Monday Weigh-In
Last Week: 136.2
This Week: 138.0
Pounds Lost: -1.8 (first time it's a gain, eek!)
Total Lost: 32 pounds (still awesome, right?)
So obviously this week was a major disappointment, especially since I was so hopeful that more weight would come off once I got back to normal schedule. I ramped up my exercise a lot and stuck to my eating plan during the week, so I was really disappointed when I didn't see any weight come off through the week. I guess I am officially at a plateau. I did splurge Friday and Saturday night as far as calories go, which I pretty much NEVER do, but I guess I was rebelling since I was frustrated. So today's weigh in is probably a little high because of that, but in general, I've been right around 137lbs for about 5 weeks now.
This has definitely been testing my motivation. For the past 4 months, I've been kept motivated by the fact that it was working! So now I have to keep reminding myself that eating low-cal, exercising, etc. is the right thing to do even if I am not seeing the immediate results. Another thing that keeps me motivated is my nerdy spreadsheet haha. But really, it does, because it reminds me that it is not possible for me to be eating 1200 cal/day and burning 300 cal/day exercising and not losing weight. That would mean my metabolism is only naturally burning ~900 cal/day which is wayyyy too low. So I just keep reminding myself that it should all add up soon, and hopefully the weight will come off.
And the results I've seen so far can still be motivation - I feel great and look so much better than when I started. I had told myself I'd go on a shopping spree once I hit 130 pounds, but since I have a training class all next week that will require business clothes, and then of course the cruise, I've started shopping anyway! This weekend I was able to buy size 6 dress pants! I don't remember the last time I was a 6, but it was probably in high school. So it is a great reminder or how far I have come!! At work, we wear uniforms, but for the past several weeks I've been wearing the pants I got when I first moved here in 2008 and had never been able to wear because they ended up being too small after I ordered them. So all of that helps me keep it in perspective.
Well I hope this post doesn't sound like too much of a complaint! I was definitely feeling down last week, and I was considering taking a break and going only into weight maintenance mode and trying again sometime later to lose the rest. But I'm feeling more positive today and hopefully I can stay motivated. There are lots of other contributors too... I've been doing more strength training, so I'm probably building more muscle. And I started a new medicine last week that probably made me retain more fluids... etc. etc. Not every week can be perfect. So I'm not going to get too stressed out until it persists for a while longer with no weight loss. At least that's what I'll tell myself!
This week should be pretty normal, but the next two weeks will be crazy with my training class and then the cruise. So although I'll keep trying to lose weight, I honestly will be happy if I can just maintain my weight during that time. The training class is all day, with meals provided, and homework each night until 10pm... so not too much time to manage my food or to exercise! My new goal is to bust through this plateau, and these two weeks away, and hit 130 pounds by the end of June - 40 pounds in 6 months won't be too shabby!!
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