pre weigh in post, concerns and what not.

Yesterdays calories came in at 1685 total and though pretty balanced I think there is something amiss this week, I drank 1 gallon of green tea and another gallon of straight H2O throughout the day. I did zero exercise on Wednesday, not even a short walk, I tend to like to have at least one day off per week where exercise goes just to sort of recoup (not that my workouts have been intense lately) but all the same that day off is nice once in a while, here is a look at yesterdays
menu.

05/13/09

Breakfast
8:00 AM
2 cups honey combs 220
1 cup 1% milk 110

11:00 AM
1 banana 105

Lunch
12:00 PM
1 lavish bread 100
3 hebrew national hot dogs 120
1 wedge laughing cow 35

3:00 PM
2 small oranges 120

Dinner
7:00 PM
9oz grilled chicken 450
6oz broccoli 60
2 slices wheat bread 120
smart balance 25

9:00 PM
2 small oranges 120
2oz grilled chicken 100

I said that something is amiss this week and what I mean is that I have done everything right besides a HUGE not so good nutritionally meal on Saturday and yet the scale is not cooperating with me. I think at least partially to blame is the 8 pound drop last week, though I came down 3 pounds below my lowest weight last week it was an 8 pound loss for the week and I think that the large drop has slowed things down this week as the trend has been a small drop after a large one since I have started this weight loss regimen. Looking at my menus for the week another thing that I have noticed is that my sodium is way up this week and I can't help but to think that has a hand in the slow dropping numbers over the past few days but with 2 gallons of fluid per day you would think that it would not be a factor, I fully expect to break even this week with the poundage and I am ok with that, its just odd that the weight has not budged at all.

Tomorrow when I weigh in I am not expecting to be below the 341 pounds that last Friday produced, if I am it will be a bonus to what I am expecting. this week I am going to actively watch my sodium closer to see if it is playing a part in this slow week because throughout this weight loss process the weeks that I have done everything correct I always saw a result no matter how small and the weeks that I had no losses I had a good idea why. The scale may surprise me in the morning and record a loss and that would be optimal and I do hope that is the case, we shall see in the morning.

Over all everything is going well and I have started doing more strength training again in the form of push ups and dumb bell exercises. I don't know if its the power of suggestion or just my muscles remembering what to do when pushed but I feel stronger and I have only been doing the ST for 2 weeks now. Whatever the scale says will be what I have to take because it is what it is and either way I am stronger mentally as well as physically for all that I have done this week and that's what makes the weight loss possible. Being mentally prepared for losing weight is more important than anything else related to the subject because if a person is unable to sustain a consistent positive state of mind, failure is right around the corner.

I am prepared to go the distance and see this weight loss through to the end, here's to tomorrow.

As Ever
Me