i'm so glad that i'm trying to focus on my habits and not just weight loss alone.. today is one of those days..
i had such a great week and even the weekend was great.
and as i wrote on sunday, i lost 2.6 lbs in about four or five days..
but, today i weighed and *every* pound was back on!!!!
i can't lie...
i was so mad!!!!!
but then i remembered what i ate yesterday..
i did not binge, i didn't even have any snacks or sweets yesterday, even though it was an S day, though now i think of it, i did have two glasses of chocolate milk for my treat, so yes i did have a very moderate treat.
the thing which, i think triggered my gain, was salt...
over the course of the day sunday, i ate some rotisserie barbecued chicken, some lentil soup, made from a dried soup package and some canned vegetable broth, and also, i had about 1/2 cup of some home made sauerkraut... all of these definitely have a good amount of sodium (especially the chicken... i felt very thirsty after eating it...)
anyway, i can't lie.. i was really upset when i saw that my whole weeks weight loss had completely reversed in only one day, but then i remembered about all those salty foods.. i have a very very bad tendency to hold water weight when i eat anything semi salty..
it's very annoying
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but i reminded myself multiple times, that i had a great week on habit and that i will have some days like this where my weight will fluctuate and to just put my blinders on, and to keep focusing on whether i was or wasn't on habit.. i know that over time, this is what will bring me success.
so i managed to talk myself out of my upset mood and put my(imaginary)NoS cheerleader outfit back on, and just went and did my exercise for the morning.. i danced for about 30 minutes non stop!!
so i now have yet *another* green day for exercise on my Habit Cal!!
and as for the salt, i made myself about a quart of lemonade, with fresh lemon and sweetened only with stevia... and i think (since i am peeing all morning haha) that the water weight will go away within a day or so.. i hope!!
i have decided i will be weighing myself daily, so i just have to brace myself for the mental ups and downs that brings..
but i believe that focusing on the habits, will keep things in perspective for me and hopefully keep me from getting psyched out if i gain.
i'll report back soon.
have a nice day friends!
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debs