My Enemy: The Scale!

The scale has been moving up and down like a yo-yo for the past couple of weeks, which has been incredibly frustrating for me.  I'm trying hard not to focus on the digits that the scale reads, but it's hard.  It's especially hard for me to keep pushing forward when my weight decides to take a jump in the wrong direction despite all of my efforts to get it down.

Last week I doubled my exercising routine.  Between walking and biking I was averaging 3-5 miles per day.  I also increased my water intake in a major way to the tune of over 80 oz per day.  I was hoping to see a significant change of numbers when I stepped on the scale Saturday morning, but instead the numbers had climbed up.  Argh!

Giving up is so easy to do, which is exactly why I keep forcing myself not to quit.  Two weeks ago I took 4th place in the Biggest Loser Competition - only to drop down to 8th place last week.  Double Argh!

So now here we are - a new day, a new week, a new outlook.  I'm decreasing my water intake down to 48 oz per day.  I'm going to reset my mind and focus mostly on the foods that I'm eating.  I'm starting by making small goals for myself; today I would like to only eat spinach salads, veggies and if I have to snack - greek yogurt or apples.  I'm not even thinking about what my goal will be for tomorrow because I'm focusing only on today.  I know that I'm perfectly capable of losing weight - I've done it many times before and had great success.  Why the scale is playing tricks with me lately is anyone's guess, but I would really like to place high in the Biggest Loser Competition - I'm not aiming for 1st place, but rather 3rd place.  I'd even be happy with 4th place.