Sometimes I wanna scream!
Mom2barefootbabes
Posts: 11
I am nervous to post...but what the hell.
Bad morning. I gained a pound this week.... I know why. Im not stupid. I drank a **** load of beer last weekend, and didn't stick to my caloric intake everyday this week. However, I did limit myself and try to have correct portion sizes.
I am also doing 30 day shred, and I know I am gaining muscle. Why can't I just have a scale that says "good job, you feel lighter" with no number haha.
Today, I just feel like saying F-it and baking and cooking all day.....and then enjoying every bit of it. Oh! we also have a pool tournament this weekend so I will be hanging out in a bar. all. weekend. Not a great time to be so discouraged.
Tear me apart if you would like. I had to get that out and Husband doesn't understand bc if he looks at a salad he drops 10 lbs. jerk.
Bad morning. I gained a pound this week.... I know why. Im not stupid. I drank a **** load of beer last weekend, and didn't stick to my caloric intake everyday this week. However, I did limit myself and try to have correct portion sizes.
I am also doing 30 day shred, and I know I am gaining muscle. Why can't I just have a scale that says "good job, you feel lighter" with no number haha.
Today, I just feel like saying F-it and baking and cooking all day.....and then enjoying every bit of it. Oh! we also have a pool tournament this weekend so I will be hanging out in a bar. all. weekend. Not a great time to be so discouraged.
Tear me apart if you would like. I had to get that out and Husband doesn't understand bc if he looks at a salad he drops 10 lbs. jerk.
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Do not be defeated by a few beers. No, you didn't gain a pound of fat. That's all water weight. Your body converts carbs into glycogen which is stored in your liver and muscles. It takes about 3 grams of water to maintain 1 gram of glycogen, so do not be discouraged. You enjoyed your weekend, suck it up, and get out there and get it done! Don't be a quitter! Let's get it!0
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Girl, I totally know what you mean! Seriously, there is nothing more frustrating than sweating your a** off and then nothing on the scale showing for it. Sucks even more because my best friend is a guy and we all know men lose weight faster than women do, so he's already dropped ten pounds, and I've dropped two. I love him, but sometimes I just want to punch him in the face.
I'm also doing 30 day shred and that is seriously kicking my butt. But the important thing is simply to stick with it, My coach told me this and it always sticks with me whenever I feel down "You didn't put on that weight in one night, it's not going to come off in one night. Plus, if it wasn't hard work, would you be proud of it when it's accomplished?" I'm losing weight not only to be healthier, but to also join the Navy (they say I gots too much chubs to join just yet ), so anytime I'm feeling down, I simply look at my contract and I know all the sweat, all the tears and all the discouraged feelings are for a purpose. Just remember your goals, if you want them bad enough, you will find the motivation to stick with it We all have those "f-it" days, getting past them is what makes us stronger You can do it0 -
No problems...just get back on track. No baking and cooking and enjoying everything in sight or you will be here next week talking about how you gained another pound or two. Nope...you are better than that!
And about the pool tournament...well I went to a Girl's Night Out to a bar/restaurant a week ago or so. I had diet coke only and a few nibbles from the free buffet for my dinner. I still kept within my calories and macros and had a great time! The best part was the end of the night, I could cover my entire bill plus tip with a $5 bill and everyone else was paying $60+. :drinker:
The beers you had aren't bad...that's life. You have to enjoy yourself! Just don't let it turn into something worse.0 -
its 1 pound!! Not the end of the Earth....you can get that pound back....its prolly water weight gain from the beer....I have the same problem because yes I like my beers on the weekends .....dont beat yourself up so much your thinking of takin the dive into cakes and cookies....theyll only make you feel worse and you start the whole damn circle all over again! Chin up ....get moving!! Drink water to flush that water gain out and feel good about yourself! Your making changes...you cant be perfect all the time...life would be boring then!
just did some reading about beer drinking actually...they said that if you have a couple each night and I mean couple not a 6 pack lol that your body recognizes it as reg calories and burns it off like it does reg food...but bingeing on the weekends means overload for your body to burn through as excess and it stores it as fat instead.....hopefully i typed it so it makes sense lol oooo and drinking water in between beers helps too!
as far as guys go....yeah I hear ya! lol0 -
It's just a pound!! Next week you'll probably get on the scale and have lost it + some more. Unless of course you go through with the baking thing...0
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a pound could be a bit of bloat and a certain *need* to go loo (ok that's an Aussie term for toilet) of the number 2's variety...
... or a pasta/rice meal the night before weighing.
Don't beat yourself up about it. Tomorrow is another day to start logging and eating to give you the YOU that you want to be. Past is something that HAS happened and can't be changed. Present is the time in your hands NOW and the FUTURE is yours for the taking. Grasp it with both hands and do what you want without the guilt of something that you can't go back and change.0 -
I love this site more every day. You guys ROCK! I do feel better. (i also like the idea of drinking beer everyday, lol.)
Thanks. I won't cook or bake today I had my two egg whites and a whole egg for breakfast.
I really appreciate all of you. Thank you for turning my whole attitude around.
ETA: And on a side note, I don't think this whole "weighing once a week" thing works for me. It puts too much pressure on that one day...I think I prefer knowing all week that im over instead of thinking i feel 'skinnier' and getting a sad number0 -
we sure do like to torture ourselves done we... dont let that one lb get to you.. best thing you can do is live and learn and move on. being healthier is a process in the works . you're too hard on yourself0
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dont give in to ur baking wants...in a few days maybe even by tomorrow ur one pound that u gained will be gone! and if u eat everything u bake today, then the scale will only go up. stay strong! go for a run, a walk justget out of ur house so u dont bake!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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Find other ways to track your progress. There's too many variables for the scale to be your only way.
Take measurements. Go by how clothes fit. Take photos. Especially take photos.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/758160-reminder-the-scale-does-not-define-you0 -
ETA: And on a side note, I don't think this whole "weighing once a week" thing works for me. It puts too much pressure on that one day...I think I prefer knowing all week that im over instead of thinking i feel 'skinnier' and getting a sad number
Take pictures and/or measurements, too... your scale LIES! It's up, it's down - it can't make up it's mind. Unless you want to lose your mind along with a few pounds, don't weigh every day - it'll drive you nuts. Weigh weekly, but track other measurements of your progress, too!
Edited to add: What Lorina said...0 -
I've been juggling the same 2lbs for the past 4 weeks - put it on, lose it, put it on, lose it. Ive been really upset about it because Im trying my hardest, going to the gym, doing cardio, weight training. Over the past week people have started noticing my shrinkage, because although Ive not been losing weight, I've been losing fat.
Buy a tape measure and try logging your inches rather than weight, or do both.
You'll get there - hopefully we all will.
If you need a friend to motivate you, feel free to add me :-)
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Find other ways to track your progress. There's too many variables for the scale to be your only way.
Take measurements. Go by how clothes fit. Take photos. Especially take photos.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/758160-reminder-the-scale-does-not-define-you
I've just read your post - brilliant work - well done!
I think the scales might be going in the shed tonight!0 -
my scale hates me,, cuz I step on it all the time !!!!
last weigh in day ..... no loss ,,,, next day.. there IS the 1 lb loss I thought I deserved ???
repeat after me.... I am doing a good job
I do NOT need a gold star to tell me I am doing a good job0 -
Sucks to feel that way. But if you say f*** it and drink beer all this weekend too you'll feel the same next Friday.
As Einstein said, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.0 -
If weighing yourself is going to make you crazy (note your original post) then look at it differently....Total your cals for the week and see if you were over or under (for the week, not by day).
Try measuring the part of the body u hate the most and keep track of progress that way.0 -
You may have been a pound lower if you weighed yourself 12 hours earlier or later. You really cannot live and die by 1 weigh in. If it is not a trend it is not a big deal.0
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I understand where you are coming from...we tell our children," When they fall, to pick themselves up and try again."
Let's continue to follow good advice and be a role model to our children. We are all here supporting one another.
Good luck:flowerforyou:0 -
I have soo been where you are! I nearly quit this diet around about the third week. The scale would NOT budge! I'm glad I stuck to it, though, because the next week I had a 4 lb. loss! That was enough to motivate me to stay with it.
Face it: we ALL Screw up coccasionally. So you had a few beers. I ate almost half a turkey at Thanksgiving! :laugh: Counter your bad choices with good ones instead of throwing in the towel. Accept your mistakes...then move on. You'll be glad you did!0 -
I am finally coming to grips with the fact that the scale is not my friend....Yesterday I put on jeans that hadn't fit for two years, yet this morning the scale was UP two pounds. I know I have been doing everything I am supposed to do. There is NO WAY I could have gained two pounds of fat. Stupid scale...we have to stop giving it so much power! :noway:0
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I wanna scream too!! I'd gladly scream right along with you. Yesterday I did day 1 of c25k and day 1 of 30 day shred (running in the morning and shred in the evening). With all those exercise calories I was way below my daily and even if you take them off I still was a little below my goal. How did the scale respond? Up 0.6 lbs this morning. Screw you scale!! Its a good thing I am a work and can just let the steam roll off. I did consider for one very slight milisecond, saying screw it and do what I want today. That would only lead to guilt tomorrow and I dont want that!! Onward and upward (hopefully scale goes downward).0
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I love this site more every day. You guys ROCK! I do feel better. (i also like the idea of drinking beer everyday, lol.)
Thanks. I won't cook or bake today I had my two egg whites and a whole egg for breakfast.
I really appreciate all of you. Thank you for turning my whole attitude around.
ETA: And on a side note, I don't think this whole "weighing once a week" thing works for me. It puts too much pressure on that one day...I think I prefer knowing all week that im over instead of thinking i feel 'skinnier' and getting a sad number
I look at your weekend and say - great, it was only a pound and I am ready to kick start again today! We all have days we have to be "bad". If you don't then you will fall completely off the wagon and make yourself crazy. If you know ahead of time that you have something special - burn the calories before you head out - Housework burns a crapload of calories, hand mow the yard, just do some extras.
As for the nasty weighing thing - I do it twice a week, Thursdays and Mondays - Thursdays tell me how I did all week, and Mondays hold me accountable for the weekend. It works for me. Good luck!0 -
Last month I lost a total of 1.5lbs....thats right! 1.5lbs but do you see me giving up? NO. I still log and watch what I eat. I still wake up at 4:15 am to do Insanity. All I know is that I look good and not only am I gonna STAY that way, but I'm also going to improve. If you're in this for the long haul you can't let things like 1lb defeat you. Get your head in the game and shut up!......
With that said I good luck with this weekend. I hope you have a great time shooting pool, and have a blessed day :-))))0 -
I completely understand. My husband and I went running ONCE, and he dropped 10lbs. It's hard. Last week I had lost 2.5 lbs on Monday, by Friday, I had 2 back. Just stick with it! I know it sometimes feels like 1 step forward, 2 steps back, but weight loss is longterm. This week I have a total of 3lbs lost since restarting my weight loss journey! Keep with it and know there are plenty of people here to support you whenever you need encouragement!0
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I am nervous to post...but what the hell.
Bad morning. I gained a pound this week.... I know why. Im not stupid. I drank a **** load of beer last weekend, and didn't stick to my caloric intake everyday this week. However, I did limit myself and try to have correct portion sizes.
I am also doing 30 day shred, and I know I am gaining muscle. Why can't I just have a scale that says "good job, you feel lighter" with no number haha.
Today, I just feel like saying F-it and baking and cooking all day.....and then enjoying every bit of it. Oh! we also have a pool tournament this weekend so I will be hanging out in a bar. all. weekend. Not a great time to be so discouraged.
Tear me apart if you would like. I had to get that out and Husband doesn't understand bc if he looks at a salad he drops 10 lbs. jerk.
I would never "tear you apart". You're entitled to those feelings. I have them too... only I never drink. My extra weight comes from pure junk food.
If you're strength training, and you know you're building muscle.... that may be it. Also, it could be water weight from all of the sweets. Don't get discouraged. I know it's easier said than done. I hate the scale too. BUT... try to use it as motivation to kick your butt into gear.0
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