Damage Not Too Bad
I forced myself to weigh on Tuesday and it said I was up about 3 lbs. I knew I had some salty foods while on vacation so I was hoping that was some of it. I weighed again this morning and it looks like I'm up about 1 lb. I felt a little relief compared to yesterday. It takes a while to lose 3 lbs. and I hate going backward. I still don't feel as gung ho as I did before my vacation. I can handle one lb. though. I think I just feel disappointed in myself. I think I just need to give myself a kick in the butt and quit whining. I've been exercising, but not as much as I was. Even though my eating is back on track, I feel like I'm in a slump. Maybe I just didn't feel like going back to work, who knows. It's harder when you have quite a bit to lose. Such a long road, but compared to a lot of people on this board who are over 300, I need to just shut up. Those people are true inspirations. I plan on forcing myself to exercise more today, maybe that will help.
Brenda
yes, our own weight loss is relative - your amount to lose feels the very same to you as it does for someone who has 4x the amount to lose.
You sound down in general...just try to heal yourself by eating fresh foods where possible and just observing your bad mood. Don't give in to it...all the right things to be doing are the antidote...hard to be real depressed when you're walking, right? or eating a fresh fruit salad?
Just be easy on yourself, but maintain some basic standards - sounds like you are doing that. This too shall pass.
