Step Ups at Cardiffit
A few weeks back I discussed the inconsistency of weight loss and how tough it can be mentally. Work hard every day, eat perfect and some how the weight does nothing.
Last week I returned from vacation an astonishing 7 lbs lighter than when I left. I weighed in a 241 when I left and returned 234! This was a huge step in the right direction and I was super stoked. But a weird thing happened shortly there after. Thinking I could skip the 230’s all together I went big on my next 4 work outs. When I got on the scale two days later I weighed 243. This is 9 lbs higher than my previous of 234 and also 2lbs higher than my original pre vacation weight of 241.
WHAT IS HAPPENING!!!!!!! I spent all week in the gym, sweating my ass off and eating perfect….How on earth did I gain the weight back? The final straw was the mental abuse I took this week trying to get back to 234. All week my weight did nothing, 243, 242, 243, 241…I’m thinking, what the heck is going on. I even complained to my trainer about it on Tuesday at our workout session. I was sick and tired of working hard and not seeing results. Was my body adjusting to my routine? Am I getting so old that it’s virtually impossible to loose weight? Was I going to be 240 forever? All of these thoughts were creeping in my mind.
Then a change. On Wed, I got on the scale and it said 238! Yes. Then Thursday it said 236! Finally…My body is adjusting again. I can loose the weight…. My body will adjust….IT IS a rollercoaster….. Success will be mine after all. You cannot image the pure joy I felt seeing the scale move again. It continues to reaffirm everything I am working towards.
Remember, your body works like a yo-yo. Sometimes, the yo-yo gets caught at the bottom. It just needs to a little extra force to get it moving again.
Losing weight is much the same. Stay with it, stay focused and the results will happen!
Feel free to follow me at www.twitter.com/eatrighteric
No comments:
Post a Comment