I'm sorta annoyed with my weight right now.
OF COURSE, I'm not overweight, or remotely fat or anything like that. But I am soft and kinda flabby and it bugs me.
All of the clothes I've had for the last 5+ years still fit me, but my shorts are all starting to give me muffin top. When I sit down I have a little dunlop around my waist. And I'm noticing the really annoying wiggling sensation on the underpart of my upper arm each time I wave hello or goodbye to someone (Christa do you remember that time we saw this on a certain someone [not you Wannie] in Pasa Robles? hee hee).
This time last year I was rocking the size 2 jeans and had toned arms and a flat stomach. That was 99% thanks to a nursing child who sucked every last ounce of flab off of me. But the minute she weaned the weight came back immediately. I'm not kidding - it was literally within a week that I started to notice a difference in my body.
I realize how obnoxious it is to complain about my figure when I wear size 4 pants/shorts and a size small top. But we all have a numerical number in our head that we feel comfortable and confident at and mine is 115. Currently I'm 119. Sure, that isn't much and I could drop 4 pounds easily. Problem is - my body likes being around 120 and no amount of fat free greek yogurt for lunch or cutting out snacks is helping to rid these 4 pounds.
I've been trying to exercise but ugh, I have no time. Yes, that is the worse excuse and I can't believe I'm even using it. I've tried getting up at 6:15am for a run but it is so hard when I've been staying up late studying.
Here is what I typically eat in a day:
breakfast - 1/4 of coffee with 1 tsp creamer
1 slice of whole wheat bread with a little bit of hummus and an egg on top.
lunch - fat free chobani greek yogurt with a 1/2 cup of granola
piece of fruit, handful of almonds or a small handful of GORP.
mid afternoon snack - apple or handful of almonds or small granola bar. It's around this time that I start getting really hungry and can easily just start snacking and eating crap b/c I'm starving.
dinner - tonight was a bowl of this (really good!) and 2 glasses of wine.
I eat well and am not overeating. Do I just need to accept that I am over 30 and my metabolism is slowing down? Is it not possible to lose weight unless you are exercising?
Suggestions?
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I am still completely and totally shocked that I havent gained weight. My body wants to be like 128-ish. I am still in a size 2 that is loose on me. Yesterday I ate a bag of cheetos, the 99cent bag but still, and it was the 2pm hour just like you said.
I think the bottom line for wt loss for me is counting calories/keeping a food log. Exercise maintains, but doesnt make me lose wt.
I have totally lost self control though ( see cheetos example above). I think bc my teeth are still really f-ed up, I am mostly eating soup and soft foods or just not eating bc everything in the house hurts my teeth.
Here is what I had today:
Bfast: TJs chocolate protein powder with skim milk, 8 oz
Smallish piece of zuccini/squash bread with no butter
Snack: FF greek yogurt with a tsp of honey
Lunch: Chipotle burrito bowl. They are freakin enormous. I was stuffed
Dinner: 2 pickle spears, half a piece of peach pie and a diet coke. That was part of a boxed dinner with a turkey club sandwich and a bag of chips but I left the chips and saved the samich for breakfast tomorrow.
I know that sounds like a normal amt of food for a person, but that is not that much for me. I usually snack all day long and definitely dont eat two pickle spears and half a piece of pie for dinner.
This is getting too long....
i remember when the metabolism caught up with me: when we came back from big sur xmas vacation my size 0 jeans were tight, for the first time in my life. i was 31. that's how it has been since then-5lbs over and not happy about it and not much helps to get the weight off. my main problem is snacking, if i get hungry i pig out on snacks-you can easily eat 500 cals just grazing. i think it helps to plan out your food for the day so that you are aware that you are overdoing it when you eat chips b4 dinner or over sample what you are cooking for dinner. so: meal plan, count cals, exercise helps but 99% of the time weight loss is from diet, not exercise. slowed metabolism bites.cpg (5lbs over pp weight, all 5lbs in gut)
ps i think if you have a more protein filled lunch you will feel less inclined to snack b4 dinner ie a yogurt w/almonds is not enough. also make lunch your larger meal of the day and eat a very small dinner.
i was going to recommend the protein bit too. It's more filling. I have read (although I think we are all dealing with a metabolism thing at this point) that getting your heart rate up and weights are good for keeping up that metabolism. i had to put an undershirt on today (with my white tshirt) because i thought i saw a doughnut belly button, ha
Well your post has me worried. I think I will just never wean Mary. Watch for our video on You Tube when she is 12.
And cut yourself some slack. You look great. I realize I haven't seen you in a while but I'm sure of it.
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