Weigh-In Wednesday: Not surprised, not upset.
Oh, hi there, little blog of mine. Did you miss me these last seven days that I haven’t posted one single time? (Sorry about that.) I’ve been pretty busy with VEDA and 365, plus my dad’s birthday party and my first anniversary.
But enough with the excuses. I’m here today, for the 17th consecutive week, to tell you what the scale did this morning. And yes, I worded that last sentence carefully, so as not to say, “to tell you about my weight loss this week,” because that would be a lie. I did not lose weight this week.
Starting weight (4/21/10): 167.8
Last week’s weight: 154.4
Current weight: 155.2
This week’s loss: +0.8 lbs
Net difference: -12.6 lbs
So I gained almost a pound, and like I said in the title, I’m neither surprised nor upset by this. I’m not saying I’m happy about it; it’s just that I know exactly why it happened.
I only worked out once since last week’s weigh-in, and I was understandably not on track with my eating due to parties and my lovely anniversary. Then Monday of this week, I woke up feeling like I was run over by a truck, so I’ve been taking it easy since then. (I feel much better today and plan on kicking booty in spin class tonight.)
I’m actually a bit relieved that I didn’t gain more than 0.8 pounds.
And, I’ll be honest, I won’t be surprised if next week’s weigh-in isn’t totally stellar, either, because I’m going to VEGAS this weekend! I’m not planning on binging or anything, but I will be enjoying a 24-hour buffet (not, like, eating 24 hours straight, but spending a set amount of money and being able to eat however much I want for the day). I will also be lounging by the pool. I will also also be taking a fun little class with Helly (more on that in a future post), and that should help me burn some calories, along with the tons and tons of walking I’m sure we’ll be doing. Basically, next week’s weigh-in will depend upon what I do when I get back from Vegas.
Considering the latter half of this journey thus far has taken place during the summer, when most people go OFF their diet and exercise routines, I am very happy with my progress, and I’ll take a little gain here and there if it means I get to enjoy myself.
Anyway, I am sorry about the lack of posts around here! I’m hoping to ramp it up again soon, but in the meantime, I highly encourage you to check out the VEDA and Project 365 tabs up at the top of my page there, because I’m having a blast with both of those little endeavors.
Happy Wednesday!
You’ve done a lot better than me! I just kinda track my weight but haven’t really lost any. but i finally made a new commitment to it!
here is my post:
http://imerika.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/weigh-in-wednesday-aka-the-one-thing-i-can-control/
I’m glad you’re not beating yourself up about it– you’re right, you’re making great progress as is
I’m gonna try to track how much we walk while we’re in Vegas– wanna keep up the streak of logging everything on SparkPeople. Speaking of which… you’ve *really* got me addicted to that dang site!
My own blog is lying fallow due to lack of inspiration, and yet I haven’t had too much trouble coming up with ideas for my SparkPeople blog! Go figure!!
Have fun in Vegas!!! It’s too bad we didn’t happen to end up there on the same weekend, huh?
I didn’t realize you were doing VEDA too! I am so far behind on everyones vlogs. One of these days I will catch up. I hope. If not, it will give me something to do this winter when I’m snowed in. =)
Glad to see you’re keeping a level head about your expectations with this journey. And it’s also a good thing it’s a journey, because that means you’ve got time to both live life and achieve your weight loss goals!
Hey Tabitha ~ just getting to read this, probably hours before you post this week’s weigh in! I love your attitude about this all. I mean, really, you have lost over 10 pounds! That’s awesome. I think keeping a healthy attitude about it will keep you moving forward.. if you get too down on yourself you could end up yo-yoing.. I know I mentioned to you that I was going to be cutting down the calories, but not weighing myself every week. Well, after almost two months I weighed myself and I have lost about 4 pounds! I’m really happy with this because I wanted to lose it slow (my goal is 10 pounds by Christmas), but steady. And it looks like that’s happening. SO now to keep on track… Good luck to you and I’ll be checking in later today to see how this week went!