lose 15 pounds

going to be focusing on this goal for the next two weeks or so while I try to fix a health issue, I think I’m going to be in pain and I’m feeling sorry for myself. It’s not that I don’t want to accheive this or that I’m ot goingto make any effort, but I’m kinda going to make a little LESS of an effort for a while just because I have other things that I need to focus on and I have trouble focusing that much on more than one thing. It’s an issue I have. 4 days ago

Working on it still, waiting a few weeks to make another appointment with my doctor, I’m still building up with info, and I want to wait and make sure diet and exercise WON’T work first. If it doesn’t start working within a month, I’ll go back. Until then, I’m just going to keep trying. I made a bet with my husband. 8 week challenge. Each sunday we will weigh ourselves (me secretly because he can’t know my weight, yeah, I’m that person) and whoever loses the most each week wins that week. Whoever wins the most in 8 weeks wins overall. 1 week ago

Not so good. That is all. 2 weeks ago

Lost 3 lbs. 2 weeks ago

the doctor yesterday, and got a look at my THS test from October. It was 3.5 and he said that was normal. After looking at pretty much every site ever, it’s abnormal. It’s high. Which is frustrating but somewhat of a relief, because it explains SO many things that I just haven’t been wanting to go the doctor for because I feel like I’ve just been going to the doctor so often and I finally just was tired of it and I had so many random problems that it just was overwhelming, so I never brought them all up. Well, I should have. I called today and asked to be referred to an edocrinologist and I should be getting a call back tomorrow for that. I might wait until my blood tests from yesterday come back because really, at this point, what’s one week?
Maybe I don’t have hypothyroidism, but it stands to reason that if every single site says 3 is the top of normal, than 3.5 is over that. At least I want it to get looked at. I feel hopeful because maybe I can actually find a solution to this!
I will obviously continue to try to lose weight the normal way with eating healthier and exercise, butI feel a little less discouraged at my lack of progress at this point. So, maybe I won’t get all depressed when I gain another pound. No, I might. But I’ll just keep working on it. 2 weeks ago

I just ran across an entry from the beginning of Dec. I gained 10 pounds since then…. so I’m going to the doctor. This is getting ridiculous. Made an appointment already and I hope I can either get with a nutritionist or figure SOMETHING out. I shouldn’t be gaining weight when I’m actually making an effort at least not SO MUCH weight so quickly. I don’t feel that bad all of the time or anything so I’m pretty sure it isn’t a thyroid problem but I just don’t feel good about myself at the weight I’m at and I feel a little discouraged about the fact that I just saw I really have gained 10 pounds in one month while I was making an effort to lose weight. Imagine if I HADN’T been trying to lose weight. This isn’t okay, and there is something wrong here. I still feel good about what I’ve been doing lately and stuff, but I need to figure stuff out with my body because something is up. 2 weeks ago

The weight is still there today but I’m really feeling okay about that right now. This isn’t a sprint, it’s a long distance marathon and I’m in it for the long haul. I had some bad days and some good days and hopefully I’ll have more good than bad. I worked out again with my short workout while my husband went to snow blow his parents driveway. I feel better knowing I can sneak in a workout without having to be watched by anyone but the bird. I hope it will help, I know it’s not that much, but I figure it’s better than the nothing I was doing. I was sore a bit when I woke up this morning, so that is a good sign. 3 weeks ago

I gained back some of the weight I just lost. But i did pretty good today as far as eating goes and I found a workout I can fit in to any day! I’m excited and hopeful today. I hope that continues… 3 weeks ago

...167 when I stepped on it last night. Three pounds less than before. So, I guess it’s starting to go the way I want it to. I did some yoga (not enough, but hey, I did a bit and that counts) this morning before work. It felt nice to know I was doing something. I was tired and really didn’t want to, but I said “you’re going to feel worse if you don’t do it, this was the whole purpose of waking up early.” So instead of setting myself up to be mad at myself, I did a bit. And I will hopefully do a bit tomorrow and the next day (but it is the weekend and I’m okay if I only do weekdays). So, I hope I’ve started going in the right direction. Three pounsd really is promsising, it’s been a while since I’ve seen the scale below 170. 4 weeks ago

...to lose 5 pounds a month for the next three. If I lose more, awesome, if I don’t, that’s cool but the end goal is 155. Today I’ve been trying to just ad exercise into everything I do. I hope I can keep that up for the rest of this month.
I also went shopping, bought fruit veggies, cereal and sunflower seeds. Now I can get rid of all the unhealthy stuff that’s clogging up my fridge, pantry and life. If I’m doing this, I can’t be doing it half way, I’ve proven that won’t work for me.
I hope tonight to do some pushups before bed and if I can squeeze any more exercise in, I’ll try to do it. I’m not holding out huge hopes for having the time though, because I can see outside that it will most likely take me hours to get home tonight… which really means I will have less quality time with my husband and I need that. So pushups for tonight. Tomorrow is another day. 4 weeks ago

Since Jan 1st my scale says I’ve gained three pounds. I suppose that could be possible but at the same time, all these perimenopausal mood swings and irregular periods have me all goofed up. I’m not sure what is water weight v. pure weight gain. I have been exercising 4 days per week pretty consistently so I’m not too worried about it now. If I stick with the exercise the weight will come off. I hope. 4 weeks ago

okay, I need to just write here… every day. Food stuff. I am 170.8 I need to be at 140. But lets start smaller and try to get to 155. :). Tihs is going to take work apparently, and I haven’t been giving it the work it needs. So I am going to hold myself accountable. I need to work out three times a week if possible. I know i won’t do this every single week, but I need to make.an.effort. If my husband is late I should throw in a workout. It’s not that hard and I haven’t been because I’ve been tired. Ironically, this is probably what would give me more energy. So, this is what I’m doing. And if I can find active things to do with my husband on weekends, I think we obviously should… start small… but build up. 4 weeks ago

I have gotten less diligent in terms of watching my portions and how many times I go for dessert. But that’s okay, because it was my birthday. So, I shall not berate myself over it, and will simply get back on track. 1 month ago

I intend to achieve this goal by committing to two sprint triathlons, the first on March 31, 2012 and the second on August 11, 2012. In recent years I have found it helpful to have a fitness goal at least keep the calories consumed in check. 1 month ago