Jul 2, 2019
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“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it…The hard is what makes it great.” – Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own
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I have been struggling for quite a few months with my weight / body shape over the past few months. I don’t necessarily focus on my weight in general, but I do pay attention to how my clothes fit and use them getting tighter or heading into summer as identifiers for when I need to focus on my eating and get things back to what is normal for me.
I have been trying since last November to pay more attention to what I am eating and limits sweets and less healthy options. I wasn’t seeing any movement so after the first of the year, I started recording my intake on my phone to not only monitor my calories, but also my carb/protein/fat mix and some macronutrients I know I sometimes get low with. I stayed within the goals I had for over a month and wasn’t seeing any progress.
This has never been a problem for me before. Losing weight isn’t easy, but I can be very focused and have always been able to keep my self in my limits when I work at it.
I took a couple of weeks off when I went on vacation, but then tried again for another month when we returned.
At this point, I am very close to my highest weight ever rather than anywhere near losing weight.
I can feel it in my clothes since none of them fit well and in my body in general. Even my calves are much bigger than they have ever been before.
It is so frustrating, but I’m not willing to give up the fight yet. I just have to find a new tact to take.
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