The scale is evil.
Not because I haven't been losing weight, no. But because I FEEL so much slimmer and better and even my husband has commented on how skinny I feel to him, and yet the scale isn't budging. Hasn't for two weeks. According to the scale, I've lost a total of TWO POUNDS IN A MONTH. Yet I feel like I've lost ten. It makes no sense.
I hate when people say "Don't go by the scale!" because really, isn't that what a scale is for? I'm -not- supposed to weigh what I weigh right now, trust me. Really. I'm not a body builder, I'm overweight.
When is this stubborn bugger going to go down a bit further? I've been running 45 minutes a day, 4-5 days per week, and just incorporated lunges and squats, per my chiro's permission.
But the scale. Isn't. Moving. It's gotta move sometime, doesn't it? SOME TIME?! Because I cannot be doomed to weigh what I weigh right now, forever.
I'm being so good! I'm watching what I eat, I drink pretty much nothing but water, I say no to sugar most of the time, and I'm EVEN GOING TO BED EARLY! Okay wow, I'm actually pretty dang proud of myself. I've accomplished a lot. Not to mention my increased cardio endurance. I get my run out of the way first thing in the morning before the kiddos are even up, so that I don't stress it throughout the day, and I run my keister off. At least I hope. Or up, which is what the lunges and squats are for.
I suppose I could just go off a darn measuring tape for a while, since the scale is such a bummer and not meeting my expectations. Anybody else had weird scale experiences for WEEKS at a time, all the while certain they were losing weight? What the crap, man.
Signed,
Fit but Frustrated in Minnesota
One thing I always try to remember is being told that muscle weighs so much. Now, of course that doesn't mean there's not weight from fat that needs to be lost (referencing the body builder comment), I just tend to think that when one is currently building muscle and losing weight- unless it is to the EXTREME, like, Biggest Loser extreme- they may balance each other out for a bit.
ReplyDeleteNot scientific, I know, but that is my two cents and a paper-clip.
Don't be discouraged! Just give it more time and be patient!!
Also, I recommend dancing. Just put on some of your favorite hip-hoppin' music and MOVE your whole body, it's an added bonus to your running and lunging, and it's just plain FUN! You feel GREAT afterward and it's giving a boost to your overall movement.
Just an idea. It always helps me perk up :)
Dancing is a FANTASTIC idea. However, that is something I can't do for a while, per chiro. Otherwise I'd be dancing all over the place, and poling, too! I was instructed to do nothing but run or walk, as other movements put stress on the spine and hips and my muscles are still being strengthened to support both. Even "light" dancing I can't do, because I kept throwing something out of place, no matter what movements I did. It is FRUSTRATING! Thanks for the encouragement!
ReplyDeleteOk, that's it. I'm putting you in a back brace. x_x
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