I struggled to lose at all due to an injury and work travel and social commitments in November and December, then packed on ten lbs over Christmas. I’ve been back to my normal routine now for about two weeks and the holiday weight is dropping off, but still when I look at my progress on mfp, it shows I am only down 0.4 lbs over 3 months. Happy scale shows my 90 day trend as 0.5lbs.
The victory is: that means I managed to maintain in the 150s for 3 months! And being in the 150s feels a million times better that the 240s! It’s my lowest weight since my early 20s, and it’s the only time I have been able stay close to a low weight for an extended period of time. Before vacation weight would throw me off and make me give up, but not this time.
It’s been 18 months of more or less consistent calorie tracking and exercise. Through that time there have been vacations and stressful work situations. I’ve been struggling with a wonky knee that’s been holding me back from some of my gym and running goals since September, including a period of about a month when I had to stop almost all leg exercises and cardio.
I know what I need to do to lose the last 10-15lbs. And I know I can do it. But even more, I know I can keep it off.
Last night I was chatting with my trainer during my workout about his recertification, which he did earlier in the day. I started working out with him in August 2017, when I was around 230 and almost entirely sedentary. So he was talking about the types of questions he had to answer, and casually mentioned he had to give examples of how he would train someone just starting out versus “someone really fit, like you, who’s running 10Ks and stuff.” It totally blew my mind that I would be a client he puts in the really fit category, especially since he worked with me when I was really really unfit!
It really put into perspective how far I have come. And after 3 month of unintentional maintenance, I am ready to push through losing the last lbs, and looking forward to a long, happy, healthy life of good food and staying active.
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