Why aren't the pounds coming off???? This is becoming a little bit frustrating to say the least. I have been tracking what I eat since February and I have not seen the scale go down at all!!! Now granted, I have cheated at times by eating things that I know I shouldn't. Things like pizza, ice cream, and candy. But, I feel like overall I have been eating MUCH better than I used to. I started exercising in hopes that it will help. Like I mentioned before, I have been going to SPIN classes. My goal is to go 3x a week but that hasn't always been possible, since I have to find someone to watch the little one for me. I also managed to use the dreaded elliptical. This is the machine that I had trouble doing 3 minutes on so I was prepared for it to kick my butt again. However, the first time I did it at the Y, I was able to stay on it for a full 15 minutes!!! WOW!!!! Yippee!! Hooray for me!!!! I know I was able to last that long because of the SPIN classes. They helped my legs stay in it. So, yesterday, I had about an hour or so of free time so I headed over to the Y and hopped ont the elliptical (there weren't any SPIN classes going on at that time). I figured I'd do the 15 minutes and then ride the bike. Well, 15 minutes came and I felt like I could keep going. I said, "ok, I'll do 16 minutes". Then it got to be 16:02 and I have this crazy notion tat I can't stop on anything but the minute mark. So, 17 it was. But when I got to 17, I said, "hey why not try for 20." And guess what??? 20 minutes it was!!!! I lasted for a full 20 minutes on the dreaded elliptical. Yes, me!!!! The one who could barely do 3 minutes not so long ago. So, even though the scale is not going down, I am going to continue to fight this battle. This week's concentration is on portion control. I am going to seriously concentrate on eating until I am satisfied and not until I am full or overly full. I don't like that feeling anyway. Wish me luck!!
Until next time, stay strong and eat healthy!
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