Accuracy Matters

Today I decided to find a location where I could have an accurate weight taken.  It's been quite some time since I stepped onto a scale that I could feel confident was calibrated and on target.  Sure, my bathroom scale serves its purpose week in and week out, but sometimes you need more accuracy than your bathroom scale can offer.

I made my way to Gold's Gym and had one of their trainers weigh me.  He also performed an InBody Body Composition Analysis - more about that in a second.

Good news - my weight was 170.4 pounds, down another 1.1 pounds from my last weigh in on the bathroom scale.

Unfortunately, there was some bad news.

The InBody test is a similar test as the Hydrostatic Body Composition Test, but not as accurate, so I need to take the results with a grain of salt.  However, even with a grain of salt one thing is clear - my FAT loss has slowed and my lean tissue loss has increased.

My last Hydro test indicated I had 118.4 pounds of lean tissue.  Today's InBody test indicated I have only 106.8 pounds of lean tissue, a loss of 11.6 pounds of lean tissue.  Pounds of FAT last time was 64.6 pounds.  Today's InBody test indicated I have 63.6 pounds of FAT, a loss of only 1.0 pound of FAT.

This is disappointing, but I have to remember what my life has been like since November - STRESSFUL!  I've had no time for exercise and the weight loss has been accomplished simply by a lack of appetite due to stress.

This is a much needed wake up call.  I can't let stress take over and now, with these results in hand, I'm ready to take charge again.

-- Kristin

Stabilizing

My last weigh in indicated I wasn't eating enough and was losing weight way too fast.  I had lost my appetite and had been unable to really eat anything.  The fast weight loss was an indication that I wasn't losing FAT. 

It's eleven days later and my weigh in today is 171.5 pounds, a loss of 1.5 pounds.  This is good news as it indicates I'm stabilizing.  I still don't have much appetite, but I'm continuing to down several protein shakes a day along with maybe one meal.  The stress in my life has not subsided and continues to impact my appetite, but I'm taking things a day at a time and trying to ensure that I get nutrition into my body.

Hopefully as time passes, the stress will fade, but for now, I'm just hanging on.

-- Kristin

Dealing With Stress

I'm dealing with stress these days.  Exponential stress.  Stress that seems to never end.  Stress that has racked my world and turned it upside down.  Stress that is chewing up my insides and spitting them out.  Stress... it's everywhere in my world.

To say I'm dealing with it, well, not sure if that's accurate or not.  I'm functioning, but my life has very little responsibility these days so functioning has been simplified as I only need to care for me.

My problem is that I've lost my appetite completely.  I'm not hungry for anything and am making myself eat.  Thank goodness for the protein shakes.

And my scale is confirming my lack of appetite.  This morning I stepped on and I'm down to 173 lbs.  That's 2 1/2 pounds lost in only THREE DAYS!  BAD, BAD, BAD.

I need to eat.  I need to get my life back in order.  I need to relax and embrace my circumstances.  But mostly, I need to eat.

Certainly 2 1/2 pounds lost in three days is not lost FAT.  There might be a hint of FAT loss in that, but I would gather more than just FAT is being lost right now.

So my goal now is to simply to stabilize.  I need to get on some sort of schedule again with regular meals and healthy eating habits.  I can't let stress take over my life just like I can't let food take over either.

I'm going to be okay.... this is my new mantra.  Now if I can just start believing it.

-- Kristin

Another Great Weigh In

Well, after going up for a while, stabilizing and then a small loss, I'm now back to serious losing.  My weigh in this morning has me at 175.5 lbs - a loss of 7.5 lbs - and a level that is lower than my previous low.  Woo hoo!

Now, I could go off and tell you about all the great things I've been doing to get back to losing, but I won't bull shit you - this loss is attributed to one thing and one thing only:  STRESS!

So - I'm back to losing and I'm very focused on me.  That's all good!  I know I'll be okay and, when it's all over, I'll have less FAT, too.

Stay tuned!

-- Kristin