Weight Loss Update #4
This past week has been tough on the weight loss front. The unexpected weight gain of last week threw me f
or a loop. It’s difficult to maintain a high level of effort when the results aren’t reinforcing the behaviors.
Despite the struggles, I did not fall off the wagon. I did eat a little more than I should have… but I did not abandon my efforts and go on a binge. I continued exercising, and I continued to write down everything I ate, which helped me do some serious damage control.
My efforts paid off, at least a little bit. Yesterday, I saw a loss at the scale of 1 pound. What a relief. I knew that another bad weigh-in would make it so much harder for me to keep going. The pound I lost infused me with hope that this is working. But it is so true that weight loss takes an incredible amount of patience and persistence.
It has now been 45 days (6 1/2 weeks) since I started this program. My total loss is 5.4 lbs. I am definitely not on target to reach my goal of 30lbs in 14 weeks (that is only about 8 weeks away…). I needed to lose 2lbs a week to reach that goal, and I am just under averaging 1 lb per week. Perhaps my original goal was too lofty. I will reassess, and maybe I will adjust my goal to be more realistic.
As alway, thanks for stopping by!
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