First, I am going to focus on the positive. The cleanse tasked me with cleaning up my eating habits. I was eating within my calorie allowance before, but it included sugar and a lot of processed stuff. What I can say about the cleanse is that I have a whole new lease on clean eating and I have not turned back. I feel a lot better and more in control with my food, which made it more than worth the effort.
Weight loss? Nope. I weigh EXACTLY the same as I did when I started. I know I said that I would be happy with at least getting a handle on my eating...even if there was no weight loss. I thought that was true, but I am disappointed. Usually, I lie to myself and say I did everything I was supposed to do, even though I didn't. In this case, not true. I ate really well. I wrote down every morsel. There may have been days where I did not drink enough water, but I wasn't drastically under the suggested amount per day. I also exercised a minimum of 4 days out of the week.
This is not something that has just happened with the cleanse. It happens all. the. time. I put forth a ton of effort and nothing. I have been to my doctor and requested blood work to test my thyroid, blood sugar, and hormone levels. It all comes back normal.
The only thing strange going on with my health is that I get ovarian cysts pretty often. I have been to my doctor about this too. It doesn't matter whether I am on or off the pill, they still happen at least once in between each of my cycles. I have not been diagnosed with PCOS, because I do not have any of the other symptoms associated with it. Because of the cysts, I am often bloated and retaining water.
I am not trying to be hard on myself. I am just frustrated, that's all. I am living healthier than I ever have. I AM proud of that. It is just difficult to see the scale frozen. I refuse to give up though. REFUSE!! It is just here I am blogging about weight loss and I cannot update my progress page, because, well, there is no progress on the scale. I have made progress in other areas though, so there is that.
Have any of you experienced any of these issues??
I never have much luck with losing weight but I also don't think I work very hard at it. And I m awful at sticking with it. But don't forget muscle weighs more than fat so maybe you re becoming toner rather than losing weight.
ReplyDeleteThat may be the case. I am doing some weights also. Just seems so odd to me that the scale will not budge.
DeleteHi Courtney! I'm sorry you are frustrated. As you know, though, you are eating much more healthy, and that's the true bottom line. I do have to ask though, are you still eating grains? If so, you might want to consider the paleo/primal eating concepts. Read Wheat Belly, (the book), in particular. Grain is a real trap. And even whole wheat grain (modern day) isn't what it used to be. Our bodies aren't built to process grains. They really are built to be toxic. Science and industry have modified them to make them edible, but that doesn't mean they are safe for us. They aren't. It could be that grains is your issue. Good luck, and keep as sugar free/processed foods free as you can! Those are 2 of the three paleo/primal caveats. The other is grain-free. :)
ReplyDeleteI am still eating grains, but trying to do so in moderation. I will read into this though. It may be what is going on.
DeleteI love your honesty! Not seeing the number budge when you are doing everything you can has got to be super frustrating. Have you considered going to a nutritionist for more ideas?
ReplyDeleteI felt like I had no choice to be honest. I waited about a week to give my Advocare results because I was honestly pissed off about it. I have considered a nutritionist, but my insurance will not cover it. I may just have to bite the bullet and pay out of pocket.
DeleteI have done the cleanse twice and both times I really didn't have the greatest results with weight loss but I did lose inches! The main thing is that your eating has cleaned up a bit! Hang in there sistah!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marcy. I promise I will hang in there. I did not even think to take my measurements before I started the cleanse. I will have to take them now though and do my measurements during these times when I have been working hard and the scale isn't moving. Thanks for the encouragement. :)
DeleteI also get ovarian cysts regularly. I have endometriosis (SP) which causes me a ton of issues. I have come to terms with most of the issues it causes.
ReplyDeleteI have always had times where I work my butt off and see no results. Right now I seem to be doing good....who knows how long that will last. I'm not sure why this happens...but I've told myself this time that it is about how I feel not how I look.
You will totally get through this and over this stump in the road. Just keep up the good work. You said it yourself: You feel great! That is a wonderful place to start!
Stick with it and keep us up to date! I am super proud of you!
Thank you, Rebecca. I sincerely appreciate your support!
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