I think I'm gonna cry!

I'm SOOO upset with myself that if I could literally kick myself in the pants, I would. I gained over the weekend. On Thursday, I was 215.5. This morning, I was 218.5.

I have no self-control and I have NO idea how to get over that!

I'm apart of a group of girls that blog privately about our weightloss. There are 5 of us. They are all loosing. Nope, Not me!

I have researched why I was a a plateau. You know the plateau that I was stuck in over that past few weeks? Well, let me try to explain.
(Knowing this information that I'm about to share with you gives me more of a cringe because I KNOW WHAT TO DO, I JUST HAVE TO DO IT!)

Step 1.
Figure out your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) or TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure). What is BMR?: Your BMR is the number of calories your body burns (expends) within 24 hours by just being alive (i.e breathing, sleeping, digesting, etc.) This BMR calculator will ask for your HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AGE, and GENDER. With that information, it will calculate how many calories you burn (PER DAY) by doing absolutely nothing. For me, it says my BMR is 1784 calories per day.

Step 2. Once you figure out your BMR, figure out how many calories you are allowed to eat per day. You could go to the TOOLS tab in Calorie Count to find the ALLOWANCE button that will tell you how many calories you should consume per day, or, if you're like me, just figure out what's best for you on your own. My daily calorie allowance is: 1564(not too much, not too little.)*NOTE*: NEVER EAT LESS THAN 1,200 CALORIES PER DAY. IT IS VERY UNHEALTHY AND EVEN DOCTORS DO NOT RECOMMEND IT.

Step 3. Find your Calorie Deficit. What is Calorie Deficit?: A calorie deficit is created when the amount of food energy (calories) you consume is less than the total calories you use.How do I figure out my calorie deficit?: Take your calorie allowance (the total amount of calories you consume per day). In this case (with my numbers) it would be 1,564.So take 1,564 and subtract your TDEE (calories you burn by doing nothing). In this case, 1784. 1,564 - 1564 = -220
THEN... if you work out, take the total number of calories you burn in your workout and add it to the -220. For me, I usually burn 253calories in a 30 minute session.-220+ -253= 33 This number (33) is my Calorie Deficit. This is how many calories I burn throughout the day.

Step 4. Now, every pound is about 3,500 calories. So if you want to lose just one pound, you'd have to burn 3,500 calories. Here is how I figure out how many pounds I lose per week:
1. 3,500 calories = 1 pound
2. -233(my calorie deficit) X 7 (7 days a week) = -1634, so I am burning approximately -1631 calories PER WEEK, assuming I eat 1,564 calories and work out 30 minutes every day.
3. Lastly, divide -1631 by 3,500, and you come up with -0.4, which is the amount of pounds lost per week.

*****NEWSFLASH!!!!******
NO WONDER I'M NOT LOOSING WEIGHT!

I guess, I'm going to have to get up early to exercise...something, I was not wanting to do at all!

PANIC!!!

I'm starting to panic. It's approximately 70 days until our cruise leaves. I'm getting nervous! On Jan 1, 2010 I weighed 221.5lbs. This morning, I weighed 217.5lbs. Not great. Not great at all. Not where I wanted to be with my weightloss at ALL! That's only 4 lbs!

I have stopped taking Herbal!fe because it's breaking the budget right now. I do miss their shakes because they were soooo good but I did get a wholesale things so hopefully soon I can get more.

I really enjoy Taebo and a friend of mine suggest Turb@ Jam. So I borrowed it from her and I really like it. I'm only on day7 of it but I really enjoy it and I find that time just FLIES by while I'm doing it. I haven't noticed to much weight loss yet but I think that my tummy is getting slimmer even though I don't hear it from someone else.

I recently talked with someone who did a cruise and they were talking and all excited about it! I really want to go now! Anyway, I should go. I'm going to make up a schedule for this week in exercising! I can't wait till the snow melts and then I wanna get out there and WALK!

Also, my hubby wants to get pregnant either on the cruise or before the cruise or just after the cruise. I'm being selfish and I really want to loose more weight 1st.

I also wanted to add that the last couple times that my husband and I have gone out for dinner, I'm been taking a take out container home with me! So excited about that! The 'old' me would have eaten everything on the entire plate because I was embarrassed to take it home. Now, I'm SOOO proud that I'm taking that container out the door!