Having a bad week
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Winters27 posted 2 years ago.
Scales are good for a lot of things. But I curse the moment a human first stepped onto one.
I understand your frustration. I have the same problem. My weight never budges more than 2 or 3 lbs it seems no matter what I do.
So I have come to the conclusion that I must be at my healthy weight, if my body is going to such great lengths to sustain it.
If you feel better, feel good, and if you are even looking better, then forget about what you weigh and keep on training and eating what you need and want.
I mean, you could reduce your caloric intake and up your exercise and maybe drop some weight, but if doing that is going to wear you down and make you tired and grouchy....then is it worth it?
Not for me.
My motto is something like: yah I could make my goal "to look like a model" but I am happier if it is "to have a body that will allow me to do what I want" and what I want to do is run bike and swim.
I am just a little frustrated. I'm a 215lb ex-rugger turned triathlete army officer. Since the 1st of the year I have been training pretty hard. I average 10-12 hrs a week consisting of 3 rides, 3-4 runs and 2 days in the gym on the weights and sometimes a yoga class on CD. I use my HRM for all my runs and rides, my diet is as healthy as I can make it and I've been keeping a food log. I feel real good about my training but my issue is this. I have had 3 people come up to me this week and say " Damn you look good, how much weight have you lost?" and the truth is I've lost nearly nothing, 2-3 lbs since Jan!!!!!
Now I know that muscle weighs more then fat and I'm sure I've had some muscle gain, but I really don't feel good about competing in a 1/2 or IM at this weight. Ideally I'd just like to drop maybe 10lbs but I've found it nearly impossible. I guess I just need a little support