UGH - hate the scale and NSV in the same morning...

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katrwal
katrwal Posts: 336 Member
in Motivation and Support
Kind of a mood-swing post this morning, but hopefully someone (and me, later today when i'm not feeling the need for stimulants) will find it funny...

Friday morning - my weigh in... and I'm up one pound.

First thought - OK, those are the chocolate chip cookies biting me (literally) in the behind. Guess "eat your exercise calories" shouldn't be "oh, goodie - i get 4 cookies tonight". OK - lesson learned.

grumble, grumble, grumble down to the living room to do Jillian Michaels' Ripped in 30 DVD (week 3, again - because I will figure out those stupid side-bend 1 arm pushup thingies if it kills me). She is still the devil.

grumble, grumble, grumble back upstairs to get showered and dressed before the attack of the flying monkeys (my 2 year old & 5 year old who can't hear me when i call them in from the backyard for dinner, but can hear the water start 3 rooms away).

I get dressed and my darling, wonderful husband says "hey - your jeans are looking pretty baggy - maybe we should go shopping this weekend and see if a size 8 would be better". And he's right! Now i'm really confused...

So - I'm going to just keep my chin up - remember that 1 pound is not a tragedy - and hope that the rest of the day ends up being a little more predictable. Happy Friday, everyone. :laugh:

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  • steadk
    steadk Posts: 334 Member
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    you could've gained water weight or MUSCLE!!! :) but inches lost is definitely a good NSV!! Have fun shopping!
  • farmgirlsuz
    farmgirlsuz Posts: 351 Member
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    Obviously you are toning up! AND your husband is a dear for saying such a thing!
  • jennajosephine
    jennajosephine Posts: 85 Member
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    sounds like you're adding muscle now!! good job!
  • lizzybethclaire
    lizzybethclaire Posts: 849 Member
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    My favorite part of this post is the "grumble, grumble, grumble"
  • lenya_maria4516
    lenya_maria4516 Posts: 40 Member
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    Awww 1lb is nothing to worry about! It's probably just water. If your man noticed a difference then you're on to a winner!

    Good luck with your journey :) x

    Edit: Not only did he notice, he wants to take you shopping - what an angel!
  • tdmcmains
    tdmcmains Posts: 227 Member
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    aww, I would swing up to 5 pounds day to day. It became a joke because I would be so happy on the days i... err... left a lot behind in the ladies room. those are the days I would log. classy, right?
    Sounds like you are doing awesome. :) keep it up!
  • DianneBoo
    DianneBoo Posts: 226 Member
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    It is more important how you feel than what the scale says! Congrats on the looser clothes! What a great and positive sign that things are going great for you!
  • LindaCWy
    LindaCWy Posts: 463 Member
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    I gained 2 pounds overnight, then I remembered the weight training I did yesterday, my muscles are hugely sore... chalk it up to water retention. I'm going to stop weighing for a while, the scale is not an indication of how you look and feel, just a number.
    My measurements didn't change either, but I now fit into a size 6... clothes are my new indication ;).

    Keep doin it!
  • cbu23
    cbu23 Posts: 280 Member
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    Awesome NSV! Something similar happened to me yesterday.

    Thanks for making me laugh! Just the way you told the story was awesome! :laugh:
  • njmp
    njmp Posts: 277 Member
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    Yep! Focus on the positive! The way your clothes fit and how you feel. and in this case, how hubby sees you, mean so much more than a number on the scale!!!
    Props to you for grumbling through your morning as well :wink:
  • Ekoria
    Ekoria Posts: 262 Member
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    My favorite part of this post is the "grumble, grumble, grumble"

    Same here, I can totally identify. Well done on your NSV :) (stuff the one pound gain ;) )
  • hanahlai
    hanahlai Posts: 281 Member
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    It happens! It prob really wasn't even the cookies...just water weight. It doesn't stay long in my experience!
    Glad for the NSV. Loved your comment about the flying monkeys...my 3 & 6 year old are the EXACT same way!!! hahaha
  • mickeyluvchocolat
    mickeyluvchocolat Posts: 101
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    when I did JM 30DS, I gained a lot because I have water retention problems and when I do exercices that are intense, I keeep water more than usual, 2 weeks after the weight was down. Look at your inches lose while training with JM!
  • moonspells
    moonspells Posts: 126 Member
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    I get dressed and my darling, wonderful husband says "hey - your jeans are looking pretty baggy - maybe we should go shopping this weekend and see if a size 8 would be better".

    Sounds like a good man! ;o)
  • Sherriediva1
    Sherriediva1 Posts: 345 Member
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    :bigsmile:

    ***Forget the Scale*** That NSV (which is what life is really al about) blew my socks off!!
    You Rock! (and so does he for noticing - and saying it out loud - )
  • katrwal
    katrwal Posts: 336 Member
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    thanks, all of you - it is tough to forget the scale, but i'm trying... :grumble: darned lifetime of using that number as a defining factor, anyway... it's everyone who i read on this wonderful website who are helping to replace the evil voices in my head...

    i do have a completely wonderful husband (as of this morning - but probably not this afternoon when i get home to a sink full of dishes and dirty laundry on the floor NEXT TO the hamper)... and i know i'm incredibly lucky that he is verbal about his compliments...

    i'm so glad that i'm getting new friends out of this, too... i hope that i can be as supportive & encouraging as you have been...
  • bradphil87
    bradphil87 Posts: 617 Member
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    Thats why :) you weighed after a workout day. I gain most likely 3-5 lbs after a workout!!!! Due in large part to the amount of water I consume during it, and the fact that when your muscles are swollen with said water, it holds it for a day or two. (at least it usually does for me.) so you being the same might be a loss on a different day!
  • Serenstar75
    Serenstar75 Posts: 258 Member
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    aww, I would swing up to 5 pounds day to day. It became a joke because I would be so happy on the days i... err... left a lot behind in the ladies room. those are the days I would log. classy, right?
    Sounds like you are doing awesome. :) keep it up!

    Hey, you don't want to weigh you're uh...extra. That's not YOUR weight :) That's baggage. Best to weight anyway first thing in the morning after you've...dealt with stuff.

    I fluctuate a lot in a day to day kind of thing.

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