Frustration

Happy Wednesday,

How are all you amazing folks doing on this incredible Wednesday evening? All is well here, not too much new to share.

I am writing again every day. I’m reading everyday and of course, I still have the goal to learn something new everyday. What about you? How are things in your world? Shoot me a text or drop me a comment. I’d love to hear from you.

Oh, I do want to share with you that I started my weight-loss journey today, so stay tuned for more on how that’s all going.

Today I thought it would be appropriate to talk about frustration, after-all, it’s an emotion I’ve been feeling for quite some time now. You see, I’ve been seeing my doctor regularly since last June regarding getting help with losing weight. I’ve had referrals for doctors who specialize in medical weight loss, however, the soonest appointment I’m able to get is Feb. 2025.

I’ve been prescribed medications galore, however, they have all been back ordered. I’ve been so frustrated with the entire process.ve been frustrated with myself, because I can’t lose the weight, and of course, when your doctors give you steroid injections to help with pain management, that is a sure fire way to help one, shall we say, balloon up. I’m a little frustrated with my yo-yo weight problem, so, I decided to try something new. I’ll share it with you later though. I want to see how it works before I let you in entirely on my program. I promise I will soon.

I am hopeful that this new program I started today will help. I am back in the pool, swimming and I am doing my best to walk everyday. One day at a time, one ounce at a time.

When I tell you guys I’m frustrated, I suppose what I’m trying to say is that I’m upset with the inability to change my weight and achieve my weight loss goals. I know John is always telling me the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. Totally agree, that is the best way to lose weight, however, I don’t eat a lot, in fact, he would agree, I probably eat too little. In my case, I think I need to eat healthier and cut out even the slightest of cheats, like that occasional Dr. Pepper and I need to cut out anything that has fat in it, at least for now.

According to WebMD., frustration comes either from an internal or external source. We just need to recognize which one we are affected by and go from there to help solve the issue causing us to be frustrated.

When frustration is triggered in us, it’s our way of responding to something stressful. We all feel it and have experienced being frustrated at least once in our lives. Did you know though, frustration can be something that people endure long-term?

WebMD says the stressor for causing us frustration differs from person to person. Common stressors for many are things such as stress at work, pursuing a goal that we don’t seem to attain or trying to solve a problem and not finding the answer.

Frustration can make it’s way into our lives and jump on the vicious cycle of causing us harm to our mental health. When this happens, our emotions are affected. We can lose confidence in ourselves, we see a rise in our stress levels, we can become angry, even to the point of displaying aggressive behavior.

Being constantly frustrated can lead us to constant irritability, or, we may become depressed. Frustration can even interrupt our sleep pattern.

Isn’t it amazing how one thing in our life, for example being frustrated for a long period can affect our over-all health? Sure, we all become a little frustrated at things like a long line at the grocery store, or unexplained traffic, maybe we become frustrated with ourselves for not getting something done we wanted so desperately to finish, and I think that’s normal, especially in the world in which we live today. It’s the constant of being frustrated and the constant finding issues in every thing in life that we need to watch out for.

“You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a ‘negative person.’ It makes you human”-Lori Deschene.

I absolutely agree with this quote, however, I feel like the point that hits the hardest for me is three words, ALL THE TIME. I firmly believe, or should I say, I’m coming to believe, we need to feel our feelings, we need to acknowledge them and we need to work with them and on them. It’s not healthy to stay in a negative space all the time. Life is too beautiful and it’s a gift, so staying in a negative could keep us from truly embracing all that God has given us.

“The next time you are frustrated, the next time you feel acute pain or resentment or unfairness, all you have to do is remember one thing. This moment is not your life. This is just a moment in your life.”

Life has a way of being able to change in the blink of an eye, and, we simply don’t know what’s going on in the life of others, so while we all become frustrated in life, frustrated with others, we should try to remember, this is a moment in our life, it’s not the definition of our life. Who knows, if we try and shift our mind set, we might find ourselves a little less frustrated and stressed.

“Use disappointment and frustration to motivate you rather than annoy you. Be mindful. You are in control of the way you respond to life.”-marcandangel.

Not always easy, yet, it certainly is worth trying. I’ll be the first to tell you, I get frustrated. I have OCD and PTSD and I like things done a certain way. I’m terrified to relax. I have learned through my frustration with my ever increasing weight issue is this, John still loves me and not a day goes by that he doesn’t call me beautiful. He’s taught me, or is trying to teach me, that he loves me unconditionally. John simply wants me to be healthy. He’s my biggest cheerleader.

I still struggle with him seeing me as I am, not because I don’t trust him. It’s because I don’t have confidence in myself. I need to work on being totally vulnerable with him, because he’s totally vulnerable with me. I think once I get to that point, he’ll be able to help me through my self-image issues. I think once I get there, he’ll feel my love for him even more. Oh what a love story that will be. No inhibitions on my end. That might be one of the most loving gifts I could give him. I think he might like that.

John loves me and l need to remind myself of that and be a little kinder to myself. We’re all a work in progress. I’m a work in progress.

I hope you all sleep well tonight and before you close your eyes, ask your creator for another day to accept yourself for the amazing person you are. I know I’ll be asking for another gift, that is, another day to live and express my gratitude to him, my God, my creator and for another day to feel Johns love and I want to have another day to love John.

I suppose that’s it for now. Enjoy the rest of your evening. Until next time, don’t forget, Love Life++ Hugs.