Review, Redefine, and hopefully Renew

Hello all,

So I lost 35 lbs from Jan-Sept last year then I have been at a stale mate since. Plenty of things have gone on in my life but I'm really really discouraged that I can't get the scale to budge at all this whole time. I'm still doing My Fitness Pal. It states that I burn an avg of 3200 cals a day and that I should eat 500-1000 less then that. Well with my fitbit monitor I see that most days I am burning 2800 cals unless it's a work out day. So I've planned my days meals to be between 1800-2200 cals. Even with that... even if I go a little over I've managed to lose and gain the same 5 lbs several times over the last 6 months. If I were actually pregnant I would be ok with that but because I'm not it's pissing me off that I'm not dropping weight like a mad woman! I honestly and really discouraged today and don't know what to do. I've tried eating more for 2 weeks and gained... ate less and stayed the same. I can't seem to get far enough away to stop seeing "300+" on the scale. I don't want to do anything drastic because drastic tends to only be a temporary loss. Maybe I'll figure this out someday soon.

I gave up Sweets, Desserts, and Drive thru's for lent. So I'm hoping that maybe by the end of Lent I will have figured out my grove and get into all those sweet pairs of pants hanging in my other closet!

Starting Lent early!

Well January was full of excuses. Too much cold, too much snow, and too many events. So now that I'm done saying that I'm so over January now. Because I didn't budge in my weight this past month that means that's even more I need to work on this month. I'm going to do my best. First off, going to the grocery store tonight to get veggies, fruits, and other items to make sure I have enough to eat at home and at work. If I pack things with me then I don't dive for the candy jars.

Infact next week starts Lent season allthough I will be starting my lent season TODAY. I've finally decided I'm giving up sweets/desserts and fast food (this means any place with a drive thru). As I know I can't avoid eating out all together because of family outtings and such but I can restrict what I can control. Most people give up one thing... and it takes 40 days to break a habit... well Lent is 40 days so here I go. What is funny is that I am a "Saint" when it's Lent season on the items I give up but the rest of the year I seem to struggle. I believe that if I give up certain things all together like I have with soda maybe that's the key to my success... what has candy or BK ever done for me other then keep me plump?

I'm struggling with weight loss right now and as much as I'd fully like to blame it on the meds I'm on, I know that some of it is my choices. So instead of looking forward to Peeps and a chocolate bunny on easter when Lent is over... I want to look forward to a fabulous new spring dress and what goes better with a dress then some new shoes!