Frustrated! I have been feeling very frustrated since my 5K and maybe even a little before my race. I seem to do well keeping off approximately 5 pounds but I can NEVER get lower then that on the scale. I did not chart my weigh in last Monday because I was so frustrated. I ran a couple of short runs the week of the 13th and then I ran the entire race on Sunday the 19th. I drank a lot of water throughout the week and ate healthy salads and such. The day of the race I ate a good breakfast, something I would normally have and then for lunch that day we went out to Olive Garden and everyone ordered a dinner except I really just wanted a soup and salad. On Monday morning the scale said I went up approximate 1 pound. I WAS SO FRUSTRATED!
On top of being annoyed about my weight, being sore from the race, I also woke up Monday morning with a horrible cold. All of these thoughts together did not get my motivation to exercise up at all. So all week I pondered about what I could be doing wrong and why I can't lose more then 5 pounds. Eating salads for lunch and healthy breakfasts and decent dinners is really annoying when it doesn't matter on the scale.
So I need your help. I realized I created this blog to help me through this struggle that I have been dealing with for years. Right now I need help to overcome this plateau that I have been dealing with for a long time. Looking back on all of my years of trying to lose weight and recording it each week I noticed that I was the same weight a year ago and yet I seem to get stuck here. I think I need to exercise more and maybe that will help. Does any know how to get out of this FUNK!! Any thoughts would be helpful :)
Not expecting a loss this week but I will record it no matter what! That is why I started this blog anyway. Next July is the ultimate goal day but by Christmas I would like to lose about 19 pounds. My new short term goal 19 pounds by December 25,2010.
I think you already hit on an important part of this journey - short term goals. I would suggest even shorter term then by Xmas. Try things like - drinking XX amount of water before a certain time in the day , or 5 pounds by Halloween. The action of checking something of a list or completed is gratifying, waiting three months to do it, wont keep you going!
ReplyDeleteI also think you need to think about no scale victories - and yes, i know they are not what "matters" - but in a sense they matter more! Who care what the scale says if your pants fit better or you feel sexier - who cares what the scale says as you cross the finish line of your next 5K, and who care what the scale says if you have more energy than you used to!!
Weight loss is not the goal, its a means to a better more important goal - a happier and healthier you!! Make a list of all the reasons you want to lose the weight and revisit each morning or at least once a week.
Its a long journey - physical, mentally and emotionally! You can do it and we are all here for the times you think you cant!
Good Luck Cousin! Love you!
Missy has said it all. remember non weight goals. Like the ones I had last week. No change on the scale but fit into a different size clothes. Non weight victories are just important. Don't get discourage, easier said than done, butg very hard to do anything when you don't feel good. TOmmorow will be better. Keep telling your self that. love mom
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