Plateau Problems

We are coming up on the end of month 2!

 

 

While that is exciting, I have been stuck between 231 lbs. and 233 lbs. This plateau came much earlier than I anticipated it would and also came as a shock. I do however realize that for quite some time I was "slacking" the workouts. I wasn't pushing myself as hard as I needed to and on top of that, I have had a sufficient appetite decrease so I probably haven't been consuming as many calories as needed.

 

Now when I say "slacking" the workouts I don't mean not doing them all together, I mean doing workouts that weren't nearly intense enough for me. I am a former athlete and even in my current state there does seem to be such a thing as not intense enough. I really thought that given the shape I am in I would pretty much die while doing my walking DVD's. I was doing things like Zumba and Hip Hop Abs but I wasn't doing them to my fullest potential. I chose that path of workout options because they were fun to do and almost didn't feel like a workout. Now let me run that by you again, ALMOST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A WORKOUT. So there was the problem.

 

With that realization I decided to pick up Jillian Michaels Ripped In 30. I am still in week one, tonight will make day 27. Despite this being an "easy" week, the 20 minute workout gets the sweat pouring. I am almost able to complete the entire workout without pause so I will take that small success!

 

I did slip up with my eating as well. I got sick one week and then got lazy again after that. I know a slip up is normal but I am still disappointed. I am now back on track though and feeling much better.

 

 

 

Have you experienced a plateau? What trick did you use to get over it?

(A Little Over) One Month

Well this is late but here goes...

 

 

We did our 31, okay 34 day weigh in on February 3rd. I will admit that while I am extremely happy with the results I am also a little bleh about them as well. I was hoping I would have seen more change but I will not let it discourage me! My pants are already feeling so lose, I have noticed a HUGE decrease in appetite as well as noticing that I am eating less per meal as well and getting satisfied faster, and I have noticed an increase in energy and stamina. We have taken the boys to the park multiple times in the past week and I was able to run around with the kids and not get nearly as winded as quick. This is important because my main objective in getting healthy is to be able to play with my littles for as long as they want me to.

 

Mistylynn has noticed changes as well. The one I have seen her most excited about so far was the fact that she fit into a shirt that she has never fit into before. Talk about exciting!

 

So for our weigh in results:

 

Me:

January 1, 2014 - 241 lbs.

 

February 3, 2014 - 231 lbs.

 

 

Loss of 10 lbs. in 34 days.

 

(Apologies on how grubby I look)

 

 

Mistylynn:

January 1, 2014 - 273 lbs.

 

February 3, 2014 - 263 lbs.

 

 

Loss of 10 lbs. in 34 days.

 

 

 

Well there it is! Pictures and all. It is unbelievably hard to post pictures of myself like this. I have been avoiding the camera completely since I put on so much weight. I would have to say that I have a handful of photos with me in them for the last 4 years. Now that we have gotten used to working out twice a day and we have more stamina for it I am ready to up the intensity. Time to lose more weight!

 

If you haven't seen the recipes we have tried so far, click on the tab above labeled recipes. I hope you enjoy giving them a try as much as we did! Look for more new recipes we've tried as I hope to experiment more with new things!