tackle these last few pounds, I'm finding that the concept of food has changed for me, more toward what will best fuel me. So I find myself increasingly seeking out cleaner proteins and vegetables/fruits. It's an interesting journey!
-- Tamara