Official weigh in was tonight and I GAINED 2 pounds! I guess not working out and eating at subway everyday for a week has it's downfalls! I am so angry about this gain - I had just gotten under 200 lbs and now my weight is 201! Buggar!
The good news is that I went to the gym again tonight (second night in a row ). Even though I only did the 50 minutes of cardio as opposed to the full hour I usually do - I was able to work up a serious sweat! And I mean it was serious. I can tell my running is improving - I feel smaller, which makes running a much easier task to complete. However, I still haven't reached my goal of the month - to be able to run for 2 minutes straight. Don't worry people, there is still time, there is still 12 days left in May and i'm almost there.
I'm feeling like May is a bust *sigh* but am going to pick myself up, dust myself off and get back into it. I've been staying on plan, tracking everything I eat, but I know that I have to start making better choices. So, for tomorrow, I am going to make a turkey chili which I am super excited about - I bought all the ingredients today and even have some greek yogurt in the fridge (which has been a saviour of mine since day 1 of this weight loss journey). I am super excited - I love chili and I love turkey.... nom nom nom.
I swear, I wouldn't be able to lose all this weight so far without my essential food crutches: Babybel light cheeses, greek yogurt, chili, veggie subway subs, green tea, stir-fry's sans rice or noodles, frozen dinners and skinny cow ice cream's.
What are the food items that make up the basis of your Weight Watcher friendly diet?
Don't forget that the number on that scale is misleading. You said you've been eating at Subway all week - well, despite its claims as a "healthy" fast food, Subway really is anything but. Besides the massive amounts of sugar in the food, they're also very high in sodium. Salt makes us retain water... and water make the number on the scale go up.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best things I can recommend to people is that they learn how food works with their body when trying to lose weight. It makes figuring out what to eat so much easier. I personally use "clean eating" as the basis of my diet - whole foods as much as possible, whole grains (including rice and pasta), very little processing, that sot of thing. It might sound like a lot, but it really isn't. I also maintain a low-sodium diet, which has done wonders for me, but isn't for everyone.
Ultimately, as long as your diet is healthy and sustainable and works for you though, that's what's important.
Don't be so hard on yourself Lisa! You have come so far, it's just one week, and I agree with Cassandra, it's most likely not a true gain. If you increased the the number of times you ate at Subway and the number of frozen meals you ate this week you most definitely consumed more sodium so you're probably just retaining some water.
ReplyDeleteDrink up my friend :) Increase your water and just keep to your plan and you'll see a loss next week for sure! You're doing great so try not to stress too much over one small gain-and iI know that's easier said than done but you can do it :)
My food staples are portioned out cheese sticks, chilli, tuna, different kinds of whole grain bread, kiwi, frozen strawberries, almond butter, almonds, and eggs. Yum!
It's okay!! My go to foods are string cheese, apples, and yogurt.
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