sunflowers271
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My name is Beth and I am looking for a community to share thoughts, vent frustrations, and look for advice from people who have had similar experiences and frustrations. I am 41 years old, will be 42 in June and I am back in a pretty active workout routine. I have been in fitness since my early 20s and have yo yo-ed in weight more than I care to admit. I am currently on medication for hypothyroidism, have had fertility treatments a little over a year and a half ago, and in Dec. 2013 had emergency surgery to remove a non-cancerous brain tumor.
Before the tumor was removed, I was at my highest weight since high school (175 lbs). Once the surgery was over, and I am sure it was because I was not able to eat for about 2 days, but I lost down to my low weight (151). I ate healthy while recovering, drank a metric ton of water, and started exercising on an air strider once I was able. About a month after the surgery, my weight started going up and before I knew it, I was up 15 lbs. Go figure. Went back to the gym when I was able, started slow and worked my way up, but never really pushed myself like I could. I went through bursts of activities, never really sticking with it, and with the new year, I am feeling motivated to be at my low weight again and then lose 10 more pounds. So, here is my frustration, and I may need a mental check ...
I am starting week 3 of better, healthier eating (I refuse to do meal replacement shakes because I want to have sustenance to give me energy as I am active and to hopefully speed up my apparently crappy metabolism). The past two weeks, I have gone to the gym 6 days a week. I keep up with food intake and activities/calories burned on myfitnesspal. I am drinking about 100 ounces of water a day (well, trying anyway). I am doing both cardio and strength training. I started from couch to 5k today - 3 times a week is my goal, I do Zumba once a week, PiYo once a week, Power Yoga twice a week, Body Combat twice a week, Body Pump Once a week, a 30 minute Spin Express once a week, and on Friday nights, I usually do my own cardio through the elliptical or Stair Master. I personal train once a week for 30 minutes and I try to add about 30 or 45 minutes of weights before cardio classes. My first week, myfitnesspal estimated I burned about 4000 calories in a week. The second week, I burned about 5600 calories. I am eating anywhere from 1260 - 1600 calories a day (depending on the day and how active I will be).
The scale is not going anywhere. I did drop 3 1/2 pounds by the end of last week, but that is it. Now, I know the scale is a number and I should look at how my clothes fit and inches lost; however, with ALL I am doing, wouldn't it be logical to lose something as a measurement of what I am burning. That is all I am using the scale as - a measurement to see if what I am doing is working. I was up a pound from last week (I weigh before training). Granted, water weight is not my friend and I did have a lot of water today and not enough bathroom visits. I expressed my frustrations to my trainer and she told me it could take up to three weeks or more to see changes. However, when I look at my friend's progress on myfitnesspal, they are posting often about weight loss (even if it is a little at a time).
Now regardless of the scale, I am going to keep doing this because I do feel good after I workout and considering my age and all I have been through, I am grateful to be this active. I just want to see results and am getting impatient.
Thanks for reading.
Beth
My name is Beth and I am looking for a community to share thoughts, vent frustrations, and look for advice from people who have had similar experiences and frustrations. I am 41 years old, will be 42 in June and I am back in a pretty active workout routine. I have been in fitness since my early 20s and have yo yo-ed in weight more than I care to admit. I am currently on medication for hypothyroidism, have had fertility treatments a little over a year and a half ago, and in Dec. 2013 had emergency surgery to remove a non-cancerous brain tumor.
Before the tumor was removed, I was at my highest weight since high school (175 lbs). Once the surgery was over, and I am sure it was because I was not able to eat for about 2 days, but I lost down to my low weight (151). I ate healthy while recovering, drank a metric ton of water, and started exercising on an air strider once I was able. About a month after the surgery, my weight started going up and before I knew it, I was up 15 lbs. Go figure. Went back to the gym when I was able, started slow and worked my way up, but never really pushed myself like I could. I went through bursts of activities, never really sticking with it, and with the new year, I am feeling motivated to be at my low weight again and then lose 10 more pounds. So, here is my frustration, and I may need a mental check ...
I am starting week 3 of better, healthier eating (I refuse to do meal replacement shakes because I want to have sustenance to give me energy as I am active and to hopefully speed up my apparently crappy metabolism). The past two weeks, I have gone to the gym 6 days a week. I keep up with food intake and activities/calories burned on myfitnesspal. I am drinking about 100 ounces of water a day (well, trying anyway). I am doing both cardio and strength training. I started from couch to 5k today - 3 times a week is my goal, I do Zumba once a week, PiYo once a week, Power Yoga twice a week, Body Combat twice a week, Body Pump Once a week, a 30 minute Spin Express once a week, and on Friday nights, I usually do my own cardio through the elliptical or Stair Master. I personal train once a week for 30 minutes and I try to add about 30 or 45 minutes of weights before cardio classes. My first week, myfitnesspal estimated I burned about 4000 calories in a week. The second week, I burned about 5600 calories. I am eating anywhere from 1260 - 1600 calories a day (depending on the day and how active I will be).
The scale is not going anywhere. I did drop 3 1/2 pounds by the end of last week, but that is it. Now, I know the scale is a number and I should look at how my clothes fit and inches lost; however, with ALL I am doing, wouldn't it be logical to lose something as a measurement of what I am burning. That is all I am using the scale as - a measurement to see if what I am doing is working. I was up a pound from last week (I weigh before training). Granted, water weight is not my friend and I did have a lot of water today and not enough bathroom visits. I expressed my frustrations to my trainer and she told me it could take up to three weeks or more to see changes. However, when I look at my friend's progress on myfitnesspal, they are posting often about weight loss (even if it is a little at a time).
Now regardless of the scale, I am going to keep doing this because I do feel good after I workout and considering my age and all I have been through, I am grateful to be this active. I just want to see results and am getting impatient.
Thanks for reading.
Beth