The wrong kind of support…
Ok, so I’m prolly pms-ing, but I’ve got a whole day of chasing my rugrat around @ my sister’s pool party before he goes back to school tomorrow, and I just simply did NOT want to go to the gym this morning. I went Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday of last week, plus ran around all day Friday and walked the Town Center yesterday. I’m beat!
I’m also majorly discouraged. Again, I’m trying to attribute this to water-weight from my monthly pain-in-the-ass visitor, but I keep bouncing back & forth between 156lbs & 160lbs. I can’t break out of this cycle… what am I doing wrong? I excercise more, I eat LESS, even tho I’m still hungry. I eat heathier, snack healthy, take multi-vitamins. I have to pay for the remaining half of the cruise in 2 weeks, plus just got hit with a $500 electric bill. Add on to that trying to re-establish my credit & remove erroneous records off my report… fighting about five uphill battles at once and losing all of them.
So today when the bf asked “are you going to the gym?” I didn’t say yes. I didn’t say no. I simply said “I really don’t feel like it. I went 3 times last week.” He looked me up & down and said “You really should.”
Granted, I don’t think he meant it that way, but I certainly took it as “WHALE OFF THE STARBOARD BOW! TAKE EVASIVE ACTION!” Again, prolly my monthly pre-cycle talking. But it hurt. I’m trying so hard, and nothing seems to be working. Even my bf thinks I’m fat.
I know I should turn this into positive motivation and work extra hard at the gym today, but I just can’t. I’m going, begrudgingly, but I’m so discouraged now.
Any tips on anything I need to do to lose this weight? I really need help & I can’t do it anymore…
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Morning. Oh man I would have decked said BF. But then he really might not looked at you up and down and you just saw it that way. Now to your battles, we alway face in life. And not all are easy. So tackle them as just a thing you have to do without dwelling on it.
Things always come together. Sometimes it takes a bit longer but it always comes together somehow.
If you are still hungry I believe you are not eating enough. I am never hungry and if I am I eat.
So eat some more. How many caloires do you eat a day? Are you drinking your needed water?
Sometimes we hit a plateau I have been there and they suck but just keep going. adjust your eating some or make a change in your workout routine.
Are you getting enough sleep?
How much are you eating calorie wise and what are you eating?
Sounds like you are under a lot of stress that may contribute to your lack of loss.
Are you getting enough sleep?
Sleep could be a factor! I tried last night, got to bed around 10, but couldn’t fall asleep til 1030, then was up at 4, finally up again at 530. I often have too much on my mind to be able to “settle” at night when it’s time to sleep & recharge! I’m staying the course, however, hopefully my consistency will eventually yeild results. I actually consume LESS calories per day than I probably should, around 1500. This may be contributing as well. I added more fruits (bananas, apples) and some veggies to my diet as “filler” instead of the traditional bag of chips or popcorn. Thanks for the tips ladies! Hopefully we will see a decline in the numbers before November!
stress helps retain weight!
here’s a paragraph from an article about it-
“Try to reduce stress (both mentally and physically): mental and physical stress causes your body to react by retaining weight and not allowing you to shed those unwanted pounds. Lack of sleep is a big factor in stressing out your body and one that many of us do. When you deprive yourself of sleep your body reacts to this stress by retaining fat and not enabling you to lose weight. Mental stress is a big factor in weight loss. When you are stressed or even depressed there is a tendency to eat more to relieve emotions. Plus your body views this frame of mind as a stress factor and again inhibits weight loss.”
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Why+Dieting+May+not+Be+the+Answer-a01073773266