1/18/13
Last weigh-in: 254
Today: 253.5
Change: -0.5
Well, I’m not sure exactly what happened this week. I ate really, really well. I measured my foods and counted points and drank lots of water. Plus, I only ate out once this week. Usually that’s enough to lose more than just a half pound. Not this time, I guess!
One thing that was lacking: exercise. I have been so, so busy that I haven’t found time to work out much, except for two hour-long walks on Sat. and Sun. So, while there is that as a reason for only losing a half pound, there have been other weeks in the past where concentrating on my diet has produced better results, even when exercising only a couple times.
Sometimes as we travel down this weight-loss road things just can’t be explained. We do everything right and the results just aren’t what we hoped they’d be. The thing I need to keep in mind this week is, hey! It’s still a loss! I didn’t gain. I didn’t even just maintain. I lost weight. Every pound, every half pound, counts. Every little step matters.
So I’ll keep plugging along, counting points, measuring food (I know this helped! And mentally it just made me feel like I was making progress. Doing well.) and drinking water. I will be out of town this weekend, a long weekend, and I’m going to eat as well as I can and try to make healthy choices. I will definitely get in some intense workouts when I get back, too, so I can work off whatever indulgences I do partake in (Hello, Northeast pizza!). But I hope for the best for next Friday, long weekend vacation or not!
I am with you. I haven’t weighed for the week, and I feel like I did pretty well eating-wise, but I didn’t exercise a single time. Literally something happened every single afternoon. I know I can pick right back up, but it’s really frustrating.
You know, I hate those weeks when I feel like I’m doing everything right only to see it make just a smidge of a difference on the scale. I used to always throw my hands in air, exasperated, and say “why bother?” (not going to lie, I still do that sometimes) but these days I just keep telling myself that I don’t have a good enough reason to stop trying — but I have a list as long as my arm of reasons to keep going.
You got this
Eat some delicious NY pizza for me! Have a wonderful trip, and we’ll go on a workout date when you get back!
Like you said, every little bit makes a difference. And it sounds like you’re making some great non-weight related health changes as well, like drinking so much water – that is wonderful!
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