Sally Pineapple - I think most of us have obsessed over our weight. Sometimes we weigh more the day after eating a bit more and its not that big a deal, i mean, being at a healthy weight means we will sometimes eat more in certain occasions, right? What has made me gain weight in the past was an all or nothing mentality, so if i ate more than usual in one day I'd feel so discouraged i wouldn't go back to eating my usual healthy meals.... i'd just give up.
0.4 lbs is such a small variation! It can happen to anyone.
Sally Pineapple - I think most of us have obsessed over our weight. Sometimes we weigh more the day after eating a bit more and its not that big a deal, i mean, being at a healthy weight means we will sometimes eat more in certain occasions, right? What has made me gain weight in the past was an all or nothing mentality, so if i ate more than usual in one day I'd feel so discouraged i wouldn't go back to eating my usual healthy meals.... i'd just give up.
0.4 lbs is such a small variation! It can happen to anyone.
Thank you Marina Brasil. I was thinking that I had gained over 5 lbs like I did last month when we went out of town overnight. That stalled me for a week. I freaked for no good reason and they don't have a delete button on here
I was very happy to see only the small gain instead of the mountain I created out of a mole hill.
Last edited by Sally Pineapple; 09-29-2014 at 01:01 AM.
9/1: 137.5
9/2: 137.2
9/3: 136.8
9/4: 136.4
9/5: 136.4
9/6: 135.6
9/7: 135.9
9/8: 135.8
9/9: 135.8
9/10: 135.6
9/11: 135.8
9/12: 136.0
9/13: 135.8 - TOM
9/14: 136.2 - TOM
9/15: 136.6 - TOM
9/16: 134.8 - GOAL
9/17: 134.6
9/18: 135.2
9/19: 135.2
9/20: 135.0
9/21: 135.6 - drank most of a bottle of wine last night. Worth it!
9/22: 135.4
9/23: 135.2
9/24: 135.6 - I have no idea
9/25: 134.8
9/26: 134.8
9/29: 135.8
My mom has been visiting since the 26th, and she's been pushing me at every turn, both pressuring me to eat more things I would normally turn down, and criticizing me when I try to work out. I'm trying to stay focused, but I can't wait for her to leave.
So why am I freaking?Anyone else ever get this anxious over their weight? I am scared to step on the scale in the morning.
I do this ALL the time!
I was just talking to my husband about this very thing, this weekend. We had a fall festival on Friday, we had to eat out for lunch on Saturday, had a wedding shower (late afternoon) on Saturday, had a business dinner at a clients home on Saturday night and homecoming Sunday aftersoon! I told him that the thing with me is that I KNOW this is part of making a lifetime change to my eating habits. I can't live in a bubble once I get to my goal weight so I'd better not try it while I'm on my way. BUT once I get to my goal weight, if I have a weekend like this....and put on a couple/few pounds......I won't have as big an issue with working to get it off. It's that feeling of wasted time and effort that I get when I gain, while losing, that is so discouraging. I know that it is all part of the process; gaining and stand stills while losing is a NATURAL part of it......BUT it still throws me every time!
Just don't give up and don't beat yourself up over it!
I was very proud of myself this weekend. I did have a chili dog and a cookie at the fall festival but I had very little for breakfast and lunch. I ate a reasonable amount at lunch Sat (you know, about half what I would have eaten before), had a handful of grapes at the shower (instead of cake and all the other goodies), a reasonable dinner with the clients (even had the dessert that she served me), and ate a nice meal at homecoming (but skipped supper).
All of that may not seem like much to some, especially those who don't have the addiction to food that I have, but believe me it wasn't easy, but it also wasn't as hard as it would have been 2 months ago. It's a journey, a learning experience, don't beat yourself up over one day. Chin up!
And, Jill, take your own advice here! LOL! I need to come back and read this when I'm having "one of those days"!
Sw: 268.2
GW: 259.9 (-8.3) Met.....SEVERAL TIMES, DUE TO YO-YO WEIGHTS THIS MONTH!
New Goal: 256.2 (-12)......After the Up and Downs this month I doubt I get to the new weight!
CW: 256.4!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I'm so close to my *NEW* goal weight (just .2 pounds away)! May not make it but I still feel VERY accomplished after all the ups and downs of this month! 25 pounds in just under 2 months!
SW: 186.8
NEW GOAL: Stay in the 180s during maintenance break
9/1: 190.4
9/2: 192
9/3: 189.2
9/4: 189
9/5: 187.6
9/6: 189.4
9/7: 189.4
9/8: 188.8
9/9: 187.6
9/10: 187 (possible scale malfunction)
9/11: 189.8
9/12: 189.6
9/13: 187.2
9/14: did not weigh
9/15: 189.4
9/16: 188.8 - Beginning of maintenance break
9/17: 188.8
9/18: 187.8
9/19: 186.8
9/20: did not weigh
9/21: did not weigh
9/22: 187
9/23 to 9/25: did not weigh
9/26: 188.4
9/27: 188.4
9/28: Did not weigh
9/29: Did not weigh, last day of maintenance break!
9/30: 189.4
Well, just barely, but finishing up the month in the 180s. Hoping next month to get back to losing and out of the 180s but I think that's pressing my luck a bit! We'll see