Week #7 Weigh-In

8/24/14 Starting Weight: 347.8 lbs

 

Last Weigh-in: 319.2 lbs

Current Weight: 315.9 lbs

Period Weight Loss: 3.3 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 31.9 lbs

  
 

I have a confession to make... If you read my last post you know that I struggled early in the week leading up to a small binge on Wednesday evening.  On Thursday morning I couldn't contain myself; I needed to know how much damage I caused.  I got on the scale and it said I had gained 3 pounds!  Now I knew that a lot of that was just water retention; when you drink 8 pounds of water each day and then eat some salty snacks in the evening, you are bound to hold some extra water.  

My last post was all about me mentally preparing myself for my first gain since I started.  I've said it before, weight loss is not linear and I know that I've personally derailed myself many times from that first week that the scale doesn't agree with you.  Much to my surprise, I did not need the preparation (well, just yet anyway).  I had no idea that two days later I would be 6 pounds lighter!  Clearly I was retaining some water from earlier in the week.  This is a great example of how the scale can fluctuate wildly just over the course of a couple days. 

Lowlights:

1. Stress is triggering some bad eating habits
2. Not enough exercise
3. Lost control a little on Sunday (unrestricted day)
4. Got on the scale on Thursday because I was struggling

Highlights:

1. I made a great recovery after struggling early in the week
2. Played basketball with the kids 3 times for some fun exercise
3. Still drinking plenty of water
4. Learning from my mistakes instead of letting them beat me down

Week #7 was a week of learning more about me.  I learned a little about my willpower limits as well as how stress is affecting me.  I also learned about my own weight fluctuations.  Imagine if I had let the scale reading on Thursday get to me.  Clearly I was retaining water a little.  Come to think of it, imagine if I was retaining water on one of my Saturday weigh-ins.  Imagine how it could derail my entire week.  I'm proud of the fact that I didn't fold when the scale didn't read what I liked; when it happened I made a choice to fight instead of running for the hills (small victory #22).  Now if I can just figure out how to stay off the scale...

 

 Stay Strong!

-FogDog

 

 

[Photo: Flickr / Alan Cleaver]