Another weird little victory I've had is tying my shoes, as silly as it sounds. I used to need to put a foot up on something, like stairs or a bench, to tie my shoes. Then I got comfortable getting down on the ground to do it and getting back up easily after dropping a few pounds. Now I just reach down and do it while still standing. Yay!

I would expect that a lot of the weight gain is sodium causing water retention. The general consensus seems to be that a pound works out to about 3500 calories. I find it tough to believe you ate an extra 14000 calories over the weekend. A lot of extra sodium is pretty believable, though. Cut that down, and you'll most likely lose some of the water weight over the next few days - my bet is you drop the 4lbs pretty quick if you get back on the program. It's pretty similar to what I've gone through in the last week - I had a couple bad eating days while out of town, and broke even weight wise for the week, staying the same this past Friday as the Friday before. I've dropped 3.5 lbs since, though, so I've made up for last week and am on track for my 2lb goal for this week.

We're all going to overindulge from time to time, it's tough to enjoy life without it. The key is not doing it all the time, and recovering right after doing it. Remember, you can't really lose 4lbs of fat in 2 days - so you probably can't gain it, either. Keep at the program, and watch for the water weight to come off.

That's awesome, I'm glad it's balancing back out so quick! Again, you're doing really well at this. A bad day here and there won't ruin everything. I find the days that my weight goes up a bit to be a real good motivator to get back on track, because I know the plan works. That said, most days I have some kind of treat - a few smarties, a half cup of ice cream, stuff like that. Moderation is the key for me

Thanks. It definately is. I think trying to quit everything cold turkey would be impossible and lead to failing. I've cut back, and, the more progress I make, the more I want to eat healthy foods, and less treats. Usually...

My goal this week is to get exercise in and make healthy food choices while on vacation later this week.

britnaii22 wrote: »

Happy Monday!

I've got some mini goals for this week

1. No chocolate
2. Exercise 5/7 days
3. Drink a min. of 10 cups of water daily

Do you guys have any goals you'd like to share?

No chocolate?!!? Eeks! Lol, I still eat it. Just...not nearly as much.

I haven't really set goals like this. I'm working on the couch to 5k program now, so I guess sticking to that is my immediate goal. Tonight I'll be doing day three of week two. Woot woot!