5 months already!?

I started this journey as an experiment on June 27. That is 20 weeks or 5 months ago. (20 sounds longer....) There have been bumps in the road, I'll not deny it, but over all I have accomplished a lot. More then I had thought possible in this time frame in some ways and less then others.

I still have a long way to go to get to my goal weight. As of this writing, 74 pounds. While that sounds like a lot, and it is, It's better then the 100 I started out with. Had I hoped it would come off faster? I'd be lying if I said I didn't. I believe it is safe to assume we ALL hope it comes off faster! Still 26 pounds in 20 weeks is nothing to sneeze at.

Yesterday, I opted to weigh in early. I normally go to a meeting in the evening but with timing for work it would have been very tight. I assumed that I would be down for the simple reason that I was weighing in the morning. NOT. I showed a 2.4 pound GAIN.

Can you say discouraged!!???

To say the least, I was discouraged by the scale results. I followed the program and was well within my point values for the day/week. What could possibly have gone wrong?

I wanted to stop. I admit it. I wanted to just walk away. All morning I was beating myself up. Then I saw reason.

This journey will have ups and downs. It is part of life.

I also think that some meds I take may have played a part in the fiasco. (ok, really, 2.4 pounds isn't a fiasco. Really, it isn't!) I take a water pill during the day, so of course the water build up overnight could easily have been the weight gain.

Regardless if that is the reason, I am NOT giving up. Looking back over my notes in my WW planner I made, I realize just how far I have come. I am challenging myself to try new foods, new ways to 'exercise' as in dance, zumba, and cross country skiing. I've met lots of new people that are also on the same journey as me, just at different points along the way.

I've found a wonderful WW community that supports me, directly or indirectly, along my own path. I am so thankful that I have become part of the WW community, to have found all the support that YOU offer me.

With you all on my side, how can I possible not get to where I want to go?

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