A couple of weeks ago I was ecstatic that I saw 168lbs on the scale. That meant that I was now down 30lbs and that my hard work over the past 6 months was finally paying of. I was confident that I would make my original goal of 164 lbs and my vanity goal of 158lbs. I was confident that I would be proceeding into the new year at goal with the focus to maintain.
I started pushing myself even harder at the gym, eating more carefully - with my goal in my mind. I weighed in the following week...up 4lbs...WTH!!!! Looked back at my food journal and realised that even though my options were healthy - they were filled with sodium (beware of Subway's Turkey Breast & Ham).
Last week in a determined effort to flush out the sodium, I upped my water intake to 12 glasses per day and upped my workout. I weighed yesterday morning - only down 2lbs. Which means I now weigh 170lbs.
I was about to get frustrated this morning and throw in the towel and then I reminded myself ....this is not a sprint, its a marathon, a lifetime journey....and I am not going to let 2lbs set me back. I am going to eat more cleanly, exercise even more and focus on my health - hopefully the scale will respond soon.