HELP with yo-yo weight gain/loss

[Connie34]

Hello, all...I am turning to all Cathe-ites, not just Cathe, as I know how busy she is, but can someone help shake my workouts up? I was TRYING to lose the last 10 # from being pregnant, but I am going through a mental roadblock...I just can't seem to find a routine that I like that will help me to stick with my workouts, and over the past 2-3 weeks, have watched the scale creep up another 4 #'s. I'll go all out for a week, then the next week, be absolutley un-inspired...I need to get DEFINITION in my legs, as well as lose the layer of fat on my thighs & hips...I have access to all the Intensity, Body Blast, CTX Series, the 3 new high step, and a few older misc. Cathe tapes..I can get to a spin class once per week-twice MAYBE, and I have access to a treadmill...I have printed so many routines, that I think I have confused myself...does anyone have any success stories to share, and what routine did you have the success with, duration, etc...I know it won't happen overnight, but I know you all will answer my call for help! Thanks in advance.

 

[AllysonR]

Since last May, I've gone from around 185lbs to 129lbs. I'm at the last 5lbs stage. Three weeks ago I finally broke through a plateau that started in the middle of April. Since the plateau began in April I've lost......drum roll....a whole pound!

I can't tell you how much that pound has meant to me. I thought I'd never see less than 130lbs. Although disappointment was weekly, I took other measurements besides the scale to keep me motivated, e.g., waist, thigh, and calf. And I focused on making sure I enjoyed every workout I did.

My rotation was enjoyable because my workouts were enjoyable and during the plateau, I focused on the joy and not on the disappointment and frustration: When I hopped on the scale: I was disappointed. But when I reached for a workout: I had a blast!

I ended up breaking through unintentionally: I hurt my knee by overdoing it and was forced to drastically change my rotation from working out 6 days in a row to working out 2 days in a row and taking a rest day on the third day.

Then it hit me: I had broken through my other two plateaus by drastically changing my rotation. For the second plateau, I also switched from a grueling to an easier rotation.

What I've learned is that when I'm working out too hard, my body resists. When I give it a break, then I see the changes I'm looking for, possibly because my body had adapted to a certain level and needs to be "shocked" out of it.

Please enjoy your workouts and don't forget to take pride in your tremendous achievement: you're down to the last 10: Yahoo!!!!

Allyson