Week 6: I'm LOSING IT!

Thankfully, I am talking about my body fat, not my mind! I weighted in again this morning. For the 6th week in a row, I lost weight. I am down another 1.5 lbs from last week which brings me to a total of 14.8 lbs, or about 30% of my 50 lbs goal. I am pretty excited about it.


Weight Loss Summary

• Week 1: Lost 4.0 lbs
• Week 2: Lost 3.1 lbs (07.0 lbs total lost)
• Week 3: Lost 2.6 lbs (09.7 lbs total lost)
• Week 4: Lost 2.0 lbs (11.7 lbs total lost)
• Week 5: Lost 1.6 lbs (13.3 lbs total lost)
• Week 6: Lost 1.5 lbs (14.8 lbs total lost)

As you can see by the weekly numbers, the amount I am losing each week is slowly decreasing. I think this is due to two reasons. First, I think it is easier to lose weight at the start, and I am expecting it to become more difficult as I continue with the Weight Watchers program. Second, I think I have the process dialed in better now than when I started. I was originally losing too fast, so I adjusted my food intake to slow the weight process. I have a pretty good feel now for how much I need to eat each week and I know how to adjust it based on the amount of my exercise.

I also struggled with some dizzy spells during the first four weeks. I think the dizziness was a result of low blood sugar. As I increased my intake to better align with my needs, the dizziness went away. I don't recall any dizzy feelings over the last week, and very few the week prior. But I had them daily for the first four weeks.

One last observation. I have my appetite back! During weeks four and five I had pretty much lost my appetite. I just didn't feel like eating. I had to force myself to consume the appropriate amount of calories so that I didn't start losing weight too quickly again. In hindsight, I believe the loss of appetite was a symptom of overtraining. I took some time off my running last week and that appeared to help my appetite return. Now I just need to make sure I focus on eating filling foods, which helps to control my appetite.

That's it for this week's weight loss report. I hope to report that I am still LOSING IT when I write next Monday!