Something I hate so much is plateau stages of weight loss. It comes off so easy and then a few months later its like you don't lose anything at all. No change at all. weight doesn't go up doesn't go down and I get frustrated. I mean how can all this hard work and strict eating get me no where. Then It happens I'll lose a pound and Im like thank you sweet baby jesus. But its the times when it takes so long to loose anything.
Sure I still loose inches but its always nice when the scale goes down.I mean it is called Weight loss. I am trying to loose weight, pounds, be a smaller healthy number. But inches are nice, Ive gone from a 55 inch waist to a 36 in waist but I am still a little discouraged.
A lot of people quite at this stage, the I haven't lost anything in 2 months now I will go eat pizza. Starting over is just as hard as keep going.
I use to just lower my calories try and only eat like 1000 calories a day starve myself till I seen the pounds come off that way, let me tell you I was just as unhappy as I am now when I hit a plateau. Now I still keep eating, I may cut down some of the snacking I do and replace it with a protein shake or fruit.
Things that I do know can be a part of this horrible part of weight loss is, Water weight, gained muscle or if you are a girl that evil time of the month is coming and your body is going to be out of whack pretty soon.
(which never weight your self for those seven days)
Water weight is your body is holding on to water because you didn't drink enough. You need water to flush out your system. You're body already loses water during the day, so keep your self hydrated.
Eat the green stuff, I find if I feel like crap and nothing is working, I add more veggies to my daily meals. spinach and broccoli and lettuce... I am a rabbit lol. Added to my daily serving of watermelon
Protein, lean protein chicken , turkey. I eat bout 100 to 120 grams of protein, They say you should eat like 46 to 80 grams to be healthy which I don't know if I believe that, but you should be eating protein. When someone says eating too much protein will make you bulky and fat I get a weird look on my face. I have yet to find if you are working out and not tryin to get massive gains, it wont happen, but I am not a expert, I don't know everything yet. I could be wrong. I am speaking for me and me alone. I will tell anyone to balance protein to carbs and stay low fat. But with me when I hit my nothing has changed, I step it up and I cut carbs. for me. Find a balance that works for you.
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I change up my workout routine, many times your body can get use to what you are doing with workouts and get use to it that its not helping lose the fat. I change it up with the way I lift, the days I run where I run. Also getting enough in, I upped my workout HIIT to 54 minutes because it was getting to easy at 51 minutes. I try and get a better pace with running. Change it up.
The other thing other than cry about it is I look at what I have been doing, have I been over eating have I been doing to much and I scale back or add on.
I try not to do that 21 days of no sugar detox, becuase the last time I did it, I was sick and my body hurt and then when I did add sugar back in I wanted to die. So I already am at low sugar. So I might change that up, but a big thing is Sodium. salt holds onto water, water causes water weight and bloat. I will cut back my salt intake if I start to feel bad or hit a plateau. It helps.
Beating the plateau is only one hill in this journey. Just keep swimming (hahah) I know that I will one day reach my goal. All this hard work will not be thrown away.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Workouts.
I am intimated by the Gym. Ive gone and I spend an hour. The first problem is going. I feel like everyone is looking at me and I will talk myself out of going to the gym. So I bought an elliptical one year. I didn't really use it till now. I also invested in a treadmill. I have a punching bag and a barbell and a few sets of dumbbells and kettle bells and bands and a step and I have an addiction to buying all types of fitness equipment. Does that mean you need to, well no. Sure its nice, but there are so many cheap ways to workout. Also buying a set of dumbbells doesn't hurt. Rule should be it should be more then your purse. Girls who lift will not get bulky, you will change the muscle
Working out should be fun. Find something you love to do. Also it should involve some type of strength and cardio and weight training. Building lean muscle burns fat. The more muscle you have the more fat you will burn. I love Cardio and weights. My problem I work on is body weight exercises. Like planks or push ups and wall sits.
My favorite thing is running. I am outside running like 4 days a week. Mostly 3 to 5 miles per run. I started walking the trail by my house till I felt confident to run.I love it. Its the best feeling in the world to know you did this. The whole 3 miles.And pushing myself to do 5. I have to take it slow some days because of my fibro and I get bad pains in my back and hands and feet but those days I do feel good I take advantage.
My tips for running or walking are these: (btw I am not an expert this is just all from PERSONAL experience)
1. Start off slow. don't try and do like a half Marathon your first time out. You will end up hurting something and possibly end up throwing up. I don't know what any one's fitness level is, but I am still working up to wear doing 6 miles is easy for me. I can knock out a 5k in 45 to 55 minutes Slow but its better than nothing. I started out walking a mile three times a week and then worked up to 3. I also did my first 5k this year. I highly recommended doing a color run.
2. Listen to your body. If you are feeling fatigued or feeling an ache, slow down. Sometimes I have trouble breathing and I have to stop and start walking its a pain but I have to not push it too hard. Also not trying to out run myself then not want to run or move any more.
3. Music. If you make a play list that is full of songs you love that get you in the mood to run, just enjoy listening to. I listen to a lot of everything, Beyonce is on my play list,Far warned tho I wish I could be beyonce lol I also have a soft sport for Justin Timberlake and when I cant push myself anymore, I put him on and I can run further. I also listen to like AC/DC and Coheed and Cambria and Florida Georgia line. I am all over the map. I find it helps me.
I also find if I wear cute workout clothes I am more into wanting to workout. I don't know why that is but it is just something that motivates me. Also love proving the Dri-more tech clothes wrong when I am dripping in sweat.
Rest is also important. One days I go on big runs I am not very active during the day because I try and rest my muscles, I do know if I run 5 miles and then I do a bunch of stuff that day,its hard for me to sleep. Rest days are also important, but since I am not too active through out the day I use my old rest day for a short 30 minute workout, and I now workout every day. but its cause after I'm usually sitting around after cleaning, but I felt like crap Sunday nights after not working out and then it was hard to get going Monday.
For other workouts to do at home... I will use Pintrest. I am on Pintrest My pintrest. Follow me, my board for Fitness has a lot of at home workouts.
And if you are not like me and you need the gym to stay on top of workouts, take me with you.haha
Its all about finding what you like to do. This is your body, you are going to do the workout, we cant transfer workouts.
I just started this, I can only tell what I enjoy and hopefully that motivates someone to do something.
Working out should be fun. Find something you love to do. Also it should involve some type of strength and cardio and weight training. Building lean muscle burns fat. The more muscle you have the more fat you will burn. I love Cardio and weights. My problem I work on is body weight exercises. Like planks or push ups and wall sits.
My favorite thing is running. I am outside running like 4 days a week. Mostly 3 to 5 miles per run. I started walking the trail by my house till I felt confident to run.I love it. Its the best feeling in the world to know you did this. The whole 3 miles.And pushing myself to do 5. I have to take it slow some days because of my fibro and I get bad pains in my back and hands and feet but those days I do feel good I take advantage.
My tips for running or walking are these: (btw I am not an expert this is just all from PERSONAL experience)
1. Start off slow. don't try and do like a half Marathon your first time out. You will end up hurting something and possibly end up throwing up. I don't know what any one's fitness level is, but I am still working up to wear doing 6 miles is easy for me. I can knock out a 5k in 45 to 55 minutes Slow but its better than nothing. I started out walking a mile three times a week and then worked up to 3. I also did my first 5k this year. I highly recommended doing a color run.
2. Listen to your body. If you are feeling fatigued or feeling an ache, slow down. Sometimes I have trouble breathing and I have to stop and start walking its a pain but I have to not push it too hard. Also not trying to out run myself then not want to run or move any more.
3. Music. If you make a play list that is full of songs you love that get you in the mood to run, just enjoy listening to. I listen to a lot of everything, Beyonce is on my play list,Far warned tho I wish I could be beyonce lol I also have a soft sport for Justin Timberlake and when I cant push myself anymore, I put him on and I can run further. I also listen to like AC/DC and Coheed and Cambria and Florida Georgia line. I am all over the map. I find it helps me.
I also find if I wear cute workout clothes I am more into wanting to workout. I don't know why that is but it is just something that motivates me. Also love proving the Dri-more tech clothes wrong when I am dripping in sweat.
Rest is also important. One days I go on big runs I am not very active during the day because I try and rest my muscles, I do know if I run 5 miles and then I do a bunch of stuff that day,its hard for me to sleep. Rest days are also important, but since I am not too active through out the day I use my old rest day for a short 30 minute workout, and I now workout every day. but its cause after I'm usually sitting around after cleaning, but I felt like crap Sunday nights after not working out and then it was hard to get going Monday.
For other workouts to do at home... I will use Pintrest. I am on Pintrest My pintrest. Follow me, my board for Fitness has a lot of at home workouts.
And if you are not like me and you need the gym to stay on top of workouts, take me with you.haha
Its all about finding what you like to do. This is your body, you are going to do the workout, we cant transfer workouts.
I just started this, I can only tell what I enjoy and hopefully that motivates someone to do something.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Top 5 things you should know about weightloss.
Things I have noticed about losing wight so far on my journey. It might be one of the hardest things I have ever done and stuck with it. let me be honest, I am pretty lazy and Im very good at doing things last minute, it is a talent that I hold dear. Also I can't keep attention to one thing for more then a few hours, unless it is a very good book or tv show. I did watch all of supernatural 7 season in a month.Any way theses are a few things I have noticed and that I would give out advice to most people who ask or dont ask, or because I just feel like talkin.
5. Haters are going to hate.
This is something I am still struggling with, like how can anyone hate on getting healthy?! But they do. Pathetic little assholes who think of any way to make this proud accomplishment a horrible thing or make you feel bad because they ate a bag of cheetos in an hour.(it can be done) They will say things like "but if you didn't get so fat in the first place you wouldn't have to lose weight" "wow, you must be taking drugs" "Did you have the weight loss surgery?" "what is your secret, you cant just tell me its all eating right and working out" They get pretty crazy. Ive spent many hours crying and pulling my hair out because these people who are hating me and sometimes even reporting my progress photos or fitness status on facebook. They are the same people who made fun of me for being over weight. accepting people for the assholes they are is just a part of life, and knowing they will never stop hating. It is hard to know that people are just waiting for you to fail so they can say I told you so. but the feeling of proving people wrong is one of my favorite things.
4.Drink water.
If you are like me you probably hate water. Well I use to hate it, but I started buying cute tumbler cups 26 oz and gallons of water to fill them up with and its been my best tool. Becuase water is the shit. also useing mio drops in it, or drinking sparkling water with mio drops. But good clean water has helped not only weight loss but the acne I get. Don't get me wrong I love a good diet coke here and there, but water will be your most supportive best friend. (and so will the bathroom, after all the water)
3.Track your calories.
I use my fitness pal like its my life support. Its been the easiest to see what I need to balance out from day to day. I think it is great for starters, it holds me and me only accountable for everything I eat. plus I keep track of weight and inches. I have the App so its easy and Its all there to show what I ate and lets me know how much I do eat. Also I eat 1800-1950 calories a day. sounds excessive but factor in workouts and my BMR( Basal Metabolic Rate) the number of calories my body burns even if i sleep all day, because your body is a well oiled machine it works even if you dont do anything. mine is 1581 adding in the workouts I do, I'm burning enough and taking in enough calories to lose weight. You can google BMR and find yours. I wont tell anyone how to eat or what to eat, but I do know meals and things that are yummy and not horrible and gross to lose weight.
2.Cheat meals keep you sane.
I plan each meal out and either Friday or Saturday I plan out a cheat meal. Its usually something super sweet. Do not let anyone tell you that cheese burger you ate is going to ruin your workouts. As long as you have done enough to kick your metabolism you will have no ruined a diet, lost your workouts. Factor in meat is protein so is cheese and lettuce and tomatoes are veggies, bread is grain. Its eating burgers every day and not working out that might one day lead you down to size 40 pants. But everyone's body works out differently, my brother works out and eats burgers every day and he is skinny, he also is gaining muscle. I can not eat like that to lose weight. But I do have a cheat meal. Second is not to let that cheat meal make you crazy, don't beat your self up, I do but then I move on. Accept the burger, go back to eating healthy and move on till the next cheat.
1. Body Image/Mental Battle.
Something I have noticed and mentioned before, I suffer from a distorted body image now. All I see is fat and loose skin. I sometimes miss fat melissa who some days I feel was prettier than I am now. Losing weight is a mental battle too. You may think that 5 mile run was hard, but in you head you told your self you can do this, i got this, just a little big further. your legs hurt and you think it was all physical but it was also mental. Just like losing 100,123, 150 or even 50 is coming over something. most people think I have more confidence that I just wake up and go damn I look good. but however wrong that is, I do notice changes but not like all the people who tell me I look thin see it. Maybe it is because I had at one time lived in denial of being fat and that I had come to terms with it and lost it I feel like I lost part of me. I feel like I am becoming a new Melissa there is someone else staring back at me in the mirror. I also developed and Anxiety about eating. that even with eating healthy those one cheats some time get to me and I start regretting it and getting down on myself. No one will understand, unless they too have had to loose weight or gain weight. I know a few people who are under weight and are trying to tone up and build muscle and become healthy. I cant speak for them. But I speak for myself. And I changed my body. I spent so many years looking at my heavy self and it will take a while to get use to the changes in my new body. Also Don't trust the scale he is a liar. Also he doesn't care bout you. But I get days where the scale has gone up and Im like I am fat. The scale will felx from one day to the next. gain muscles (muscle weights more than fat) and water weight. (if you dont drink enough water and you work out your body will store fat and water and you become bloated).
There is no magic pill there is no fast way. It is hard to lose weight and if I can do it anyone can. Will power is stronger than being unhappy.
I was unhappy with being fat, but I was so tried of being sick and hurting all the time that I had to change. I mean don't get me wrong I loved food and I love eating it and I miss taco bell but I could no longer be the girl in the pictures, I am doing this for me. I proved myself wrong I never knew I could do this and its a little overwhelming, but its getting easier.One day at a time.
5. Haters are going to hate.
This is something I am still struggling with, like how can anyone hate on getting healthy?! But they do. Pathetic little assholes who think of any way to make this proud accomplishment a horrible thing or make you feel bad because they ate a bag of cheetos in an hour.(it can be done) They will say things like "but if you didn't get so fat in the first place you wouldn't have to lose weight" "wow, you must be taking drugs" "Did you have the weight loss surgery?" "what is your secret, you cant just tell me its all eating right and working out" They get pretty crazy. Ive spent many hours crying and pulling my hair out because these people who are hating me and sometimes even reporting my progress photos or fitness status on facebook. They are the same people who made fun of me for being over weight. accepting people for the assholes they are is just a part of life, and knowing they will never stop hating. It is hard to know that people are just waiting for you to fail so they can say I told you so. but the feeling of proving people wrong is one of my favorite things.
4.Drink water.
If you are like me you probably hate water. Well I use to hate it, but I started buying cute tumbler cups 26 oz and gallons of water to fill them up with and its been my best tool. Becuase water is the shit. also useing mio drops in it, or drinking sparkling water with mio drops. But good clean water has helped not only weight loss but the acne I get. Don't get me wrong I love a good diet coke here and there, but water will be your most supportive best friend. (and so will the bathroom, after all the water)
3.Track your calories.
I use my fitness pal like its my life support. Its been the easiest to see what I need to balance out from day to day. I think it is great for starters, it holds me and me only accountable for everything I eat. plus I keep track of weight and inches. I have the App so its easy and Its all there to show what I ate and lets me know how much I do eat. Also I eat 1800-1950 calories a day. sounds excessive but factor in workouts and my BMR( Basal Metabolic Rate) the number of calories my body burns even if i sleep all day, because your body is a well oiled machine it works even if you dont do anything. mine is 1581 adding in the workouts I do, I'm burning enough and taking in enough calories to lose weight. You can google BMR and find yours. I wont tell anyone how to eat or what to eat, but I do know meals and things that are yummy and not horrible and gross to lose weight.
2.Cheat meals keep you sane.
I plan each meal out and either Friday or Saturday I plan out a cheat meal. Its usually something super sweet. Do not let anyone tell you that cheese burger you ate is going to ruin your workouts. As long as you have done enough to kick your metabolism you will have no ruined a diet, lost your workouts. Factor in meat is protein so is cheese and lettuce and tomatoes are veggies, bread is grain. Its eating burgers every day and not working out that might one day lead you down to size 40 pants. But everyone's body works out differently, my brother works out and eats burgers every day and he is skinny, he also is gaining muscle. I can not eat like that to lose weight. But I do have a cheat meal. Second is not to let that cheat meal make you crazy, don't beat your self up, I do but then I move on. Accept the burger, go back to eating healthy and move on till the next cheat.
1. Body Image/Mental Battle.
Something I have noticed and mentioned before, I suffer from a distorted body image now. All I see is fat and loose skin. I sometimes miss fat melissa who some days I feel was prettier than I am now. Losing weight is a mental battle too. You may think that 5 mile run was hard, but in you head you told your self you can do this, i got this, just a little big further. your legs hurt and you think it was all physical but it was also mental. Just like losing 100,123, 150 or even 50 is coming over something. most people think I have more confidence that I just wake up and go damn I look good. but however wrong that is, I do notice changes but not like all the people who tell me I look thin see it. Maybe it is because I had at one time lived in denial of being fat and that I had come to terms with it and lost it I feel like I lost part of me. I feel like I am becoming a new Melissa there is someone else staring back at me in the mirror. I also developed and Anxiety about eating. that even with eating healthy those one cheats some time get to me and I start regretting it and getting down on myself. No one will understand, unless they too have had to loose weight or gain weight. I know a few people who are under weight and are trying to tone up and build muscle and become healthy. I cant speak for them. But I speak for myself. And I changed my body. I spent so many years looking at my heavy self and it will take a while to get use to the changes in my new body. Also Don't trust the scale he is a liar. Also he doesn't care bout you. But I get days where the scale has gone up and Im like I am fat. The scale will felx from one day to the next. gain muscles (muscle weights more than fat) and water weight. (if you dont drink enough water and you work out your body will store fat and water and you become bloated).
There is no magic pill there is no fast way. It is hard to lose weight and if I can do it anyone can. Will power is stronger than being unhappy.
I was unhappy with being fat, but I was so tried of being sick and hurting all the time that I had to change. I mean don't get me wrong I loved food and I love eating it and I miss taco bell but I could no longer be the girl in the pictures, I am doing this for me. I proved myself wrong I never knew I could do this and its a little overwhelming, but its getting easier.One day at a time.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
My Story
In June I found out I have Fibromyaliga and some days my body is hurting badly. I don't let that stop me, I'm not doing the miles I was before but I walk and I lift. I am lifting light about 55 pounds but I'll work up to heavier when my body feels a little better. And my Thyroid has been doing great lately.
I want to help people. I was lazy and I still am, hello netflix is my boyfriend we live happily together with my cat. But I will post workouts and recipes and some rants and feelings and we will see how long it lasts. I just want to get out my story and maybe someone else will see it. I don't and wont care for fat shaming, skinny shaming, fit shamming. Support all types of people, I hope everyone will do the same when in reading this. But then again it is the internet and trolls live every where.
Till Next time
Melissa
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