Week two done

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So I finished week two. Started out strong but it got a little rough toward the

end of the week. My husband's grandfather had bypass surgery a few weeks ago in

Oregon so this was the weekend we decided to go up and see him. To me,

roadtrips have always meant tons of snacks in the car and fast food on the way,

not just because we've gotta eat but b/c it's fun! So it was a struggle to

change that mentality this time! It was a 5-6 hour drive and I'm proud to say

that on Friday on the way up there I packed MRBs, apple slices, string cheese,

baby carrots and South Beach wraps and managed to make it through the drive.

Then I just made Saturday my free day, which was good b/c we went

wine/cheese/chocolate tasting. Then Sunday, I brought my own cottage cheese

and fruit to breakfast with the family and managed to make it through most of

the drive home. We stopped for dinner and there was really not much to choose

from so we went to a pizza place and I got a chicken salad but had a sliver of

pizza for my carb portion. So not exactly perfect, but considering the choices I

think I did pretty well! The only bad thing was that I missed my cardio on

Sunday, we just had way too much going on and got home so late, plus I didn't

pack my running shoes so couldn't even do a little run in the morning. So in

general I'm happy with week two. (as a side note, my hubby was so sweet, he

didn't even get any unhealthy snacks for himself during the roadtrip even though

I told him he could, he wanted to be supportive!)

Bad thing is, yesterday I decided to weigh myself. I haven't weighed since I

started for various reasons. But yesterday I was feeling kinda crappy when I got

to the gym after work so I thought that maybe if I weighed myself and saw some

progress that would help to motivate me. And I was counting on the whole first

week water-weight loss, so I was expecting between 6 and 9lbs lost. No such

luck. I'm down 4lbs. Yes, I know that's progress and I know that you're really

only supposed to lose 1-2lbs a week and I know that I shouldn't measure my

progress ONLY by the scale, but, DAMN, I've been working hard. I wanted more.

I was so disappointed with that result it made me want to leave the gym. I

didn't, I managed to get through my LBWO and just cry to my husband when I got

home. So I think I'm going to try to avoid that stupid scale. It's like a

catch-22. . . if I see alot of loss then I think I have a little leeway to cheat

and if I don't see much then I want to give up. Ugh. So the scale is my

enemy!

Ok . . . enough ranting. Week three is in progress . . . . just gotta keep

trudging on. (It gets easier, right??)

Thanks for listening!Marci