Discouraged

I'm tired, basically really tired of everything,. but mostly of my
weightloss being a priority. I'm tired of counting cal's and weighing
food, I'm tired of grocery shopping like its tedious work. I'm sick of
reading about it, reading labels and books. I'm tired of discussing it,
thinking about it, working at it. This is becoming un-fun. I'm tired of
saying no at dinner, I'm tired of having to explain my choices when we
go out. I'm tired of walking and pushing myself with free weights. bleh.
I'm tired of being exhausted and hungry. My brain hurts, my back hurts
and now for some reason my hip is killing me. I think its tendonitis or
something. grrr. I want to be at goal and healthy. NOW.

Having a bad day I guess.

Susan
260/193/140

"susanjoneslewis" wrote in message
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I'm tired, basically really tired of everything,. but mostly of my
weightloss being a priority. I'm tired of counting cal's and weighing
food, I'm tired of grocery shopping like its tedious work. I'm sick of
reading about it, reading labels and books. I'm tired of discussing it,
thinking about it, working at it. This is becoming un-fun. I'm tired of
saying no at dinner, I'm tired of having to explain my choices when we
go out. I'm tired of walking and pushing myself with free weights. bleh.
I'm tired of being exhausted and hungry. My brain hurts, my back hurts
and now for some reason my hip is killing me. I think its tendonitis or
something. grrr. I want to be at goal and healthy. NOW.

Having a bad day I guess.

Susan
260/193/140


I have days like that too. I just have to remind myself that I can't get
what I want overnight and it's well worth all the effort. I really believe
that it is worth the effort. You've done so well so far. It would be a
real shame if you abandoned your efforts and gained the weight back. I hope
that you don't have a kitchen full of "bad" stuff that is suppose to be for
the other members of your household. One of Dr. Phil's steps that I really
believe in is eliminating the junk and not letting it back in the house.
Once you've done that and your family understands that this is the way it's
going to be around there, it makes it so much easier. Relax and maybe watch
a fun movie and leave the books and internet unread for a day or so. If
your hip and back hurt really bad, you probably need to lay off the exercise
for a while also.

Take care,
Tonia

Hark! I heard "susanjoneslewis" say:

I'm tired, basically really tired of everything,. but mostly of my
weightloss being a priority. I'm tired of counting cal's and weighing
food, I'm tired of grocery shopping like its tedious work. I'm sick of
reading about it, reading labels and books. I'm tired of discussing it,
thinking about it, working at it. This is becoming un-fun. I'm tired of
saying no at dinner, I'm tired of having to explain my choices when we
go out.

To whom are you having to explain yourself?

I'm tired of walking and pushing myself with free weights. bleh.
I'm tired of being exhausted and hungry. My brain hurts, my back hurts
and now for some reason my hip is killing me. I think its tendonitis or
something. grrr. I want to be at goal and healthy. NOW.

I'm sorry to hear you're in pain, I suspect that's a lot of the problem.
It's really hard to stay upbeat when you hurt.

Having a bad day I guess.

It happens to the best of us. :-) But tomorrow is another day, and I'd
bet money that it will be much better for you. Chin up...


--
J.J. in WA State - 251/234/150
(Change COLD to HOT for e-mail)

"susanjoneslewis" wrote in message
...
I'm tired, basically really tired of everything,. but mostly of my
weightloss being a priority. I'm tired of counting cal's and weighing
food, I'm tired of grocery shopping like its tedious work. I'm sick of
reading about it, reading labels and books. I'm tired of discussing it,
thinking about it, working at it. This is becoming un-fun. I'm tired of
saying no at dinner, I'm tired of having to explain my choices when we
go out. I'm tired of walking and pushing myself with free weights. bleh.
I'm tired of being exhausted and hungry. My brain hurts, my back hurts
and now for some reason my hip is killing me. I think its tendonitis or
something. grrr. I want to be at goal and healthy. NOW.

Having a bad day I guess.

Susan
260/193/140

I absolutely know where you are coming from. Hang in there - you'll find a
solution. I found something that seems to be working for me now, but I
can't vouch for the long term. If this turns out to be more than just a bad
day or you want more info, let me know. For now I'll just say that you are
definitely not alone in this one!

Jenn

Been there done that Susan. I am going through it now too. Hang in there
and you aren't alone. Hugs...
(keep away from the smokes)

"susanjoneslewis" wrote in message
...
I'm tired, basically really tired of everything,. but mostly of my
weightloss being a priority. I'm tired of counting cal's and weighing
food, I'm tired of grocery shopping like its tedious work. I'm sick of
reading about it, reading labels and books. I'm tired of discussing it,
thinking about it, working at it. This is becoming un-fun. I'm tired of
saying no at dinner, I'm tired of having to explain my choices when we
go out. I'm tired of walking and pushing myself with free weights. bleh.
I'm tired of being exhausted and hungry. My brain hurts, my back hurts
and now for some reason my hip is killing me. I think its tendonitis or
something. grrr. I want to be at goal and healthy. NOW.

Having a bad day I guess.

Susan
260/193/140

"J.J. Marie" wrote in message
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To whom are you having to explain yourself?

Everyone it seems sometimes. When Mark/Kids and I go out it's always a
question of why are you ordering that, is that good for you, how many
calories are in this or that. Same with my sister and mother. I feel
like they are the food police sometimes. I know that sounds like an over
reaction but it *does* feel that way. I love them and I know they are
only trying to be interested and concerned but..
Christ. Leave me and my food habits alone for awhile, ya know? I may
just have to tell them all that very thing and when I do, I'm going to
push them away, which is the last thing I need to be doing. I can't do
all the things i have/need to do without my incredible support from all
of them. So it's sorta catch22.


I'm sorry to hear you're in pain, I suspect that's a lot of the
problem.
It's really hard to stay upbeat when you hurt.

Thanks, Im working too much, pushing too hard in too many(all) areas of
my life with the new move, job, new step kids and a wedding to plan.
Plus end of year stuff for the kids is about to drive me over the
complete edge I think. Thank goodness summer is almost here. I think I
need a month or so to coast on my exercise (stay minimal and focus on
what I can currently do) and not push the limits so much. I'm just
terrified that if I do that the weight I have lost so far will come
back. As far as the pain is concerned.. I don't know what I've done to
my hip. It hurts and I've taken as much tylenol as I dare. I may
consider going to a Chiropractor next week if it doesn't let up. I've
never been to one so I'm not sure what to expect.

Having a bad day I guess.


I'll be fine, with some rest. Unfortunatly, I have to work ALL weekend.
I haven't had a true "day off" since Mothers-day and its wearing on me.
Monday will be hell too. As you can tell I'm *not" looking fwd to it.

I just thought that I would be to my goal by now. I know in my heart of
hearts and within my scope of understanding that losing slow like this
is the better way to good health, but frankly I'm impatient. I wanted to
be a size 12 by my wedding date (July 24th) and at the rate I'm going I
will barely be in a 14. If I'm lucky.

Anyway, thanks alot for the support. I hate to be such a bummer to ASD
today.

Susan
260/193/140

"JMA" wrote in message
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"susanjoneslewis" wrote in message
...
I'm tired, basically really tired of everything,. but mostly of my
weightloss being a priority. I'm tired of counting cal's and
weighing
food, I'm tired of grocery shopping like its tedious work. I'm sick
of
reading about it, reading labels and books. I'm tired of discussing
it,
thinking about it, working at it. This is becoming un-fun. I'm tired
of
saying no at dinner, I'm tired of having to explain my choices when
we
go out. I'm tired of walking and pushing myself with free weights.
bleh.
I'm tired of being exhausted and hungry. My brain hurts, my back
hurts
and now for some reason my hip is killing me. I think its tendonitis
or
something. grrr. I want to be at goal and healthy. NOW.

Having a bad day I guess.

Susan
260/193/140

I absolutely know where you are coming from. Hang in there - you'll
find a
solution. I found something that seems to be working for me now, but
I
can't vouch for the long term. If this turns out to be more than just
a bad
day or you want more info, let me know. For now I'll just say that
you are
definitely not alone in this one!

Jenn



Thanks Jenn, I may take you up on that. I appreciate the support.

Susan
260/193/140

On Fri, 21 May 2004 22:01:21 GMT, "susanjoneslewis"
wrote:

I'm tired, basically really tired of everything,. but mostly of my
weightloss being a priority. I'm tired of counting cal's and weighing
food, I'm tired of grocery shopping like its tedious work. I'm sick of
reading about it, reading labels and books. I'm tired of discussing it,
thinking about it, working at it. This is becoming un-fun. I'm tired of
saying no at dinner, I'm tired of having to explain my choices when we
go out. I'm tired of walking and pushing myself with free weights. bleh.
I'm tired of being exhausted and hungry. My brain hurts, my back hurts
and now for some reason my hip is killing me. I think its tendonitis or
something. grrr. I want to be at goal and healthy. NOW.

Having a bad day I guess.

Susan
260/193/140

It does sound like you're having a bad day.

Has it been a while since you've taken any time off from working out?
One possible thing that could account for your psychological as well
as physical symptoms is overtraining. Maybe you need a week's break
from the gym? Or maybe just a change-up in your activities?

And, while I can't recommend that you give up watching what you eat --
at least if you hope to lose weight :-) -- perhaps you should just try
to maintain at your current weight for a bit.

Chris
262/150/ (145-150)

On Sat, 22 May 2004 00:34:53 GMT, "susanjoneslewis"
wrote:

Christ. Leave me and my food habits alone for awhile, ya know? I may
just have to tell them all that very thing and when I do, I'm going to
push them away, which is the last thing I need to be doing. I can't do
all the things i have/need to do without my incredible support from all
of them. So it's sorta catch22.

Well, maybe you could approach it more tactfully. You could just talk
with them about how you're feeling frustrated right now, and say
you're wondering if it's bothering you a bit to have so much
discussion of your eating. It might be good practice for you for a
little bit to work on eating healthy meals without others coaching
you. If you got a bit of a break from it, it might be more welcome
again after awhile. Either that, or you'll find you don't need it.


I think I
need a month or so to coast on my exercise (stay minimal and focus on
what I can currently do) and not push the limits so much.

This is a good idea, I think.

I'm just
terrified that if I do that the weight I have lost so far will come
back.

I don't think that's at all likely. You may lose a little cardio
conditioning, but you can get it back. Also, you don't have to become
sedentary. How about just taking some nice relaxing walks (at least,
if your hip stops hurting :-) )?

Here's a good article on overtraining:
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/.../hawley_pa.htm.
If you haven't read anything on this subject, I'd recommend checking
this out. It has non-obvious manifestations.

As far as the pain is concerned.. I don't know what I've done to
my hip. It hurts and I've taken as much tylenol as I dare. I may
consider going to a Chiropractor next week if it doesn't let up. I've
never been to one so I'm not sure what to expect.

Too bad you're not here in northern Virginia, or I'd send you to Ahmed
for a massage :-).

I just thought that I would be to my goal by now. I know in my heart of
hearts and within my scope of understanding that losing slow like this
is the better way to good health, but frankly I'm impatient. I wanted to
be a size 12 by my wedding date (July 24th) and at the rate I'm going I
will barely be in a 14. If I'm lucky.

You will be beautiful anyway!

Chris
262/150/ (145-150)

On Fri, 21 May 2004 22:01:21 GMT, "susanjoneslewis"
wrote:

I'm tired, basically really tired of everything,. but mostly of my
weightloss being a priority. I'm tired of counting cal's and weighing
food, I'm tired of grocery shopping like its tedious work. I'm sick of
reading about it, reading labels and books. I'm tired of discussing it,
thinking about it, working at it. This is becoming un-fun. I'm tired of
saying no at dinner, I'm tired of having to explain my choices when we
go out. I'm tired of walking and pushing myself with free weights. bleh.
I'm tired of being exhausted and hungry. My brain hurts, my back hurts
and now for some reason my hip is killing me. I think its tendonitis or
something. grrr. I want to be at goal and healthy. NOW.

Having a bad day I guess.

Susan
260/193/140

Thanks for posting this Susan. Boy, can I identify, and I guess a lot
of others will too.

I prefer not to think too much about weight issues, calories, etc.
etc. This is probably why I try to record as little as possible,
weigh myself not too frequently and never talk to anyone else (apart
from here) about my WOE/WOL.
You're entitled to feel like this from time to time, so don't beat
yourself up.

janice