Let's see, there was no meeting on 7/4 due to the holiday so we were to pick another meeting that week. I weighed in on Saturday 7/7 and was down 0.6. I was feeling pretty okay with that...at least it was down. I carried on as usual and looking forward to the next weigh in, back to my regular meeting time on Wednesdays. So last Wednesday I go to the meeting, slip off my shoes, step up on the scale --- now let me say that I wasn't expecting any big loss or anything; after all it had only been basically four days since the last weigh in. I was expecting to stay the same pretty much -- only to find that I had GAINED two-and-a-half pounds!!! I was astonished, to say the least. How does one gain that in four days? It blew me away and that nasty old "Negative Nelly" started whispering doubt and defeat into my mind. I don't care much for Nelly...and I don't care much for when I allow her negativity to invade my very being.
I went back over my tracker to see what was different or what I needed to change. I honestly saw nothing out of the ordinary except that I'd had more sodium (Crystal Light and/or Diet Coke) than usual. So, I cut those out this week and last night's weigh in brought me right back to where I was two weeks ago. That 2.5 is now gone...again.
Maybe it's the heat. Maybe it's stress. Maybe it's _________. I'm just not feeling as positive and goal oriented as I was. That must change! It simply must. I've come too far to be satisfied with staying where I am. (I'm happy with this current weight, but it's not where I desire to stay.)
Onward ho. Forging ahead. Kicking out "Negative Nelly". Determined to stay the course. Time for some positive reminders and reinforcement.
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