I'm just so frustrated this morning. Although I haven't quite kept up the walking 5-6 days a week thing I had hoped to accomplish this week, I have been drinking my water....at least 4 glasses a day. I did a 2 mile walk one morning this week, and I also did a one mile walk followed by 10 minutes on an elliptical machine one evening, so I did get some exercise in. I haven't been doing hardly any exercise, so that was definitely a step in the right direction. Anyway, you might be asking why I'm frustrated. Well, I have really been trying NOT to weigh myself at all until Monday, and this week I've been doing well. Today, however, I did get on the scale to take a peek and see how my week was going. Lo and behold, it shows I've gained 1.6lbs!!!!!!!!!! ARGH!!!!!!
I just don't get it. Why am I not already down at least a pound?? I know I could certainly get there by Monday, but I feel like for every two steps forward theres another ten backwards. I know I could be doing more exercise, but I am doing something. My eating has been better this week. I've eaten breakfast each morning, had some good fruits in (not sure about the veggies), and I haven't had any red meat whatsoever. Also, on WW you get your daily points that you must eat and then 35 points that you can use in addition to that, to use whenever you'd like. You can use them all in one day, or split them up in between days. I still have 21 of those left. Now, granted.....yesterday was a higher point day for me. I used 8 of those extra points for a CHERRY LIMEADE from Sonic thanks to my terrific mom-in-law, and her nifty sidekick, Diane (my lovely sis-in-law, Wendi's mom). Anyway, thanks to them, they picked me up some yummy cherry limeade on their way home from visiting our newly re-Floridianed family members. Cherry limeade has to be one of my most favorite drinks in the whole world.
Ok, ok.....I got sidetracked with the limeade......but back to my rant, already in progress, I just am so discouraged right now. I guess I just feel like I have SO far to go and that it seems like I will NEVER get there. At least at this rate I won't. Don't worry, I'm not going to give up. I am going to keep trying, because if I don't then I will FOR SURE never see the finish line. But it's days like this where I wonder why I'm doing this. It doesn't take me long to remember, though, that I'm doing this to live longer. I'm doing this for my family. I'm doing this to help others. I'm doing this so that I won't hide whenever there's a camera around. I'm doing this so that my kids will go outside more. I'm doing this so that my kids will be able to go places like the pool, the beach, and water parks. I'm doing this so that life doesn't keep passing me by. I'm doing this to live......period. And most of all, for God, to bring Him glory.
I just don't get it. Why am I not already down at least a pound?? I know I could certainly get there by Monday, but I feel like for every two steps forward theres another ten backwards. I know I could be doing more exercise, but I am doing something. My eating has been better this week. I've eaten breakfast each morning, had some good fruits in (not sure about the veggies), and I haven't had any red meat whatsoever. Also, on WW you get your daily points that you must eat and then 35 points that you can use in addition to that, to use whenever you'd like. You can use them all in one day, or split them up in between days. I still have 21 of those left. Now, granted.....yesterday was a higher point day for me. I used 8 of those extra points for a CHERRY LIMEADE from Sonic thanks to my terrific mom-in-law, and her nifty sidekick, Diane (my lovely sis-in-law, Wendi's mom). Anyway, thanks to them, they picked me up some yummy cherry limeade on their way home from visiting our newly re-Floridianed family members. Cherry limeade has to be one of my most favorite drinks in the whole world.
Ok, ok.....I got sidetracked with the limeade......but back to my rant, already in progress, I just am so discouraged right now. I guess I just feel like I have SO far to go and that it seems like I will NEVER get there. At least at this rate I won't. Don't worry, I'm not going to give up. I am going to keep trying, because if I don't then I will FOR SURE never see the finish line. But it's days like this where I wonder why I'm doing this. It doesn't take me long to remember, though, that I'm doing this to live longer. I'm doing this for my family. I'm doing this to help others. I'm doing this so that I won't hide whenever there's a camera around. I'm doing this so that my kids will go outside more. I'm doing this so that my kids will be able to go places like the pool, the beach, and water parks. I'm doing this so that life doesn't keep passing me by. I'm doing this to live......period. And most of all, for God, to bring Him glory.
I Corinthians 6:19-20
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
I Corinthians 1:27
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
5 comments:
First of all, I would definitely wait to weigh until Monday. That's a whole four days away. So many things can influence what the scale says and as long as you are doing what you are supposed to be doing, the weight WILL come off. It doesn't matter how slowly. Keep on going! A cherry limeade is a lot of liquid. Go pee! :)
You may find that not too much happens one week and the next week you drop more the following week. The scale just doesn't always co operate. It can also have something to do w/ hormones etc. Don't get discourged. You will see the progress.
I do think the cherry limeade had something to do w/ it!!!
I have stayed away from the scale after the 4days away!!
a few weeks ago, I weighed myself, peed, and then weighed myself again...lost a whole pound!
Dang Cherry Limeades!!
I know I need to wait until Monday, and I've been very good at not doing it everyday like I used to. But its frustrating to see that nothing good has happened when I was thinking its been a good week.
I always wait until my bladder has been emptied before weighing.
Could I be having a "retaining water" issue because I am drinking more water and my body is hanging onto it for dear life since it was probably so dehydrated??
Thanks peeps for the comments.
Gab's you're funny! And you will do this! One day after the other. It won't be long before you're hanging some terrific "before and afters" on the refrigerator. You should actually be taking some along the way. I can already see changes. Don't forget stress can affect things. I know, there's always stress with two busy kids but it's been one crazy week with you missing a lot of sleep and your body compensates. But all of a sudden there will be a substantial drop. And you positively, absolutely can't give up because you're the motivator:) love ya
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