UGH! I *suck* at keeping up a journal. Really busy week, and I'm also fighting back a cold.
Trying to make peace with OPT here. Still hate the ball, so I'm not using it for anything having to do with weights and focusing on the fact that this is not a forever plan. OPT is time consuming, but I'm losing and at this point I have a few different full day menus that are in the calorie/macro limits that I can live with. It's getting easier.
I kept yesterday's workout light since I'm feeling a bit sick:
Step-Ups (onto weight bench) 3x10 9lbs DB
Face Pulls (cable) 3x10 20lbs
Bent Rows 3x10 15lb DB
Curls 3x10 15lb DB
Trunk extension 3x10 (traditional style, not the one in the book)
Side Plank 1 on each side 60 seconds
50 min spin bike 70% MHR
I'm down 4.5lbs since Jan 4th. Add that to the 15lbs I lost in Oct/Nov and it's about 20lbs total. I'm happy with that
, but here's the part that makes me sound crazy. People are starting to notice, and I don't like it. the last time I lost a lot of weight I got a lot of attention which quickly became my crack, making me want to lose faster and be more extreme to keep the compliments coming. By the time I got down to my low low in 2005, I was eating between 900-1200 cals a day and of course I just couldn't keep it up. I don't want that to happen again, and deflecting the attention seems to be part of the key. It's not like I'm wearing smaller clothes yet, but that time will eventually come and I need to be able to stay on track. Please tell me this is does not make me a whack job!