Hi all - I'm a longtime member and though I do not post often, I do lurk quite a bit and I've always felt the support when people need it.
Now, I need it - and I was hoping for some words of encouragement.
I started doing Zumba (DVD) in January and about a month later joined WW online, and a week later I joined the YMCA. I turned 40 in April, which has been pretty hard for me, for lots of reasons. I've had some ups and downs - my weight loss has stalled a few times due to some major vacations (which I am totally okay with!!!) and business trips.
A couple weeks ago things calmed down and I started the downward trend again. I was stuck in the 180s for 3 months due to gaining weight on vacations, losing, going on a business trip and gaining, losing that, then going on vacation, gaining...etc., etc. Two weeks ago I hit 178 and last weekend it was 176. Yay!
So why, why why why have I been self-destructing this week? So very much binging (I'm a binge eater) -- I've tried to pick myself up and start over but then I hurt my knee on Wednesday in Zumba class and I haven't been able to work out since. My reaction has been to eat my face off! Last night I made a huge batch of salty popcorn and my scale this morning said I'd gained 5 lbs! I think it's probably more like 3 -as I know what salty foods do to me. No matter how much it is, I know I have gained this week, and I am frustrated.
I won't go back to my old ways, but I'm feeling deflated, frustrated, angry and scared. A huge reason I began this weight loss was because my surgeon wanted to schedule me for double knee replacement - so hurting my knee this week really scared me - I started imagining surgery and I've been freaking out. I know that if I can't work out, I have to watch what I eat twice as much, but my reaction has been the opposite.
Any encouragement would mean the world to me right now.