Well, I did my HIIT and worked at the barn today. Feel good about both. Ate pretty well, despite my macros being complete shiznit. Had a tuna sandwhich for dinner and it tasted good. My appetite is down, which makes me happy.

Good job thus far!!

Wow....someone is actually reading my stuff???? LOL Thanks for replying!

I feel really good about the fact that I'm getting back on the workout wagon! I did another round of HIIT today and that feels good. Yesterday I didn't as I was quite busy, and not sure I'll get a session in tomorrow, either, but I have 3 days so far this week that I have worked out.

Food wise, I'm doing ok. Have had salads every day this week and boy have they been YUM! Last night hubby made choc chip cookies ( ) and I had about 4 of them ( ). But I had been really good all day.

got on the scale yesterday morning, though, and it made me frustrated. I'm at 143. Of course, I don't know EXACTLY where I started from, as I didn't weigh myself the first day, so for all I know I dropped weight, but it doesn't feel like it. My pants are right. ( ) WHY?! I've been doing so well with working out and eating has been overall better! What am I doing wrong?!

The thing is, it's times like these where I feel like saying "to hell with it" since I haven't seen any results. Now, I know, I should be using a tape to measure inches but I simply don't have one. So for all I know, parts of me could be changing....but then again, why do my pants feel tight? UGH!

I won't give up though. Nope. Not gonna do it.

Well, I just input my foods for the day and stayed below the 1442 (?) target, at 1399 cals for the day. That makes me really happy, although my macros SUCKED big time! 51% was fat!! UGH!!!! BUT I did have more protein than carbs, so that was good. LOL

sorry I haven't popped in sooner, I've been meaning to and just kept getting sidetracked!
Looks like you're doing a fair bit better with your calories than I am, and you're seriously kicking my tail with your HIIT routines.
As far as your pants feeling a bit snug, have you been drinking enough water during the day? sometimes not staying hydrated enough can cause your body to bloat a bit from water retention. just a thought.
hope you have a good day(or night depending on where you're at in the world )
Ciao bella

Awesome job with the HIIT routines!

Don't give up! You're doing well. On days where you feel like you only put in "22 minutes" it's better then doing nothing. Awesome job on the salads and cutting out regular soda

Again...don't give up. You're well on the way

Hey guys, thanks! I appreciate the support.

I didn't work out today at all, as I was super busy. Food choices weren't great, but I think I'm PMSing. Ugh. Of course, that could be why my pants feel snug and why I'm not losing weight.

Looking forward to getting back on the treadmill for another HIIT session tomorrow. I will do a full 25-30 mins on the machine tomorrow. NO EXCUSES!

Hope you all had a good day! Good night!

Hi Trying Again!! Wow you are doing awesome with the HIIT workouts!! I hear those are absolutely killer! Don't give up on the healthy life style, just stick with it and you WILL see results, and you will be so happy when you do Keep up the great work!

Hi SexierMe! Thanks for stopping in!

I know I can do this. I've done it before and I did see results. Unfortunately, I was focusing too much on certain things and I think that's part of the reason I stopped.

Today will consist of treadmill for 25-30 mins (20 mins of HIIT) and possibly some strength training and definitely some barn chores! I also plan on eating better today, too.

Well, I didn't get a full cardio workout in today. I ran out of time, but I did do about 17 mins on the treadmill, so I got that in. It's one more session than I had last week! That makes me happy! I plan on doing some strength training later today.

Food wise, not so good. I had:

B: blueberry muffin
L: 2 hot dogs
S: pringles, oreos, soda

So yeah....not a good food day. But again....I'm PMSing. I know - it's an excuse, but too bad. It's all I got. LOL

I use PMS as an excuse too. I'm not a huge chocolate eater but during that time, I like some chocolate, so I made brownies last nite. haha.

SOME exercise is better than none!!

That's what I am thinking. And yeah....the box of brownies my hubby bought the other night is calling my name. LOL

PMSing is a good reason to do less than stellar. and hey, you got 17 minutes more than a lot of women would do during TOM. so bravo!!!

LOL Thanks. I'm trying not to beat myself up about the lack of healthy food choices.

Agreed, but you also can't step on the scale and reasonably expect progress either, sadly enough. I wish it were otherwise, but that's the way it is.