Health: Lose Weight

I used to hate it when people said they didn’t have time to work out. Not that I had been a great example, but I figured, if you really want to do it, you will.
I started counting calories, I though if I could eat the calories to lose a pound a week, I would be at my ideal weight in about two months. Not that I had any illusions that I wold actually lose 1 lb/week.
It is hard. Dieting is hard. I don’t eat very many calories in general, and shrinking that to 1400 was really difficult. I used an iPod app called Lose It!. It was a pretty good app, it had many foods already listed (you can track calories as well as many nutrients, I didn’t work on the nutrients), as well as how many calories your body would burn given the type, intensity and length of time you work out.
I started in the middle of April and after less than two months, I hadn’t lost any weight. I know that is not very long, but I personally think I would do better to actually eat another 200 calorie and then burn them with some type of aerobic exercise. Although I have been bicycling, it really didn’t burn very many calories and I still didn’t lose any weight. Actually, my yoga didn’t help with that much, either.
So, I sort of gave up for the last few weeks. I am still trying to cycle, it is very hot outside, though.
I don’t know if a diet is going to help me much. I think I should keep trying, though. Even though my stomach is still not fitting into anything comfortably and I am embarrassed to wear almost anything. I just don’t know why this is so hard. I don’t need to lose much weight. I would be happy with 10 lbs.
I am going to start bringing my gym shoes to work so I can use the elliptical over at the rec center. In all my “free” time. So, I guess that is where my opening paragraph was going. I don’t feel as if I have any “free” time. It has been eaten alive by graduate school. I am constantly exhausted, and my neck and shoulders refuse to be of any use to me and only pain me all the day long. If I take anything for it, I get more drowsy. So that is why I tired yoga, but I haven’t the time for it. Grumble, what an annoying circle.

So, I found (actually, I was directed to it) an iPod App for this that is helping me keep track of calories in, calories out and my weight. I haven’t exercised nearly as much as I should. I am hoping that, if I stay within my limit for the week (some days over, some days under), it will work. Although, it has been a week and a half and it hasn’t yet. I realize I just have to keep doing it. So, I am going to start cycling and doing more yoga. I took a class this semester, and I think that taught me a lot (didn’t lose any weight, though).

Hi all, I am new to this, and pretty new to actually consciously thinking about weight loss every day.
I was vaguely counting my calories for a few weeks and I think I underestimated what I was intaking. Mostly because I would have a snack at night and not count that because I was too tired to think anymore. So that did not work. I now think I can have about 1500-1700 calories per day and lose weight. I was reading someone’s blog about how he was down to about 1000 cals/day and the thought of that truly scares me. I love food, absolutely adore it. However, it seems too easy to attribute my poor eating habits to my lifestyle and how rarely I am at home (except when I am there because I feel unhealthy). So, enough with the excuses. I am going to continue to work on exercises with my physical therapist. I think I will also go to the pool at the gym because the orthopedic nurse suggested I walk laps there. Firstly, however, I have to buy a one-piece bathing suit. :/