After the month I’ve had, I should probably rename this whole “weight loss” process to “weight a minute.”
It’s taking more time to lose weight for me lately because I have been going through some health issues and the effects of some medications are halting the process. I haven’t gained weight, just have not felt the best over the past few weeks and haven’t lost any weight either. …
I lost no weight in the past two weeks. Zilch. Zero. Nada.
And you know what? For the first time I am telling myself, “Good job.” Good job for not gaining, good job for maintaining. …
I feel refreshed.
I yelled out all my emotions and complaints in the last column, and now that I’ve had a breath of fresh air, my weight loss progress has resumed. …
Gain — that’s the word that has been my nightmare over the past month.
First, I have gained five pounds since I went on my trip and experienced what seems like only bad news, so, for a brief moment, I had given up on my weight loss journey. I let myself go, as they say. …
With every negative comes a positive.
I don't believe that all of the time, but I have to now in order to keep my faith alive.Over the past two weeks I've found out that all of the medication I've been taking to help me conceive hasn't worked, and it has really affected my daily function. I didn't want to go to work, but I did. I didn't want to work out, and I didn't. I stayed home asking myself what went wrong and why. I still don't have answers. …
I did it again — I won the Weight Loss Challenge.
I managed to lose 16 pounds in 12 weeks, for a total of 5.6 percent of my total body weight. I also lost a total of 12.5 inches in that time. My total pounds lost since I started this weight loss journey in the end of January is 46 pounds. …
For the first time in a while, I can say I'm proud of myself.
My instructors and trainers at the Watertown Family YMCA, as well as through the Weight Loss Challenge meetings, are going to be shocked at that statement. That's because I never give myself credit. Ever. …
Re-energized. Refocused.
I’ve taken these past two weeks to reflect on my plateau and have really thought hard about how I can get off of that plateau to achieve more weight loss. …
I feel like the Tug Hill Plateau — like I'm one big mass and I've reached my plateau.
For the past two weeks I've hovered around the same weight. I haven't lost a single pound. …
Working hard but not hard enough.
That has been my theme for the week, and while I have focused on recording each exercise, calorie burned, time spent on machines or using free weights, I lacked one important aspect that could have helped me lose weight this week. I forgot to record what I ate. …
Square one — that’s where I’m starting this week.
But, that’s not a bad thing. Going back to the basics every now and then, or even every week, will help keep us motivated and determined to stick with our healthy eating and exercise goals. …
I'm back in my comfort zone.
The third course of Michelle Turner's Weight Loss Challenge began this week, and with its start brought me a renewed sense of hope. My goal for this 12-week program is to lose 25 pounds. I have not been as successful since I completed the last challenge in losing that much weight, but I am confident I will be able to do that again this time around. …
I had a little reminder this week of why I need to continue to see weight-loss results each week -- I got to spend some time with my friend's newborn baby boy. …
Editor's Note: Times staff writer Rebecca Madden embarked on a 12-week weight-loss program and now that the program has ended, continues to share her experience with readers …
My desire has been greater than my ability this week. …
Unexpected circumstances may interrupt our exercise and healthy eating plans, so we need to act quickly in order to stay on track. …
I branched out this week and ... drum roll please ... didn't really like the new fitness classes I tried at the Fairgrounds YMCA. …
One of my worst fears came true this past week — someone mistook me for being pregnant.
And it was my 3-year-old daughter. …
I've really had to take a long, hard look at myself this week. …
Lesson learned from this past week: I need more than just a few days of exercise at the gym. …
Editor's Note: Times staff writer Rebecca Madden embarked on a 12-week weight-loss program and now that the program has ended, continues to share her experience with readers. …
I neglected exercising a few days this week to focus on being a mother to my 3-year-old daughter.
Looking back at the past 11 weeks of the challenge, I realized the hours I have spent devoted to myself through exercise while she watched a movie or played. I felt guilty and selfish for reserving up to three hours a day to that, and not planning out as many fun and learning activities as I could have with her. …
At week 10 of the Weight Loss Challenge, I still have yet to see results. …
When I hear people say exercise gives you endorphins and endorphins make people happy, I always think of the court scene in “Legally Blonde.”
While that comedy followed a bubbly character through law school, my life is being followed by you — the reader. What’s playing out in my life isn’t all happiness from all of that exercise I have been doing. …
If you look at me when I smile, you'll see sparkles, but they're not from my pearly whites. …
I learned exercise was hard work two years ago when I had my first gym membership, but that didn't last long. …
Week six of the Weight Loss Challenge has been one of the most challenging weeks yet. …
Week three of the Weight Loss Challenge began with an off-topic, crash course on what stress does to the body. …
In this week's Weight Loss Challenge meeting, I learned that the key to losing weight is eating more! …
Week one of the 12-week Weight Loss Challenge was about assessing our overall health and asking ourselves why we joined this group. …
I am one of millions. One of the millions of Americans who are overweight. More than two-thirds of adults ages 20 and up nationwide are overweight or obese, according to Weight-control Information Network, a part of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. …
