Weight Loss Update for April
Oddly enough, I’ve dropped about a few pounds in the last month. That brings my total to 32 pounds since last summer, I believe.
That’s how it usually goes for me. I hit a plateau and stay there for a while. In this case, I’ve been more or less stuck for almost two months. Then poof, I drop a few pounds in just a week or two.
It’s important for me to remind myself of this; it’s all too easy to get discouraged when I’m stuck. I track my weight in a spreadsheet, and it helps to go back and look at how my progress has slowed, stopped, and picked back up again. Although we might like to plan to average a pound or two a week, it rarely happens that way.
Another trick I have for not getting discouraged is how often I weigh. I tend to weigh almost daily, except for when I’ve been on a plateau for a while. Since it’s discouraging to see the same weight day after day, when I’m stuck I return to a weekly weigh-in routine. Then, when I finally drop some weight, it’s a pleasant surprise.
What techniques do you use to keep your spirits up when the scale won’t budge?
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