Painfully disappointing Sunday…

Sunday night….

A very frustrated Audra.

Last week was a good week for me.

I increased the intensity of my workouts. I took my typical 3.5 mile run I do once a week and upped it to a 6 mile run…and I did it three times this week. (which if you don’t know already…I am sooooo not a runner.  This was a HUGE thing for me this week!) I even made it to power yoga.

On the food side, if I had to rate how “clean” I am eating, I’d say it was 85-90% clean.  The other 10-15% I consider my daily coffee (because I have to have it with cream, milk, and sugar), and other random happening (I locked my keys in my car and ended up waiting for a friend to rescue me at Una Mas.  Starving and well overdue for lunch, I ordered pretty healthy foods, but the tortilla soup was very salty, filled with cheese, and I ate every last tortilla chip they gave me.)

So other than some sugar and cream in my coffee and too many tortilla chips at ONE meal, my food choices rocked last week.

Which is why I’m so completely annoyed to share with you that I haven’t lost one stinking pound this week.

The scale keeps toppling from 145.5-146.5, which by the way is the exact same weight I was at when I did my body fat composition testing.  I REALLY was thinking that I was going to write a celebratory blog, as I thought FOR SURE I was going to be down to at least 143, so I could celebrate FINALLY hitting the 10 pounds mark.

But no.   No such luck.

AUDRA THE HUMAN SAYS:

I am fully annoyed.  Totally perturbed.  Fuming pissed.  Poor Miguel.  He’s had to deal with my less-than-fabulous mood all day today….just because of some stupid number on the scale.

So far, I’ve been very positive throughout this whole adventure.  Since I started on December 1^st, I am down between 7-8 pounds.  I realize that is something, but O.M.G….could it please go just a little slower??? I mean really.  If you break it down over the last 9 weeks, we’re talking about less than a pound a week.  AAARRRGGG!!!  I am so annoyed.

AUDRA THE FITNESS PRO AND NUTRITION EDUCATOR SAYS:

Great job!  At least I’m going in the right direction!  And the slower it comes off the more likely I’ll be able to keep it off!

Also, because of your insane schedule, high stress levels and lack of sleep…honestly…it’s any wonder you’ve been able to lose ANY weight at all!

AUDRA ANNOYED AT THE WORLD SAYS TO AUDRA THE NUTRITIONIST:

“Screw off…I’m still pissed!”  Just kidding…I wouldn’t say that to myself.  : – )  But, I do need to re-evaluate what’s important in my life and where my priorities lie.

I am soooooo sick of carrying these 10 extra pounds, that getting them off is a big priority.

Running my business and making it very successful is also a huge priority.

How can I do both?

How do I run and manage this super cool BootCamp Business while remaining calm, decreasing my stress, getting enough sleep, and actually losing weight.  Do you have any suggestions???  Please post!

HERE’S MY NEW PLAN OF ATTACK…GRRRRRR!!!

• More water! My intake has been about 2 to 3 liters a day.  I really should be doing more like 4-5 liters a day.  Bathroom breaks…here I come!

• Dairy is gone. I’ve been drinking way too much milk.  Now I’m not here to tell you to stop drinking dairy.  Only once you go through my nutrition programs will you know if it’s a good idea or not.  But what I know for me is…too much dairy means inflammation.  If I kill the dairy in my diet, I should kill some bloating, too.

• Intense workouts are in, but super long cardio is out.  I know this and I try to teach it to my clients.  I can’t tell you how many clients and friends I have that run ½ marathons or get into racing tri’s thinking they’ll lose weight, but they always end up gaining weight!  Why?  Because there’s way too much repetitive stress on the body with no recovery.  Their stress hormones increase while their immune system is dealing with chronic inflammation.  It’s a perfect recipe for storing fat.  (Then, add to that a probably low intake of quality protein, over consumption of processed carbs, and under-eating veggies,  then that poor person doesn’t stand a chance to lose weight….no matter how many marathons they train for. )

• Meals are pre-planned and cooked

Breakfast will almost always be oatmeal with fruit and eggs for protein.

Snack will be a smoothie that is insanely good for you…see the blog page here.   I’ve stopped drinking this smoothie for a few months, but I think the extra green veggie intake will help to boost my vitamin and mineral content, and ultimately help alkalinize my body.  (Don’t know what that is???  You should join my nutrition programs…)

Lunch will almost always be a huge salad with tons of veggies, lean protein, and a ¼ cup of brown rice mixed in.

Dinner will almost always be a lean quality protein (probably fish) and an astronomical amount of veggies.

Okay…that’s my plan this week.   I’m annoyed.  I’m pissed.  But I’m not going to give up.

Do you have any suggestions or words of encouragement?  Share them below!