It's been a while since I did a weekly weigh-in. I haven't wanted to be a slave to it, and quite honestly, it wasn't making me feel good about my attempts at losing weight.
But, I've been doing my bike on a regular basis, I've been watching what I eat, and yesterday, I was feeling brave.
So, yesterday morning, I reluctantly climbed onto the scale to check the status of my seemingly ongoing ass expansion.
I somehow wasn't surprised to see that I'm back where I started months ago. Not heavier, thankfully, but right back at square one.
Perhaps this is a good thing - a new year, new start, new motivation.
I'm taking steps in the right direction. I've been working out 5 or 6 days a week for the last few weeks. I've also started logging my food and exercise on MyFitnessPal.com (thanks Tricia for introducing me to that incredible website).
The cool thing about MyFitnessPal.com is that when you finish your daily entry, there is a message that pops up telling you "If every day were like today, you'd weigh ____ in 5 weeks." (By the way, the number that they give is about 15 pounds less than what I currently weigh)
That remains to be seen. I've religiously logged my food for over a week - there really is something to being held accountable for what I'm eating. I find that I'm catching myself before I have a snack, wondering whether it will push me over my daily caloric intake goal. I'm thinking twice before deciding what to have for lunch, so that I don't pay for it later.
I'll just be curious to see if I continue on my current path whether in 4 weeks I actually manage to lose 15 pounds - here's hoping!!!
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