{"id":44997,"date":"2015-01-13T08:03:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T16:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=44997"},"modified":"2015-01-13T09:41:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T17:41:09","slug":"how-ive-been-feeling-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=44997","title":{"rendered":"How I’ve Been Feeling Lately"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lately…I’ve been struggling. What I find most discouraging is that I’ve become the cliche…now part of the “gained it back” club. I fought that for so long. For 6 years I maintained my weight loss and didn’t see fluctuations that tipped me over my goal weight and I felt confident and happy that I was able to keep it off. I didn’t worry too much about gaining back the 100 pounds I’d lost because I\u00a0knew<\/em> I wouldn’t let that happen.<\/p>\n

I’m not trying to be melodramatic. I am fully aware that gaining 10-15 pounds is NOT the same as gaining back ALL the weight. No, I have not gained 100 pounds. But it’s a damn slippery slope and 15 pounds is a lot.\u00a0<\/strong>It needs to stop before it DOES become 100 pounds.<\/p>\n

It’s hard that weight is still such a big thing on my mind. I wish I could “let go” and not worry so much. I wish I could not stress about those few pounds. I just can’t shut that off–well, I did, for September and gained 10 pounds! It sucks that food is ONCE AGAIN back in the forefront of my life and my mind. For so long I was able to do what I do — count my calories, eat in moderation, continue exercising — and not be super focused on every single pound and every single bite. Sadly, that focus is back.<\/p>\n

The holiday season is making it even harder. I was making progress and had lost about 3-ish pounds of the Honeymoon Weight, which is A LOT for me. When I am this close to goal weight, losing even 1 pound a month is a struggle. It’s a struggle for several reasons. First, my body is used to eating the calorie count I’ve been eating for so many years. In order to see a loss, I would have to restrict my intake pretty drastically. This is hard at the level of fitness I engage in. Restricting too much will just backfire. So where is that happy medium?? Second, my activity level is already really high and that means I can’t do MORE without risking burnout, overuse or injury. I am not going to risk injury by working out more.\u00a0That is not the answer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One of the other cliques is the Healthy Living Blogger\/Weight Loss Blogger that suddenly disappears and then you find out it’s because they gained a bunch of weight back. No one is immune to this! Which I am figuring out now. I am trying not to be like this. I am still trying to lose the weight. If I disappear for awhile it’s mostly because I’m kind of tired of blogging and need a break…not that I am gaining more weight.<\/p>\n

I’ve been trying to figure out what works. I am still counting my calories. I’m reminding myself, on a daily basis, that I need to create a deficit in my calories–that means NOT always eating all the calories I burn at the gym.<\/p>\n

I still work out 5 days a week with 2 rest days. I’ve been in kind of a workout rut lately and I think my body is used to what I’m doing. One thing I’m considering for January is increasing my days at the Warrior Room to 3 per week instead of just the 2 I currently do. I think I will see more definite results with that third day. One concern I have is overuse injury potential. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

Sorry to sound like such a Debby Downer. Losing weight was so much easier the first time….go figure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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