Shedding four pounds took nearly six weeks
The good news is the weight is coming off. The bad news is that it is taking a long time. There is no quick fix for me. When those diet pill advertisements show an asterisk next to that skinny person who shed 30 pounds in only eight weeks, and in tiny print near the bottom it reads, “Results not typical” – they’re not kidding.
I have quit the carbonation, caffeine and my favorite treat of chocolate. It took about a month to lose one pound, and the last three came off this past week. So, four pounds lighter in nearly six weeks, all I’ve got to say is – I’m hungry! I want to eat all the time. I added weight training this past week and my body is sore, I’m not sleeping well at night and I have an insatiable appetite.
While all this sounds mundane and trivial, which one reader decided to tell me personally by e-mail instead of blogging it on this site so as not to humiliate me “publicly,” so to speak, let me say that weight loss is boring – and frustrating and psychologically maddening! I refuse to experience that alone.
And besides, not all blogs have to “stir the pot.” Mine is more like a journal entry. So, read on if you want to, and scroll through the past blogs to find something of interest to you if not. That’s the nifty thing about blogs; you get to choose what you want to read.
But while I’m on the topic of choice, which is an intellectual exercise that can play mind tricks on a person, that’s where I believe my hang-ups with weight loss really lie - in my head and my heart, not my body. It’s emotional and mind boggling. Yes, I’ve even cried.
While my husband can drop 10 pounds in two weeks, it takes me more than two months. Add that to living in a nation obsessed with dieting and physical appearance and the mixed messages are so confusing I want to reach for a chocolate glazed doughnut in surrender.
So while I’m in the dull drums of my weight loss saga, here are the top four struggles I deal with that insight from anyone out there would be much appreciated:
• Working out makes me hungrier. (Is this true or all in my head?)
• The slow results are making it hard to stay committed. (How do I hang in there?)
• I feel like I’m depriving myself. (Any chocolate substitute suggestions?)
• Will it really matter? (Besides the health benefits?)
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I know exactly how you feel, I am going through the same struggle. I finally lost 6 pounds and was so happy. i am the heaviest I have ever been and am so depressed about my ups and downs with weight gain I feel like you, is it worth it? I think so. It is just so frustrating, once in my life I loved to exercise and did it dailey now I force my self to go for a walk! I feel good once I get out and get going its just I don't get going enough. I am at the heaviest I have ever been and am very frusted with myself and the way I manage myself. I guess I have nothing to encourge you with, just wanted to let you know each day I wake and say today I will try to do better, some days I do and some I don't. I am hoping that with the weather change I will get my big butt out the door and walk it off. good luck to you. I know once we start getting this heavy load off we will feel better emotionally and physically. GOOD LUCK!
Posted by: Debi | August 31, 2006 02:46 PM
My dealings with taking off the weight is get sick loose the weight and then put it back on and then you look at your self and say why did I not loose it the correct way ( was not my fault in the first place to get sick). Now I have lost 18lbs, taking since February yes it did take a long time to get the idea in my head that I had to do it. But once I started, now it has gotten easier and I have my special treat Chocolate when I want it, just not a large amount. You eat smaller portions slowly and enjoy the small portions. No large salads, or large amounts of food because it stretches out your stomach and more you eat at a setting the bigger your stomach gets and you have to keep filling that large stomach to keep you full and happy. Make sure you are getting good nutrition, some exercise, some is better than nothing. When I clean I heat the house up and work up a good sweat just like you would when you are working out in an expensive gym that you never get to.
Posted by: Karen Grissom | August 31, 2006 06:52 PM