…the more they stay the same. I guess Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr and Bon Jovi were both right. With each new sunrise we think we are moving forward and making changes, but at the end of the day we end up back where we started….at least that’s how I am feeling these days.
I just passed the 4-month mark of my “Fit at 50” challenge and the scale says I have not lost a damn thing since month #2. Stuck at 232 lbs. My body fat hasn’t even nudged. And this after spending hours on cardio at the gym, twice-a-week training sessions and eating cleaner than I have in years! WTH?
Ok, so I had a minor detour with shoulder surgery and the subsequent week away from any exercise. But that was five weeks ago! Granted, I can do very little upper body work but I’ve been hitting my lower body hard and sweating to the oldies as much as I can. I FEEL better and people are telling me I LOOK lean but those damn numbers won’t budge.
The only thing that might explain what the scale says is that I am putting on muscle, which I am, but my body fat hasn’t changed. #frustrated #itdoesntcompute
I’m not giving up and I refuse to let a stupid scale ruin my mood. Just time to get more focused, stop making excuses when I travel (and I travel a LOT) and keep eating as clean as possible.
Any suggestions are welcomed except telling me to go vegan or vegetarian…that simply will not happen.
Joe, drop dairy. No cheese, yogurt, milk, ranch, etc. I did that in mid to late March, along with the low carb and trying to eat organic and (when possible) grass fed beef, free range chicken and wild caught fish – and I dropped 10 lbs! I do use grass fed butter as pretty much my only dairy. Really worked well! (Note: while on my 2 week vaca in Europe I wasn’t all that strict, but we walked almost 100 miles in 13 days, so that made up for it!). Keep up the good work-you’ve been a great inspiration to me!
Joe you look marvelous! Your body is just trying to discourage you. Keep moving forward and you will jump off this plateau! Know that your heart is healthier.
Soon your muscle will start burning the fat!??
Stop looking at the scale. Base progress on how you feel, how your clothes fit, improvememts in resting heartrate and blood pressure, duration of time you can run/jog/walk. Health should be the goal, not weight.