Support? Encouragement? A swift kick in the a**?? I don't know, but I need something...
Ok, about 2.5 weeks ago I told you ladies about my big weight loss.. followed by an unfortunate big weight gain (lost 42, gained 30 back). I am now just over 4 months from my wedding and I am kicking it into high gear! Idealy I want to lose about 40 pounds from here..
Ok, so here's my dilemna. I have been seriously working it at the gym.. I run 3.1 miles on the treadmill everyday (I prefer to run outside.. but I live in FL and seriously may die of heat stroke if I get out there and run a 5K with this 95+ weather we've been having!! Haha). I do about an hour of weights a day, rotating arms, legs, and abs. I am on Day 12 of the shred (I try to get to that everyday, but have missed about 3 days here an there over the last 2.5 weeks).. and I am dieting (using "lose it" on my iphone to track calories. This is what I used to lose my 42 pounds last year and it worked great..
I am seeing NO results. Nothing. No encouragement from the scale or tape measure AT ALL. Overall, I have gained .8 pounds and am generally the same in my measurements or up about a half inch. My clothes feel the same on my body. I feel like I am putting in all this hard work for nothing!
What's worse is this is odd for me. I have had a lifetime of yo-yo dieting. I know, its terrible and I want to get off that kind of lifestyle, but at some point I hit the dreaded platuea. And I stick with my diet for a while but eventually I burn out and end up gaining again. But, the platuea has always come after I've lost about 30-40 pounds before!!! Never before any weight loss has even occurred!! Usually in the first 2 weeks of a diet I lose about 5-10, not gain .8!!!
I'm just very frustrated and needed something, so I came here. Thanks for reading ladies. =(