Okay. This whole stay in the class/don't stay in the class go to maintenance has been running me. I talked to hubby and as we walked around the lake yesterday we came to the conclusion I should stay in. I'm gonna be THAT girl! Here is how we came to it. Maintenance is to MAINTAIN...I don't want to maintain 160. The program knows their scale is 7 pounds off. That's okay because when you go back to food...you gain weight so ya you end the class underweight and then during maintenance you gain a little and then you maintain. I need to go into maintenance a little under weight, then gain the water back that will be retained the minute I eat something solid. Then I maintain my goal 150-155.
Making that decision has helped immensely. I'm not stressing anymore...its a huge weight lifted off my shoulders...now I have other what if scenarios...what if the whole class ignores me and hates me? What if I get my counselor from 8 years ago back...he's still there...I see him all the time...he kinda recognizes me. I will only in the class 4 weeks tops. I'm building up my exercise. I'm hoping to lose more that 2.5 each week so I can go to maintenance and not do the class but if I'm 155 or more...I'm staying in the class period.
So I'm in a size loose 12. I think I only got to be in them for 2 weeks! I'm shopping for 10's now. I may hit the thrift store this next weekend if time permits. I bid on a "lot" of jeans size 10 on ebay ($11 was my max bid) I'm cheap...besides what if I hate all of them? Not ready to shop for 8's just yet. I'm looking for a Halloween costume. The boobs necessitate a large no matter what, so that makes things easy. Shopping for a Christmas party dress is a nightmare. What size will I be in December?!
So adding soy sauce to my now 2 soups per day is helping with the cold wonderfully. I still wear my jacket at work, but my teeth aren't chattering. I started feeling cold today but had already eaten my soup. I had a cup of hot tea (caffeinated) it didn't help. I drank a packet of soy sauce...gagged, but now I feel fine. YUCKY. I wish I could find a nice tasting no calories salty thing.
I'm indecisive about next week I am thinking of going on the optifast 800. It won't slow down the weight loss I will just have issues with hunger. There are some carbs in that so it causes your body to go out of ketosis a little. I think that will help with the dizziness. I still have that pretty bad, the salt is doing nothing for that.
2 comments:
I know I'm not in you shoes, but you're in this program for you, right? No one else.
So who cares if you're in there longer? Who cares if people with problems talk about your problems?
You've got a goal...go reach it.
Soy sauce? Really? Are you trying to give yourself high blood pressure when this is all said and done? lol.
So what does maintenance mean exactly? Can you not loose weight when your on maintenance? I mean, once you've got your stride with the consuming of food again - how much is just right, not enough, and too much - then get in a regular exercising routine, sometimes wight comes off as you balance and tone. Right?
I know...in a perfect world, and that certainly has not happened with me. I have completely eliminated exercise from my memory much less by vocabulary and daily routine.
I say fuck the talkers of smack, ignore the past coach's attitude or whatever, and go for the goal.
GOOOOOOOO-AL!
You aren't supposed to lose weight in maintenance...you are supposed to maintain AND the minute I eat I will retain water...there will be something in my body to actually hold the water so I need to anticipate gaining about 5 pounds...not losing.
I'm riding my bike! I rode 11 miles on Monday. Tonight the goal is to do another 11, but we have dinner plans with friends...where I watch them eat. Hopefully its an early night...it takes 30 minutes to do 11 miles for me.
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