I'm not sure why, but I'm feeling very blah about this whole diet/exercise thing the last week or so. I really do want to hit my goal of 170 by the 4th of July, but I can't seem to get motivated to get off my butt.
I have really been looking at my numbers (I'm a spreadsheet addict & I plot & chart everything about this weight loss journey) and I've realized that the number of calories I'm eating per day has been creeping up. The first month I was averaging 1750, the second 1770, the third almost 1900, the fourth 1915 & this month 1930. No wonder my weight loss is slowing down so much.
I weighed in today at 177.6, which is up .2 from last week. I was actually pretty happy with it since we did a little mini vacation & had a four day weekend where I was totally off plan & unable to get in my exercise. So now I'm a bit behind where I wanted to be in order to reach my goal. I'm really trying to stay positive but it gets hard when the scale isn't cooperating.
I don't expect to see it move down when I'm off plan like I was last week, but darn it, when I've been good I would really like to see some decent numbers. Is two pounds too much to ask for? Obviously for me it is. Maybe I need to do a little quick strict diet for a couple of days to see if I can jump start my enthusiasm again. Last time I did the three day diet before my wedding I did manage to lose a couple of pounds. I know it's not something I can do for any longer that the three days because it really isn't enough calories to support the bodies basic functions, but hmmmmm. Let me think about it.
I'm going to stay under 1800 calories every day this week & see where my WI lands next week. If I don't see at least a pound loss then maybe that's what I will do. Oh, and I will exercise at least 4 times this week too. I know I can't expect to do it on just eating alone.
Well, off to the dentist.
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