Lots of stress in our home these days. Our move is 4 weeks away and many things are not going as planned. Can I say extreme stress is in our way! It's almost as if the more I pray for things to work out, they are getting worse... I still trust in God and a true believer that all things happen for a reason, so lets hope it's a good reason...
So since the weekend wasn't all smiles I got to thinking a lot. I started focusing on my weight gain and really thought hard to see when it all started. My weight was never that steady but I was always able to lose when I tried. But lately I've been really trying and I find myself only losing a couple of pounds then gaining it right back. So what is so different now than before?
I started to think back and my weight started creeping up when I moved out with my husband at age 24. I'm 27 now and 20 lbs (15 now) heavier then I was then. My ah ha moment came when I started to think that since then it has been soo many stressful days, not all is stressful but way more stressful than I could have ever imagined it. Money, relationship, career all stress! I'm really praying that the move to the next house is the beginning to no more stress or at least very limited stress! So my ah ha moment (or blame you can call it haha!) is stress! I think Stress is the reason my weight wants to stick to me and not go away... Something I will need to add to my Monday weight loss goals, ... tackle stress!
I did get one good thing out of the weekend, a mind calming 2 hour walk thru the beautiful park yesterday morning ;) Nature always makes me feel better on those down days.
Hi there, i found your blog through your comment on It all began with a man in a back jeep.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. Stress can make it hard to lose weight. I also know i gained a lot when I first got married. You body goes through changes and marriage is a big change for sure!
Marriage is really hard. Have you ever read the book Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs? It's really good. It talks about how woman need love from their husbands and men need respect from their wives. And when we don't get/give that this crazy cycle starts and things can go down hill fast! I found the book on amazon and it came with a seminar dvd which is nice since my husband doesn't like to read!
Something a friend told me when i got married "it's not always perfect but what's not perfect is forgivable." We so need to learn to forgive each other and not hold things against our husbands. Most of the time i'm learning that he doesn't mean to be hurtful. We just see/think/view things differently.
I agree, stress is so bad for us! It can definitely can cause weight gain and even worse... health problems! Sorry you're going through so much stress right now, but hopefully it all gets better in a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking that age too might have alot to do with it. I never had a problem with my weight until I got married, I was 25. After I hit 25, it seems like every year it becomes harder to keep this dumb weight off.
Thanks Melissa, I will be sure to look into it, dvd too for the husband ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure age has to do with it too, It was after 25 I started gaining, boo to getting older!
Bless your heart!! It IS bad when you need to have your marriage in a good place so you have a safe, loving retreat from the rest of the world and it is just another cause of stress. I have been there for years. I hope you two can grow and learn how to meet each others needs. Melissa is right on with her suggestion. Men and women are wired so different. It just seems like women are the only ones really interested in finding out how to make it all work, or maybe thats just my marriage, heehe! I hope you are successful in finding ways to deal with stress!
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