It was a darn good week, yet I weighed in this morning at 217.2 pounds, which is a pound of gain. It doesn't make sense and blah blah blah, all the stuff I've said before. It appears I am in a zigzag pattern; hopefully my zag will be bigger than my zig and I will be under 216.2 next week so I can finally claim that ever-elusive "best I've been to date" number. And, I would like to punch the holidays in the mouth and finish the year strong at an even 20 pounds lost. After all, last holiday season I gained 30 pounds, so I think meeting this goal would constitute significant improvement.
Daily calorie totals for the coming week will be posted here, and I feel primed for a good one. At this point I'm more concerned with how I feel I performed than what the scale says. That's why I'm not depressed about last week because I know I did my job. I can only control what I can control.
The tyranny of the scale. These things can be affected by hydration levels and all sorts of variables. The important thing is that, objectively, in terms of calories, it was a good week.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, and thank you.
ReplyDeleteWednesday: 1,950. Not the opening day I was hoping for - and tomorrow will be another high-calorie day - but will try to make it up.
I think the good thing is I'm thinking, "Oh no, I ate 1,950 calories today; that's a high calorie day!" When in actuality most people eat 2,500 or more per day and are in good shape.
Thursday: 1,920. Go Bills!
ReplyDeleteFriday: 1,860
ReplyDeleteSaturday: 2,050.
ReplyDeleteThis might seem like a bad day, but I'm proud of it. Any time you're traveling and dealing with family hospitality, I think you just do the best you can and roll with it. I denied a pumpkin roll, only had half a burger, etc., but there's only so much you can do on a day spent entirely away from home.
Monday: 1,800
ReplyDeleteTuesday: 1,780
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