My husband, who has been OP with me since we started (again) a couple weeks ago, has lost so much weight that you can SEE it. In 12 days. He lost 5 pounds in under a week. He's 10 years older than I am, eats more than I do, and exercises less. How is this fair?!?
More important, how do I stop myself from
1. Getting jealous and pissy that this is SO much easier for him than for me -- I know it's not easy for him -- just a tremendous amount easier for him than for me...
2. Getting overly competitive and cutting my calories too far and exercising too much...
I've never had a huge appetite -- just no "off" switch -- and I'm having trouble persuading myself that I can't just eat 900 or 1000 calories because that's all I feel like eating.
I'm working out 5 days a week and counting calories. I give myself a free day once a week, but I still try to get my calories under a certain number (so it's more, but a controlled more).
Tonight, I did some extra exercise because I felt like it (I'm also having a hard time 1) not exercising on my two off days [which I feel my body needs to recover] and 2) stopping exercising [I've always been a distance person, so I can go for a couple hours without really feeling it at the time or the next day -- I have more trouble with getting bored...which is one reason I've stopped working out in the past]). So he gets on the bike and works out more than he has any other day this week. I should be happy and proud, right? And I AM. BUT, I'm also feeling pretty pissy because I want to be able to celebrate what I'm doing, and right now I'm kind of feeling like no matter what I achieve, his successes are always going to be bigger and better, making mine smaller in comparison.
I know, I know...I'm too competitive for my own good, but I REALLY am not looking forward to having to do this all on my own while he's hanging out maintaining...sigh...
Help!