I am a daily weigh person. It drives me crazy if I don’t know what I weigh. I panic. But sometimes daily weigh ins throws me for a loop when the scales don’t do what I expect. And when that happens I have to remember to shift my focus!
I started this 12 week challenge and I am determined to see it through. I’m determined to lose weight and work on my fitness levels. I’m just plain and simple determined. The plan is simple…a set or two of basic exercises (lunges, squats, push ups, sit ups, etc)….cardio including interval training, calorie restriction and water consumption. Pretty simple it seems but the potential for great results is astronomical! Last week was my first week and I did absolutely fabulous! I lost almost 4 pounds! (You can read about that here.) I was on fire and I headed into my new week confident that I would smash this week also. (I was realistic and didn’t expect 4 pounds!)
Sadly, the scales have not been doing what I wanted. My weigh in day is Monday for this challenge. On Tuesday I was down by one more pound. On Wednesday I was right back where I was on Monday and the numbers just aren’t dropping. Or rather, they are dropping but soooo slowly. I was .4 down from Monday’s weight today (Friday).
It’s disgusting! It’s disheartening. I’m doing the exact same thing that I did last week this week! Water? Check! Calories? Check! Exercise and Cardio? Check check! I’ve done it all! And it’s been spot on!! But this week I’m not having the same success!
I’m telling you…it’s disheartening! In the past I would waver a bit in my resolve, since it’s not working. But not this time. I have vowed to hold steady. Certainly the scales will eventually be kind and show my efforts!
It wasn’t until I was stepping out of the shower this morning when I realized that in just two weeks I could count a huge non scale victory. In recent months I have gotten out of the shower and dried off. I have then wrapped the towel around my body. And I tug and pull because the towel doesn’t quite meet….yes, I suffered from the towel gap syndrome. But in the last day or two, the towel gap has not been quite so bad…mostly gone. Now don’t get my wrong, the towel isn’t wrapping around me with lots of room to spare. But….the ends are actually meeting and there is no skin showing in that dreaded towel gap.
Can you lose that many inches so quickly? Judging from the towel gap I’d say yes, and 1-2 inches! I am notoriously horrible about measuring myself…so I don’t know for sure. But I would rather have the non scale victory anyway!
So while the scales may not be showing me my results this week…my body is telling me that I’m doing good! It’s time to keep pushing forward in spite of the scale results!!!
4 comments:
That's a great NSV! I hated towel gap, so much so that I went out and bought bath sheets! :) Keep going - you got this.... but don't get discouraged that the scale is not keeping up, it will catch up, just stay the course.
That is a great non scale victory. I can relate to this post. Doing everything correct and still seeing a weight gain. This week I gained a pound. I am very disappointed. It's so hard to keep consistent when you don't see results. I know I really need to work on a few items. But I've done well as far as adding in some resistance training and water consumption. I am trying not to become discouraged. Hopefully next week I will see a loss.
Paula C
Yes. Bath sheets are fabulous!
Don’t get discouraged! If you are honestly eating correctly and doing what you need to do…the weight will follow along.
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