3 Things Bothering Me Today
Bother 1 - I hate that I woke up today and noticed the scale was up .5 pounds. I hate that it bothers me. I hate that after all this time of trying to lose weight and I know the ups and downs of the scale that it still bothers me. I hate that just a tiny .5 pounds of fat has that effect on me. It puts you in a mood sometimes. I ran 3 miles last night and ate completely well and nothing? lol Sometimes it just doesn’t make sense to the brain.
Bother 2 - I took the real age test at RealAge.com and now I’m trying to lower my “real age”. Well one of the things that it recommended was for me to get more sleep. So I started to keep track of how much sleep I actually get and it really isn’t enough. I’m missing like a full 10 hours of sleep in a week. And there are days I get 5 and then some I get 10. I think this effects my mood big time and how my body feels. I’m tired because I don’t get enough sleep and I’m tired because of the days with too much sleep and trying to play catch up.
Bother 3 - I’m trying not to get angry so much so that my stress levels are down but people in this house keep pissing me off. Are they secrectly trying to kill me? It’s funny when you say to yourself “I will not get angry” and right away something makes you angry. Like just making the statement alone invites anger.
That’s it! Thanks for reading! Carry on.
Oh girlie! That .5 lb on the scale is probably NOT fat weight…it is probably extra H2O…don’t let that get you down…just go pee…and check it again…LOL I know how you feel though…and I also know what you mean about getting angry….LOL It’s Murphy’s Law…
I hope you have a better rest of the day!
I KNOW, that damn scale! And doesn’t that just piss you off more? (the fact that it pisses you off?) What a vicious circle. Maybe instead of saying “I will NOT get angry” we try a more positive approach. Like “I WILL be calm”? Or, if need be, a nice positive “I WILL be PISSED OFF IF I WANT TO BE!” ?? lol You have a nice day now, dear.
I agree, its probably a little extra water weight or maybe some gained muscle! As nerving as that is, Don’t let it ruin your day and you look amazing keep up the great work!!
WW, I hear you. I know where you’re coming from. If I don’t get enough sleep I’m irritable, cranky and yeah - not getting any sex even if you beg.
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Sorry buddy.
WW, I hear you on all 3 points. I was going through that yesterday. I agree with you on sleep. If I don’t get enough sleep I’m irritable, cranky and please don’t ask for sex. It’s like enough already - let me snooze.
I hope you feel better soon.
“but people in this house keep pissing me off. Are they secrectly trying to kill me?”
I hear ya’ sister!!
Ohhhhh BOTHER! LOL
I hear you about the scales. That’s why I’m in denial right now. :o)
I hope you do try to get a good amount of sleep each night. I know from experience that lack of sleep will up the stress and kill the motivation for exercise. Maybe try for at least 7 hours each night for 4 days straight? See if it makes a difference?
Huggggggggggggggggggs,
Shan
Keep off the scale! If you will, I will. Very much a love hate relationship with that thing. And I promise not to look at what the Wii Fit tells me for my daily progress. Wish there were some way to skip that part, the viewing, not the weighing.
I so hear you on sleep, or the lack there of. Good suggestion of aiming for 7 hours a night for a few days.
Girl, you ran 3 miles yesterday!!! That is awesome! I know that you’re a runner and everything…but that is something to be proud of! Don’t let the scale dictate to you how well you’re doing.
As for the sleep, that is something that I myself need to work on. So often these days I’m lucky if I’m getting 6 hours a night. I KNOW that when I am regularly getting my 8 hours a night, my weight loss goes better and I feel so much better.
Sleep is so elusive sometimes right? Check this link out!
http://www.webmd.com/solutions/sc/link-sleep-weight-loss/sleep-to-get-thin
Uh-Huh. It’s not really about sleeping to get thin it’s more about the hormones produced and hey, that may help with your mood too!
We’ve all been where you are but you are doing AWESOME so stay strong, get some sleep and keep up the GREAT work!
You lost five pounds last week and that was an awesome accomplishment…hide that scale until weigh in day.
Oh my,
I can feel the sparks coming off of you from here. Take a deep breath…now, repeat after me…I will NOT kill anyone…I will not kill anyone. When I’m in one of those moods…I hide in my computer room…and then everyone is like..what’s wrong with you….I just give that look…i’m trying to save your life. They are so clueless lol.
Girl, forget that .5 lb….like everyone said…your doing supper…and someone said you lost 5lbs last week…OMG!!! You run 3 miles…gosh your doing such a super job…I cant job more than a minute…much less run lol.
Hang in there girl…this will blow over. Love Debbie
You are going great a little .5 lb gain is nothing. That little gain will be a distant memory in a few days. Since you have kids you may have a blow up punching bag sitting around try beating on it from time to time when you are angry it does help. Have a great day.
Girl - I know how you feel. We will get through this all together
Thank you for being such a great buddy and inspiration. Sorry that you are bothered today - ((hugs))
I hear ya lady. I know exactly how you feel right now. I would say drown it in chocolate but thats what we are trying to avoid as well. lol I usually immerse myself in a book. It tends to drown out the rest of the world out.
I say threaten to kill the scale. Maybe he will straighten his act up..lol
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr I’m with you on the whole scale thing
but you know you are doing all the right things and thats most important.
Do you know how many times I’ve asked my kids….”Are you trying to kill me?” LOL…somedays it feels like it. I just am learning to ignore, not to stoop to their level..no mores stress.
As for the sleep, that is so imortant. Iknow most people don’t like sleep meds, but I had no choice. For the first time in my life, I actually get 8 - 9 hours of straight sleep.
Hugs
Jane
No one’s trying to kill you, my dear, though it seems like it sometimes. Just put a note on the door that says “I’m cranky. It’s me, not you. Will emerge when ready”, that always works with my husband!
Don’t sweat 0.5 pounds. You probaby drank a cup of water before you hopped on there. Celebrate how amazing you look and how far you’ve come.
I could never keep a scale in the house because i would weigh all the time. I will not weigh more than once a week. I do this on the industrial scale at the grocery store pharmacy. So, when I buy groceries once a week, I can weigh! And I always try to remember how it changes even in one day (PMS, too much salt, not having gone potty, etc.)
So, keep up the good work, you are Wonder Woman, remember?
Right there with ya! But thanks for reminding me…I’m going to go do the real age test again and see where I end up. I think the last time I did it I was living a totally different type of life.
My scale is digital. By that I realise, it is powered by an evil little digital man, who knows my official weigh-in day is Monday and adjusts the reading so I always weigh more than any other day.
It is depressing, but I have told him I’ll remove his batteries if he doesn’t shape up and show a decent reduction each Monday.
I know I don’t sleep as much as other people, so I would hate to know what my “real age” would show. Probably dead!
I’ve given up getting angry at home; I have three young adults who are in many ways, just like me. There’s no way either party will win. We have to agree to disagree sometimes, although deep down I know that I am always right of course! I try not to worry about the small things any more.
If I can’t laugh it off, I just walk away now. Otherwise I would have been carted off to the funny farm years ago.
How often do you weigh? Put that darn scale away most of the week! Look at what you DID do! 3 miles is awesome!
As for more sleep, I am with you, I prob don’t get enough either, hard when you are busy!
And the people in your house?
Can you take a “time out” just for you?
Hang in there, you ARE great, and will continue to be. Hugs, Kama
That .5 pounds is not fat if you have been running and eating right. Unless you ate half a pound in calories it is not fat!
Don’t worry about the age test, I took that though, it was fun.
It told me that my car not having airbags makes me old…and that I need a dog! lol
Oh and it also told me I’m old because I exercise too much! hehe
the amount of times a stupid .5lb increase on the scale has ruined an entire day for me…. grrrr… stupid scale. But like I always say, us women are like sponges. If you weighed again after an hour without eating or drinking anything, you could have been down an entire pound. It’s just the way our tempermental bodies work.
Oh and I hear you about the lack of sleep. I got very little sleep Sunday and Monday night so I felt like crap yesterday. But by getting 7 hours last night, I feel like a new woman.
Yeah that is nothing to worry about. Just keep doing what you do. If it say up 5 pounds then start thinking about it.