Third Weigh In and Day 22

It’s very easy to get discouraged when you are working on losing weight. And if I were to get discouraged, today would be the day to do it.

I stepped in the scale this morning for my weekly weigh in, and saw that I had lost one pound. 1 pound. And I’m not even sure that it was a full pound because I have only been recording the whole numbers, not the decimals.

However, some loss in measurements...40 inch waist, 12 inch arm, but same 25 inch thigh...last week was waist 40.5, thigh 25, arm 12.25 (two weeks ago...waist 42 inches, thigh 25 inches, arm 14 inches).

But truthfully, I felt a little gypped. Ok, a lot gypped. I have been faithful to my diet and exercise. I have been drinking lots of water. I’ve been trying my best to get my sleep. I’ve been cooking healthy meals. I’ve walked extra miles with my friends and my dogs. And I only lost (maybe) 1 pound.

So then I started thinking of why this might be since I’ve been faithful to my diet and exercise. 

-Maybe I haven’t been drinking enough water. (it’s super cold right now, so maybe even if I’m drinking what would be enough for normal weather, it’s not enough for now.)

-Maybe my sleep hasn’t been good enough. (I go to bed really early, but I still have a lot of awake times at night. Not as much as I used to, but it’s still something.)

-TMI warning...I just got my period this morning, so maybe I’m bloated and/or constipated. (I googled this and it could be a possibility.)

I took a step back and thought...this is where I could get derailed. It’s discouraging to put in all of that effort and not have much to show for it. But then I thought...do I really not have much to show for all of my effort? Sure, I didn’t see the results that I wanted on the scale today, but really it’s not all about the scale. When I started this, I wanted...

-a way to combat my anxiety and depression. And I can honestly say, knowing that my kids and husband would back me up, that I have generally been happier, in a better mood, more calm and less stressed.

-to return to running. And I can’t believe it. At the beginning of this week, I was scared to run 8 minutes straight. Here I am at the end of the week, and I’m actually on my 3rd day in a row of running 25 minutes straight. The crazy thing is that I felt really good today, and am now imagining running faster and longer runs and running with friends. Like that is a distinct possibility now! I’m so excited. Thank you, Coach Bennett! He actually helped me run faster, Fartlek style, than my regular pace. I had been scared to do that, and thought I couldn’t maintain, but I did it, and now can imagine doing more! Crazy!

So, bottom line, no, the scale didn’t say what I wanted it to say this week. However, looking beyond that, I am really happy with this week’s results. 😊❤️