Every single day, I see posts on here where people are getting horribly discouraged and can't seem to find motivation. Generally, I admit, I'm very cynical about those sorts of posts. After all, nobody can give you motivation. That's definitely something you have to figure out for yourself, right up there with religious belief and whether you're going to buy name brand or generic.
And for me, motivation typically isn't an issue. I've become more relaxed with my views about weight loss and fitness over the past few months, shrugging off water weight and plateaus like nobody's business. But for the past two weeks, that's been harder and harder to do. My weight has steadily climbed back up from 203 to a depressing 209 yesterday. The reasons aren't going over my calories or anything bad. It's all water weight, and it's multiplied as I've intensified my exercise. But knowing that it's water weight doesn't do much to combat my heavy sighs at my scale and even my body measurements from yesterday.
So yesterday, I did a very bad thing. After lunch, I had a snack attack. And I tried to talk myself into slicing up some green peppers or reheating part of my carefully weighed and measured stir fry that I'd made earlier in the day. But instead, I wandered over to UberEats and ordered donuts. Rich, sugary, calorie-laden donuts of gloriousness. And yes, I ate them.
This morning when I woke up, I told myself, "We're not going to get on the scale. After all of that yesterday, we're definitely going to be at 212 at least from even more water weight. Let's just eat sensibly today, start logging again tomorrow and give it a week before we step on the scale again."
Failed at that, too. I climbed on the scale anyways. And what I discovered was that, rather than my weight climbing further with sugary water retention, I was back down to 205. Most of that water weight? Gone. Motivation? Restored. It was the kick in the pants I needed not to make more stupid decisions.
I'm not advocating doing something stupid like ordering a dozen delicious, warm, hand-made donuts when you get frustrated. But I want to say that, just because your body isn't doing things the way you want or on the timeline you want doesn't mean you should give up. You'll find triumph in unexpected moments and, no matter what missteps you might make, you've still got a goal in mind. Set yourself on the track to success and try to keep that goal in mind even when you make a mistake.
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