4XLT

Today’s Weigh-In: 304.8 pounds
Next Goal: 295 pounds
Days to Go: 15
Pounds to Go: 9.8

If I had eaten poorly yesterday or not gone to the gym, I would be better prepared to deal with an almost two pound weight increase. But that’s not the case here. I ate correctly (and showed some supreme willpower to not much and graze like a bison last night as a church small group’s pasta and bread bonanaza – not so much as one little nibble!). I even went to the gym afterward and pounded out some time on the elliptical and rower.

I worked hard and earned it yesterday, and so I’m pretty dumbfounded at the increase. I am pretty frustrated that it always seems to be the case that after I hit a new low I bounce back up a few pounds. Normally, it’s because I splurge out of some ignorant sense of accomplishment, but yesterday I didn’t!

There are only two variables at play here that I think may be effecting things: 1) I went to the gym pretty late, from 10:10 – 10:45 at night (although not really sure on any specific reason why that might effect my weigh in, but it’s out of the norm for me), and 2) I was up late last night and didn’t get as much sleep as I should – about 6.5 hours.

Gotta keep pushing on, but I was really hoping to see a 301.8 or the like show up this morning. Now, I’m not sure what to guess for tomorrow, but I’m going to keep this quote by Theodore Roosevelt in front of my today for good measure:

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
— Theodore Roosevelt