I’m sure everyone’s had those days when, despite your best efforts at sticking to your eating and exercise plans, you get up and find that the numbers on the scale have gone up instead of down.
For me, those are the hardest days – I start to wonder if I’m ever going to succeed, which then turns into, “Why should I bother any more?” Particularly in light of the fact that I am about to head out for a weekend of adventures that will involve limited options for healthy eating.
At this point, I’m really struggling with ensuring that I do what’s necessary to have healthy choices available, and take the time and effort to keep up with tracking what I put in. Right now, it is all too tempting to take the easy road, and just go off the wagon for the weekend…
I won’t have a problem staying active; there is going to be much geocaching and running involved in the competition we’re participating in… It is, as always, the eating side of the equation that is a problem for me.
I’d love to know what others feel about “heavy” days, and how they react and persevere…
Hmm, that's a difficult one, as I usually get quite grumpy when the scales don't reflect my effort! Its true though - and some days, when I haven't exercised or my calories have been a bit higher, the weight just falls off!
ReplyDeleteI guess I just try and look at the bigger picture. If I've worked hard and haven't lost the weight yet, I almost see it as weight my body OWES me. I just remember that at the end of the day, weight-loss is largely just maths - calories in minus calories out. If I stick with it and keep trying, that weight HAS to shift eventually!