Hi, I am currently working towards trying to lose weight. I am not extremely over weight but would like to lose 15 - 20 pounds. I have failed several attempts in the last 3 years when the weight came on. It seems that I just cannot lose the weight and then I give up. I am a teacher and I decided this year that when summer came I was going to go about things differently. Instead of trying to "diet" and go on a specific plan, I thought I would look at this as a lifestyle change and cut out some of the bad habits I had created. So, about a month ago right after school was out (always easier to start something in the summer)... I gave up fast food (I was eating this about 3 -5 times per week for dinner), I gave up soda (was drinking at least 1 per day), and I gave up eating chocolate all afternoon (as I was doing at work) and snacking on potato chips and crackers at night. I started eating more vegetables, more protein, healthier snack options and I started working out 6 days per week plus getting in 10,000+ steps per day. I also increased my water intake. In the last month I have lost 2 pounds and gained 1 back. I did measure myself a month ago and did my measurements today. I have lost about 1 1/2 inches across my bottom and between 1/4 - 1/2 inch in my waist, hips, lower/upper stomach, arms, and thighs... I'm not sure if 1/4 - 1/2 inch is good or not for a whole month. I'm not trying to lose a lot of weight fast because I know that never lasts but I'm getting frustrated. I understand that when you workout you gain muscle that sometimes weighs more than fat but I still feel like I should have lost more than 1 pound in 4 weeks.
Here is some info about me:
I'm 44 years old
139 pounds
5'3" tall
I do not know my BMI
I have been doing 25 minutes of Piyo 3 days per week and 3 days using my fit board in combo with 2 pound weights for arm exercises, 10 pound kettle ball (kettle ball swing), and some other leg exercises without weights. I started doing some beginners yoga this week (simple 10 minutes) as well.
Any words of wisdom would be fantastic.
Thank you in advance!
Here is some info about me:
I'm 44 years old
139 pounds
5'3" tall
I do not know my BMI
I have been doing 25 minutes of Piyo 3 days per week and 3 days using my fit board in combo with 2 pound weights for arm exercises, 10 pound kettle ball (kettle ball swing), and some other leg exercises without weights. I started doing some beginners yoga this week (simple 10 minutes) as well.
Any words of wisdom would be fantastic.
Thank you in advance!
