Week 16 & 17 Roundup: The Ups and Downs of Wellness

Getting healthy is serious business! Some days you are down and some days you are up...and it can change from week to week! Seriously, managing your weight could be a full time job! It's definitely like riding a seesaw...it has its highs and lows!

The last couple of weeks has really been rough on me...mentally and physically. It seems as hard as I try, it just does not seem to be enough and it's taking a whole lot of effort to get into the next brackets of weight - in my case the 180s. I have been losing anywhere between .2 pounds to .8 pounds and nothing more.

On week 16 I got down to 191.7 lbs just one pound away from getting into my 180s, but this week, week 17, I gained 6 lbs because I ate like a pig all weekend and really didn't watch my food intake...let's just say I had a lot of carbs and desserts. In addition, while I worked out 30 minutes on cardio machines during the days I didn't get he workout I have become accustomed to here at home. So I am really bummed that I am back in the 197 range this week. I have a whole lot of making up to do to get back down again. So, I am putting myself back on the Chemical Balance Diet that I started on and hope that it clears my system of all the junk I ate this week and get me back on track to losing weight and getting down to my goal of 165. Also, I think I am holding on to a lot of water weight. I drank a lot of alcohol this week and not so much water. Hoping that it all flushes away this week.

Note To Self

Don't be too rough on yourself if you do gain weight. I do have to take into account that I am building muscle and some of that weight gain can be from the muscle gain. Those numbers that you see on the scale can really make or break your day - but the reality of it is that we should measure everything by the way we feel. In my case I am feeling sluggish and not motivated by what I ate this week and I really need to make sure that I am feeling good so that I can do good for my own body. I'm starting to feel a little obsessive about my weight - don't worry I am not going down to the unhealthy way of eating. To those who I joke with about being anorexic and bulimic - it's only a joke.

Well it's time to re-focus and stop looking at what happened this week as a bad thing. What happened...happened and it's a re-motivating me to make sure I am doing what's right for my body. I know I can reach my goal and maintain it. Sometimes you just have a speedbump to overcome. C'est La Vie...time to move on.

Week 17 Facts
Starting Weight after Week 16: 191.7 lbs
Week 17 Weigh In: 197.7 lbs
Week 17 Weight GAIN: +6.0 lbs

Total Journey Profile So Far
Starting Weight on 1/17/11: 237 lbs
Weigh in on 05/15/11: 197.7 lbs
Total Weight Loss So Far: 39.3 lbs (went up 6 lbs this week)

July 1, 2011 Goal Progress
Goal Weight: 165 lbs
Current Weight: 197.7 lbs
Number of Pounds to Goal: -32.7 lbs (very discouraging because I should only have about 20 lbs to lose by now...but know I will get there).
Number of Weeks to Goal:  6 weeks
Pounds per week to reach goal: -5.45 lbs (It should be totally less than this if I just did not gain the weight...c'est la vie)

Thanks for listening to my ramblings! Let me know how I can support you all!

-Percy