I'm convinced my body hates me

willowma
willowma Posts: 35 Member
edited October 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Ok so I have recently gotten back into exercising after a long time off post surgery. I own a treadmill and had been leisurely walking on it and walking my dog, but that wasn't enough.
I joined a gym two weeks ago to add some variery to my workout and to add weights in to get toned again too.
I rejoined the site and have been diligently logging what I eat and calories burned and have been eating back some of my exercise calories. Even when I have something as a treat, I make sure it fits into my daily allowance.
I used to weigh myself every day, but I have stopped doing that because if I'm up or the same it ruins my day. So I've been trying to go by how I feel.
I weighed myself about 2 weeks ago and decided to get on the scale yesterday. I was feeling good and thought I had dropped a few pounds so I thought it would be agood pick me up.
I was EXACTLY the same weight as I was the previous time. SO frustrating!!
I have had a few people tell me that when you're body goes through a trauma like surgery and when it is in pain, it goes into shock and it is impossible to lose weight. I prayed it wouldn't happen to me but I gained 25lbs post surgery and it just will not budge no matter what I do. I have tried different dieting approaches and now I am at eating healthy and exercising and this is not working.
Just need to vent

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  • MissTomGettingThin
    MissTomGettingThin Posts: 776 Member
    Hi
    Maybe have a look at your sodium?
    Are you drinking lots of water?
    My best advice is to give yourself a break and be kind to yourself.

    Amanda
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    It looks like you're getting a LOT of calories from exercise. Depending on what type of exercise that is, it could be that you are building a lot of muscle. You could be slimming down and not actually losing any weight. Have you been taking measurements? Do your clothes fit differently? Those might be better indicators of your progress than just the scale. Two weeks is not an eternity. Just keep at it and change will come. :)
  • willowma
    willowma Posts: 35 Member
    I know two weeks is not an eternity, but I am just so frustrated. My body used to react so much differently to positive changes I would make. I guess I'm older now and things change too. I haven't been at this weight since my mid-twenties so I guess it's harder to get it off now.
    I do feel better, but I haven't noticed any physical changes, except that I'm sore (:-P) so I'm don't think I'm gaining any muscle. Most days I get at least 8 glasses of water.
    I know I need to be patient, but I'm a stranger in this body. I don't feel like myself at all. The need for surgery was sudden and threw me for a loop, recovery taking longer than I hoped and I would just like to be myself again.
    I am not giving up, just expressing myself which is what will hopefully get me over this hurdle.
    Thanks!
  • lipglossjunky73
    lipglossjunky73 Posts: 497 Member
    Did your body heal well after the surgery?
    Did it allow you to recover well enough to even consider working out again?
    Are you waking up every morning? Able to move? Breathe? Function?
    That does not sound like a body that hates you. That sounds like a body that loves you. Love it back. Trust that eventually you will reach your goals without getting mad at yourself!!!

    Read the article I posted (Under - Stop what you are doing right now).....
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    First, it's only been two weeks. Second, often when starting a new fitness program your body goes into a little bit of shock where it stores water (or something with a G...) to assist with muscle recovery. You could also be retaining water.

    The gaining muscle weight is a myth by the way. It takes a long time and a calorie surplus to gain even 1-2 pounds of muscle.
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