4/19 Starting weight: 270
Lowest weight on journey: 254
Today’s weight: 262
Gain of 8lbs over the vacation weekend
We just got home from Myrtle Beach yesterday and I waited until this morning to weigh myself. (If you want to hear about how that went and if I avoided temptation throughout the weekend, click here to find out more!)
I stepped on the scale this morning and saw a whopping 8 pound gain since Friday. 8 pounds. That is a lot.
But not for one second did I get angry at myself. Weight fluctuates and I had an inkling of why the scale had jumped so far so fast.
Reasons I believe I may have gained weight:
- I ate larger portions than usual. I successfully avoided gluten (for the most part) and sugar the entire weekend. But I definitely had had a bit more food than usual.
- I did not exercise. We were always on the go from the time we got there until we left. I could have gotten up extra early or stayed up extra late to work out, but we were so exhausted from the action packed days.
- I did not drink more than 1 or 2 glasses of water a day. It wasn’t necessarily intentional, but I also subconsciously did not want to have to pee all day when I knew we were going to be out most of the time we were there.
- I skipped out on some of my supplements due to being out and forgetting to bring them with me.
- I was sedintary for almost 2 whole days due to driving 8 hours there and back.
So today, I refused to let that number derail me, especially when I know that number will go down pretty quickly after a few days of being back on my normal routine.
I used to let moments like this ruin me. I would binge and give up and make up an excuse to quit. It would take me weeks and even months before I could get back on track.
No more!
I had a nice weekend, I did the best that I could for the most part and I refuse to feel bad about it. I will get right back on track TODAY, not tomorrow, not a week from now.
Today I will eat right, exercise, drink enough water, get things done, work hard, spend time with Jesus, take my supplements and love myself.
And in 4 days, it will be Day 20, where I will need to be at 250 if I want to stay on track of reaching my goal in 100 days. I believe that those pounds that I gained will disappear pretty quickly. If I get there, that’s great and if I don’t, that’s okay too.
But I will work hard and sacrifice. Because that is what this whole journey is. Sacrificing what I want in the moment for what I want in the future. And it’s so worth it. I won’t let any setback stop me from finishing the race!
“If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes your sacrifice.”
Til tomorrow,
xo S
Catch up on the whole weightloss journey!>>
Day 1: The wakeup call, the game plan & the “why”
Day 2: The habits to break & symptoms to shake
Day 3: The fat girl revelations
Day 4: The scale obsession
Day 5: The temptations
Day 6: The sugar withdrawal
Day 7: The personal trainer
Day 8: The noticeable changes
Day 9: The diet mentality
Day 10: The intervention & motivation
Day 11: The real test
Day 15: The Navigation of Vacation