A Rant – Why We Are Struggling with Weight I had the best, most effortless diet week since starting the program. I ate well, worked out, felt great. In short, all was good, and the scale loves me too.
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So we have been at this for a while and I continue to reiterate to myself the importance of sticking with it. I was at a plateau for a while and it was very frustrating, but my body has started to respond and I continue to lose inches—and most importantly,
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Monday: I was so sick today—a fever and chills out of nowhere. At least I was unable to eat much. Ha ha.
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So for the past couple of weeks, I have been doing what I have to do and the scale has not budged. I mean not even a bit. My clothes continue to get looser but once again, the scale didn’t move in the right direction. I haven’t had a BMI measurement in
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Other people bring something back when they travel. I left something behind: 3 more pounds! And I did it while on the road. So there’s hope that I don’t gain it all back, once the Health Magazine program is over.
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Monday: I did my cardio this morning. I am going out of town later this week and I need to try to get most of it in before I go. I am also trying not to eat carbs at night, and to seriously cut back on them altogether. I really need to break this plateau that
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Monday: I seem to have decided that Monday is now my day off from working out—it’s my day for sleeping in. It is always difficult to find the balance from week to week and it does make me a bit nervous to not start out the week at the gym. But I am thinking
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I have been traveling quite a bit lately for work and it has presented a unique challenge for me. I have been in settings where I have not been able to order my own food because all of the food is pre-prepared and there is a pre-set menu. Most days while traveling,
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I feel like I’ve been losing weight more slowly than before. I have just been told it’s a common problem called a plateau. Since I’ve never managed to stay on a diet long enough to get this far, it’s the first time I hear about it. I guess I just have
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This week represented a big challenge for me: I went on vacation. That leads me to the revelation for the week:  Make sure you prepare to be successful when you go on vacation. Otherwise, it could be a problem.
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I have not been able to motivate myself to go the extra mile in effort (work out) or food (cut out some healthy snacks) to get my weight loss going further. I guess this is what one calls ‘reaching a plateau’. I admit I do stray here and there, and I am
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Monday: Today I was busy around the house, working on retouching and cleaning, and got caught up in all of that and didn’t work out.
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I have not been able to motivate myself to go the extra mile in effort (work out) and food (cut out some healthy snacks) to get my weight loss going further. I guess this is what one calls ‘reaching a plateau’. I admit I do stray here and there, and I
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Monday: I slept in this morning. It felt great to have the extra hour of sleep and I haven’t felt that rested in a while. My body is going through changes and healing, and I feel sore all the time (but in a good way most of the time). I iced my foot and
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I have been on cruise-control for the past week. I have worked to stick with the program. My eating has gone well. I am trying to incorporate more things into my diet so my routine doesn’t get stale. I had gotten into a rhythm of eating the same thing for
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186 I almost made it to my 12 week goal. My last weigh-in with Sharon showed 186 pounds—just one short of the so-desired 185 pounds. I had to cut back a bit on the calories after the sick disaster and I am still not back in the exercise mood. I am seeing
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Monday: I was looking forward to an awards ceremony that John and I had been invited to through Kodak. It was a sit-down dinner and a great chance to meet people. I was scheduled on a flight back to New York from Dallas and had a connecting flight in Memphis,
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