I stepped on the scale this morning prepared for the worst. It has been three days of kind of forgetting I was trying to lose weight at all and I was prepared to see my body holding a lot of water. To my great surprise, I was only up one pound! I honestly was a little shocked and had to weigh myself twice.
In reflection however, I realize that I wasn’t out of control. I wasn’t overindulgent. I should be proud of how I handled a holiday out of town that literally revolves around eating.
Here’s what I did well:
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tracking everything I could to the best of my knowledge
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I did not go for seconds at thanksgiving or the day after thanksgiving lasagna dinner. I made a decent sized plate, ate it, decided to wait a few minutes and afterwards I really didn’t want seconds
Here’s why I thought I’d be up more on the scale:
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booze, my weight loss enemy. Some heavy drinking Thursday followed by two more days of casual beer drinking
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While I erred on the side of overestimating my calories, I was still above maintenance everyday
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My hip has been flaring up so I only ran one day last week
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No IF since Thursday. That extra 200-300 calories at breakfast really makes it hard to keep it low with the calories
So the important thing now is jumping right back into my good routine I keep during the week. Nonetheless, I’m proud of myself. Figuring out this kind of balance was a huge goal of mine. I feel like I enjoyed what I was eating, but not to a point of shame and discomfort.
I hope everyone in the US had a lovely, lovely thanksgiving holiday and wish everyone healthy days ahead.
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