The Frustrations Thread - part 2
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Goodness Leanna! I am glad you guys are ok, I know tequila always makes me feel better too, lol! Hopefully the gods of karma are done with you and your RV gets fixed quickly!0
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Update on some earlier frustration posts...the RV is fixed, the cargo trailer is fixed, the ATV is fixed!! Tomorrow we'll start loading all the rest of our toys into the cargo trailer. Then, we can start moving back into the RV.
Mark has hernia surgery on Monday; it's planned for out-patient. He will take a month to rest and recover and then, we are off on our first trip in 5 years! We are both excited....I'm a little worried about leaving my gym behind. Okay, I'm a lot worried. But I have a habit of exercise now, so I will figure it out, but it won't be as easy as it has been. The place we're spending the winter doesn't have a gym, but they have a clubhouse, so perhaps they'll let me work out there. If not, I'll hit the streets and get my walks. Heck, I can do walk aerobic CDs in my front yard if I have to. I will get my exercise!0 -
Wow, sounds like things are settling down now! Hope Mark does well in his surgery!0
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Yesterday Mark was doing so well, but today is an entirely different story. He can't keep any food or water down, and is so sore. We finally called the doctor, who assured us he won't be dehydrated this soon, so he can't have any more to eat or drink...not that he's had any food to speak of yet. He's been so sick today, he can't keep the anti-nausea pills in his system long enough to work, so he's having to let them dissolve on his tongue.
I sure hope he's better tomorrow. I hate to see him so sick, and I love him to pieces, but I do not handle nausea very well at all. If this keeps up, I'll be taking his anti-nausea pills myself!0 -
Oh that's not good!! I hope it passes quickly!! Letting a pill dissolve on your tongue is enough to make ya gag yuck!! With any luck it will all be over soon!0
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A friend of mine, I've mentioned her in this before, still refers to what I'm doing as a diet. When I get something that is not considered diet food she gets a kick out of it: Oh, I didn't know you were off your diet. - It is not a diet. Never has been. Never will be. She wants the weight-loss to be immediate within 72 hours. As her son's wedding is coming up she has ordered exercise DVDs that she never does. She tried an Alice diet a couple of months back. She has bought exercise equipment that she then returned because it didn't work (she'd only used it twice for about 10 minutes according to her). I tried to partner with her back on Dec 27th of 2013, and she agreed. She then didn't do anything to help her waistline or flabby areas. I heard from her the constant excuses for why she couldn't eat healthy or exercise that day. I can turn any place into a temporary gym, but most are turned off by that idea. Digressing... So, when I sent the text as to how close I am to reaching the one hundred pound mark she sent back saying how she is going to lose 10 lbs this month by simply taking a pill that says you have to eat a proper diet and exercise for the drug to work on reducing cortisol that will help aid the body to let go of it. She has no intention on doing the eating right and exercising needed. I just don't get it. One of these days I'm going to go all Foamy the Squirrel on her rear end!0
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Maelyn, I get so frustrated when people try to suggest diets to me. I'm losing weight...my program is working for me just fine....and it's called The Common Sense Diet. I am eating now the way I intend to eat for the rest of my life. I don't want to lose all the weight and then have to face learning another new way of eating. The most recent suggestion was some kind of vitamin injections you get each week to full your body into thinking you're full.0
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For the last month or so I have been struggling to get my workouts in... And by that I mean not at all... I have been walking a lot more than I did a year ago, but for some reason my zumba and my gym attempts have fallen completely off :frown: Not to mention my diet has been lacking it's regular fruits and vegetables. I am getting my foods back under control, but I can't seem to get the motivation to do my zumba or go to the gym after working all day... I know something needs to be done, because my arms and thighs are starting to look flabbier... Just need to dig deep and find the motivation I guess... Hope I find it today :ohwell:0
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I totally understand Malia. I'm struggling too right now. My exercise is going by sheer determination. I'm worried if I stop... I'll lose it all.:noway: My food control is almost nonexistant . I know what I need to do, I know how to do it, I just don't feel like it. I got close to onderland and I blew myself up. I think I need to figure what's going on in my head.
Remember, start with small doable goals, to get back into the swing of it. Pick one thing to work on and then we you got it again pick another. You can do this... you've got this. That's my advice.... now I think I'd better listen to it.
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Malia and Pixy, I'm so there with y'all. Tomorrow is my last day at my job. I manage an RV Resort where I also live. So I'm quitting my job and leaving home all at the same time. It's exciting and it's my choice, but I seem to be using that change as an excuse to skip workouts and make less than stellar food choice.
I'm really working to accept that this next stage in my life IS my life now. I have to find ways to get my workouts without daily access to a gym. I have to learn to make good food choices when I'm surrounded by people who may not be on the same journey...in fact, are on the exact opposite. (I live and travel in an RV fulltime and a lot of the people I meet are in "vacation mode".)
Right now I'm both excited and terrified. But I will find a way to make it work.0 -
Pixy and LeAnna, thank you for the great words of encouragement! This is a very tough journey and it's nice to know that you ladies understand what I'm going through. I am going to take your advice and try to conquer one goal at a time till I get back on track! Thanks again for taking the time to answer my call for help :drinker:0
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I just keep reminding myself, Malia, that it isn't a race and I don't have a deadline. I just need to have way more good days than bad days and try to keep my focus on the fact that this is not a temporary fix. This IS my life...it includes activity on a regular basis and smart food choices.
We can do this...we can totally do this!0 -
So this weekend my husband and I went shopping most of the day and we walked up a large flight of stairs to a shop and my thighs have been hurting ever since! I used to walk up 20-30 floors or more everyday! With no problems... Also we picked up a 13lb turkey for Thanksgiving and I thought is was heavier than 13lbs... So to some it all up I am failing miserably at losing weight and staying fit! But on the upside, this has made me realize that it is time to quit slacking and get back to the gym. So I will be getting back into the swing of things this week! I can do this
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Thanks Dan! I will do this What island will you be visiting? 0
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Malia - You've got this and have just found another reason to keep pushing.0
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Malia, we haven't decided yet, but we are thinking of multiple Islands. Maybe a week on one, if the kids join us, then ship them back to the mainland and the wife and I will Island hop for another couple weeks. This is in the beyond tentative state. But it is on the radar.0
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Simple: Having to lose weight you've already lost before
Luckily its not much but I refuse to change my ticker to my higher weight so my only choice is to keep going until my ticker is true 0 -
Oh and I forgot not being able to weigh myself because I don't have access to my scale in the morning when I wake up. I could weigh myself later on in the day but its just seems more accurate first thing in the morning.0
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Simple: Having to lose weight you've already lost before Luckily its not much but I refuse to change my ticker to my higher weight so my only choice is to keep going until my ticker is true
We have all been there. I'm there right now having gained quite a bit during a recent depressive episode. It'll be alright. You've lost it before and will do so again.Oh and I forgot not being able to weigh myself because I don't have access to my scale in the morning when I wake up. I could weigh myself later on in the day but its just seems more accurate first thing in the morning.
I agree that it is more accurate first thing in the morning as we haven't accumulated any excess waste from food and water intake.0 -
Okay, I am very frustrated and a bit angry with myself. I know that depression was a chemical thing beyond my control, but still seeing the damage that occurred in just a month. On May 20th, 2014 I put in my wellness goal as to lose 70 lbs over the next year, averaging around 6 lbs a month. Okay, so I went along and have been entering things into a spreadsheet. When the depression hit I didn't log on the spreadsheet as much. I got it up to date now and was blown away by what happened in October. Here is the ugly truth.
The yellow highlighted area is the amount left to go to reach that goal of 70 lbs.
Basically, in four weeks several month's worth of work disappeared and most of it within just a ten day period. I can't believe this happened like this. I'm not certain physiologically what had to have happened there for that to occur as it did within such a short period of time as I was definitely not eating almost an additional 9,000 calories a day.
I don't know if I am going to hit my goal by May 20th (ish), 2015 now. I have six months to drop basically 50 lbs.
My takeaway is that I need to be more mindful of my moods and put in more safeguards to keeping healthy during that time frame when my moods get wonky or alternatives I can eat if something I cut into (like pancakes) starts to appear to be bleeding due to hallucinations, etc. One thing I have settled on doing is sticking with my grocery list and nothing else. I am basically out of food meaning all I would have in the apartment would be my groceries AND sticking to not going out to the store to get something extra. Just what I have on hand, nothing else. I also need to get back into a regular exercise routine.0 -
Ive done the same with my grocery list. I haven't had fast food in a month. I always make sure to pack my food or have healthy snacks with me. Also I don't go grocery shopping hungry. Overall though just remember this journey is all about getting healthy mind and body, so yes you gained weight during the month but now you're better prepared to battle for your health as an overall concept.
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I went overboard with eating yesterday, but I logged it and did not close off my diary like I considered doing. I agree on not shopping hungry. You're right about it being a journey, and as my therapist says, "It happens to almost everyone eventually." I guess that is one bit of proof that I am human - I fail, frequently, but have the capacity to learn, improve, and eventually walk down a different street.0
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I am feeling very frustrated... I just can't seem to keep my motivation going... It's always something that slows me down! I keep picking myself up and trying again, but it seems like I have been doing this forever!!! I know it's better to keep trying than to just give up, but I just don't know... I guess I just have to find my groove again? It also seems as if I am the last sole member of this group that is still here... so who knows if anyone will even read this
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Sorry I haven't really been around. You can do this. You are worth the struggle. I think if they put the search part for groups again we would have more people.0
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Hey Malia!!!! you are kicking my butt! Great job at keep'n on!0
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Agreed - the boards have grown quiet, but there are a few of us still around
Keep on keepin' on, and we'll get there! 0 -
Yay! I'm glad to see you all back!!!
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Back? Whose back? I hope you don't see my back!
How you all doing?
Life is so very challenging in all areas right now. My wife has moved to San Diego, CA. I'm in the middle of monsterous workload at work and trying to pack and prep the house for sale during off hours.
Sure glad I had that wonderful vacation where I met Mark (m23prime) and had glorious times hiking and filling up digital memory with photo's. The wonderful feeling had been beat out of me by about 10 days back! lol
Lunch break is over. Be well everyone. Day One is racked up. Will try for a day two tomorrow.0 -
Wow, sounds like you have a lot on your plate right now! But it is very good to see you... back or front, lol!
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