Weight Loss Update - 8/16-8/22

Sorry for the late post. Our home computer is in the shop and it's been hard to get online and update everything. I guess I should really get a laptop so that when this happens again, I won't be dead in the water. I hope it turns out to be an easy fix. This is the first time I have ever had to take my computer in to be fixed. In the past, it's always been a minor problem I could fix myself or the computer was too old to bother with, so I would just replace it. This computer is not even two years old, so I thought it would be worth trying to fix. Luckily, I've been pretty good about backing up our files. I will probably only lose a few high resolution photos if they have to reformat the drive. I still have duplicates on Photobucket, but they are lower resolution. Wish me luck.

At weigh in on Sunday, I lost 1.7 pounds. I'm happy but then hesitant because I know that next week I'll probably just gain it back. I am trying not to focus on the number on the scale so much, but it's hard to break those old habits, and that number does have some significance. I also still worry if the scale is accurate and I recently read that your weight can fluctuate as much as 5 pounds in one day....not very encouraging. I always weigh myself in the morning, before I have eaten or drank anything, but the time can very slightly every week. But all in all, I feel like I am weighing myself at a good time each Sunday.

I had intended on taking measurements on Sunday as I know that is really the better indication of my weight loss, but I never got around to it. I will be sure to take them this week. I did notice that visually I feel like I am noticing a small change in my stomach after weeks of fluctuating up and down on the scale. I feel good about that. I hope that is true, because I just got rid of the last of my fat clothes today so there is no room for me to gain even 10 pounds anymore. I hope that gives me added motivation to stay on track.

I just began a new set of workouts called Turbulence Training. I signed up for their free newsletter and am doing the sample workout to see if it might be something I can stick with. I must say this workout is difficult for me although it's essentially a beginners workout. I couldn't even complete all the reps the first time and didn't even attempt it yesterday like I should have. My heart just wasn't into it and I let other distractions get in the way of me working out yesterday. I feel like I've been doing pretty well with the strength training I've been doing so far (Sparkpeople workouts), but I don't think I have been pushing myself enough. It's been incredibly hot and humid these last two weeks which has not made working out fun, but I know that's just another excuse.

I watched some videos on YouTube today of other Turbulence Training workouts and I don't even think I could attempt them. I was really hoping I could do this program as it seems to be a pretty effective system, with no long hours of boring cardio involved. I guess I am still struggling to find a program that I can actually stick with, so am open to trying out all kinds of exercise routines. But I highly doubt I will invest money and buy the full program unless I can master this sample workout and at least perform some of the exercises I am seeing on YouTube. If you want to see for yourself, just type in Turbulence Training in google or over at the YouTube site.

I told you last week that I was going to track my food again on Sparkpeople to see if overeating had been causing me to gain in the past few weeks. Though I lost 1.7 pounds by tracking my food this past week, I do not think I had been over-eating in previous weeks. I eat pretty much the same kinds of things each day. I've also been careful to not eat unless I am hungry, so I highly doubt I was going over my calories each day.

What I really want to do is break the 230 pound mark. It seems like I just can't break that number on the scale, but that is what I am shooting for next week. Weather is supposed to be much less humid this week and temperatures will be in the lower 70s, so it will be beautiful to do some workouts outside for a change of pace.