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Brick Wall...

It has happend, I have hit a brick wall aka a weight-loss plateau. I was hoping this wouldn't happen until I hit my 100 pound milestone but my body decided to hit this wall at 92 pounds. I have been trying to figure out why I have stopped losing and the biggest thing I have noticed is that even though I am still working my butt off at the gym, getting 4-6 hours in a day, I am not burning as many calories as I was. The smaller I get, the fewer calories I burn and the more I have to push myself. 

My goals for this week to break past this road block are:
  1. Workout even harder
  2. Stay in my "Fat Burning Zone" on my heart rate monitor
  3. Protein after workouts
  4. Water, lots and lots of water
  5. Minimize stress, I have had a very stressful couple of months, they have not helped...
  6. Watch my sugar intake
  7. Run more
  8. Remember to eat, sometimes I get going and I forget to eat!
I want to hit my 100 pound goal so bad! My husband and I are going to celebrate our 14th anniversary in a few weeks and so my goal is to lose 6-8 lbs by then and I know I can do it.

After I hit my 100 pound total weight-loss I only have 20 left and that is so exciting to me. After 5+ years of intense working out I am looking forward to just maintaining a healthy weight instead of worrying about losing a number! So close I can taste it :)

Thanks for reading!

Jena


Comments

  1. Team BeardshallApril 17, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    Yup, you are still the awesome jena I've always known! I'm excited for you to meet you 100 lb goal....you are still lookin rockin, though, for your anniversary! Thanks for the update and inspirations! You are wonderful!

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