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Hey Girlfriend You Are Doing Great Dont Let Them Scales Bother You They Lie Sometimes!
 
Hi, All,

Well, today I am not following my own advise and letting the scales annoy me. Maybe I just want to be annoyed and frustrated. Hubby said I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. :)

Anyway, I'm choosing to be frustrated about HUGE water fluctuations in the last 3 weeks, from 135 to 137.5. Out of all that time there are only 3 consecutive days that I'm the same weight. I guess the only way to know is to average all of these weights. Sometimes too much information is not good either. I just want to know where I am, how hard is that??? Urrr...
 
okay, breathe, my dear!! i hear ya..my fluctuations are crazy as well...and YOU taught me that it is normal even to go up or down 5 lbs...yup, we have to think average and remember that NUMBER is NOT what defines us. How do you feel????
 
Well, by the number of averages, I'm at 136.25. Does not look like much change from beginning of a month. I do want to loose more then a lb per month. 2 lbs per month would be nice.
I think its frustrating to me that I cannot trust the scales when I do loose, because I don't know whether it is just a water loss or real weight loss.

Anyway I'm going to go hide and feel sorry for myself. :)
 
DONT HIDE!!!! And chin up!!!! I order you! he he he

seriously - we all know scales are NOT accurate but that is all we got...I went back and looked through my diaries,etc and saw from feb 10th until about 2 weeks ago - i had lost NOTHING - then dropped 2 lbs all the sudden. The lower your weight, the longer and harder to adjust and also your body is more trying to hold onto what you have b/c of your low weight already.

Smile. You are doing fabulous! Keep up that exercise and motivation and it will come....i'm living proof! today, that is....
 
Oh like Skyler says, don't hide! :) C'mon now.. you always have such up beat and supportive comments for my diary! Where is that positive attitude missy?? :)

Three days ago, I was at 160. Yesteray I weighed at 159, this morning 158. Yeah its going DOWN, but I've seen my weight flucutuate up 5lbs before. So don't stress.. you'll get there. Besides... they always say if it comes off slowly, its more likely to stay off. Think of it that way! :)
 
Dont let it get you down. Your are doing so well and have been for a while. You have made great changes in your life and even if the scale is not showing it you know in side how well you have done. Scales are very unreliable. What are your messurments telling you?. How are your clothes feeling? these are more reliable ways to tell our progress. You will see any day now the water weight will sort its self out. You are doing great.
 
Hi, all, Thank you for your support. I guess today is not my day. :) I switched my frustration from scales this morning to aching lower back. Apparently I hurt myself last night doing Pilates video. It was stupid too, because I was trying to rush through exercises without controlling position with my ab muscles like I'm supposed to. Duh! Seems like I can't do anything right lately. Try to jump - fall off the horse, trying Pilates - hurt my back. And now I don't even know whether I'll be able to ride tomorrow because of the back.

Now that I'm almost completely recovered from mono, I can't wait to plunge into life and not paying attention to what I'm doing, and that I'm going too fast for my still fragile body. I guess I should just be happy that I'm able to do all of those things, and take things slowly.

As far as water fluctuations go, you guys are right. I usually get them but not that much, not 2.5 lbs, and not for 3 weeks straight. I should just write them off to whatever. I am exercising more then I was and I'm not over eating, so eventually I'll get to where I need to be. I usually not allow myself to be bothered by those stupid small things, but today I really was seeking out things to be frustrated about. Some raging hormones, I guess... :)

Anyway, work is kind of helping to distract me from myself. I finally had breakfast - a little later then intended. But morning got busier then usual.
 
Hey Girlfriend They Are Right Think Posotive You Can And Will Do This We Are All Here If Ya Need Us! Dont Let The Little Everyday Challenges Get Ya Down Its Just A Test You Can And Will Win In The End!
 
Hi, all,

Well, I'm feeling better now although still kind of depressed in general. I think I'm a bit stressed out because of so much stuff that needs to get done at home, and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. Our kitchen is a mess(except for the beautiful blue wall), and DH won't be home either tonight or tomorrow night to help me deal with it.

Anyway, I should stop whining, right? :) All of this stuff is just part of the journey. Things are ok, and I'm just keeping on trucking like Skyler sais. :)
 
you are listening to me?!?!!! :rolleyes:

hmm..yes, life is frustrating, and depressing and crazy ups and downs...part of learning to deal with all this is us dealing with our lives and the changes and the emotions and how we deal with them....eating..not eating..exercising...etc...

you sound overwhelmed. it will all get done. it always does....
 
Of course, I listen to you Skyler! ;)

Yes, its just all the life's ups and downs. I should not worry that much, and I should let go of things... But that just did not happen today. Sorry. :)

I will try taking things easier next few days, and do stuff without putting extra pressure on myself...
 
Ok, I have been doing some summary over what I've been loosing, and in February I lost 1.5 lbs and in March I lost 1 lb. For March, I've averaged eating 1256 calories per day, for February 1251. To loose 1 lb of fat I need to burn extra 3500 calories, so in 29 days of March I burned 3500, which translates into extra 120 calories per day. I feel that my intake calories are fairly accurate - I don't always go by what fitday says, I double check them against the actual nutrition labels, and make sure calorie number is correct. So, that means that I burn 1256+120 =1376 calories per day, not 1525 like Fitday suggests. So I need to concentrate on raising my metabolism which means building muscles and doing strength training. I will adjust in fitday what I burn per day using that average number, so that I won't be expecting to loose more then what my metabolism allows.

Going at this speed it looks like I won't be 135 until the middle of may. Time to change the sticker I guess. :(
 
hmmm. i truly think (if you are feeling better) you can boost those numbers wtih even short spurts of walking or biking...maybe FORCE (i have to force myself out of the office) to take a walk during the day...maybe get a pedometer and join our team here as it is a good accountability check as to where you are for the day and it WILL get you moving more..just a thought. i think your diet sounds pure/clean/good but to boost the metabolism, i think you are right on and need to up the exercise - cardio & weights (again, if you are up to it - dont want to regress the mono and stuff)....just my 2 cents...
 
Skyler, you're right. I don't think I will be messing with food yet, and I definitely don't want to lower it, I agree that I need to boost my metabolism with more exercise. I have been doing better on exercise thing, and I do at least little something every day, but it just have not been enough. I think you're right on the little spurts of exercise. I can do 10 min calisenics (sp?) in the morning, walk a bit during lunch and do something after dinner.
I think I may need to make a "schedule" of what workouts I do when, just so that I could get a routine going. I may do the pedometer thing as a way to help me with walking during lunch. Especially now that the weather is starting to get better.
 
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