I used to be obsessed with the scale, weighing in every day. It wasn't long before I realized that I could weigh myself in the morning & again later that same day & get a different number each time. So I switched to weighing in twice per week. That became too discouraging for me though because I felt like the scale wasn't moving in my favor fast enough. So now I weigh in just once per week - on Friday mornings.
I usually look forward to my Friday morning weigh-in's. I know that I've worked hard exercising & eating properly in the days leading up to my weigh-in & usually the scale is down by 1-2 lbs which only heightens my self-motivation to keep moving forward on my weight loss journey.
This week is a little different, though. I'm really not looking forward to my weigh-in tomorrow morning. Infact, I'm dreading it.
I exercised every day this week, as I do every week but my eating habits weren't as good as they've been lately. I splurged more than usual, mostly in the evenings. Limiting my snacks in the evening remains my biggest challenge. I have to dig deep to find the willpower to bypass the sugary sweets & just snacks in general. Usually I succeed. This week...not so much.
I made an apple pie on Sunday night & had a slice of it, along with some ice cream (low calorie ice cream, but ice cream none the less) & fat free whipped cream. Normally I'd skip the pie & just have a little ice cream. But, for whatever reason, I felt like I deserved to have the whole dessert & not just half of it. Not a huge deal. But then on Tuesday night I had another slice of my pie. Granted, this time I didn't have it with the ice cream & whipped cream - but even still -- two slices of apple pie in one week simply sets the pattern for bad things (weight wise) for me. And so last night I had a handful of hershey's chocolate eggs. I was pretty aggravated with myself. All day long I had been eating SO well & then, right before bed, I blew it. I'm angry that I can't seem to find my willpower when I need it the most.
So I'm not anticipating a weight loss this week. If anything I should probably start preparing myself now for a possible weight gain. It won't be a huge gain - maybe 1 or 2 lbs - but gaining weight is not part of my challenge. If the scale does not flash 3 numbers in my favor I know I will be disappointed in myself but, at the same time, I know where I made my mistakes this week. I just have to dig deeper, and harder, for that willpower.
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