So I guess the headline of this post says it all. I had my weekly weigh-in this morning, and the scale sure wasn’t as nice as it was last week. I was up two pounds, so I’m back to where I started. Ideally, I’d like to just shrug it off and not care about my gain, but I have to say I’m feeling pretty down about it. I know that may be an absurd thing to get upset over, but it is incredibly frustrating for me to be battling through some serious fitness aches and pains and saying no thanks to some of my favorite treats, and still gaining weight. I want to punch my metabolism square in the face. (If it had one, that is.)
But in the interest of throwing out the lone guest at this ridiculous pity party, I have to move on and strategize my plan of attack on the scale. I’ve thought of a few things to do differently this week that will hopefully help in giving my lumps the ol’ heave-ho.
Two-a-Days
I am NOT a morning person. My poor mother and my husband (and anyone else that has forced me out of bed throughout my life) has the absolute worst time waking me up. Side effects include crankiness, exasperated sighs, hiding under the covers and slapping the arm of whomever is trying to be clever and pull back the sheets. But, despite my inability to wake with the chickens, I am going to try to rise at least 30 minutes earlier in the morning and get in a sweat session on my elliptical machine, (I can almost hear my husband laughing at the idea that I would actually get myself out of bed) then I will continue doing my nightly workouts as well. Maybe all that exercise will stun my body into submission. It’s worth a try.
Din-Din
I think I have my food plan backwards at times, since I try to save the majority of my Weight Watchers points for dinner. Really, I should be eating heavier meals in the morning and afternoon, and lightening up my supper plate. So, I’ve decided that carbs at dinner time are a no-no, for at least a few weeks anyway. I’m going to try to load up on lean meat and veggies at night, and eat a little earlier. I’m sure it isn’t good to chow right before going to bed – that’s probably the hours that all those carbs take a snooze and stick to my thighs. Hopefully mixing things up a bit will prove to be successful at my next weigh-in. If not, I’m going back to bed! :)
Constuctive critism here Sweetie: Unless you have to do weigh-ins for your EA Active, then stop weighing every week. It will drive you insane. Take it from me! I did not watch 100 pounds fall away 2-5 pounds at a time. I only got on the scales when my jeans felt loose or people were saying "How much weight have you lost? I can really tell." Then I'd climb on and it would stop 15 or 20 pounds less from where it stopped the last time. It's a lot more rewarding. And if you're trying to do this the right way, you HAVE to reward yourself. The weigh-in days should be for self-gratification, not self-destruction.
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