I Am My Own Worst Enemy
Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Since the last post on Sunday when I crowed with glee at the thought of having lost either 1 or 2 kilos, I have obsessed over the whole thing until my head exploded.It can't have been 2 kilos, the scales were different, one weigh I had clothes on, one weigh I didn't, one weigh was in the morning, one weigh was at night. I convinced myself I hadn't actually lost anything at all. And if I hadn't lost anything at all, the whole world just sucked as I hadn't ever gone over my 1200 cals daily, or the fat intake. I thought about it. Obsessed over it. Dwelled on it. Finally, here on Wednesday, I am over it.
So what if I didn't lose much. I am eating healthier and getting some exercise. That in itself is a good thing.
I did think though, I have pretty low tolerance to drinking a lot of water. Wandering about weeing all day looking like a blowfish is not for me. Not at this point in time. Not having to get up twice a night to wee. I started looking at my sodium intake. It was fine. So I turned to that reliable medical institute we all love. The internet. Where I found this out:
The pituitary gland produces and releases antidiuretic hormone when a person becomes dehydrated or when electrolyte levels become too high. Pain, stress, exercise, and a low level of sugar in the blood can also stimulate the release of antidiuretic hormone from the pituitary gland, as can the following drugs:
* Carbamazepine (an anticonvulsant)
When too much antidiuretic hormone is released, the sodium level in the blood falls and the body retains water.
Well there you go. I'm an epileptic who takes Carbamazepine daily. Maybe that's why I suffer for two days for drinking a litre of water during the day. Or maybe it's crap, as it's from the internet. Who knows.
All I do know is, I feel so much better not drinking so much. So I won't.
Happy dance :)
Oh and did I mention I started weighing myself daily? If not twice a day? If anything is going to do your head in, that will.
posted by Suze at
6:24 pm
3 comment(s):
I try to ignore the scales on every day except Monday. Because you're right, daily weighing messes with your mind.
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Sue, at
11 January 2007 at 6:58 am
When I first started the scale seemed to fluctuate wildly but after a few weeks it seemed to settle down and start moving in a downward trend. It is normal to be lighter in the morning. I would stick to weighing yourself at the same time of the day or it gets confusing! :)
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PersistentGirl, at
11 January 2007 at 9:17 pm
I to weight daily because I like to always feel in control and if I don't weight for a week I feel I've lost that control - plus I've been doing it for 40 years so don't think I'll change now. But if you do weigh daily you have to be prepared for those little or sometimes big fluctuations. But if you're conscience is clear then you don't worry - it'll sort itself out in a couple of days.
By
Zanna, at
12 January 2007 at 12:51 pm
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