LHAS - 13 of 16: Where has the time gone?

I just think it's entirely unfair that time goes by so quickly. I remember when the challenge started, I thought I'd be able to totally change my body by the end of it. I'm gonna lose 24lbs in the next 16 weeks, that's what I'm gonna do. Ya right?!

My starting weight on May 5th was 162.6.
My current weight is 158.8.

13 weeks and 3.8lbs lost. Averaged out, it's a whopping 0.29lbs per week.

I knew that 24lbs in 16 weeks was a stretch. And I knew I probably wouldn't reach it. But I thought I'd at least hit 16lbs while reaching for the 24. FAT chance!

13 weeks and 3,365 minutes exercised. Averaged out, that's 259 minutes per week. My goal was 360 minutes per week. That means I'm about an hour short per week. Not bad actually. Instead of 6hours of exercise every week, I've done 5. I'll take it.

I've had a couple set backs along the way but I'm not even going there because that's just fishing for excuses. Truth is that I could have done better with food, with exercise, and especially with stress management the entire time. But I didn't. I got sick. I got injured. I got a little bummed out. I took a vacation. Life. Life happened and I let it.

The good news is that I'm still here. I'm still living active and actively living. I'm still eating healthful foods. I'm still exercising regularly. I'm still doing what I need to do. I will never stop. Never! This is a life changing experience, this losing weight and living active thing. I said I wasn't in a hurry to get to my goal weight and my body is proving me right. There's no need to criticize myself for it. It's a learning process. It's a living process.

Of course I could give up some foods and experiences in life and just go balls to the wall all out and lose all the weight I can as quickly as I can. But I don't want to. I want to do it the right way. I want to do it the lasting way. I want it to be the forever way. And that's what I'm doing. One day, one week, one month, one year at a time. I'm an impatient person so it's a challenge but I know in my heart that it's right.

For the month of August, I was thinking about setting a new goal for myself to push toward something short term. I thought, maybe I'd like to try to lose 2lbs per week. That's a good goal. It's realistic but very challenging. Then Accountabilibuddy and I talked about it and I agree with her that a weight loss goal for me isn't a good idea. For me, I don't think my success can be measured by a scale. I think my success can better be measured by my behaviors. I find peace when I do the things that make me happy on a daily basis. And when I find that peace and balance, my body responds by shedding the fat.

My focus for the month of August is to:
Read daily
Write daily
Exercise daily
Drink 60oz water daily
Gratitude list daily
Sleep 8 hours every night
Practice my guitar daily
Meal plan weekly (and follow it)


LHAS Stats for Week 13
Lbs lost = 0.2
Minutes exercised = 180

Here's to week 14!

Weigh in Day #42

I knew it was a fluke gain last week. Stupid scale!

Last week's weigh in = 162.6
This week's weigh in = 158.8

That means I'm down 0.2 lbs in two weeks. Considering the past two weeks of my life, I'll take it. Who knew a shoulder injury would bring my world to a grinding halt.

So, I've been thinking about something lately that I want to run past you all.

Thinking...

I've been thinking that perhaps I'll stop the Becoming a Thinner, Sexier Me blog and focus all my attention on Living Active.

Thinking...

Why?

I originally started Living Active first with the intention of focusing on just living an active lifestyle as a means to change my body over time. The entire focus was to not worry about "losing weight" but instead about the actions I take to change my life. With a consistent and lasting lifestyle change, my body and the scale would inevitably follow. Then after I started doing it, I realized that I needed another outlet. I felt that I needed a journal of my weight loss journey. I tried journaling by hand and it just wasn't working for me so I started the Sexier Me blog.

Most of my attention was then turned to the Sexier Me blog while leaving Living Active in the dust. I didn't abandon it altogether but I did neglect it in comparison. Recently, I realized that it's been almost a year and I'm still going strong. Well, as far as living an active lifestyle goes. The weight loss however, has been less than stellar as I'm sure you're all aware by now.

Lately, I've been trying to revamp the Living Active blog because it really was my first love and I attribute the success I've seen in my body, mind, and soul to the work I've done over there as much as to the amazing community I've found here. But when I log onto my dashboard, ready to write another post, I often find myself stuck as to which blog a particular post belongs to.

Living Active was all about the exercise to begin with but now it seems to have morphed into not just getting off my butt but how I want to actively live my life in every way. It's about grabbing the bull by the horns and riding it till it falls over. It's about fessing up and facing fears. It's about transforming myself into the woman I've always wanted to be. I'd like it to be a place where others can get the same benefits for themselves as well.

Thinking...

So I'm thinking about retiring the Sexier Me blog. What do you think?
Have you checked out the Living Active blog?
Is there something in particular you get here that you don't get there?
What attracts you to this one rather than that one?

Talk to me.

Weigh in Day #41 - Whatever

Not a good day on the scale or for any other reason that I can recall.

I spent all week in pain and unable to move my left arm. After going to see the doctor, I learned that it is shoulder bursitis. He prescribed an xray, cortisone, prednisone, vicodin, and physical therapy. I only listened to one of his recommendations. Prednisone. Then I went straight to the acupuncturist that my friend recommended. I've also been putting something called Traumeel on it. Not sure if it's working or if it's just the Prednisone but something is starting to feel better. Another acupuncture appointment this weekend then if that's not enough, I'll hit the physical therapy.

What does that have anything to do with the weigh in?

I got a little upset. I just started roller derby boot camp and the next day couldn't move my left arm at all. So, bye bye roller derby boot camp. Damn it! I was waiting for it and so excited to participate in it, oh how quickly life disagrees with my plans. Because of all this mess, I wasn't able to do really any kind of exercise all last week. And although I wasn't acting like a pig or anything, I wasn't exactly making the healthiest food choices.

  No exercise.
  Shoulder injury.
  Prednisone.
  Period Time.
  Crappy Food.
+ No Sleep.
= A really ugly number on the scale.

Last week: 159
This week: 162.6

I call BS! No way! Not possible!
I might have had some french fries but not 12,600 calories worth, that's for damn sure.
Stupid scale!