In my previous post, I talked about my one pound gain and how the following week was going to be better. Well, all was well until Saturday morning when I got on the scale before I went to WW. I know, I know, I preach about how you should only weigh in once a week, but I'm not that good. I often weigh myself on Wednesday mornings just to make sure I'm on the right track, because if I am I get myself more motivated to have a really good weigh-in on Saturday. This past Wednesday's weigh-in was down from the weight from Saturday (it appeared as if the pound had left) then I did it again on Saturday and it had gone up 2 pounds (one more pound than last Saturday's weigh-in). This dumbfounded me because I had a really good work-out week (I jogged on Tuesday and Friday and took the dog for a good walk on Wednesday). I'm guessing I was bloated or something from my nephew's birthday party the previous night. Anyway, I went to WW but I did not officially weigh-in because I don't think I could have handled another gain. The fact that I went to the meeting anyway shows that I've grown because last fall I would have just stayed home and then have an even worse week, getting completely off track!
So on Friday (the day of the birthday party) I jogged 4.8 miles. I thought this would help my weigh-in and negate any cake I would have that evening. Although it didn't help the next weigh-in, it did help my confidence in jogging. It felt good. I was going to just do 45 minutes, but when I hit that time, I figured why not keep going? So I just kept on another 15 minutes. It wasn't fast (b/n 12:30 and 13 minute miles) but I'm improving every time I get on the treadmill.
I also have recently tried on my old size 12 work pants from Gap. I love these pants (I have about 3 pairs) and can't wait to wear them again because they are comfy and fit so well). I was able to get them on and zip them up, they were just too tight to wear in public. This gives me hope! I also went shopping Saturday because everything at Ann Taylor Loft was 40% off. I was able to get a few tops and a pair of capris. It felt so nice to go into one of my old favorite stores and buy things that fit. I am nowhere near my goal weight, but I'm beginning to see the goal line in sight. I just need to be there by Karrie's wedding so I can look back at the pictures and think about how awesome of a time it was and not focus on how I looked.
I don't agree with the once a week scale check either. You have to have a heads up. It's WAY too much pressure to only do it once, especially when you want/need a loss. As much damaged as a bad scale check can do, it also helps gauge where you are. So good job ignoring the number and getting back to/keeping on with healthy ways.
ReplyDeleteI saw that you signed up for a race this summer! Awesome!!!
Plus, who cares what the scale says. Your pants are fitting better. You're getting back to running. You can shop in old stores again. I don't care what I weigh, as long as I can wear cute clothes and look good doing it :)
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