RoxyAnne’s BodyBlog

Over the last several months I have faithfully stepped on that scale…several times a week.  It has been the only way I was able to keep track of my progress.  I know I’m developing more muscle…but at 5′2" my total weight is still completely unacceptable!!  It doesn’t bother me to step on the scale…it is actually fascinating to see the fluctuations a body can have over a period of several days…usually determined by what I’ve put in my mouth! When I’ve seen my weight creep up it definitely makes me grit my teeth and hit the gym a little harder.

Now…this past couple of weeks I’ve experimented and only weighed myself once each week. (on the weekend). What progress did I make during that time…only 1 freakin’ pound of weightloss..BUT — I have had a change in body fat, because a pair of jeans I was just getting into, two weeks ago (slightly tight)…are now bordering on baggy…   So the numbers on the scale are not so accurate when determining progress. 

Master Plan for the month of October?…..I haven’t decided yet.  I think I need to change things up a bit… any suggestions?

6 lbs DOWN…for the month of September!!  I’m really trying for that 10 lbs mark…but not too sure I’m going to make it. This past weekend had too many events I attended….with REALLY good food..:D  I tried to pick lots of salad and veggies, but I know a piece of wedding cake sneaked in there…ha.

I’ve got my low-intensity cardio up to 60-70 minutes, at least 5 days a week.  I’m real pleased with that and have been alternating between the bike, eliptical and treadmill.  A few weeks ago I strained my shoulder and have had back down the amount of weight that I’ve been lifting.  In the last week or so I’ve been able to increase by a few pounds, without it feeing strained….so we’ll see.  To pass the time I’m working on the abs a bit more and am definitely beginning to see some results.  It’s been a few years since it has been revealed as a fairly flat surface….woo hoo.  Many more miles to go….but dang it, I’m getting there!!

It’s halfway through the week and tonight I’m taking a much needed break from the gym.  I haven’t taken a break from working out in several days…I figured it was time to rest.  Still eating very clean, still weight training 4 days a week and cardio is everyday, with a break every once in awhile.  My weightloss seems to be slowing down a bit…but is still dropping.

Today was very encouraging …in the complements department!  Three different co-workers actually noticed and complimented me on my weightloss. Then my massuese really noticed, as well.  At first, she thought my muscles were too tight…then with a slightly stunned sound in her voice said, "Holy Crap, that’s not tight, that’s some serious taunt-lean muscle in your back and shoulders."  …Ha, ha…  then she proceeded to lecture me on not getting too bulky…   I just kept my mouth shut…little does she know what I have planned for myself.  

Fats coming off…muscle is going on!!!

This past week was a disaster for me in terms of weightloss….but I did manage to squeak out 1 more pound!  I started out with a serious bloat/gain due to over cheating, then I developed a cold that dragged me down for the rest of the week…cardio was next to impossible without my head feeling like it was going to explode…  

I feel great now!  AND am very pleased that I still managed to drop one more pound…it feels wonderful to venture in to body weight stats I haven’t been down to…..in several years.  I decided my strategy for this week needs to be more disciplined if I want to reach my goal of 10 lbs for the month of September.  I still have a week and half until the end of the month…it’s still very possible.  SOOoooo…..no cheat days for me until I reach my goal!!

I’ve had several friends now that are really beginning to notice my weightloss and are showing interest in how I’m achieving it….my standard reply is:

eating clean and keeping the portion/calorie size down — 5 to 6 small meals a day,

do 45 minutes to an hour of cardio each day and weight train. 

I’m not using any weightloss supplements because I’m responding to this regime very, very well….

AND get plenty of rest.

My sisters haven’t seen me since the 4th of July…and probably won’t see me until Thanksgiving. I hope to be another 20 lbs down by then…..boy are they going to be surprised…

First the good news…..I succeeded in dropping 2 more lbs last week..YEAH.  I’m very pleased with my progress and can feel the lean muscle under the skin that used to feel so….pudgy.  I’m still chubby…but looking a little more of a "lean chubster"…   I will definitely post some new progress pics at the end of September.  The back is going to show a difference!

The not-so-good news… I think I over-did the weekend cheat day…   I decided to cook up some beef stroganoff for the family, ice cream, cookies (yes, plural), crossants.  There’s more, but I can’t remember right now. I blew up like a balloon…add that to my time of the month-munchies……the numbers on the scale were NOT pretty the next day!! 

Now I know a lot of that (probably most of it) is water weight.  I’ve gotten back on my clean eating wagon and know full well that I will have to work my way through this.  Guess I will take me water-retaining butt off to my eliptical and get the process started….