January/February weight loss challenge

[WindingRoad]

I totally forgot to weigh myself today at the gym. I've been doing extra workouts during my lunch hour and I'm discovering some really cool mini workouts on my iPhone through Nike. Problem is, apparently my body is not used to this. I did a pretty hard ab workout today and I was lethargic the rest of the day. I actually started getting a migraine towards the end and had to leave my lab early. My point is I am getting REALLY tired after these workouts but I don't have but maybe 30 - 45 minutes tops to get something done so I like to do them full throttle. Since I am trying to drop a few pounds I have been watching calories pretty closely too and I think I'm may not be eating enough protein??? Can that cause a sudden onset of fatigue like this? I just had a complete workup with my doctor so I know I'm good there. I do take iron for slight anemia but have never had it drain me like this has? I'm relatively new to trying to increase muscle from resistance training so I don't know what the usual and customary amount of protein vs. carbs distribution is during a building stage?

[Tabby]

holding at 137.

[Tabby]

It is a fine line to eat enough to keep your body fueled for a work out and to still have energy and also drop weight. Everyone is different, but for me, after a long ride or good work out, I eat a banana. It perks me up, gives me an extra fruit for the day, is good nutrition for the 100 calories.

I would say your body is wanting some nutrition.

[ultraviolet]

220. The past couple of weeks have been a killer, so my stress is sky high. Stress and weight loss don't go well together for me. My eating is fine, but my body holds on to everything when I get stressy. Bah.

[azfiddle]

Yahoo- back down to 113.4 this morning :-)

[GLC1968]

152.1 this week. Up a few tenths. I'm still on track, but this is the week after TTOM and I'm almost always up or at least even this week, so I'm not sweating it at all.

Moving on.

[skhill]

131.6 today. My weight doesn't seem to be wanting to budge. But I feel good and strong, so it's all ok

[channlluv]

227 even, although it flashed back and forth between that and 226.8 several times before settling on 227. Alas.

I've been using the iPhone app, Lose It!, to record my food, and I've been between 400 and 900 calories short of the allotted goal every day, which I'm not sure is good because that allotted goal is already set to help me lost 2lbs each week, assuming calories in-calories out works, which I'm not sure it really does.

I've cut way back on bread. Sandwiches twice a week or so, instead of every day (and sometimes twice a day), and I'm eating Greek yogurt every day with fruit, which is supposed to be healthier than regular yogurt, although I'm not sure why. I get Trader Joe's non-fat vanilla. It's pretty good, especially when mixed with pomegranate seeds or blueberries.

I'm also trying to increase my water intake. I should be drinking 115 ounces a day. That's a lot of water when you've got the tiniest bladder in Southern California, but I'm working up to it.

Thanks, all, for the support, and thank you, Possegal, especially, for doing these spreadsheet updates.

Roxy