I'm having a very Eeyore kind of day. He's always been my favorite Pooh character but I'd rather not feel so gloomy. "Good morning, Pooh Bear," said Eeyore gloomily. "If it is a good morning," he said. "Which I doubt," said he.
"Why, what's the matter?"
"Nothing, Pooh Bear, nothing. We can't all, and some of us don't. That's all there is to it."
"Can't all what?" said Pooh, rubbing his nose.
"Gaiety. Song-and-dance. Here we go round the mulberry bush."
The scale has not been kind to me this week. And the thing is, I have been doing decent with my eating, keeping it between 1200 - 1400 calories which is a bit higher than I'd like too but I've also been more active so I think I'm a bit more hungry than I normally am. On Sunday, I weighed 315.7lbs and today I weighed 318lbs. What is up with that? I'm trying really hard not to let it get me down, but I just find it more frustrating because I have worked out at least 1 hour for the last three days. Blah. I know it will get better and I'm just trying to stay positive.
I'm going to up my water intake today and really focus on that, maybe that will help. I have a hard time drinking earlier in the day and while at work. Then I get distracted by work and then forget to drink. I can usually get all my water in at home at night but still, it's tough. My band is so super tight in the mornings. I miss being able to drink fast.
The other thing I have been thinking about lately is my super competitive feeling towards Marc. He is so close to reaching 299lbs and darnit, I want to reach there FIRST. Is that so much to ask? LOL. I just want to do better than him for one single thing in this weight loss journey. I told him I'm going to start adding things to his food to stall his weight loss....that's not mean, right? Hehehe.
In all seriousness I would never do that but I want to reach 299lb first. I really truly do. I need to start going to the gym when he can't. LOL. Last night we went again, I started on the indoor track which I adore. I was a bit sore so I was just walking and then I saw Marc start to jog and I was like, heck with that, if he can do it so can I. I actually jogged THREE laps. THREE! Not in a row but one at a time and I did a bunch of 1/2 laps jogging too. I didn't care what others thought of me, I just did it. I'm so proud of myself. The last time I ran was in High School when we were forced to do the dreaded mile, on my last lap someone tried to run past me and made me fall which sprained my ankle so I'm super proud of myself. Then we did some swimming. I have to say my body is pretty sore but it feels good.
Today is a rest day, I have my internship tonight and I'm so looking forward to going home after and watching Teen Mom 2. :-)
6 comments:
I am right there with you on the weight loss thing. the scale gods are not being kind this week. great job on the workout! it's so not easy to run. I have tried doing it and holy crap I look like I just stepped out of the shower when I do that.
Keep up the good work!
It seems the scale always stalls for me when I really start pushing myself at the gym. And if you're not drinking enough water, your muscles are probably holding on to every drop. Your next weigh in will show a loss. Sounds like your competitive nature is really working your favor!
Men lose faster, so I wouldn't worry about him getting there first, you'll weight less than him in the long run. Then he'll be jealous. ;)
I don't know what to think about the weight loss especially if you've been doing well with your calories, but scale fluctuations happen to us all, so not to worry. You'll be down to 314 before you know it!
I'm so proud of you for jogging three laps, you're doing SO amazing!
So not fair that you saw a gain! It has to be hormones or water weight or something. Give it a few days and you'll be heading downward again.
It sounds like your competitive feelings kind of motivate you at times (like with the running), but they may also have a dark edge that leaves you feeling bad. The fact is that men often lose faster and he may end up hitting that milestone first. But ultimately he'll likely be bigger than you. Like he may never hit Onderland, depending on how tall he is.
Yeah... my hubby is dropping weight like crazy right now because he is working out withme and eating better. He went from 305 to 270... so I won't be catching up with him anytime soon. Boo hiss.
The upside? I will eventually pass him because he is a man & tall... and will eventually hit his end waaaay befor eI do. ;)
You said you are getting your water in, so maybe it isn't the issue. But I know that when I upped my water intake last week, my weight just started nosediving. I was so impressed! Great job on the running!!!
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