Friday, March 18, 2011

Fit Friday!

Ok so I maintained this week which is kinda annoying because it seems I'm developing this pattern of losing one week, maintaining the next, etc... I know it's better than gaining but still. I have been successful tracking calories everyday (even weekends!) and I work out 5 times a week. I rotated this week between The Shred and Cardio Max.
I'm not sure why I'm not losing consistently like I have in the past when I know I'm doing everything right. I drink 8 glasses of water a day, I track calories and keep it under 1500, and I work out regularly! Grrr!
I did read an article from Shape while in line at the grocery store (am I the only one that does this?!) that says when you start working out again with weights you may see a gain or no loss on the scale for a few weeks. I'm hoping this is what is going on here and I'll start adjusting to weight training and start seeing results! How are ya'll doing?

10 comments:

Jules said...

I always say maintaining is better than gaining :) You're doing great, especially with working out 5 times a week and keeping track of calories.

Mrs. S. said...

Since having the baby I worked out Tuesday and Wednesday with The Shred and then walked with the baby in his Moby carrier that I wear...now THAT was a workout! I feel pretty good about getting back on the horse, that's for sure!

You are doing great! At least you are doing something good for your body!

Anne @ Sincerely, Britches said...

Looking forward to getting my bike fixed so I can get outside in this beautiful weather and work off some of these winter pounds! :)

Jen Caputo said...

I'm so impressed by your work out habits!
I went down .5 this week. I'll take it.. I don't feel like I really deserved it since I had 3 bad days (Adams parents were in town for the weekend and we did a lot of cooking and going out to eat).
Keep up the great work!

Patience said...

I have been really good this week also and I am down five pounds. A lot of my problem was my eating. I have really gotten back on track and hopefully these last couple of pounds will just melt off.

Sarah said...

I think my body gets bored sometimes. When I switch things up a little, I find I am more successful. You are doing great, so hang in there!

- Sarah :-) said...

Ha ha... my husbands gets annoyed when I do that, but I SOO read/flip through the magazines while in line. I don't wanna buy it, but I definitely need to stay up on things! :-P

Anonymous said...

I know our bodies need to be changed up every so often, but I find that two weeks of the month it is easier to lose weight and two weeks of the month I gain water weight and/or maintain. So I try and look at it over a long period of time, which means that, if you lost 1 pound every other week for the year, in 26 weeks, you'll have lost 26 pounds. Which is great!

Courtney said...

Maintaining is definiely better then gaining! But I definitely know how you feel! I'm almost to my goal of losing 20 lbs (3.8 more lbs to go! Woo hoo) and I had a week where I didn't lose anything. It's definitely frustrating!

Newlyweds on a Budget said...

i hope that article is true! I work out 5x a week, keep my calorie intake to 1500 or less, and still my weight loss has been minimal. I'm doing a boot camp though which is very focused on building muscle. still- i dont tihnk i'm gaining THAT much muscle.