Week 5: Plateau-no!
We have reached a kind of summit. That ugly place were you don't seem to lose any more weight.
For me, it's 190 pounds. For Joe, it's 214. We are trying not to dispair.
Instead, I am going to really focus on the things that are throwing us off. For him, it's the inconsistent gym time. For me, it's the all too easy cheats.
For instance, I have opted not to entirely give up on eating out. We don't eat cheese fries when we do it. But we do eat out. And sometimes, I order dessert. And I don't feel bad about it. That is, of course, until I check my weight at the end of the week.
We are still on track with the one pound a week goal. But frankly, Joe and I thought we would lose more than that.
The week in review:
Amanda
5-9 fruits/veggies every day: 5 days
Exercise: 3 days
Weakest moment: Eating brownies. Almost every day.
Sugar soda: none
Pounds lost this week: 0
Weight: 190
Total pounds lost: 6
Joe
5-9 fruits/veggies every day: 5 days
Exercise: 2 days
Weakest moment: Big bacon cheeseburger and fries with Amanda before a movie.
Sugar soda: none
Pounds lost this week: 0
Weight: 214
Total pounds lost: 5
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Amanda, don't know if this might help you with the eating out thing. When I became serious about losing weight, I decided that I would only eat out once a week. And I made sure that it was my absolute favorite place to eat and I got everything I loved while I was there. I didn't waste that one night out on ordering pizza or something like that. You could end up going to the same place every week, or change it up. Think of that one night every week as your reward for doing well the rest of the week. Get an appetizer, get a big entre, and dessert too. Just make sure it's at the end of the week -- more incentive for doing well throughout the week.
Posted on March 12, 2008 4:01 PM
And by the way, congratulations for losing 6 pounds. That's really something to be proud of.
Posted on March 12, 2008 4:04 PM