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The scale has not moved, so I'm guessing my theory about sodium and water retention are bunk in this case, and I really did regain nearly a pound. It seems unfair that one day of eating out can cancel out so much hard work. My clothes seem to fit better, but maybe I am just trying to convince myself of success that's not really there.
All I can do is keep plugging away. I'm beating myself up for not exercising much last week, although logically I know part of what kept me at bay were neck and shoulder issues, headaches, and general fatigue.
I had hopes that the bed would help. It does... until about an hour after I wake up, and then I hurt again. So come the beginning of the month when I go in for a regular physical, I will inquire about Physical Therapy. I know I need to keep moving so I don't tighten up, but I don't know if some of the exercises and stretches I try to do are aggravating it. On the other hand, sitting at a desk for 8-9 hours for most days of the week really doesn't help neck and shoulder pain either.
I picked up a beginners violin book, and ordered some fret markers for my violin. I got it for Christmas from my Grandmother. Maybe now I can sit down and start getting serious about learning, and I hope the movement will be helpful to neck and shoulder issues as well. Bow work is not as easy as it appears, particularly when you've done nothing more with your arms than type on a keyboard for a number of years.
I am feeling very discouraged this morning; very much in a "I hate my body, and this is not going fast enough" mode. I'm trying to remind myself, I am not moving and eating better for a number on a scale, or for a clothing size. That has never ever ever been a good motivation for me. It's an easy goal to care about for a week, and then say, "Aww screw this, I don't care what size I wear."
However, what I do care about is struggling with things like going hiking and hunting, or picking up a new instrument. Or even this weekend, standing and curling my 15 year old's hair made my arms and ribs hurt for the length of time I had to keep my arms above shoulder height. I want to take dance classes with my hubby sometime, or even just get back out and dance.
I'm at a point where it wipes me out to clean the house. And that's no good.
I'm trying to remind myself, I'm not dieting and exercising. I'm eating and training. Not for a marathon, just for living. Because right now, what I'm doing is day to day surviving. Right now what I'm doing is not living. And living is something I dearly want to get back to doing.
Diet Calendar Entries for 15 February 2016:
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2043 kcal
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Fat: 121.55g | Prot: 88.79g | Carb: 167.96g.
Breakfast: Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars - Salted Caramel Nut, Coffee with Cream and Sugar, Harris Teeter Blueberries, Blackberries, Equate Women's One Daily, Nature Made Super B-Complex, Frigo Natural String Cheese Part Skim. Lunch: Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers Ricotta & Spinach Ravioli & Chicken Marinara, Frigo Natural String Cheese Part Skim, Avocados. Dinner: Libby's Country Sausage Gravy, American Value Green Beans (Canned), Idahoan Foods Buttery Homestyle Flavored Mashed Potatoes, Baked or Fried Coated Chicken Breast Skinless. Snacks/Other: Avocados, Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars - Salted Caramel Nut. more...
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2882 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Standing - 30 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 30 minutes, Shopping - 20 minutes, Driving - 1 hour, Showering - 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 4 hours and 10 minutes, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 30 minutes, Desk Work - 8 hours and 45 minutes. more...
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hugs... you're doing great! its OK! Don't be so hard on yourself!
15 Feb 16 by member: TheLovelyMrsG
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Hang in there, and keep the focus! It will come along!
15 Feb 16 by member: warrenwinter
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Salt isn't the only hydrophilic nutrient, carbohydrates are also hydrophilic. Only protein and fat is hydrophobic. Your excess water retention is probably coming from excess carbohydrate (carbo-HYDRATE, hydrate, water) consumption. I took a look at your diet, which is Mediterranean diet that's composed mostly of carbs. Think about it, fruits and veggies contain lots of water and they don't even consume salt. Fruits and veggies are all made of carbs, contains mostly water by volume, and are carbohydrates in reference to nutrient type. See the correlation there?
15 Feb 16 by member: Bcoulal
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I do. It also probably doesn't help that I did not keep up my water intake either over the weekend. That's not precisely good motivation for the body to release water either.
15 Feb 16 by member: tempest_spirit
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Tempest Spirit..I just read all about me when I read your post! I work in an office..have a very sedentary lifestlyle, rsi, fibro, arthritis..blah blah..but basically I hurt a lot and my weight loss is slow and unsteady. I see other people get away with cheats having good losses..I don't get away with anything. I joined sw in October 2013..at over 20stone. I managed to lose 4stone 2 lbs in just over a year..Then spent a whole year gaining and losing the same few pounds over and over again..the gains got bigger, the losses smaller and so at the present time my total weight loss is 3 stone 4.
It was hard to keep weighing when I really seemed to be getting nowhere. But I did because I would have gained the whole lot and more. I have gone back to the beginning, reading my books, double checking syn values and ensuring the fruit and veg I am eating really are speed foods. I added 6 glasses of water a day..and its started working again, slowly but surely. Through all the tough times though what I hadn't realised was I have totally dumped guilt. Its the best thing I have ever done. Now I am learning I am human and from time to time won't be 100 % on plan for an event or special occasion. That's fine for me. The very next day, guilt free I get right back in there. Keep focussed and be kind to yourself x
15 Feb 16 by member: lindasim
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Thank you, linda. I am trying to be. Sometimes I am the last person on my list to be nice to. I'm working on changing that.
15 Feb 16 by member: tempest_spirit
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snap..so I have to remind myself I am worth it. It's not easy to change a lifetimes thinking and conditioning, so little by little is the key. Then suddenly..I am there, in a good frame of mind about it all. Of course I want to lose weight..and of course it's frustrating if its not dropping off. But for me I am not in a race or doing this for anyone but me. Because I want to and because it feels good to be able to do my own shoes up now ;-)
15 Feb 16 by member: lindasim
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