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I’m battling a cold because a coworker thought it was a good idea to come into work super sick.\u00a0 So my workouts this week have been… pretty much non-existent.\u00a0 I rode my bike for 45 minutes last night and it felt like a killer workout, but really wasn’t much of anything.\u00a0 It’s hard to write about fitness when all you’ve been doing is sitting on the couch.\u00a0 I am enjoying the new fall TV though.\u00a0 Which is good, because I’m going to need something to fill up all of the trainer and treadmill time I have planned for this winter.<\/p>\n

I’ve talked about my weight loss struggles before.\u00a0 When I moved to DC, I was in the best shape of my life, thanks to a summer of studying for the bar exam.\u00a0 I made the gym my study break, and I was so paranoid of gaining a ton of weight that I ate so incredibly healthy.\u00a0 I looked darn good when I moved here.\u00a0 8 years later, I was up almost 40 pounds.<\/p>\n

I’ve never actually seen that in writing.\u00a0 40 pounds.\u00a0 That’s… a lot.\u00a0 The weight slowly came on as I started my new job, as was to be expected, but because it was slow, I wasn’t really paying attention.\u00a0 And when I really started to pay attention, it was almost too late.\u00a0 So I started calorie counting.\u00a0 And it worked, to a point.\u00a0 But then I would have a day where I screwed up and it all fell apart.\u00a0 I tried Weight Watchers.\u00a0 That didn’t work either, again, because of my own failings.<\/p>\n

Back in September, I did the Swim Bike Fuel<\/a> program.\u00a0 It was expensive, but I needed to do something.\u00a0 For whatever reason, this seems to have worked.\u00a0 Since September 1, I’m down almost 10 pounds.\u00a0 I’m at the lowest weight I’ve been at in years, and I don’t feel deprived.\u00a0 I’m not calorie counting.\u00a0 I’m not specifically avoiding any foods, but I’m being conscious about the choices I’m making.\u00a0 What I loved most about the program was that there was nothing in there that felt funny to me.\u00a0 No magic potions, no tricks.\u00a0 In fact, if I’m honest, I knew a lot of the information that was presented.\u00a0 But I just didn’t know how to put it into action.<\/p>\n

While the program worked for me, I’m not necessarily saying that it’s what’s going to work for you, but it’s about finding what works for you.<\/p>\n

For example, one change that I made (that wasn’t part of the SBF recommendations, but was approved when I asked about it) was that because I workout after I get home from work, I switched my big meal of the day from dinner to lunch.\u00a0 Yesterday, for lunch I had baked chicken, squash, quinoa, and broccoli.\u00a0 Dinner was a green smoothie (which I love – feels like a treat).\u00a0 I don’t get super hungry in the afternoons anymore, and I can get through my workouts without hitting a wall.<\/p>\n

I’ve also been working on my sugar addiction.\u00a0 The holidays are going to be rough because I LOVE sweets.\u00a0 Way too much.\u00a0 But it’s all about moderation and choice.\u00a0 I no longer eat the cookie just because it’s there.\u00a0 I eat it because I want to eat that particular cookie.\u00a0 And sometimes, I don’t eat it.<\/p>\n

I guess it’s starting to be noticeable, because a coworker asked me what I was doing to lose weight.\u00a0 I made a few comments about eating well and avoiding the donuts in the kitchen, and she looked at my healthy lunch and said “Oh, that sounds too hard.”\u00a0 Okay then.<\/p>\n

Over the past two weeks, I’ve fallen away from the plan a bit, and I’ve noticed that in my weight loss.\u00a0 I’m still at a record low, but I’m stalled here.\u00a0 Some of that is likely due to comfort eating since I’m sick.\u00a0 For some reason, when my throat is sore, it hurts to drink, but feels good to eat.\u00a0 So I end up eating too much.<\/p>\n

How much weight do I want to lose?\u00a0 I don’t know.\u00a0 But I do need to get into a healthy weight range.\u00a0 Even though I’m down 10 pounds, it doesn’t feel like a huge difference.\u00a0 Some of my clothes fit better, which is nice.\u00a0 Given my height, I’m still obese according to the BMI charts.\u00a0 I know that the charts have their limitations, but they’re a starting point.\u00a0 Getting to “normal weight” on the BMI charts would put me below what I weighed 8 years ago, so that might be a bit unrealistic.\u00a0 Right now, I don’t really have a number goal.\u00a0 I’m just seeing what happens with good eating and exercise.\u00a0 Every pound I lose is one more that I don’t have to haul up the hills on my bike.\u00a0 And that’s a good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m battling a cold because a coworker thought it was a good idea to come into work super sick.\u00a0 So my workouts this week have been… pretty much non-existent.\u00a0 I rode my bike for 45 minutes last night and it felt like a killer workout, but really wasn’t much of anything.\u00a0 It’s hard to write […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[160,112],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nLosing Weight - Elbowglitter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I'm finally losing weight. 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