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Did I mention that I'm 43 and I've got two toddlers and I've got a body that wouldn't mind feeling a bit more fit (a lot more fit) and that I'm a bit proud of my body that has responded so far to my efforts....BUT...
I have only lost one pound in two weeks according to the scale at the Rec Center. I know know know it can't be true because throughout this last week my own scale has hovered on occasion on some much lower numbers. Last week I felt disappointed. This week I just let it go.
I have no idea why it is like this. I've been eating within my limit. I've been doing some exercise. I've been mildly sick and not such a great exerciser, but I still got out for 40 minute plus walks. That's got to be doing something right?
I assumed it was water retention. Our soup last night was salty. But two weeks in a row and the same exact weight as last week!? So I googled and I thought about the patterns of weight loss on The Biggest Loser. Sometimes people only lost a couple pounds and you know they were exercising mad amounts of hours each day.
There must be some ebb and flow to this stuff and I'm willing to ride it out and continue on trying to be more mindful to check to see if I'm sneaking things in and more aware of my daily routines.
BUT then I read that maybe I need to UP my calories a little bit. Ohhhh, the reasoning sounds so good. Perhaps I'm in starvation mode. Perhaps I need a little boost to rev things up. Perhaps - just perhaps - I should indulge in those brownies sitting on our kitchen counter!
I'd like to just be more mindful of my foods and I'd like to add in more daily long walks like I was doing this last week, but today I'm keeping the kids inside. They had colds that seemed to be phasing out, but this morning during Jillian, little girl cried and bellowed and had huge needs to be held. She also had a bloody ear (just a scratch), a bloody lip (just a trip on the floor) and a reddened foot (dropped water bottle). I, meanwhile, was hacking and coughing my way through Jillian (still a touch sick myself I guess) and, so, between the two of us, it took a while to get through the 20 minutes and it was not the best 20 minutes (but given my state of mind BEFORE Jillian, I was quite pleased that we accomplished it).
And now to do some more deep thinking on whether I should be eating those brownies on the counter or not.
