Figuring it out

Monday's are my weigh-in day.  I was sick with the flu earlier this month and weighed in at my lowest ever of 247.  I didn't want to celebrate too early as I knew that some of that was from water weight loss due to having the flu.  

I had been sitting between 255 - 250 for awhile now.  I realized at the beginning of January this was partly due to the fact that I had set Sparkpeople.com to have a goal of getting to 250 by 11/2 - my 40th birthday - which I accomplished.  But then the system kept me at 250 as my goal and so I was maintaining the caloric intake for a 250lb person.  Ooops! =)

After switching the goal earlier this month I got the flu a few days later.

While watching The Biggest Loser two weeks ago Dr. H recommended to one of
the contestants that she needed to commit to 90 minutes of activity, 6 days a week for the rest of her life to combat her obesity - or she may as well pack her bags and go home.  I watched that clip about a dozen times.

I never really felt like my weight was way out of control.  I was in some serious denial.  Now I see people who make it on The Biggest Loser and A&E's Heavy and other weight programs who are as big as I am now - which I am 129lbs lighter than my heaviest weight of 380.  They cry and talk about their desperation of changing their lives and being healthy.  It shocks me every time I see it - which is part of the reason I keep watching. =)

So after a week of intense 90 minute workouts I thought I would at least see a little bit of a drop today on the scale - but nope.  I was at 251 this morning.

I have been at this long enough to not really let that discourage me.  I am just coming off of my woman time, and my body is adjusting to the new fitness routine, I know from the pain I feel a day after my workouts that I am definitely building muscle, I can see the change in my abdomen from my previous hour workouts I was doing, and the new workout schedule already.  

On food I am eating so incredibly healthy, but I know there are a few improvements I think that I can make.  I should be eating more meals and smaller snacks rather than the three big meals I am having with one small snack right now.  I realize this because after a meal I feel really full afterward - not just satisfied.  My water consumption is working its way up, but still could use some more.  And lastly, this is a journey - not a quick fix or a race.  Patience isn't one of my strong points - but I am working on it.

I have a small concern that I might be not consuming enough calories so I wrote to a friend who was recently recommended by her personal trainer to increase her caloric intake due to all of the activity that she is doing.  I don't think I am doing as much activity as her, but I looked into my BMR and according to that I may be a little low on my calories, but I am going to give it another week given all of the factors above and see what happens. =)

Anyway.. I am working on figuring it out - for me and for my health.  Off to the basement for my workout - Day 8! =)