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2006/05/28, 12:51 PM
I'm relatively new to freetrainers--signed up in mid April. I was working out prior but when a coworker started seeing a personal trainer I got motivated to step things up. For a few weeks before I found freetrainers I was using another online fitness program and really started putting in the effort with my diet and workouts. I religiously followed my freetrainers program until my boss bought me 10 free training sessions with a 24 Hr Fitness trainer--now I still incorporate my freetrainer workouts in between workouts with the trainer. When I'm done with the 10 sessions, I'll be back to full trainers. Sorry for the lengthy background.
In any case, I have always had a decent diet...but I had gained 10 lbs since Christmas (from eating too much sushi, I think). I don't have a big problem with junk food, so haven't had trouble with what I eat. Over the past two months I have been very religiously recording every morsel and keeping within my limits with average calories around 1600. I am working out 4 to 5 days a week with an average of three days of cardio (20 to 30 minutes) and one hour of weights/machines. After about 5 weeks, my weight dropped from 147 to to 141.5. I was happy...I thought, this is working! Well, since then my weight has dramatically fluctuated and I am sitting right now at 145.5 lbs. Okay, so don't go by the scale, right? I pull out the tape measure and changes are minimal...down an inch here, up a half inch there. Okay, I do look better naked (although no real loosening up in my clothes--the jeans that stopped fitting a few months ago still don't fit). I pulled out my calipers...possibly I've gone down .5% in body fat.
I am frustrated to tears--intellectually I tell myself to keep doing what I'm doing--it will happen. But this is a very scary process. I guess I'm more of less just venting. I tell my boyfriend who has a bodybuilding background and he is sick of hearing it--says I'm either gaining muscle or I need to cut my calories more. I don't mind cutting my calories, but not sure if that is the way to go.
I am sorry my post is so long! I don't seem to know how to be brief (and say all I want to say). Anyway, thanks for listening. I've read posts where others have had similar concerns, tried to take solace, but it really is discouraging nonetheless.
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