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I've had a weird 48 hours or so regarding my weight. It seems to have become somewhat of a local issue and I just want to be left alone now!
To understand what I'm about to write my "workplace" consists of one of primarily 3 different places depending on where I've been sent on any given day. I consequently have three different sets of colleagues, well, sort of. So there was the incident with the :moo: on Tuesday at main work place with most regular colleagues. Yesterday I go to place 2. Bad news. Felt so deflated by Tuesday (despite you guys) that I raided the oveflowing chocolate tin at this place. I'm afraid I did a lot of damage there. That tin's always full because one of the women's husbands works for Cadburys chocolate and I'm not a dainty picker. We're talking bars not individual chocs. :mad: On the upside, at the end of the day (after the damage unfortunately) ran into two people who I hadn't seen in a while and both asked if I've lost weight. Yay. Felt foolish about the chocolate then. Today I go to work place 3 and am e-mailed by friend at main work place that there's war there about what :moo: said on Tuesday and she's being villified for it. However, this has apparently exploded into a work wide dissection of my body and who thinks what etc.... LEAVE ME ALONE. I just want to shrink back into the shadows ths is horrible. It's enough to drive a girl back to the chocolate tin. |
Doughnut--bless your heart; the office fodder will fade, you just have to outlast it. Good luck to you...
I had a weird yesterday too, but in a different way. For the past umm..11 days or so I've been pretty restrictive about refined carbs & I expected to be withdrawing worse than I was. That part is good, no withdrawals. I've been eating egg white & veggie omelets, yogurt w/blueberries, or oatmeal & fruit for breakfasts. Well, yesterday for breakfast I re-introduced myself to Cheerios. Well, yesterday I was fighting cravings LIKE CRAZY for the first time since the restriction began! I mean it was a struggle to get through the day without a major binge! I just wanted basically anything processed. I was relieved at bedtime that I could just end the day & start fresh today. I can't believe I got thru the day w/out giving in. So today I had my egg-white omelet w/veggies at breakfast & at 4 pm--still no crazy cravings...related? I'm thinking so, what are your thoughts? Surprisingly finding myself anti-cheerio...:chin: |
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So today I had my egg-white omelet w/veggies at breakfast & at 4 pm--still no crazy cravings...related? I'm thinking so, what are your thoughts? Surprisingly finding myself anti-cheerio...:chin:[/QUOTE] I find this too. If I eat no sugar for a week and then have a couple of candies I suddenly have to eat the whole bag. Ditto chocolates & cookies. BluetoBlue and ennay - your parents make my dad seem a whole lot less demanding. He's fine by the way, just as I knew he would be without my jumping in to help him. doughnut Just imagine the :moo: with her face in the chocs tin ;) SusanB Hope the MP3 player works. Starting tomorrow I am away from my computer for 16 days but I'm hoping to have access to one at my clients' house. Hope to stay up-to-date with all of you. Have a great rest of the week! Dagmar |
Doughnut, take the high road here, tell anyone who mentions it that you've hardly given another thought to the woman's words and change the subject whenever you can. As long as SHE is being villified, YOU won't hear the end of it. You weigh about the same as me and are only an inch shorter, and I can't imagine coworkers thinking your weight is a lingering conversation topic - they're just thinking your feelings would have been hurt, so do all you can to make it a non-issue. Neither you or I would be very likely to get anyone's attention because of our size, so hopefully the whole thing will die down. Whatever you do, don't let this affect your progress!
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It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall to see how the :moo: acts the next time you work in that office!!! No way could she (and the others) not think that some of the talk would get back to you. I'll be impressed if she apologizes.
Gah, what a day! I've been so busy today and now I've got only a few minutes before I have to leave for a meeting. While I like being busy, I'm finding that I don't know diddly squat about Excel to get some of my work done. Sure I can do all the basics, but there are some things that just stump me (like linking workbooks?!?!). Anyway, I just had a snack that will hopefully get me through for several hours and then I have some leftover veggies to reheat when I get home......depending on how the meeting goes will determine whether or not I drink that last glass of Cabernet on my counter......it's my last bottle......can I make it???? |
I have been an eating machine today :hungry: :drool:
sigh off to log it in fitday...I have the sneaking suspicion I am already at my "limit" before dinner hour |
Dawnslight- hoping everything went smoothly.
Ennay and Mudpie- I salute you, sounds like it's very difficult. Doughnut- Obviously, secretly everyone at work is hot for you. Get used to it, your only getting thinner and buffer. Work that booty baby but don't distract them to much. SusanB- I recently had some old aluminum (sp) fillings replaced, it was uncomfortable but pretty painless. good luck! Allison- Hope things slow down a little for you. Well, what a day! We had a case of gastro running through the daycare, it was all about screaming babies, runny poo and projectile vomit. YAY! You think that would be enough to ruin my appetite, but oh no, I had a small quiche, potato salad, pasta and a peanutbutter and banana sandwich (love em!). To make things worse, I got home and SO went shopping, to give you a small idea of the horror that is living in my fridge, I will only list of one category of food that he bought. CHEESE. There is 3 year old cheddar, gouda, gruyere, swiss, jalsburg(sp) and a small wheel of brie. I just had to go with a French man. That is just the tip of the iceburg. So that's my day. So, I have lost over 10lbs, I can see a difference, but I'm still really down on myself. I am so dissatisfied with my body and yet I haven't been this size in a long time. I'm not sure how to deal except lose more weight, but I feel that my attitude is becoming unhealthy, at 10lbs lighter, shouldn't I be a little more proud and positive about myself? Does anyone know where I am coming from???????? Well, tomorrow is another day. Fruit for breakfast, salad and yogurt for lunch and not sure what I will have for dinner, but I'M GOING TO THINK ABOUT IT FIRST! DANA |
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I think loosing weight can make you feel fatter because your actually paying attention. Just remember when your feeling bad that it is that feeling of discomfort that is getting you to do something about it. Self examination is really hard. We are our own harshest critics. But it is for the good. You know this. If you showed us pictures we would all say you look great and are doing awesome. Try to keep that voice in your head too. Well this is what I say to myself when I am feeling this way... Which I have been... Alot lately... Bravo on the 10lb mark by the way. OMG all of that talk about dificult parents and inlaws. Gosh its hard when parents get sick. And when they're ornary its even worse. Hugs to you all. |
Mamajones, it's funny you should mention the cheerios and cravings...We have these chocolate covered espresso beans around the house and for the last few weeks, I've been eating a small handful (anywhere for 4 to 10) per day. I was starting my day with 2 of them (the idea was to limit myself to those two, but that never seemed to happen :s:). And I was having all sorts of cravings. This week, I finally decided enough with the chocolate cover espresso beans and I haven't had nearly as many cravings. Of course, there are other factors at play that could be impacting my appetite--finishing up TOM, I'm sick, and I haven't exercising, but it does make me wonder about those beans....:idea:
Sodiumlightbaby, I know exactly what you mean. When I weighed my highest, I thought I would be thrilled to get down to 135 and the big surprise when I got there was that it wasn't enough! :o My SO also buys sorts of food that is off limits for me (actually, I do all the shopping, so the worst part is that I buy it for him) and I have just had to learn not to eat it. His food is his and I don't touch it. I just don't consider it something I'm allowed to eat; it's like it doesn't exist for me. Except sometimes I make him give me a bite off his plate, but he's pretty territorial so that's safe; he's not going to give me more than a bite. Sometimes he's even grudging about that, until I remind him that I don't have to buy this stuff for him. :rolleyes: Doughnut, honestly, people are so insensitive! :hug: You are doing great and I'm sure you look great; ignore them. They are all a bunch of insensitve :moo: . Mudpie, that's exactly the way it is with my SO's mom. It's always some crisis, we refuse to help, and then she ends up being fine. SusanB, I hate having cavities filled! It's just the sound of the drill and having to hold my mouth open for a long time. Sorry you have to go through this and hopefully it will all be over soon. |
Dana, well, I certainly know how it feels to think one day, "Wow, I've lost and I'm doing great" and another day, "So why don't I look any better!" Forgive my poor memory, but what kind of exercise is it that you're doing? I was just thinking maybe there's some disappointment for you that losing the weight isn't making the change you were looking for, and you could try forgetting the number on the scale for awhile and just concentrate on toning up? No matter what, don't let any disappointment start your weight climbing back up, though!!! You fought for that 10 pounds! (congrats)
I'm on my third day of my week of Back-to-Basics emphasis on the eating. :hun: Dh brought home Chinese tonight. Sigh. He even pointed to the shrimp fried rice and said he'd gotten it because I'd mentioned once I liked it. Well, yeah, I like it! :rolleyes: And then after I like it, it puts me to sleep and the next day the scale is way up! I ate 5 pieces of the plain chicken (well, it's fried, but little bites) from the sweet-and-sour chicken, just so I could sit with the family as they enjoyed the meal. Other than smelling luscious foods I can't have, though, I'm doing well! Interesting foods lately - let myself go at deli of nice grocery and came home with little portions of a carrot/pineapple salad, a fancy chicken salad, an unusual slaw. That's nice because it lets me add a touch of variety here and there without cooking a large portion of anything while snacking on it! Made a tuna salad and put fresh tomato in it along with the celery - really a nice addition and attractive. Have squash and carrots to shred together tomorrow for a whole-grain wrap 'sandwich', and will tuck in thin cucumber strips. |
Hey everyone!
Take it step-by-step, Sodiumlightbaby. You've made terrific progress. Focus on all the positive things you're doing and soon the weight you lost (and more) will feel real. Doughnut, it amazes me too how people can possibly spend so much time on that garbage. Sometimes I just want to scream "LET ME WORK" a zillion times. I'll send good thoughts your way, perhaps a rash of contagious larangitis? Mudpie, it's been a rough month for you, no doubt. While our situations aren't exactly identical, I can sympathize. My DH and I live six states away from his family. 'Nuf said? SusanB, you're braver than I am! I know I should be going to the dentist at some point here, but I'm terrified. So far, nothing hurts, but if it changes, I'll feel your pain...okay, bad expression. Whittlin, I had a business lunch earlier this week that sounded pretty similar to your dinner. The place was pretty upscale, which in terms of food means, absolutely nothing not doused in butter or cream. When the server came with the dessert menu, I went for coffee while everyone else did cheesecake, cannoli, fudge cake. I think some meals and desserts really are spectator sports! On the diet front here, I'm holding my own pretty well and even took a leap of faith (or insanity), but I bought my first bikinni for the summer. We're putting in a deck and hot tub within the next 4-6 weeks, so I'll just be wearing it at home. Honestly, I'm not as fearful of the bikinni as the bikinni wax! I've never had one, although I've had my eyebrows done a lot. So, ladies, be honest with me...how bad is it? __________________ - Barbara |
mamajones-- unrefined carbs will send me into a binge day and will put me to sleep or just drag my butt ALLL day... I try to stick with stuff like oatmeal, wild or brown rice, beans, I love chickpeas...
Dana -- I agree with Whitllin, maybe you should be exercising differently... Weight training WILL change your body composition... I know that when I don't weight train I don't like my body at all, eventhough I may weigh less... I think it's Mel, when she started weight training heavily and seriously lost 3 pounds and went to a size 4... Which is what I'd love to be... So just hang in there, your weight is fine, just fine tune something else.... I have to get going, it took so long to read 2 pages that now it's time for bed :yawn:... TTFN :wave: ... |
Evening darlings. I'm home from work. My first stretch of 4 evenings. I feel so disjointed from my family!
I'm weird for calories and carbs today and this wine is not going to help. However it will help me to be tired in a few minutes. When I'm done reading here .. I'll be off to bed! Kylie ... I'm not brave. I'm very grateful to whoever invented ativan. |
Heya everyone!!!
Wow busy bunch here! Dana First of all congrats on the 10lbs gone! Wow!!!! And I know the feeling of disappointment and not seeing a difference, or a difference that you want to see. :( But just hold in there and try maybe some weight training to change your body composition... And just think of how far you've come! I bet it's quite the noticeable change. SusanB Good luck with your teeth. I'm glad my teeth are in pretty good order, of course considering the sugar I've eaten this year I figure at least one cavity is in order. KylieH A bikini! You're brave. Hee hee, I don't think I would ever do a bikini wax. I'm doing pretty well. My house here is running low on food. I have a carrot, a tomato, spinach and some tortillas in my fridge. LOL, and that's it. I've been eating out a lot, and it will probably be that way the rest of the week, until I finish moving. I'm all done exams too! YAY! I'm a free woman for like four days. |
Good Morning All! For all you ticker police out there, I moved my ticker today (down this time!). I bought some really nasty tasting 7-grain hot cereal and have been eating it for breakfast. It kind of tastes like you took some cardboard and shredded it, added water and microwaved (plus I add honey just to get it down!). Must be working.
Maybe I need to go to the nice grocery deli too and broaden my horizons. Is there a such thing as yummy, craving food that is healthy? ;) I have had a headache for a couple days, so I know I'm losing weight. I keep a headache when I am dieting...I keep waiting for the 3 days after you restrict calories your headache stops rule, but no such luck. Anyhow, I'm being positive today (and that, in itself, is a major accomplishment for me!):carrot: SusanB: I have had white fillings for 20 years and they were only supposed to last for about 10. So far so good. I feel for you girl! |
I finally got in a good workout today. I haven't been able to get a run in for 2 weeks and this morning I ran for 40 mins (on the gazelle so it is not an actuall run just the motions of one). I had 2 bowls of cereal last night and my weight is up 2 pounds but I m hoping to be at ticker weight on weiht in day IF I behave.lol
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Good morning everyone!!!
ennaybe diligent in your eating today, you hear me? Danacongrats on the loss!! I sure hope you don't end up with the bug going around the daycare. What a mess! hikerchickyou're right--we are our own worst critics! Whittlincongrats on the Back to Basics! I'm still leaning toward something like that--maybe even a couple of weeks of phase 1 or wave 1 or whatever they call it on whatever "diet" is out there these days. 2 weeks ought to do it for me. Keep us appraised of how you're doing (cuz it's motivating for me!!). Kyliewow, a bikini! You're brave!! I tried one on last summer but didn't buy it (I can wear one, but my tummy is covered in moles and I don't like the way it looks so I stick to 1 piece suits or those that cover my tummy). Susanyou'll get the hang of your schedule soon! I hope you don't feel disjointed too much! Ilenehope you slept well Cats TongueI'm glad you got your exams over with--now get to the store!!! michelinecongrats on the loss!!! canadian momstay away from the cereal (or at least limit yourself!!). As for me, I did okay last night. I was 15 minutes late for my meeting because I got a flat tire. I was driving from work when all of a sudden my car made this high pitched whiney sound. I started fiddling with the radio and the air conditioning and then it stopped (I think because I was now stopped at a signal). I wondered what was going on, so then I looked at my dashboard and all the little indicator lights and there was the low tire pressure symbol all lit up. So then I checked the onboard computer that tells me the tire pressure (they're supposed to be 38-40 psi) and one was ZERO. Flat as a pancake. No wonder my car squealed! So I turned around and drove back to work (I was only 2 blocks away). DH tried to pump it up, but it flattened right back out, so I took his car. The meeting went as well as can be expected (the girl I mentioned that killed herself, she and her mom are in the group that was meeting last night). I wasn't in town for the funeral, but I hear it was well attended and at least 22 people from my charity group donated food for the wake (not really a wake, but a funeral reception it was called--wakes are usually more celebratory). After the meeting, I came home and had a light dinner of leftover brown rice and vegetables and a glass of wine. I slept very well myself last night! Now, back to work! Have a great day everyone! |
Oh my goodness! How did it get to be after 2 already?
I'm going to throw some laundry in, take a swipe at the kitchen and nap on my bed before I wash it too .... yup, that's a day off ;) When I get, I'm going to do more housework and legs ... really ... I am. |
Dana, I had totally missed your thread about exercise accountability - "Help need an Exercise Buddy". So you are already thinking in terms of more regular workouts! Just think of me as voting for your plan!
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woo-hoo! :woohoo: I feel so much better today! Not quite 100% but very close! I'm so excited, I'm having two cups of coffee this morning! :coffee: So glad I didn't cancel my training appointment.
SusanB and Kylie, This year I went to the dentist for the first time in something like 10 years (my SO kept bugging me about it). Luckily, he didn't find any cavities, but sometimes I think maybe he didn't look hard enough, because I definitely can feel some soft spots (but I sure as heck wasn't going to point them out to him)! Kylie, great job on the business lunch and how exciting to wear a bikini! alinnell, bummer about the flat tire. I had a car once that had a problem with that, it seemed like I had to replace all four tires, but one at a time. I was too poor at the time to replace them all at once. I got really good at changing flat tires. Whittlin, mmmm, shrimp fried rice! :drool: What willpower you have to have resisted! :strong: |
Hey guys, thanks for the words. I felt pretty good today. I do see a difference, I can wear clothes that I wore ten years ago, I'm just not satisfied. I have been working out at the gym, more this week then awhile. I also lift, it's my favorite thing to do and can see a difference, especially in my upper body. I think that after you have a baby it changes your body. My stomach was ruined and I'm having trouble getting it back. "sigh" Keep on truckin, that's all I can do.
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Funny you should mention the stomach Dana. I had a "cup is half full" moment when running this morning. I was thinking about how since kids my weight has disproportionately gone to my stomach and it came to me...
I have been thinking that I look 4 months pregnant. But you see the good thing is that recently I look like one of those super fit pregnant ladies rather than a chubby girl who is 4 months pregnant. This is progress...I suppose. No really it is. Just imagine how good I will look after I have the baby. LOL ... actually lets not go there... not ready for 3. I only have 2 hands after all. I hope you all will forget my lack of chattyness. ALLERGIES have arrived and I am feeling like a 16 ton weight is sitting on my brain. So thinking more than one thought at a time is almost impossible. Back to nap... |
Hikerchick- well that made me laugh. Super fit pregnant chick.
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We're outta here! Heading to the beach in morning for a week in a cabin. :celebrate: Talk to y'all in a week! Have a good one!
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Mamajones - have a great time! Hello everyone - hope you're having a fine start to Saturday. Here the sun is shining, it's totally gorgeous and the second that my always-late SO arrives I'm out to enjoy it. I had another wee slip yesterday and I think Tuesday will see my weight up but I'm back in the game today. Unlike so many people here I generally do OK at the weekends - it's often Wednesdays and Fridays that mess me up for some reason. Have a good weekend everybody :twirly: |
Enjoy the weather Donought. It's miserable here.
Liz- Hope your week is wonderful! Well. I'll be cleaning the house all morning, so dropping in often from bouts of boredom! Monther-in-law is coming, so it's one of THOSE cleanings. She is watching my daughter and SO and I our going out to dinner! It's been a long time. Fortunatly, I am craving musles, which are not overly fattening, and chances are, I won't have time to eat all day any way. HAve great Saturdays!! DAna |
Morning everyone.
Hi Dana. I'm doing about the same as you. DH has gone to fetch the college boy home for the summer. Apparently we won't all fit in the car with his 'stuff' so I'm at home. DS#1 is sleeping after working nights, so I'm pretty much on my own. A little housework, a little walk, a little upper body, nice food whenever I want ... sounds kinda nice. |
Ok, so I didn't check in much this week, but I've made progress. Still didn't work out AT ALL and I'm not happy about that. The scale has finally budged, but I feel like I'm STARVING, for only a pound or so and I know that if I eat normal, it will come right back. I'm hoping that I can finally get motivated to pull myself out of this funk in the coming week and get some workout going. I have no energy.
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I have had low energy too this week so you have my sympathy. For me I think its mostly hormonal and allergies. Have you been making sure you get good nutrition. When you restrict calories you have to be super choosey about what you are eating. This week has been a slow retreat back to 159. I am ok with it because the week before I lost like 5 lbs so when the scale backslid a bit I wasn't too surprised. But I am back now. Whew! Yesterday I had some strange flu thing. Or allergies I am not sure but my head was about to explode all day. I am feeling better now still alittle woosey. Luckily today is a rest day as far as exercise is concerned so I can recoup. We were going to go to Yosemite yesterday. The weather was so nice but when DH got home I said "no way" I could barely move. It was awful like I had gotten hit by a truck. Better now though. A happy restful Saturday. Happy weekend all! :coffee2: |
can we just pretend this week...heck this MONTH never happened?
I have been self sabotaging like a fiend. I wouldnt mind if this was my final weight if that was where my body wanted to be, but I hate the way I feel when I self sabotage. vicious cycle...depression and bingeing. |
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