Crabby
January 19th, 2013 | 
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First, let me say that before I even weighed in this morning at Weight Watchers, one of my friends asked me how I did this week. I replied, “Really well. I tracked all week for the second week in a row and I think I did pretty well.” Then I added, “We’ll see what the scale says.” UGH! Why? Why do we care so much what the stupid scale says? I wish I didn’t. I wish I could just go by how I’m feeling and what I’m actually doing for myself. I’m only taking my measurements monthly because I have a lot to lose, so I don’t think it will show up in my measurements very fast. I guess that’s why I expect bigger losses on the scale. I think because I have a lot to lose and I’m actually following plan and making positive choices today, I expected to see a bigger loss faster. I lost only 0.2# this week. 
That makes for a total of 1.4#.
This week, for my one small thing (OST), I’m going to try drinking more water. Usually, I have about 16-24 ounces of water, 12 ounces of diet soda and about 16 ounces of coffee. Occasionally, I’ll have tea or sugar-free cocoa in the afternoon when I’m at work. Weight Watchers counts that as all the same, so basically, if it’s liquid, it’s water. I don’t mean that I’m going to try to drink more liquid, I mean that I’m going to try to drink more actual H²O.
I’m also going to add more movement, if I can. I’ve been in a lot of pain the last two weeks, which makes me think that perhaps I need to go see my rheumatologist soon. Sometimes, by the end of the day, I can barely walk because my back hurts so much. I put on my generic IcyHot and go to bed. Of course, in my brain, I know that the more I exercise the better I’ll feel, but it’s making my tired and sore body do the exercise that’s the issue. I’ll try this week. I’ll really try. I think I got a total of 4 exercise points this past week, so if I can do a little better than that, I’ll be satisfied that I achieved my goal.
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Hi, first time commentor although I’ve been reading your blog for a long time.
I just wanted to encourage you in your efforts cos I’m going through the same thing myself. Minus the pain that is. I quit smoking 2 years ago after 35 years of 1 1/2 packs a day and I gained 35 pounds! I was already about 15 to 20 lbs overweight to begin with so you can imagine how I felt when I got on the scale! I had a teary bitching freak out session lol
I found that roasting veggies in olive oil and garlic(you add 2-3 tbsps of oil and 2-3 tbsps of garlic and any other spices and herbs you like in a large freezer bag, add the veggies and shake like shake and bake to coat them and then spread them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake til they reach your idea of doneness. They’re DELISH!) works really well and you can do any kind of veggie this way.
Just a little tip I thought I’d share and a virtual hug out to ya cos I know how freaking hard this is but we CAN do it!!
I MUST exercise, or I hurt so bad. So for me, it’s about no pain. I want to lose weight, and yeah I NEED to, and that will probably help too, but if I don’t exercise then even sitting starts hurting so much I’m miserable. NO cupcake and sleeping in will ever make up for more pain.
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Cathy–Hello! I should write more, I guess. I didn’t think that anyone was actually reading except a few friends. Just goes to show you that not everyone comments.
Thanks for your support and tips. I’m going to have to try that. My husband is the cook here and he’s not big into real vegetables (he likes potatoes and corn), but I could tell him that I’m handling the veggies.
Kyra–The exercise or movement thing for me is true, too. I’m on my feet all day during the week, though, walking about 3 miles a day at work. However, I need to move more on the days I’m off and, since that’s my baseline, I need to get better about exercise out of work. On my days off, I notice that I’m in more pain because I am just sitting on my duff and the joints are not getting the movement and lubrication that they need. I’m going to try exercising in the morning, starting tomorrow with the Wii Fit.
heh and I should probably comment more! lol
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It was from reading your effort to put it out there on your blog to be accountable that I decided to do the same on mine. Now as long as I don’t just ignore my blog again….