Third Complete Week

I've arrived at the end of week three. It's been a stressful week. Along with getting into the mental game, I've also been handed a big package of stress. But discipline has seen me through and I've had another good weigh in this week: 188.5 lbs - down another pound this week for a total loss of 9.5 pounds!! Woo hoo!

Now, I could be thinking only one pound lost!, but that's okay. Remember what I learned last week - I can't lose more than two pounds of FAT a week. So dropping my weekly weight loss to a pound indicates that my body is adjusting to the lower level of calories and, hopefully, leveling off to what will be an average of two pounds lost FAT a week.

Something else... As a woman, I need to consider my monthly cycles and the fluctuations that can occur because of them. I tend to hold water as I approach the end of my cycle and I can feel the extra water today. I've also had quite a few salty protein snacks this week; the extra sodium could also be causing me to retain water. Needless, I can feel the water and it's going to impact my weight, but by next week, it should be gone.

Bottom line: we're going for a long-term, downward sloping trend line here so as long as I'm moving down over time, that's really all that matters!

And here I am today:



Are you with me?

-- Kristin