Quick vent...

[Stitchfans]

I'm mad at my wife. She loses weight and I keep finding it. And she won't take it back.

So that explains my weight gain. DH is sending it my way as he loses it.

 

[N&B'smom]

I have two thoughts to share:

What types of classes are you taking? Are you doing weights at all? If so, you may be gaining muscle but losing fat and this could result in a lack of weight loss, but you could be shrinking and shifting your body composition. That would be a good thing. Rather than measure pounds lost, you may do better to measure your body composition and keep track of that.

I lost 65 +/- pounds (depending on the day) over the course of a year and a half and have been keeping it off. In order to maintain, I make myself eat according to the food pyramid. After I have eaten my 5 fruits / veggies, my 2-3 milk products, etc, I still allow myself a treat. The thing is, after I eat all that healthy stuff I don't usually have any room left and end up skipping out on whatever it is I was going to have! Go heavy on your breakfast foods - that first meal can set you up on whether you are hungry all day or satisfied. I usually start out with an omelet made with eggbeaters (or you could use egg whites) and veggies such as mushrooms, broccolli, onions, or peppers. I have either whole grain toast or a whole grain English muffin and top it with reduced fat butter and sugar free jam. Mid-morning have a piece of fruit. Now you've knocked out 2-3 servings of fruit / veggies and you've kept yourself full.

Good luck. It's a lot of work but once you get going with it you'll be fine. You've already taken a good first step by joining a gym and attending some classes.

I take 2 weight lifting classes and 2 cardio classes. (Zumba and Hip Hop) I'm sure I have gained some muscle but I'm just mad at myself. I'm going to St Lucia next Saturday and some of my typical island clothes don't fit AT ALL. So, I'm just MAD. I know I'm headed in the right direction but I think until I actually start to see a difference I'll be aggravated.

I'm not weighing myself at this point and I'm going to go based on how my clothes fit.