While 260.5 represents a 3.5 pound loss from last week, and 2.5 pounds from the week before, I think I’ve hit a plateau. I know I’m not supposed to weigh myself daily, but curiosity often gets the better of me.
Last week, when I weighed in at 264 on Monday, I’d weighed in at 261 on Sunday and then again on Tuesday. Basically, I’ve been stuck at 261 for about 10 days. I don’t think today’s weigh-in of 260.5 represents breaking the plateau since it’s easy to fluctuate by 1/2 of a pound.
I’ve been pretty good this week. My “cheat” was going out to a Mexican restaurant on Friday. I ate about 5 or 6 chips with some salsa, then ate all my shrimp and mushroom fajitas plus a couple of bites of the refried beans which made me feel a bit like I’d overeaten. I was actually very proud of myself for how I was able to just eat a few chips. Normally, I’ll eat most of the basket and then I’ll use more chips to scoop up my beans. On a previous visit to a Mexican restaurant, I just avoided the chips altogether, afraid that if I started, I’d have a hard time stopping.
Thinking about how I’m going to break this plateau… I’m still not getting as much exercise as I should, so I need to rededicate myself to that, despite the amazingly crappy weather we’ve been having. On Saturday, my toddler didn’t want to go out, so to get him to get some exercise, I put on some music and we danced for a while. I realized that I have to do something like that more often, just on my own. Just put on some music, start moving, and don’t stop for 20-30 minutes.
As for what I’m eating… I got this case of 1.875 ounce bags of El Sabroso pork cracklins. Basically, they’re like a pork rind, but with more fat and crunch. And there have been times in the past week where a meal has consisted of a bag of them and a can of Diet Pepsi while I sit at my desk and type. Yes, I said “times,” plural. Used to be I’d grab a handful of almonds or some celery sticks and bleu cheese dressing when I needed a snack, but these pork rinds are convenient and sooo tasty. I think that could have been a contributing factor.
Luckily I polished off the last bag while writing this and I have fresh new celery sticks and a recently-opened jar of almonds in the kitchen. With a little luck and a little hard work, I can break into my 250s by next week… I hope.
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Congratulations, you’re an inspiration! I’m not a gamer, but I am loving my new Wii. After a day of sitting in front of a computer, it feels good to just move my upper body for awhile. If you don’t already have one, a wii (which comes with wii sports) could get you moving and having fun. I’m going to reward myself with Wii Fit once I hit my 30 pound goal, which should be in the next couple of weeks (assuming I can find it in stock anywhere).
Congrats, I would like to say however, that your actual body weight can vary by up to 2lbs within a single day based simply upon cellular and molecular level changes occurring throughout the day, meaning your actual weight may be more or less. The best method for avoiding this is to maintain an eating regimen so that you eat at almost exactly the same time each day and that you weigh yourself at exactly the same time each week. A far as the Wii Fit is concerned, it is wonderful, you perform fun activities that make “work-out” seems like entertainment. Plateauing is usually the result of your body adjusting to your diet and exercise regimen, simply stated, after some time, the body adjusts in such a way that its performance is the same (digesting/storing fats) even though your diet and exercise have changed. Best recommendations: watch your portions, and eat 5-6 small meals each day rather than 3 regular ones, it gets your metabolism going. Over the summer I weighed 230lbs. In Sept. I adjusted to small more frequent meals, and lost 43lbs in about 6weeks. As far as cheating is concerned, it is actually beneficial to cheat with food when on a diet, the change up “confuses” the body so that in fact your body with burn MORE fat by eating a high calorie high fat meal 1-2 times a week (depending on how crazy you go). Just maintain control of your portions and you will see drastic changes!!!