My turn to be the downer....sorry.......

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My turn to be the downer....sorry.......
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Mon, 06-28-2004 - 2:09pm

Good afternoon! The day got off to a rocky start because I got on the scale. I am the highest I have been in a long time. I am really down about it. I am changing my name to Orca or Shamu! I know I should be happy that I am basically healthy and happy and I have a wonderful loving family. Why does food have to be so important to me? Why do I keep practicing self-sabatoge? Grrrrrrrrrrr!


Today is our 36th wedding anniversary. What a day to be in such a foul mood. Went to Target after class and stocked up on water for me and juice and snacks for company coming starting Wed.


I got up bright and early to teach my 8:15 Pilates class. I don't think the members are doing too well with getting out on a summer Monday to do Pilates that early. They meandered in, some with coffee, for 15 minutes into the class. I stayed afterwards to take the step for 1/2 hour. It was that super speed instructor but I stuck with it. I felt a twinge in my knee half way through so I was careful from then on. My feet weren't too bad. The main thing I felt was discomfort where the bones were cut. I understand that is normal but I see the doc Wednesday and I will double check with her.


Food...before class...decaf tea with low fat soy milk. Brunch...oatmeal with oatbran and ff milk, decaf tea with ff milk, peach.


Lunch...just a snack of maybe fruit


Dinner...salad, pot roast that is cooking in slow cooker, veggies.


Please help me stay with this! I am ready to tear what little hair I have out!


Grace

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Mon, 06-28-2004 - 3:07pm

I'm right there with you Grace!

Lori

"Remember, I'm pullin' for ya.  We're all in this together." --Red Green

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Mon, 06-28-2004 - 4:47pm

Thanks Lori! Please don't cry over the scale...I am gaining too! So...let's keep trying to do the best we can for now.


Did I see you are co cl of the Jazzercise board too? Good for you! I will be seeing you there.


Grace

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Mon, 06-28-2004 - 4:52pm

Now, ladies! Both of you have been exercising regularly and maybe your gain is muscle. How are your clothes fitting? At least you're making an effort. I should send you a current picture of me and then maybe you'd feel better.


Hugs,

Rhonda


Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.

       ~~Rhonda~~


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Mon, 06-28-2004 - 5:35pm
Sorry that you were off to a rough start today Grace. Happy anniversary to you and your DH! Congratulate yourself and DH for 36 years together! My DD were actually having a scale discussion the other night. I was wailing and lamenting over the numbers on the scale the other night. I have yet to get off the pounds that have accumulated since the holidays with a pound or two added on. Yet my DD who is about the same height as me and weighs about the same as I did at her age considers that no matter what my number on the scale is she considers me to be at the better end of the equation. In shape wise she feels that she can pinch way over an inch on her and considerably less on me. So sometimes that number on the scale is not indicative of the physical shape that we're in. I know not seeing the numbers we like on the scale does not make for a smiley face (including my own) but I've met you and an Orca I certainly do not see. You're physically active and in spite of your surgeries this year you've gotten yourself back to teaching those classes. Maybe it's time to hide the scale for a little while and not think about the numbers you're seeing that make you feel bad about yourself and rather the good things that you're doing for your body!

Hope the day has improved for you and now go out there and enjoy the rest of your anniversary!

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Mon, 06-28-2004 - 6:11pm

PS -- Grace, Happy Anniversary!


       ~~Rhonda~~


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Mon, 06-28-2004 - 9:57pm
Sorry to hear your day got off to a bad start.But it sounds like you're on track today. Happy Anniversary!

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Tue, 06-29-2004 - 7:53am
Yep, I wiggled my way in over there too!

Lori

"Remember, I'm pullin' for ya.  We're all in this together." --Red Green

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Tue, 06-29-2004 - 11:37am
Happy Anniversary, Grace!!! Hope you had a great anniversary last night!

Well, get this: I had a great eating day up until about 10 p.m. last night - I was starving (dinner was too light, I guess), and would have just gone to bed on an empty stomach, but I made the mistake of opening my electric bill. I've never had an insufficient check in my life but it stated I had one on it!!! Last month, my bank debited my account for the electric bill payment twice!! I asked them to correct it, which obviously they didn't do properly! I was so upset I decided to eat something before I went to bed because I knew I would worry myself sick over this until today. I've been on the phone with bank & electric company all morning. I had to break one of my rules about eating late at night so I wouldn't toss & turn. This proves that sometimes certain stressful things DO interfere with our plans. We just can't feel guilty about it & just move on.

I just wanted you to know that we all have these instances that pop up and we change our plans in response to them. I think that as long as we walk down the straight and narrow the majority of the time with our eating & workouts, we will be ok!

Hugs and you can do it!!

Kat

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Tue, 06-29-2004 - 4:32pm
(((((hugs))))) I understand your fustration all to well. I can not loose yet I can not stick with anything long enough to see any difference. You will get it, and with all your exercise it really is amazing you would have a problem.

Deb

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Wed, 06-30-2004 - 9:21am

Grace, I know that I'm really late with my comments but late is better than never, right?

Nancy

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