Weight, Mental - We all Struggle: Update - Giveaway!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
First, before I get to the serious part of my post, it is HAPPY BIRTHDAY time again. My weight workout on playcation, little Lincoln, turns the big#1 today!!!!! That is him in the pic. I know, too much brightness but you get the "cuteness"! Happy birthday, Lincoln log, as I call him, for those that remember those building block logs. I sure wish we were there to celebrate with you!!! HUGS from Nana and Bobby! OK, a funny story first too. When the 1st grandchild, Sydney, was born & learning to talk, she could not say grampy & started calling my hubby Bobby. Well, it stuck & all the grandkids call him Bobby. The older ones like to tease him & call him "Bob"!!! 
So, back to my title, we all struggle. I think a lot of people expect I don't screw up OR that I don't have those "I have had enough" thoughts. I think that many people assume that for people like me & those of us that have lost the weight, mastered the maintenance & know all the tricks of the trade, as you call them, that we still don't have "our moments". OH YES WE DO!!!!!
As many of you know & have read my many rants on the age related hormone challenges, it sometimes gets to a point where I am so frustrated & so pissed off that I just want to call it quits! No, I don't do it BUT I think it is good for others out there still struggling to know that we all have our moments & we are all human. I have been going thru perimenopause for at least 4-5 years if not longer. I try not to think about it! As I get older, the changes are worse & become more challenging. Yes, I do all the right things like workout hard, do weights, do HIIT, eat well & keep re-evaluating my food & making changes to work with the body changes BUT sometimes, it is just not enough & so exhausting. When you are doing all the right things & the scale & clothes say another, well, I just want to scream and yes, hit all my little healthy snacks & good bread in the house!!! It is beyond a challenge to stay focused & work through this. There are times I am ready to get in that car & head right for my beloved cookies & bagel store!!!
Right now is one of those especially hard times when the hormones are really fighting me & no matter what changes I make, they still fight! So yes, I am just like the rest of you out there with those times when I want to throw in the towel!!! Do I..... NO! I may have an extra treat or an extra piece of bread BUT I always come back to how hard I have worked to get here, talking to myself about the reality of the situation & that all I can do is keep on plugging & trying new things to break the latest hormone challenge. My health is more important!
This is no different from you that are in weight loss. Don't give up. Keep re-evaluating, keep changing things one at a time to find ways to make the body react. Yes, we all hit plateaus BUT you can get through them! I have been there & done it & I am there again & have made it thru some of the other hormone plateaus and hormone weight gains.
So, you see, whether it be weight loss or weight maintenance, we are all the same in many ways & we are all in this together. Hang in there & just knowing you are out there helps me work through these very difficult hormone times. THANK YOU!
First, before I get to the serious part of my post, it is HAPPY BIRTHDAY time again. My weight workout on playcation, little Lincoln, turns the big#1 today!!!!! That is him in the pic. I know, too much brightness but you get the "cuteness"! Happy birthday, Lincoln log, as I call him, for those that remember those building block logs. I sure wish we were there to celebrate with you!!! HUGS from Nana and Bobby! OK, a funny story first too. When the 1st grandchild, Sydney, was born & learning to talk, she could not say grampy & started calling my hubby Bobby. Well, it stuck & all the grandkids call him Bobby. The older ones like to tease him & call him "Bob"!!! So, back to my title, we all struggle. I think a lot of people expect I don't screw up OR that I don't have those "I have had enough" thoughts. I think that many people assume that for people like me & those of us that have lost the weight, mastered the maintenance & know all the tricks of the trade, as you call them, that we still don't have "our moments". OH YES WE DO!!!!!
As many of you know & have read my many rants on the age related hormone challenges, it sometimes gets to a point where I am so frustrated & so pissed off that I just want to call it quits! No, I don't do it BUT I think it is good for others out there still struggling to know that we all have our moments & we are all human. I have been going thru perimenopause for at least 4-5 years if not longer. I try not to think about it!
As I get older, the changes are worse & become more challenging. Yes, I do all the right things like workout hard, do weights, do HIIT, eat well & keep re-evaluating my food & making changes to work with the body changes BUT sometimes, it is just not enough & so exhausting. When you are doing all the right things & the scale & clothes say another, well, I just want to scream and yes, hit all my little healthy snacks & good bread in the house!!! It is beyond a challenge to stay focused & work through this. There are times I am ready to get in that car & head right for my beloved cookies & bagel store!!! Right now is one of those especially hard times when the hormones are really fighting me & no matter what changes I make, they still fight! So yes, I am just like the rest of you out there with those times when I want to throw in the towel!!! Do I..... NO! I may have an extra treat or an extra piece of bread BUT I always come back to how hard I have worked to get here, talking to myself about the reality of the situation & that all I can do is keep on plugging & trying new things to break the latest hormone challenge. My health is more important!
This is no different from you that are in weight loss. Don't give up. Keep re-evaluating, keep changing things one at a time to find ways to make the body react. Yes, we all hit plateaus BUT you can get through them! I have been there & done it & I am there again & have made it thru some of the other hormone plateaus and hormone weight gains.
So, you see, whether it be weight loss or weight maintenance, we are all the same in many ways & we are all in this together. Hang in there & just knowing you are out there helps me work through these very difficult hormone times. THANK YOU!
OK, let me know how you have made it through some of your most challenging times? Who helped you or did you do it yourself? Want to share a story, feel free. It feels good to get if off your chest. Let's support one another!
*****UPDATE: Giveaway over at Yum Yucky!!!! Check it out!!!!!!
*****UPDATE: Giveaway over at Yum Yucky!!!! Check it out!!!!!!
A turn for the better in my most challenging, darkest hours always came about because of prayer and faith. I can't live without it!
Jody, I do remember Lincoln Logs. Wish I still had some to play with!
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Jody - thank you so much for this post. I haven't hit the peri-menopause yet but it's probably not too far away. It's good to see your success, and understand that you still have to fight for what it important to you.
I love the picture of the little guy! So cute.
What gets me through hard times? Like Yum Yucky - my faith.
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I hope you can reach people with your excellent posts, Jody!
FYI: Calorielab is rolling again
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Dr. J, thank you so much! I needed that today!
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I am not at that stage yet, but remember my mums despair and battles. At 65 she is now fit, happy and healthy.
It's good to have a rant and tantrum every now and again.
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Kellie, I am so glad to hear that about your mum! Some days, I begin to wonder if it will ever end & if I will survive it! With this & still getting the monthly.. very challenging!
Thx for putting up with my rants!
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Josie & Diane, thx! Support always helps in any form for me!
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I think I'm just beginning some of the real hormonal challenges. I'm happy with how I'm eating and exercising. Most of all I'm loving the way I feel right now, energy-wise. So even though I've got a pesky 1 pound overage that won't budge, I'm just going to live with it for a while. It's just a number.
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Cammy, 1 pound does not worry me.. I go up & down in a day.. it is the continuous days that get me crazed. I am used to having to fiddle with this as it has been going on for a few years but it is challenging both mentally & physically.
You have a great attitude & that should help if & when the real crap starts. Not everyone women gets it as bad as another.
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Jody... You mean, you're telling me that you're NOT perfect? What... this is some news to me missy!
/end sarcasm
But you bring up an important point here. See, on one hand if you own a blog (and or a book...), give people advice and look the "part", then you have to own up to that shit because people DO look up to you.
On the other hand, it's OK to be human and project that onto others. I mean god damn, my family knows what the hell I do and what I'm aobut. And at a gathering, all eyes are on FJ at the dinner table. "Oh... what's HE eating". or "what does HE deem healthy, maybe I'll eat that too"
FUCK THAT! It's a social gathering, eat what you want, because that's what I'm gona do! But who can blame them you know?
So as for tough times... for times you want to throw in your towel, just think of the people who look utpo you. I'm an a-hole at times but I've worked with people who were suicidal, depressed, dull, ignorant, diffusional, angry... you name it.
The impact of bitch-slapping them back into shape. Oh it's a beautiful thing. That's partially what I live for.
...my 10 cents!
I'll stop typing now, my oatmeal is getting cold.
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You are too funny but get the point across! Yes, sometime you don't want to discourage people that read you but I think it is best for them to know that we all have struggles but the key is to get thru them rather than to give into them!
Hope your oatmeal was still warm! I hate that when it is cold!
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