If you’ve been reading my blog, you know I’ve had a good couple of weeks, despite the fact that I was questioning my commitment to do this. I’ve been blabbing about wanting to see a loss 2 weeks in a row and about finally breaking into the 160′s. I fully expected this weeks weigh-in to reflect this.
I woke up yesterday and got on the scale (at home) like I usually do. I saw 168.2! (the lowest I’ve seen yet) Sweet! I made eggs for breakfast but I wasn’t very hungry, so I only ate half of this.
Mid morning I had a 2% Fage with some strawberries.
I went out for lunch with a group of ladies from work to celebrate my friend Nikki’s birthday. We went to Cracker Barrel and before we even got there, I knew I wanted the chicken and spinach salad. I’ve had it before and I really like it.
I ordered the dressing on the side and used less than 2 tbsp.
I understand the bacon and the blue cheese crumbles aren’t exactly healthy, but they add a lot to the salad.
For the rest of the afternoon, all I had was a Weight Watchers light string cheese.
I left work early in order to make my 5:30 meeting in Ormond Beach. I walked in feeling very confident. The usual receptionist wasn’t there, instead my old leader was working!!! She smiled when she saw me and remembered my name even though I had only gone to a couple of her meetings. It was right around the time that I went to Virginia Beach with my Turtle friends. I handed her my weight record, took my shoes off and got on the scale. She asked me how I was doing and I told her that I’ve had a good couple of weeks. She said, “That’s great, but today you’re up a little.” I literally said, “WHAT?” Up .06. Of course she tried to assure me that it was ok since I had a great loss last week..yada yada yada. WHAT???
I didn’t get my 2 losses in a row and I certainly wasn’t in the 160′s. (My weight was 171). I wanted to put my shoes on, grab my purse and run out the door. Instead, I composed myself, grabbed my stuff and took a seat for the meeting. My new leader always starts off the meeting with celebrations. Anyone that lost over .02 gets recognized. During this time, I’m looking at my weight record trying to hold back the tears. Yes, I’m upset enough that I want to cry. The topic just so happened to be about not being so hard on yourself when you slip up and make mistakes. Now, I know I wasn’t perfect this last week, but I was good. I followed the plan and even ended up leaving all of my weekly points intact.
The meeting ended and the second I got into my car, I started crying. Like honest to goodness sobbing. This was the first time I was completely surprised by a gain. All of the other times, I was well aware that I made bad choices or didn’t track everything like I should. I got home and Dane noticed that something was wrong. I took my sunglasses off and he could see that I had been crying. I’m sure he thought I was crazy, but he hugged me and let me cry it out.
I was upset, but the fact that I was SO emotional, leads me to believe that TOM is coming. (sorry to the couple of guys that read this) Which might explain the gain. A part of me really wanted to say F it and crack open a beer or a bottle of wine. That would make me feel better, right? Instead of having a drink, I filled up my water bottle and changed into my running clothes. Dane made salad with tilapia for dinner. Yes, I had 2 salads yesterday.
I planned on going for a run after dinner, but I ended up with a headache. Most likely from crying.
Today is a new day. I know that we shouldn’t let the scale define us, but sometimes it’s hard to view it that way when your Weight Watchers meeting revolves around the number on the scale. I’ll keep pluggin’ along and hopefully I’ll be rewarded during my date with the scale next week.
**Update. I typed this before bed last night. I woke up with TOM this morning.
Have you ever had a surprising weigh in?
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Hey Kim,
Try to keep in mind that TOM surely plays a role in the number, as well as what you ate throughout the day yesterday. The salad at Cracker Barrel could have contained a great deal of sodium between the bacon, cheese, dressing, and even chicken. So be kind to yourself! TOM and water retention caused from salt is transient weight and if you stay focused and OP as you have been doing amazingly at, you will see results soon!!
Yeah, I NEVER eat out the day of WI, but I made an exception for my friends birthday. Thank you
Kim…TOM is a big factor. Lunch out on weigh in day could factor in also. having said that, it still hurts! I know they tell us not to let the scale define us…but we still have to get on the darn thing! I also struggle getting more than a couple of losses in a row. Sometimes my fault, sometimes not. I’ve sat in the chair and knew if anyone said a word to me, I’d bust out crying. (And it wasn’t TOM!!) And I’ve also cried all the way home. But at least you sat in that chair. You didn’t quit. And you might just have a nice big, fat loss next week!! You’re eating well and you’re moving…you’ll get there!!
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Kim, I had one of *those* weeks a few weeks ago. Did everything right, stayed on plan, exercised 6 days a week, weighed in, gained 0.4. Know it was probably water, but when I had worked so very hard the entire week I expected to see a loss, I would have taken a teeny tiny loss, anything, but not a gain! I looked at the receptionist and almost cried right there on the scale. She must have known too cause she went through my weight record with me and pointed out how wonderful I’ve been doing since I started and my loss-per-week is right where it should be when you average it out. I could have hugged her for that! I only let it mess with my head for about 14 minutes then I got over it and kept plugging along, and the following week I lost 2.8lbs!
Thank you..I know I’ll have a good week next week but at the time next week didn’t matter. I wanted to see it then! lol
Well my weigh in is tomorrow morning and I’m so close to the 30 pound lost mark I’m hoping tomorrow I hit it..if not I may have a good cry in the car too
Good luck!!! Let me know how it goes.
Well Kim I did it, I lost 2.8 lbs last week and finally hit that magic number I was looking for…30.4 lbs lost! Didn’t have to cry in the car
Kim Bel
AWESOME! I was thinking about you yesterday. Glad to here you had a big loss and didn’t have to impair your vision for your drive home. lol
Thanks for letting me know.
Hi Kim. I’m sorry to hear about your upsetting WI. Sometimes we can track, stay OP, and do everything else right but the results still don’t turn out as they should be. Perhaps you need to eat a little more on the days you are running. The important thing is that you’re not giving up. You have a goal in sight and you will get there with patience, determination, and hard work. Keep your head up.
Thank you! I’ve come too far to give up, even though in those situations the thought crosses my mind.
Well, Darn! I think you felt bad because you had weighed at home and your weight was down. I would have been upset and surprised too! I wonder if anyone has ever been punched at a WW meeting?(just joking..I love all WW workers!) I try to remember to drink extra water during TOM, lots of water! and some of your chocolate pudding will make for a great chocolate fix! and that little cuddle with your sweetie had to make you feel better too!
LOL!! Hopefully no one resorts to violence!
Next week will be better.
Hey Kim! STAY STRONG. I have had times when I had amazing weeks, I FELT the weight off me, I knew I had lost and got on the scale and stayed the same or even gained some. The scale lies sometimes. It could have been your salad still in your system. It could have been water weight. It could have been a million things. Also, you might want to go to the meeting that you enjoy but weigh in the morning. You are always less in the morning.
I think my thing to impart is that perhaps you should try using half of your flex points. I lose BETTER when I use all of my flex points. When I don’t, my losses are small.
Still I know the defeating feeling to not see a loss after a week of hard work. You have come so far, you look awesome and your posts inspire a lot of people. Remember – “a smooth sea never made a skillful sailor”.
Stay on track, stay strong. You are doing awesome!
Thank you very much, Rachel.
I’ve heard people say that they lose more when they eat all of their points. You hear so many different things it makes your head spin. I just need to play around with it and see what works for me.
I think this is a very interesting topic. I have asked my WW leader “should we use all the weekly points or not” She said “it depends. They are there for you to use” that didnt help much:( and like Rachel says, I have heard people say that if they eat their weeklys, they lose. Guess I am scared to try…I try not to use mine and I never use my Activity points. After reading Rachels comment, I may try a week were I use half of my weeklys.
It’s a worth a shot. Let me know if you give it a try.