Frustrated.
Defeated.
Still trying.
I keep telling myself that my weight loss is coming. I am building muscle from the inside. It will make it’s way to the outside. Eventually.
I am PMSing and gassy as hell.
Eating Wendy’s after a month long hiatus wreaks havoc on the digestive track, people. Take. My. Word. Heed this advice.
My guts are gurgling as I type this.
Wendy’s was on SUNDAY.
I’ve been alternating through three Jillian Michael’s DVDs: 30-day Shred, No More Trouble Zones, and Yoga Meltdown (all affiliate links). I’ve been working out about 5 or 6 days per week. There’s been no running since I’ve been given some wonky *condition* which basically melts down to: I have a loose ass.
Okay, so my smaller butt muscles are weak causing my hip to rotate in. My ass isn’t really loose. That would just be gross.
They said something about supination and overpronation, lateral, blah blah blah, and basically, it’s all gone to hell in a handbasket. I have custom orthotics being made as I type this (well, probably not now, it’s late) and hopefully they will help correct the issues I’ve been having so I can get back out there and hit the road because, dude? There’s only so much Jillian a person can take.
I will admit: She’s totally growing on me. I have always been Team Bob, but that Jillian Michaels? She’s alright shit.
But I am paranoid and worrying that I’m doing too much variation and that’s hindering any progress. Should it be one DVD? Two? All three are okay? Should I do them on the same day? Have more rest days? Less rest days?
I’ve been writing down what I eat using the LoseIt! app on my iPhone (Yes! I have an iPhone! *squee* I convinced Mike he needed one to whereby making it possible to FINALLY get one of those babies in my hot little hands)
(Speaking of babies. There are bunnies in my backyard. My evil, vicious, horrible pit bull has been keeping watch over them to make sure no neighbourhood cats or raccoons get them.)
Back to me… LoseIt! + Jillian DVDs 5 – 6 times per week + cutting out shitty food (except Wendy’s this past weekend) = NO WEIGHT LOSS + I CAN’T TELL IF I’VE LOST INCHES BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM.
*sigh*
I am frustrated and disheartened, but not throwing in the towel.
I didn’t start this for immediate weight loss. I want a life style change. So it’s a steady climb to changing my habits with the BONUS of weight loss.
But dammit. I want that bonus NOW.
Edited to add: I just weighed myself and considering I’m bloated as all fuck and ate Wendy’s I’m FINALLY down a pound-and-a-half over the last week. Maybe it’s taken the past month for my body to realize I’m not fucking around anymore??
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Maybe you should add playing hockey in there. Goalie. Perhaps that’s just me…
It’s not like goalies do any real work though, do they? *snicker*
Jillian Michaels Cleanse and Detox and Fat Burner. It comes as a set.
It’s a good jumpstart, even if you don’t lose crazy pounds you’ll feel better. I’m not sure how to explain it. You’ll feel less, uh, puffy and swollen.
That’s my assvice. (get it, heh)
I haven’t been having much luck either. And that’s after going gluten free too. Poo.
HAHAH I like your assvice.
Also? You said ass.
I like not feeling puffy and bloated. Puffy and bloated suck dirty sweaty balls.
Oh. and xoxoxoxox
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox to infinity, backatcha!
Once you finally commit to *doing* something, it’s SO HARD to remember that we didn’t gain the weight overnight, so it’s not gonna come off overnight.
Running or not, I think you’re doing awesome.
Oh, and that 1.5lbs may be more in a week or so after Aunt Flo has buggered off.
Thanks, friend.
Ya. I mean, I KNOW it takes time and I KNOW I didn’t just explode overnight. But dammit, I want results. NOW.
xo
Another thing I always use to judge my weight and exercise is how well my clothes are fitting. Do they feel a little looser?
Jenn
I think they’re baggier in some spots, but it’s hard to tell.
But! My Wii did tell me that my BMI has gone down slightly and I’ve lost 1.5 pounds, so here’s to hoping my body is taking a hint!
I TOTALLY get where you’re coming from!!!! Keep at it, girl! You’re inspiring me!
Thanks, lady!! XOXO
It’s always much harder to wait for it to come off than it was to put it on! It sounds like you’re doing great, just keep at it, you’ll see the results eventually! As for me, I think I need to put the scale away. I just got started, but for some reason I seem to think that staring it down all the time will get me the results I want.
HAHA, I totally stare at the scale all the time. If it’s out, I feel like if I stare at it long enough I can will it to change!
I had/have the same issue.
And I thought you meant running gave your diarrhea at first. HAHA.
ROFL! Sometimes I feel like it will.
And all those ab workouts too!
that’s kind of why I hate exercising and dieting in general…I NEVER see results and it makes me angry…I don’t care what’s going on INSIDE…I want results on the damn scale.
I hope you see some results soon!!!!!
Ha! That’s exactly how I feel! XO
I am feeling unmotivated these days having just lost 15 pounds on a fad diet. I really should just buckle down and commit but can’t. I can tell you though that when you commit, it will come off, it will just take time.
Commiting is HARD! So hard. I just keep reminding myself that it’s only an hour. Just. An. Hour. LOL
Congrats on the 1.5 lbs! I started doing Jillian’s Shred video a few weeks ago and had to stop cuz it was too hard on my knees. May try again later. For now I’m doing her yoga video. Love it, but I still can’t get through the whole thing without taking breaks. Geez! When did I get to be such a wuss? Guess I should dig my scale out of the closet one of these days to see if it’s making any difference… but I’m afraid…
I can’t get through it without breaks either. Warrior 3!? Ya. Riiiiight. LOL
I haven’t bought a battery for my scale because I will obsess about it, with the Wii, I have to get it out, turn it on and weight for that degrading little scale to mock me before it weighs me. LOL… doesn’t happen too often.
I know nothing about exercise.
Obviously.
Keep it up!
I love Jillian. Not that I’m finding time to do anything with her much lately – I’m impressed that you are. But consider this – muscle weighs more than fat. So you can lose fat, but if you are building muscles, your scale might not move. I go by the mirror and how my clothes fit, instead. I did the full 30 days, and my scale didn’t move AT. ALL. Still, I saw and felt it, so I had to figure it was a good thing, right?
It took a full four weeks for me to be able to SEE any changes – and even that was just a teeny tiny bit.
In the mean time, I’m focusing on how I FEEL. Eating better and being more active has made me FEEL a hell of a lot better. That has been really valuable for me.
The book I’m using says that it takes women about 7 weeks to see “dramatic” results.
Sometimes you have to look at it like a long road trip with kids. You start the trip and say how fun it’ll be when you get there. They are engrossed in their books or dvds at first, then they ask how far and you tell them it’s going to be a while. They get quiet and then say they’re bored, you say just a bit farther and they whine. You say we’ll play I spy, they play and then get quiet. All the while you know that eventually you’ll get there. You can’t give up or turn back because you’ve already gone a long way.
I guess my assy point is that you’d corral a kid to where they need to be, give yourself the same structure, baiting and bribing. You are going to get there. Sooner than you think even, less doubt, more almost there.
I believe in you and your increasingly unloose parts
I know how discouraging it can be when you’re trying to lose weight. I also can say that once you start losing you feel so much better.
I have been trying to rewire the way I think about food- eating healthy, etc… And then we took a trip to Disneyland in the last week of March and ate at restaurants for a week.
A month later I STILL feel weird.
So, you’re right. And that’s your body saying “OMG YUCK!”
Keep it up.
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