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Ver9nika
Ver9nika Posts: 183 Member
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Let's get it out of our system <3

I want to grumble about being healthy (eating CI<CO; exercise; water intake) for the WHOLE DAY. Being so proud of yourself 🤠and step on a scale in the evening only to see +3pounds. 🙄 Thank You scale for sending me to bed hungry AND disappointed 🙄🙄🙄

I know that one shouldn't weight in the evening and to compare the result with morning, but but but 😅

Got it off my chest 🌻

What would you like to grumble about?
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  • merph518
    merph518 Posts: 702 Member
    edited November 2019
    Not grumbling, but I'd strongly suggest not weighing yourself at night. You're just weighing the food/water in your system. You'll get a better reading in the morning when you first wake up, after you use the restroom and before you eat breakfast. :)

    Edit: I want to grumble about skimming posts too quickly and missing that you said "I know I shouldn't weigh in the evening..."
  • tiffany80802017
    tiffany80802017 Posts: 92 Member
    edited November 2019
    @Ver9nika I love this thread and your post!! I’ve done the same thing-especially after a long day of exercise and it’s like what?? How is that possible?

    I usually weigh myself in the morning too and if it’s at night I don’t log it, just curious to see what it is, haha.

    My grumble: I wish there was a better *and feasible/reliable* way to measure fitness other than the scale... like increase in muscle. I feel like sometimes the scale can feel really defeating especially when it’s probably muscle or water causing the slight increase or stable number. Ugh!
  • katy9599
    katy9599 Posts: 875 Member
    I was so proud of myself for making a meal plan for the week. I went to two grocery stores, and prepped/chopped meat and veggies for the next few days so dinner would be easy to throw together. My reward is that now everything in my fridge smells like chopped onions, even though they were in a sealed container. (Grumble grumble)
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    Ha!...my grumble is I don’t have a magic wand to make extra weight disappear!
  • 88olds
    88olds Posts: 4,539 Member
    “I know that one shouldn't weight in the evening and to compare the result with morning, but but but”

    And now you know why.
  • Satisfiedwithbetter
    Satisfiedwithbetter Posts: 970 Member
    That I wasn’t taught at a young age that we can control our thoughts, and that our thoughts create our feelings and emotions, and that they drive our actions and create our results. Who we are is a result!
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    I want to grumble about more people not supporting and motivating one another in Larger Losers!
  • FitByFifty1970
    FitByFifty1970 Posts: 127 Member
    I thought it was me. I read so many posts and it seemed there was great camaraderie but it isn't what I expected. Maybe it is the time if year and people are too busy?
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    FitByFifty1970 wrote: »
    I thought it was me. I read so many posts and it seemed there was great camaraderie but it isn't what I expected. Maybe it is the time if year and people are too busy?

    I hope it’s just that time of the year and people are busy doing holiday stuff...usually this is such a supportive and motivating group of people....hang in there....we are all on the same journey!
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    ConfidentRaven wrote: »
    I want to grumble about being under the weather and still trying to watch my calories.


    Sorry you aren’t feeling great....you are such an inspiration!
  • maiomaio71
    maiomaio71 Posts: 231 Member
    @conniewilkins56 sorry you're feeling like that. Hope things are ok! I think it's a crazy busy time of year....I've barely had time to log my meals tbh. Think I've checked in yesterday and today and that's it for about a week. But I'm sure if you need any help people are here for you.
  • maiomaio71
    maiomaio71 Posts: 231 Member
    ConfidentRaven wrote: »
    I want to grumble about being under the weather and still trying to watch my calories.

    I think @NovusDies would probably tell you to maintain when you're not well. Are you on the mend?
  • maiomaio71
    maiomaio71 Posts: 231 Member
    While we're grumbling I'm going to complain about the weather. It's been crazy hot here so I haven't walked for a couple of days. Now it's freaking raining cats and dogs. But I'm going to go out anyway. I'd rather be wet than sweltering and I need a really good long walk to blow away the cobwebs and get rid of some stress.
  • Jackie9003
    Jackie9003 Posts: 1,121 Member
    conniewilkins56 wrote: »
    FitByFifty1970 wrote: »
    I thought it was me. I read so many posts and it seemed there was great camaraderie but it isn't what I expected. Maybe it is the time if year and people are too busy?

    I hope it’s just that time of the year and people are busy doing holiday stuff...usually this is such a supportive and motivating group of people....hang in there....we are all on the same journey!

    There are quite a lot of people in this group but I have noticed it's a familar few that contribute.
    I will hold my hands up for being quiet of late, I have been busy but I'm also struggling a little and it's difficult to motivate others when you can't do it for yourself.
    I shall try to get back into the swing of it!
  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    When you are struggling or need motivation, that is when you need to be here!...share your struggles, we all have them!...everyone wants to know what everyone else does to help on those days when you can’t face another day of struggles!...
  • ConfidentRaven
    ConfidentRaven Posts: 1,428 Member
    maiomaio71 wrote: »
    ConfidentRaven wrote: »
    I want to grumble about being under the weather and still trying to watch my calories.

    I think @NovusDies would probably tell you to maintain when you're not well. Are you on the mend?

    I am feeling much better today thank you. I will sometimes do higher calories when sick, but I try to avoid doing it when I can. I'm not always the best at self care.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    maiomaio71 wrote: »
    ConfidentRaven wrote: »
    I want to grumble about being under the weather and still trying to watch my calories.

    I think @NovusDies would probably tell you to maintain when you're not well. Are you on the mend?

    Nice to know I don't always have to be the one to say it. :smile:

  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    ConfidentRaven wrote: »
    maiomaio71 wrote: »
    ConfidentRaven wrote: »
    I want to grumble about being under the weather and still trying to watch my calories.

    I think @NovusDies would probably tell you to maintain when you're not well. Are you on the mend?

    I am feeling much better today thank you. I will sometimes do higher calories when sick, but I try to avoid doing it when I can. I'm not always the best at self care.

    I have gone through many phases during my weight loss. One of them was where I settled in and thought that weight loss was my new normal but that was short term thinking. Weight management has to be my new normal because weight loss is temporary. The last time I had an infection I was so "settled in" it didn't even dawn on me that I needed to be eating more despite the fact I give this advice to others. It made me feel so much worse until I realized it and ate maintenance until I recovered.
  • FitByFifty1970
    FitByFifty1970 Posts: 127 Member
    @DogMom919 - some days getting out of bed is the win for the day. A friend lost his wife after a brief but horrific situation and frankly some days if he showered that was enough to consider the day a success.

    Overall I didn't mean to guilt people into posting more. Not my intention. Now that I've grumbled about my grumble I'll post on the positive thread to balance myself out.
  • Jackie9003
    Jackie9003 Posts: 1,121 Member
    conniewilkins56 wrote: »
    When you are struggling or need motivation, that is when you need to be here!...share your struggles, we all have them!...everyone wants to know what everyone else does to help on those days when you can’t face another day of struggles!...

    I don't like to complain.....my struggles pale in comparison to some people.
    However I do read the group posts daily and they keep me going and really do help motivate me to carry on.
  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    Jackie9003 wrote: »
    conniewilkins56 wrote: »
    When you are struggling or need motivation, that is when you need to be here!...share your struggles, we all have them!...everyone wants to know what everyone else does to help on those days when you can’t face another day of struggles!...

    I don't like to complain.....my struggles pale in comparison to some people.
    However I do read the group posts daily and they keep me going and really do help motivate me to carry on.

    How your struggles compare to others is not really relevant. I like to say that a man that lost his foot may not seem as bad off as a man that lost a leg but that won't regrow the foot. The things we have to go through still have to be gone through.

  • conniewilkins56
    conniewilkins56 Posts: 3,391 Member
    What was that quote you had about having to go through something to get around it?
  • maiomaio71
    maiomaio71 Posts: 231 Member
    We got our gift from the Board yesterday. It's all food. A heck of a lot of food but all junk food. And a bottle of wine. I don't drink. I don't eat chocolate biscuits and Rocky road and scorched almonds. Even before I was trying to lose weight I didn't eat them. I'm going to re-gift it all to the girl who is going to feed my cat while we're away for Xmas. Except the wine... She's only 15. There was a very nice re-usable coffee mug and drink bottle included that was very nice. I do appreciate gifts but junk food means that no thought has gone into it. Half our staff are gluten free, dairy free or vegan and couldn't eat it anyway!
  • michne16
    michne16 Posts: 538 Member
    DogMom919 wrote: »
    December is a difficult month for me....my husband’s birthday, my wedding anniversary, the holiday season always were a time of happiness for me.....however, after losing my husband it has become the time of year that I feel most alone. I struggle every December just to get out of bed each day. I apologize to this group if my posts are even more infrequent than usual....I will make an honest effort to do better.

    December is hard for me too. My dad died two days before Christmas (this will be 11 years ago), I got into a major car accident on Christmas Day 5 years ago with my mom that has caused her additional health problems, my mom was really sick Christmas of 2017 and had to be hospitalized, I could go on but I am not going to do so. In any respect, I get very anxious during this month because of past tragedies and events so I am always waiting for the next anvil to fall on my head which really kicks up my anxiety level. As such, I completely understand how this month can really wear on you. Do what you need to do in terms of self care and realize that it's okay if you don't feel like being merry and bright. Some days are better than others for me this month. Do the best that you can and don't beat yourself up if there are days you just aren't functioning to the level that you would like. Sometimes it's good enough to survive versus trying to thrive. We are here for you. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help support you during this trying time.
  • papayahed
    papayahed Posts: 407 Member
    kosseychick wrote: »
    I dread Christmas time.. I used to love it.. unfortunately my husband makes my life a living hell at Christmas emotionally, mentally and verbally. I had the worst Christmas of my life last year. This year I am working 600 km away in Camp over the holidays. I know he will still be a raging dink but at least I can get off the phone and concentrate on working instead.. How sad is that? One of the happiest times of the year and I'm the most alone and saddest.


    That stinks. One year I couldn't go home for Christmas and I realized how much more relaxing it can be without the drama of family. I ordered take out and sat on the couch all day watching stupid movies and eating steak nachos. Can you do something fun for yourself like a mani/pedi or massage to perk things up?

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