Depressed

Okay... I am not a happy camper....  I have not moved the scale in 2 weeks..... I mean.. I am so angry... because I have made a complete 360 in my eating and I am working out 5 days a week.... I let my frustration get the best of me this morning as I drove the the Burger King for breakfast and consumed 870 calories for nothing....I even packed my yogourt and protein bars to eat.. but I was so mad... I just turned into that drive thru and placed my order.  I have read it takes about 3 weeks to get things going... but I am in month 2 of my regiment.  I am trying to remain positive... but I want to reach my goal so bad and it is so frustrating not to see the progress....   Thanks for reading... Diva (Feeling frumpy and sad )

I know that angry feeling followed by destructive choices! I did that for so many years, I don't care to count how often.  I mean, you will figure it out in your own time to choose not to respond that way to that anger. It takes being very conscious of it n the first place and to then realize that you have choices.   I like to phrase it as "thinking thru PAST REGRET.  You know regret is coming after doing such destructive things. So bypass it before it comes. Do anything else - get in your car and scream...go for a walk...call somebody...log onto here and post a mean big one...do your nails....go to the library...there must be a million OTHER things to do rather than eat horrid things. Another way to look at it is an abusive relationship with your self.  Anger -->Abuse--->Regret--->Forgiveness---> Anger   and so on!  STOP the cycle that you inflict! (((diva))) Today will be a better day!

Neecee,  Thanks... I appreciate your words... now I am mad at myself.... for eating that food....I know good and darn well I did not want it...

Turn it around! It's the lack of control that really gets me when I eat--so I get it back by moving my body. See if you can do a few hundred calories worth of exercise today! One binge won't cause weight gain-- hell, maybe you will jump start your system or something!

The plateaus suck. You really need to see the numbers move for positive reinforcement, but sometimes they just don't. My SigOt and I have found that after a week or two at a weight, though, we'll experience a precipitous drop of 5-10 pounds, for reasons we just don't understand--- so hang in there!

Thanks Shari...

Girl I feel you.  My scale didn't move for like 6 weeks straight and I was doing nothing but behaving myself.  It's so frustrating not reaping the benefits of your hard work.

Diva, try to keep your chin up.  The scale will move eventually.  Maybe you're working out too much and retaining water?  I don't know, but you're doing awesome.  ((((BIG HUG))))

Hey Girl,  Thanks for the encouragement.... I know you have to be frustrated too...  So not fair...  as far as my workouts... I work out for 30 minutes during lunch... I had been doing mainly cardio... then today I read an article about people who put the treadmill on incline 12 at 3.5 mph, and holding on to the handles (which would be me)  the article talks about how ineffective it is to hold the handles... I am thinking "Ain't this some mess"   So that frustrated me even further... I just have no clue.... maybe I have taken in too much salt... I do know know... all I know is that a Diva is tryna keep her patience... Thanks for the support  .... I need it today!!!!

Hey Diva, Girl, I know exactly how you feel, cuz I've been there many times and reacted the way you did many times.  It is so incredibly frustrating, you're doing everything they say you're supposed to do, eating right, exercising, getting your water in, etc. but that damn scale turns on you and won't cooperate by showing you some positive numbers.  I know two things for sure and they are as follows:  (1) if you continue eating right and exercising regularly the weight WILL come off.  It may not come off as fast or as easy as you want it to but it will come off, and (2) if you go back to eating the way you were eating before and not exercising regularly, any weight you may have already lost will be regained quickly and you will probably end up bigger than when you started.  Those are the two things I know for sure.  It's up to each of us to decide which outcome we're going to go after.   I know it's so hard to be patient, but patient is what we must be if we want to lose the weight and keep it off.  Try not to let yourself be a slave to the scale.  Just keep telling yourself that no matter what lies the scale tells you, that you will win in the end if you just stay the course. Take a deep breath , regroup and keep on going sweetie.

Thanks Tali..... I appreciate you.... I know I was the one posting how much of a beast the scale was a few weeks ago.....and today I am on here crying about the scale....  I know I cannot go back... I refuse to go back to being what I was....  I definately do not want to go back.... I know some people weigh on weekly... but I think I am gonoa give the scale a break and weigh in every other week (if I can help it) ****breathing in ..... breathing out*****    Woooo---saaahhhhh!    I am going to step up my prayer in area of my life.. because I tell you ... Whew!!! I need it! Thanks for the encouragement!

Hey Diva: I applaud you for posting here and hope you've been feeling the *love* of all the people here who have responded and who want to see you succeed.  Doesn't it feel good knowing that you've got this community of people rooting for you? 

I find that having a mantra is good, especially for emergency situations!  I myself used to go for a peanut butter milkshakes when I was stressed, depressed, anxious OR happy and excited.  Now when I feel like going and splurging there, I say to myself  "the old Joanna went for peanut butter milkshakes, and she wasn't happy with the way she looked."  That usually knocks some sense into me.   I still go for milkshakes, but A LOT less often and it's usually a special occasion like my birthday.   I'd love to hear your mantra when you think of it - make sure it's really personalized to you.  Not something like "junk food is bad."  Good luck!  You'll start seeing the scale move soon . . . promise!! -Joanna