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Really having a hard time feeling optimistic this morning. Stuck to my gym routine over the weekend, hooray! Wasn't dead on with my calorie intake but it was far from a binge but the scale wont budge for me. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, perhaps I should be counting every single calorie instead of estimating. Maybe I'm retaining water for whatever reason. I don't know. It's very frustrating. I have a lot to prove here, especially to myself.
It has been a rough couple weeks. My Aunt has been battling colon cancer for about a year now, she's not well. One of my uncles just found out that when he had his appendix removed a couple weeks ago that it had cancerous tumors on it. My brother has relapsed on heroin. And yesterday my step dad's sister finally passed away after battling bone cancer for the last year. Lots of stress, lots of pain. On top of the financial strain we have going on right now, my gym time might be the only thing holding me together. I literally beat the crap out of myself.
Was frustrated yesterday because a 'friend' of mine who claims to be my 'workout buddy' stood me up. No big deal in the grand scheme of things, I can do what I do alone, have been for a very long time now. However, when you tell someone to meet them at the gym at noon, you should meet them at the gym at noon. She never replied to any of my text messages until I was forty-minutes into my workout. Her reply was "Sorry, we are at the Indians game". Whatever, it just frustrates me because I rearranged my schedule so we can workout around her work schedule. When I could conveniently do my workouts in the afternoon while my kids are at school I would instead go in the evening because that was when she was available. I guess I won't be doing that anymore. Was it wrong of me to wish she ate ten hot dogs at the baseball game yesterday? lol I do, and a couple sodas too!
So all of the above aside, my weekend was pretty decent. My mother in law paid for us to go to Cedar Point Friday evening. It was my kids first time going there, and they had a blast!! We might even consider getting season passes for next year if I can round up some extra money. (there has to be some hiding somewhere, right?) Saturday we lazed around most of the day, then took the kids out to the local conservation to do some hiking on the trails. Spent the evening with my mom and step dad. Sunday was the gym at noon... alone lol then the Browns game (HUGE Browns fans) Dinner and then getting ready for Monday. Ugh, now here it is! Back to the gym today and perhaps counting calories.
This has got to be a good week, I feel like I'm just spinning my tires here. Hope everyone else is off to a great start. :-)
Diet Calendar Entries for 23 September 2013:
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1465 kcal
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Fat: 61.76g | Prot: 59.61g | Carb: 157.36g.
Breakfast: Coffee-Mate French Vanilla Liquid Coffee Creamer, Coffee-Mate Fat Free Original Liquid Coffee Creamer. Lunch: Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing, Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise, Kraft American Cheese Slice, Ham (Boneless, Extra Lean and Regular, Cured, Roasted), Great Value Hamburger Buns (Enriched). Dinner: Great Value Ketchup, Ground Beef (80% Lean / 20% Fat). Snacks/Other: Ore-Ida Zesties! Crispy Seasoned French Fried Potatoes, Great Value Hamburger Buns (Enriched), Yoplait Greek 100 Yogurt - Strawberry. more...
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3506 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Weight Training (moderate) - 20 minutes, Exercise machine (fast) - 40 minutes, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Ugh, it's so frustrating to be stood up. And it really frustrates when the scale won't budge. Two things, though. You have a lot on your mind, and counting calories is probably kinda on the back burner with everything. If you want to count calories, make sure to do it fully. Weigh things. Register everything. We slip so easily when we don't. The other thing is your workouts. Any chance that you're working hard enough that you're actually building a little muscle? Keep doing what you know is working, but try to shape up on the details. Sometimes we think we know what we are doing, but after a while we realize that we're WAY off. :) Your week WILL be good. Just wait and see.
23 Sep 13 by member: kingkeld
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Stress can raise your cortisol levels making it more difficult to lose weight. Also, your stress might be causing you to eat more than you think the last week or so. You could try and work on staying the same weight for a bit, till the stress eases up or you can dig your heals in and really work the plan. Some things to think about. Are you tracking all your food honestly? All those bites, licks and tastes add up quickly (my downfall). Are you drinking water to flush out sodium and keep things moving? Are you eating too many processed foods? (contain tons of sodium). Working out extra hard can cause water retention in the muscles to help them heal. So that can cause a temporary gain on the scale. Are you getting enough lean protein, lean dairy, fruits and veggies? All you can do is your best right now. Things will get better. Till then, progress not perfection.
23 Sep 13 by member: Suzi161
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Thank you both for your suggestions. I do feel that I honestly track my calories, but I did slip a few times this weekend that probably resulted in the weight sticking around. I was on a roll for a long time, lost fifty pounds, and I'm just trying to get back into that rhythm. Stress definitely has a big influence I'm sure, but I'm trying to get beyond that. Thought about taking the day off from the gym today, but I'm not. Consistency has always been the key to my success before. I'm sure that I am building muscle, as I have been strength training the last few weeks. I hope the added poundage in muscle helps me fly through the fat. Again, thank you both. :-) Hopefully my weigh in on Friday won't disappoint!
23 Sep 13 by member: Annabelle3117
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Koodos to you for the "keep going" attitude. That's fantastic! and in no time the scale will show a change.
23 Sep 13 by member: aggie95
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23 Sep 13 by member: Annabelle3117
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