Monday Morning Check-In

Hello All you Pre-, Post-, & Non- Ops!

Here's mine:
Highest: 390
Last Week: 188
This week: 189
Goal: 175

Up a pound...ugg...but it's my own fault. I didn't get to gym once this past week- it was so crazy! This time of the year is always nuts, but I've committed to working out 3x this week!

Hope ya'll fared better!!

:Danni

Highest: 420
Last week: 257
This week: 258
Goal - somewhere aroun 180

I clearly did not fare better. It's not even TOM so I just can wrap my head around the scale #. My daily avg calories is around 900 last week, and I went to the gym 5 times in the last week - 3 spin classes, 2 days of jogging, and 2 personal training sessions.

I lost more weight during pre-op eating 1800 cal/day while sitting around. I know I just need to patient but this week is just a mentally ****ty week. I'm working so hard with so little results.

At first I decided I was just going to stop working out this week because clearly, my work outs dont matter, but I grabbed my gym clothes this morning and I'm going to spin class after work ( i guess its good that im a little bit addicted - it'll keep me from my self destructive tendencies for now)

All I can do is hope for a better week.

Well of course you're not dropping lbs. you probably aren't getting enough calories with all that working out!

If you don't get enough calories, your body will hold on to everything it does get because it needs it for all the energy you are expelling. I bet if you upped your protein a bit so that you were at 1100 or 1200 you find yourself dropping weight.

Also, are you sure your drinking enough? If you are sweating as much as I do in spin class, you should be around the 100oz a day mark.

Hang in there, and good luck- I bet you are building lots of sexy toned muscles that will shine through once you drop the flab!

:Danni

I'm so scared to eat more! I know I should though. Its hard to balance the whole WLS/weight loss/diet mentality with sports and nutrition.  I cant imagine 900 cal being enough with 60-90 min of exercise. I am getting a HRM so I can track my calorie burn a little more accurately and try and come up with a plan.

I am usually around 120-150 oz of water. I sweat like crazy - so I usually get 40-50 oz or so just before/druing/right after working out.

I'm very happy with my muscles - I know ive lost some as its part of the process, but my biceps are looking pretty good :)  (and my legs are pretty solid too)

Trust me I know, it's not easy- but it's the reality. If you want to go b@lls out on your workout, then you have to supplement with calories or else your body is going to eat up your muscles! That is the complete opposite of what you want.

Which is why it's best that if you are going to add calories, make them healthy- it might help the transition, and it will totally help with the weight loss. Good job on the water, that's awesome!!

You can do this!

:D

Highest: 420
This week: 165
Goal has been reached....trying to maintain!

Happy Monday!

Maintenance- the hardest part of all.

Good for you for staying on track..., and BTW you look MARVELOUS !!!

:Danni

Wow - amazing job! This gives me hope I might reach my goal one day :)

You can and you Will!! Thanks!

Thanks Danni!