I must say that it started out looking like it wasn't going to be a good week. I weighed myself on Wednesday and the scale showed no changes whatsoever from Monday, where the week before by Wednesday I was already down a pound. Then I think somewhere during the week I even gained a few ounces. I have to admit I hadn't been eating that great, although I was still within my point range. Then the weekend came and I somehow lost control of my eating on Saturday and had several pieces of Entenmann's Cheese Danish. I was stressed out and therefore turned once again to food. Then Sunday morning comes and I get on the scale only to see I had gained 1.6lbs. Yuck. I was pretty down about it. I had breakfast and then a little while later, I wasn't feeling well. Ended up I had a stomach ache the rest of the day, which was not fun. I don't know if I caught a bug, or if part of my breakfast was bad and caused my stomach to be upset. I finally had something to eat again around 9pm, but I still wasn't feeling all that great.
I think the reason I was so upset about me gaining weight this week was that even though I'm not the best eater and I don't always make the best choices, I am still doing better than I was doing, so why am I gaining weight? There's this supposed rule that it takes 3500 calories to gain a pound, and a reverse rule that you either need to eat 3500 calories less, or exercise to burn that amount of calories to lose a pound. This week I had only gone over 9 or 10 points, which translates to about 500 calories, so it didn't make sense that I would gain 1.6 lbs based on that theory. Anyway, Ray really encouraged me by reminding me that we don't have a working refrigerator and after that I didn't feel so hard on myself as much.
This morning I wake up, weigh myself, and lo and behold, I have lost weight! All week the scale lied to me only to reveal that in the end, I was indeed on the downside instead of up. So, this week is beginning nicely. I do have a headache and my stomach is still not 100%, but I am feeling better than I did yesterday. I guess in the end it really doesn't matter what the scale says on any other day but Monday (well at least for me, since that is the day I officially record my weight). Oh yeah, and no more cheese danishes!
PS: A belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout out to my sister-in-law Elizabeth. Her birthday was on Friday, and since I wished her a happy birthday in person, I kind of forgot to do it here. So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIZABETH! Tomorrow is my brother-in-law Robbie's birthday. He is the youngest of the family and he will be the big 18 years old! HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY ROBBIE!!!
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Good job Gabbi! They say we should only weigh once a week but if there is a scale in the house, I just don't think that's possible.
Keep it up! You can do it!! (keep your eyes on how far you've come, not how far you have to go!0
Gabby: I am envious of your weight loss. I have gained so much weight, but I don't have the will power right now to try and loose any of it. Keep it going! Maybe as I read about your journey it will spark something in me to fight my laziness.
Thanks for sharing all of this.
Thanks Ebby!! I must say that its so hard to start unless you are ready. I had been yo-yo'ing through the first couple of weeks until something finally clicked. I am still trying to work on the exercise part of it, but that's coming.
Don't worry if you're not ready. You can always start with little changes such as cutting out sodas, eating smaller portions, eating several small meals a day instead of 3 larger ones, drinking more water, or switching to lower fat options of things like milk, cheese, cream cheese, etc. Take one change at a time, one day at a time. And make sure to eat breakfast!!!
:)
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