I feel like there should be a special word for the kind of disappointment mixed with horror you feel when you step on the scales expecting something good, but end up putting on weight instead. Scale-shock? I wasn't expecting a huge loss on the scales this morning, but I didn't think I'd actually gain weight! I'm 92.2kgs today, which is a gain of 0.4kgs. I know that's not much, but I've only just started this bloody dieting thing! Isn't it an unwritten rule that you're supposed to have losses for the first few weeks, at least? According to the tracking app I use my average calories per day last week was 1600-and-something - not perfect but not that bad.
I hate that my weight is so important to me, but this has really upset me quite a bit, and I'm feeling very demoralised. I won't even meet my first modest goal, which was to be under 90 next week.
I'm now dreading the dinner out tomorrow night, and fighting the urge to just cancel and stay in and mope over something worthy and boring for dinner.
I guess there's nothing for it but to just keep on keeping on. So I'm off to have a carefully tracked breakfast, and then hope for the best.
I think it can sometimes take a while for your body to settle in to a new routine. Equally, it can take time for you to understand your pattern of weight loss which is seldom on a straight line basis.
ReplyDeleteFocus on rewarding yourself (either mentally or literally) for what you have done - that's the part of the equation that is under your control. So you've stayed on track, which is great. The weight loss will follow but in it's own sweet time.
Chin up!
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