Hey ladies! How is everyone doing tonight, i hate to have to write about being depressed, but i guess i just need someone to talk to! I am upset about my wieght i have gained 2 pounds and i have done NOTHING different! I think it is because of my excercising and that i am starting to gain muscle but it still makes me feel bad! I will admit am OBSESSIVE about getting on the scale ALOT numberous of times in a day! When i was younger i would excercise for 6 hours a day and eat cracker and water and i was so OBSESSIVE about the way i looked and i was never satisfied, and when i looked in the mirror i never seen anything different, and a part of me is affraid that i am going back slowly to that same person! I don't know! Sorry guys don't mean to vent, just a little down! I am sure it will all work out, and i know it takes one day at a time! Just some days are harder than others i guess! Sorry!

Heather: Welcome to the Slimmin SAHMmies! I hope you meet your goals! Remember we are ALL here for you!

Cynthia: Girl stay strong, hey look at it this way atleast you don't have to clean after yourself, really, you can have a maid do it....lol!

AFWJenny: Stay strong during your tough time! Were here for you girl!

Have a great night everyone!

Alisha

Hi Alisha. Please don't get discouraged. I know it will happen to all of us a few times during our weight-loss journey, but it should only last a few days at the most before our attitude becomes positive again. Keep doing what you're doing, even if being depressed makes it a little bit harder for awhile, and soon you'll be out of it and VERY proud of yourself that you didn't give in to the depression by binging or not exercising.

As far as the gain, here are a couple ideas I had. First, if it's close to the montly visit from your friend, that could explain the gain. Second, from what I've read on this board, it's more important to measure your success in inches lost rather than weight. Sometimes the scale doesn't show improvement when the tape measure does. (Having said that, I don't think I even OWN a tape measure! I guess I should take the same advice, right?!) You mentioned that muscle weighs more than fat, but it also takes up less room so if the fat is disappearing while the muscle is getting bigger, you're still losing overall size. There is a message here on 3fc that shows a picture of muscle vs. fat. Viewing it graphically like that really helped me understand it. Here's the link: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37091

Keep your chin up, Alisha!

Cindy

Alisha - Relax. Keep focusing on being healthy. You are doing such a great job. Take it from me ( a scale-a-holic) those two pounds could be anything. Breathe, stay away from the scale and keep to your plan. It sure sounds like one of those fluke scale things. Especially if you are close to your time of the month.
Keep your chin high!
take care
carafre

Thanks Ladies! I don't know what i would do without you guys! It sure does help to have support of others who understand! Thanks again! Have a great day!

Alisha

It's 3 days till my next weigh-in and I'm getting excited I've decided that my ultimate goal is to be in the Weight Watchers magazine in the success files section. I'm so inspired by their losses and want to contribute to that and inspire others... Well tomorrow I'm taking another step in achieving my goals and getting a 'thigh blaster' which is basically a small version of a step machine... It's pretty cheap and I figure I can set higher and higher goals on it (eg 400 steps) and keep working my way up. I overdid my eating today, only very slightly though, so it will be easy to make up for it tomorrow... I just have to make sure I do! I've been going through one of those 'I don't want to do anything' phases and am avoiding my University studies even though my final exam is in a week! I'm feeling depressed today although I don't know why... My son is starting to find his voice at the moment (he's 10weeks now) and hubby's getting it all on the video camera... I don't know why I added that, but oh well... He seems to be constipated today although it's coming out runny, it seems to be hurting him...? Okay, well I'm gonna go now, so bye!!!

Hello everyone! I hope that you guys are still around! I just finished up my cardio for today. I am back on the wagon. I walked 2 miles and biked 50 min.. I plan on doing atleast 60 crunches before bed. I really want to start losing again. Wish me luck!

Chantelle - I hope that all goes well w/ your studies! You sound so busy. I remember when my kids were only 10 weeks old... Seems so long ago! I was depressed some too. It would come and then go away. I hope you are cheery again soon!

Well - I guess I'll hear from tou guys tomorrow. Weigh In!!!

take care
carafre

First, my progress in the weight loss department: I have been eating HORRIBLY all day. Joe's Crab Shack for lunch and Chinese takeout for dinner. Lunch was a salad and lobster bisque, not too bad. But dinner was crab rangoon and tons of fried rice. I just pretty much said to **** with eating right, I guess. And no exercise today, except walking through a bunch of houses. And not enough water. So it's been a crappy day for getting healthy.

Good news, though. We finally found a house. Put in an offer and it was accepted verbally with a couple changes, should be finalized in writing tomorrow. I'm glad that's over, I can't believe how long it took to find what we wanted. It's a pretty new house (2002) and is in one of those giant subdivisions with lots of other houses by the same builder. There are sidewalks everywhere, so the little guy and I will be able to walk all over the place for exercise!

Chantelle: That's a good inspiration, to be in the WW magazine. I haven't seen it but I've seen their success stories online. Before I joined 3fc I thought those people are very rare (that actually lose as much as I want to lose or even more) and I could never be one of them. But having seen so many success stories here, and watching people at all stages of the journey, is very inspiring. Sorry to hear about your little boy's bottom problems. It seems my little one had that every so often, as well. Just have to make sure to keep it clean to avoid diaper rash. Good luck with the new workout machine, let us know how it works.

Carafre: I'm still here! You're right, lots of the original folks don't seem to be around. But hopefully they're still lurking here and on the other threads. As long as they are getting the inspiration they need to meet their goals, that's all that matters. Good for you for doing all that cardio today!

By the way, I can't weigh tomorrow because I left my scale at home. We will be going home on Sunday, however, so I'll weigh then. (Just as well, that way I can get in an extra day of cardio!)

Okay, I'm finished with today's novelette. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Cindy B

Alisha: That's good that you ended up losing the two pounds you thought you had gained. I'd rather stay the same than gain any time. And the four inces off your waist is incredible! That's a couple sizes difference, isn't it?

I stayed the same this week, too. Whew, after all the times we've eaten out this week. But every time we ate out, I tried really hard to make good choices (as good as you can at places like Olive Garden and CPK). I've never had so many salads in my life!

A minor success story for me (not as good as your 4 inches lost, Alisha, but I was proud of myself nevertheless): Usually I wear shorts all summer, and by the time the first cool day comes that I have to put on jeans, I dread trying them on. Every year for the past several years I can barely fit into my jeans and wonder how I wore them last year. In fact, every fall I have to buy new ones. So the other day when the dreaded cool Fall day arrived, I gathered my nerves and slipped on last year's jeans. Lo and behold, they fit! Not any better than last year, but certainly not any worse, so I was very pleased.

On another note, we went home this weekend to check on the house and the cats. My son was so thrilled to see the cats again. He ran around forever looking for all of them, smiling and yelling their names (or what passes for their names in his language) every time he saw one. He had a blast! (I have to say, I did about the same thing in my own adult way! ) Aren't kids just the cutest darned things?

Cindy B

I just noticed my weight tracker said 194. I guess I forgot how much I weighed and I was at 196 this morning, so I actually gained 2 pounds this week. My first gain since beginning this journey. Yuck.

Alisha - great job on losing inches! That's so wonderful..

Cindy - That is so adorable, your son calling the cats by name!!! It makes you want to squeeze them and hug them so tight!! Congrats on the jeans, too. I know it's hard when the scale says we've gained, but it sounds like you've corrected yourself by eating salads. I can't imagine living in a hotel, it's hard to eat out alot and keep it healthy. I know you'll do great.

I'm not doing so well. I am frustrated and depressed. But I refuse to be down. I also refuse to give up. I gotta go referee the kids...

take care, all
carafre

For Carafre and the rest of us who may be feeling down lately and stuck at our current weight:

You may have already seen this thread under Support, but if you haven't check it out. I can't remember who started it, but there are some great tips on changing things up when your weight loss slows down. I've learned a lot from reading it. Hope it helps others.

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...1&page=2&pp=15

Cindy

Could it be time for a new exercise challenge? How about we set a certain amount of minutes to do by the end of seven days? I think if I can focus on getting my exercise routine back on track, I can then refocus on my weight loss mini goals. Any takers?

take care
carafre

Sure, I'll take you up on that! I think that last mini-challenge we did really helped me, I hope it helped others too.

A certain amount of minutes for the week sounds great. I'm not sure how many minutes would be reasonable. 100? 150? More? (less?) I would assume this means cardio and not lifting.

Cindy

Yippie! I agree - the last challenge really helped. I think 150 sounds about right for the first one. I guess we could include cardio & toning. I plan on using my kitchen timer for the bowflex time. I plan on doing my sets quickly so my heart rate gets up a little. My husband (an avid lifter) says that it (toning) definitly counts. How about this, 150 for cardio and um, 60 for toning. We have seven days. When do you want to start?

I hope everyone else is staying the course. Actually, I hope that everyone is swerving back on track after the various bumps and potholes!!

Here's to a great & productive challenge week!!! Good luck to all!

Side note - I have had a better day! I stayed up late last night in order to get caught up. It worked. I was able to walk my regular 2 mi loop and get in 25 min of cardio. I guess I'll add some situps.

take care ladies
carafre