20 Minutes and Portion Control

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!