SeeSawing at onederland - ThinnerTimes

ajmoe · 04-10-2007, 01:43 AM

Ok good news first, I have made it to onederland.
IT has been really frustrating. Last week I weighed in at 199.5. I felt almost depressed. I had imagined hitting onederland and wanting to shout it from the rooftop. But it felt like I had barely creeped over that line and one glass of water would put me back. So instead of being happy I felt a little depressed. This week has been crazy for me. I kept weighing myself (I know big mistake), but I did it almost daily and watched my weight creep back over 200. I was not watching my eating as closely as I should have and was not getting in my water. Exercising was also hard this week. I got in about 4 days for a total of 4 hours but the exercise was not as intense as it should have been. I felt like I was just having a really hard time. I also have been losing hair lately. I have really really thick hair so it didn't bother me much until everything else started falling apart.
As I watched my weight creep up I also saw my mood tank. It got up to 201. Yesterday when I weighed in it was 201.

That was Monday. I usually do my weekly weigh in on Tuesdays. So I sat down with my food journal which was incomplete and looked at what I had and decided that I could do better and I needed to get back on track.
So yesterday I worked hard at getting in 80 ounces of water and eating right. Had one slip up with a Beef sausage, (wow lots of fat in those). But I did better. I went for an hour walk and started feeling a bit better.

Back to the good news. I weighed myself today for my weekly weigh in and I was at 198.5. So I am back in onederland and happy about it. I fit in some size 16 jeans (the stretch kind) but mostly I am in 18's. I also fit in XL regular womens shirts. I went and got a nike shirt to workout in, in xl and it fit. I was so happy.

I think getting in enough water was a real turning point for me. I have not slept well and have been very stressed out this week for lots of reasons, but eating right, getting in enough water and exercising really is making it better. I guess I knew that all of that affected me but didn't realize how much.
Just wanted to share. That I have made it to onederland.

I am now headed for the 180's and a BMI of just overweight rather than obese.

Bella · 04-10-2007, 03:19 AM

Ohhh sounds like a bummer.

My advice is to keep the water up (looks who's talking) and the food but .. don't weight in so much.

Weighing in has always driven me nuts so I only get on the scale once or twice a month at the most.

mauldinmama · 04-10-2007, 06:30 AM

Congrats.....see ya did it!

JenBear7 · 04-10-2007, 07:15 AM

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grats on hitting onederland....

RE-YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Grats on re-hitting onederland!

Dave in NY · 04-10-2007, 07:23 AM

You are doing great keep it up. 180 will arrive and you get another celebration. You have come a long ways...............

momto4 · 04-10-2007, 08:20 AM

WOOOHOOOO!!! I think you are doing GREAT!!
I know those pesky scales ~ change from morning till night ~ up a pound ~ down a pound ~ it is frustrating I know!! But it WILl keep going lower ~ and while today you may hover at 198-199 ~ next week you will hover at 196-197 and each week the 'hover" will get lower and before yu know it ~ you will be 189 ~ 179 ~ 169...
CONGRAtULATIONS!!!!

AlabamaChick · 04-10-2007, 09:07 AM

Congratulations Angie!!!!!!!! I know you are so happy with yourself! It feels so good, don't it? I just LOVE when that scale moves DOWNWARD! For some reason it is so empowering.....for me. Makes me feel like I CAN do this.

MiladyB · 04-10-2007, 07:35 PM

Congratulations Angie!!! You know my body played all kinds of games with me just when I was sooo close to getting into onderland. It decided that it was time for my first major plateau along with throwing a few pounds back on. I've heard more than one story of people struggling to get under that 200 mark. I guess our bodies just want to make us work for it!

ajmoe · 04-16-2007, 06:27 AM

Thank you everyone.
I have not been on the board this week, life just has gotten crazy.
But it is great to be in onederland. And so far it looks like I am going to take up permanent residence here now.
I tried clothes on this weekend and it was so frustrating. The clothes sizing is all over the place and it does not seem to make sense. Some 18's way too small, some way too big and some just right, same with 16's and 14's. I actually got a size 14 swimsuit and if I do say so myself it looks pretty good.
But I still feel like Goldilocks trying on clothes (too big, too small, Just right) but the just right are few and far between.

Andie · 04-16-2007, 06:39 AM

You go girl!!!! You got yourself right back on track and are doing awesome!!