Sunday Weigh In April 29, 2018

[Barb135]

Good morning everyone!!  It's a bright sunshiny day in my part of the world...what about yours?  

My week started out on a good note and I did great...My husband and I went on a fun train ride on Friday and had a great day.  I ate a really healthy lunch in a good Italian restaurant, etc.  I was, actually down by 1.5 lbs and was feeling so proud of myself; I was looking forward to making this post this morning...Unfortunately, the week didn't end on that positive note.  :-(

I started off my day yesterday in a great mood... My daughter has Lupus and they were having a walk-a-thon, so I was planning to attend that with her.  She had done an excellent job of raising money for the cause and was supposed to be awarded some prizes.  Unfortunately, her estranged husband picked this weekend to be a jerk (putting it nicely) and turned the entire day upside down.  

Although I did spend the day with her, which was good, since I hadn't seen her for a couple of months, it wasn't the fun, light-hearted Mother/Daughter day we'd planned... After we got done dealing with necessities, we had to get something to eat, since neither of us had eaten all day and it was way past lunch... Of course, because of the upset and stress, I opted for "comfort" food instead of healthier choices I would otherwise have chosen.  To make matters worse, after I'd polished off that comfort food, I ordered an apple crisp with ice cream, "drizzled" with caramel sauce (more like "smothered" in), while my daughter downed her mudslide... yeah, we really did it, but then she's not trying to lose weight either, although she needs to, also.

Anyway, we never did make it to the walk-a-thon venue, because by the time we were done dealing with the things her estranged husband presented to her, it was too late to get there, which is why we ended up at the restaurant, eating like a couple of "starvin' Marvin's"...  She does work at Disney World so she gets a discount on shopping, so we took advantage of that and got in shopping therapy, but I didn't find a lot I wanted to buy - I guess I just wasn't in the mood for shopping because there are ALWAYS things to buy at Disney... lol

Anyway, all said and done, my 1.5 lb loss at the beginning of the week turned into a 2 lb gain for this morning... I do have a bit of swelling in my feet/ankles and hands, but that can't account for enough of it.  I have to place the blame squarely on that comfort food, the apple crisp, and ice cream from yesterday... oh, the trip to my daughter's is 1.5 hrs each way, and I did stop and pick up some brews on my way home.  I drank a couple of those when I got home last night, which is something I haven't done in months, so of course, that added insult to injury!!

So that's my story -- stress by itself can cause weight gain because of the cortisol, but add all that "not good for me" food and drink on top of it and there's a real recipe for disaster.  This just goes to show how one event can turn several lives upside down... I'm glad this is a new week and I can start over again...

I hope everyone else had a much better week than I ended up with... I'm ready to hear some positive stories so let me know how your week and weight loss went...

~~Wishing everyone a wonderful week~~

[AnnieBrooke]

Serious congrats on your ten-year mark. That is a goodly length of time. You have so much to be proud of!

[dominosarah]

The only thing i am trying to sneak is a nap!!  Spring has sprung here and it happened overnight.  After the 2 foot of snow in less than a week we have warmed up to the 60's with 80 expected tomorrow and thunderstorms!  Barb you understand our crazy weather!!  Work has been in overdrive with everyone getting outside and starting their spring projects.  Our store looks like it is going out of business with all the empty slots!!  lol

Back to weigh in... I lost almost a pound just 2 tenths away.   I would think with all the weight i have lost so far it will be lower amounts now.  I got a new pair of silver jeans(on sale) and the waist size was 6 sizes smaller than when i started

  I can finally see my hip bones and rib cage!!  Thought they were gone forever!!

I have said this before but i am an all or nothing person.  I attack my sobriety with the same drive.  Saturday i hit the 10 yr clean and serene anniversary!!  

Anyways i need to get some sleep as 6:00 a.m. comes way to early!

[Barb135]

Congratulations on your 10 yr anniversary.  That's totally awesome.

Also congratulations on the new silver jeans (on sale...lol).  Isn't it great to see that smaller waist size?  

I've been seeing that your weather might finally have turned to spring... could it really be?  I do know how it is there when the snow finally stops and spring enters.  People get started on those projects with a vengeance - I, once, did the same thing... lol   I couldn't wait until my irises started blooming and I could dig in the ground to get my garden going, etc.  :-)  It always seemed like too much of the year was gone and we had to hurry because winter would be back before we knew it.  That was when I had to learn to "stop and smell the roses..."

[Kelcoo]

Hi Barb135:) My week was okay but I definately need to do better.  I lost one pound:) Doing a quick check in.  I’m sorry you weren’t able to do your walk-a-thon as planned, it sounded fun.  I’m glad you were able to spend time with your daughter. I go to my daughters house every week and stay a couple days.  I haven’t been following my healthy eating when I’m there.  She has more goodies that tempt me and sometimes I end up having some. But it’s babysteps and just keep trying.  Slow and steady wins the race. Time will keep passing and I can either wallow in self pity or do something about it.  I choose to do something about being overweight. I’m grateful you started this challenge it really is helping me.  I weigh less than when I started and that puts a smile on my face. So thank you Barb135 for getting me motivated to do this.  Have a wonderful week.................peace

[Barb135]

Hi Kelcoo... congratulations on your one pound loss.  You're right that slow and steady wins the race.  I'm glad you get to go to your daughter's every week and stay for a couple of days. Unfortunately, that wouldn't work in my case for several reasons, but we all have different circumstances.

It's hard to follow a healthy eating plan when we go someplace where there's a lot of goodies that aren't supposed to be on our menu.  You're doing great in spite of that.  Keep up the good work.

I'm glad this challenge is helping you so much.  Sometimes, it's helpful to have a place to go for extra motivation and accountability.  Have a great week.

[AnnieBrooke]

I am exactly the same weight down to the tenth of a pound, that I was last week at this time. All I can say is, it could have been worse, I have been sneaking in a Dr. Pepper almost every day. I thought I was past that! But noooooo ...

My stepmom is moving, and my stepsister flew in from Cali to help, and she and I did bone-crushing work trying to figure out how to allocate the tax refund including about 20 hours of forenisic accounting to dig through their paperwork to see where the overpayment from last year's taxes went and so forth. Every night when I would drive home from her apartment, I would swing into the drive-through and pick up a Dr. Pepper, and not usually a "small" size, and would sneakily drink it on the way home. (Exactly like a closet alcoholic, except in my case the vice is that combo of sugar and caffeine!  I do it when stressed and when tired, and rationalize that one is not hurting me.)

Anyway, I'm relieved I did not gain, but of course I'm not trying for merely holding still. I'm down about 4 1/2 to 5 lbs. from when we began the challenge (which I am aware is very GOOD!) but I am clearly not in control of my impulse sugar.

[Barb135]

It's not easy getting someone ready to move and/or finishing up financial things, etc.  

I know what you mean about thinking one "non-small" Dr Pepper isn't hurting you... that's kind of what I did yesterday with the apple crisp and ice cream, only I knew it was going to mess up my blood sugar levels and make me feel like crap.  

It's good that you were able to maintain instead of gaining.  I hope I can, at least, do that this week, but I'm really trying to lose this week.  I have a wedding to go in May and I really need to be in better shape than I am...

[AnnieBrooke]

Well, regarding the wedding -- everyone looks better in clothes perfectly fitted for the exact weight they are, whether they are pleased or not about what it is. One way to guarantee you will lose is to buy the perfectly sized outfit for where you are today. Then God will laugh, you will lose weight, and have to rush around at the last minute to get it taken in. :)