This must be what overtraining feels like. I am sore and exhausted. Not the kind of sore and exhausted I was before when working out actually made me feel healthy, this is a tired to the bone and soreness that doesn't go away. Today I even broke out into a cold sweat on the treadmill after the first 20 minutes. I've worked out everyday except for 4 days between January 31st and today, an hour of cardio each time.

So hopefully this is working! I would LOVE the super quick weight loss that sometimes goes with overtraining to hit, but I need to keep in mind that getting a DD is more important than dropping a lot of weight. I've been sticking to the LE diet with just a handful of cheats since the last week in December.

I had hit a weight loss plateau that kept my total loss at 9 lbs for 3 1/2 weeks despite a 1200-1500 calorie per day diet and an hour of exercise a day! It was SUPER frustrating!

Upon atomic's suggestion, I changes to the PCOS version of LE and lowered the amount alcohol I was drinking. I also took a weekend off, eating ribs, chocolate cake and filet mignon. I was shocked at how little I could eat, since my stomach has shrunk. It was less than half of what I could eat pre-LE diet. There was no working out for two days.

When I got home, voila! 2 lbs gone! I'm ecstatic to get this weight loss show back on the road. I'm 143.6 lbs now, and at 5'1", I have a long way to go before I'm at an unhealthy low weight. I know there are plenty of fat moms with girls, and thin moms with boys, but I just can't help feeling like I'm the only boy mom with this much extra padding.