Tracking
Let’s start with the victory first. I tracked every bite of food! I am proud of what I ate! My calories were in check! For the total calories you can see my weekend was over.
But when you add in my exercise (my bike rides and runs...not my lunchtime walks) I was totally perfect!
I do know my dinners had carbs. (Pasta a few nights). But that was my only carbs for the day so I should have been ok!
Weight
So with my food in check, let’s see how my weight stacks up this week. Grrrrr! Well...I’m up! I do know that I have this recurring pattern that has been going on for a while I am down on Friday and Saturday but then pop up through the work week. Yes I know that my higher eating on the weekends contribute...but look at the figures above...my net calories is lower...even though my intake is much higher. So this morning I sit at 250.0. 2 pounds up. Grrr! (The morning was off, in terms of my daily....ahem, routine so that affects the weight....so I do expect it to be lower shortly!)
Exercise
I kinda nailed this first week. Kinda! I ran twice in this last week, once after work! I rode my bike twice (hard rides over the weekend) and I walked every lunch break and every 15 minute break!
I did something once after work...but wimped our the other evenings!!!
So that is a total victory. The failure is the after work workouts. I need to get that into place!
So there you have it. My weight is up, and while I do expect it to drop back to the lower weight, it is still totally disheartening! But I did good for my body this week in my tracking and the movement that I did do! Maybe I’m grasping at straws but I’m hoping the higher weight/more of a maintain is also indicative of muscle growth...I know my muscles have had a workout and that they have been sore! It’s plausible. I did also have someone tell me yesterday that I looked like I was slimming down. Plausible again...but I don’t see it. Either way, I am going to continue pushing forward! I KNOW that I am making strides toward being healthier and that counts...even if my weight doesn’t!!!
12 comments:
Making strides and improvements no matter how small count when regaining back your health. You are moving in the right direction and eventually your weight will show it on the scale.
I agree with Tiffany, the scale will move in the right direction. 0.2 pound gain is nothing LOL - we could probably cry and lose that! Imagine if you had NOT done the exercise. Keep up the hard work.
I agree, it can be disheartening, but you are definitely headed in the right direction.
Have a great weekend Mary Fran! Just keep working for it and it'll come. :)
It sounds like overall a success! Have a good weekend.
That’s what I’m hoping!!!
I’m healthier for sure, just not thinner...yet!
Thanks!! You too!!
I’m counting it as such!!! Thanks...you too!!
Absolutely it will be coming off soon. Your body needs time to adjust to your new plan. I say in the next week or two you are going to be a happy girl. :)
I’ve got my fingers crossed!
I think you're doing great, keep it up!
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