Over the weekend I crossed the threshold for a weigh-in, but didn't notice it as I was away. So instead I did the weigh-in this morning instead.
Weigh-in result: 205.6 pounds
So for the first time on the diet I've seen my weight climb in between weigh-ins. Technically the 40k weigh in was 206.8, but I intentionally weighed myself following my vacation and was significantly below the current mark at 202.4.
So what does this climb of 3.2 pounds mean? Part of it is certainly due to eating too much over the past couple weeks, with a corresponding reduction in exercise. While I did run a half-marathon on Saturday I also ended up eating a lot of higher-calorie foods over the weekend. Part of the weight gain may also be a sign that I'm finally hitting a weight-loss plateau, and so I can't be as careless with my eating habits.
The simplest remedy is to simply re-concentrate on the diet. Avoid unnecessary snacks, recalculate exactly what I'm eating with meals, and start back with a more focused exercise plan. Some of it won't be easy to immediately implement, my knee is still a little sore, I've got to go grocery shopping again, and I've gotten into bad habits with snacking. In the end though, those are just excuses and I know I can get the weight loss restarted. After all, I've already lost 60 pounds.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), meatball sub for lunch (no bread in the house, 500 calories), pasta, sauce and garlic toast for dinner (1000 calories). Snacks included some candy and bread (200 calories). Exercise was a lunch time walk and sit-ups, push-ups and leg raises (100 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 1100
Total Points Earned: 63317
Points to go: 136683
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