In the last 2 weeks I’ve lost a pound each. I’ve started week 5 of the “couch to 5K” (http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml) Working out and being somewhat careful with what I eat has helped give me consistent losses the last couple of weeks, and it seems easy enough to keep it up. I’ll just keep plugging away at it… gym 2 – 3 times a week and running 3 times a week. If I hit a plateau, which I’m sure is coming, my plan is to ramp up that gym time to 4 times a week and doing the elliptical machine on my days off from running.
Starting Weight (May 25, 2009): 285 lbs.
Starting BMI: 39.7
Weight Last Weigh in: (August 10, 2009) 274 lbs.
Weight Today (August 17, 2009): 273 lbs.
Current BMI: 38.1
Weight Change This Week: -1 lbs.
Total Weight Lost: 12 pounds
Loss Streak: 2 weeks in a row
Longest Streak: 6 weeks in a row
NEXT GOAL: 260 lbs. (13 lbs. to go)
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Love the eliptical machine (it was my main tool for going from 265 to 160 (my current weight is 175) ten years ago.
BUT: don’t treat the plateau as an obstacle to power through. Your body needs time to adjust, ALL development follows this principal. Just stay on course, and almost ‘rest’ in your practice for the few weeks that your hard work doesn’t show weight loss (ie ‘the plateau’). Your still burning fat, and your metabolism is going, “huh? okay, somethings changing here, i gotta adjust” and slowly increasing.
Fits and spurts my friend. Give it time and stay the course. I plateaued a dozen times in my (roughly) 2-year accomplishment.
Cheers!
As a former horseracing jockey (during 23 years) I never struggled with my weight by applying the following balanced food intake formula;
15% fats, 35% sugars, 50% proteins.
If your physical activity is low, don’t exceed 1200 calories a day, with a high activity you can go up till 2200 calories a day always implementing the above formula.
Overweight will melt away week after week till you reach your ideal weight.