when scales fight back
So I weighed in yesterday and found myself to be a pound up.
I jumped off that fucking thing in an absolute rage.
WTF?!
I didn’t think I ate that poorly.
So what does one do when one feels that one has been kicked in the teeth when one’s been groveling (ok, well not groveling) at the mercy of an electronic device by torturing herself with deprivation?
I mean c’mon - watching what you eat is deprivation. It wouldn’t be if one didn’t eat poorly in the first place, but it is what it is. Creating new habits that discard old habits is challenging - fuck that - it’s downright a fucking pain in the ass.
So when the scale doesn’t reflect your changes - you get mad.
And like the proverbial 3 year old, you throw yourself down in the middle of your room and kick a giant fit. You eat a few things that aren’t cool - then you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and try it all over again.
I’m doing that tomorrow.
I don’t feel that great right now - but hey who ever heard of drowning one’s sorrows in a bag of baby carrots. Like anyone is ever going to do that. But let’s be real in that it wasn’t a poundcake, a gallon of icecream, a whole cheesecake and it was only today.
Yep, not cool.
I relapsed.
Obviously because I had not BRACED myself for gaining a pound last week.
So we’ve learned a valuable lesson on what to do when that goddamn scale punches you right in the kisser, leaving you swollen, red and crying….
Take a deep breath.
drink some water.
take to the bed immediately with a cool cloth to lay on your fevered forehead, because baby you’ve got the vapors.
Close your eyes and start plotting - because next week
You’re gonna punch that fucker back
HARD.
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February 15th, 2009 at 3:03 am
I agree, it’s devastating to see weight gain after a hard week of deprivation and exercising. A glass of water and a cool scented cloth on the forehead sounds good. Maybe a good book too. On the other hand a few edible treats cant be that bad either.
Also failing a few times means we are on the right path. Losing weight without tripping once is unreal. Not going to happen. So one week if we trip, a good week is coming up. One week, if we lose, we need to work to maintain that.
Annie, you are doing very well. No need to feel bad at all. All the efforts - big and small will add up.
Lots of love,
iniya
February 15th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Hey, Annie! Hang in there. I tried to figure it out one time. I like figuring things out. How does it all work? How long does it take for burned calories to actually break down fat deposits and show up as a loss on the scale? How long does it take for a weekend of bingeing to show up as a weight gain? How do you interpret reduced caloric intake while building muscle that weighs more than fat?
After a couple of days of trying to research it all, I came to this conclusion: There’s no way to tell. There are just too many variables. Who knows why you gained a pound? Maybe something that happened last week. Maybe a little too much salt… Maybe the stars weren’t aligned. The only conclusion I came up with is that long term healthy eating when combined with exercise will result in weight loss. Eventually.
xoxoxoxoxo
Sistah Pat
February 17th, 2009 at 1:16 am
I hate scales. They suck and I don’t trust them at all. I think they are evil and should be all thrown away. I want to live in the time where being plump was the rage because it meant that you could afford food. Sigh.
Don’t be hard on yourself. You have made so many good changes in your eating and your life. That counts for something. It counts for a lot. Think of all the bad eating habits you had to undo and how you handle things differently because you aren’t turning to food all the time.
Hugs to you my friend. : )