Week 4

Well, here we are in week 4 and I think all is going well. I've caught a cold and am a little miserable with the stuffy head and scratchy throat, but I'm sure it will pass in good time.

As I posted at the end of  week 3 I broke the 360 lb barrier by a week 3 end weigh in at 357.2 lbs. That is a milestone I am proud of. I have been taking unofficial sneak peek weigh ins this week and am noticing the same seesaw of weight that I did last week. My water consumption is a bit off with the cold. I just have not been able to take in my normal gallon a night. My weights have been fluctuating 5 or 6 lbs up and down through the day, which is obviously mostly water weight, as real weight doesn't move that much that quickly, but am looking good at the evening time check. I'm confident I will break the 20 lb. mark by the end of this week. That's an average of 5 lbs a week for this first month. That's a bit faster than is recommended, but I'll take it. I'm not starving myself, so I'll take what I can get in these early stages, since I know it will get harder.

I'm finding that I am now missing my target calorie intake by an increasing amount, and actually have to push myself to eat some of my planned snacks to keep my metabolism going. That's a good problem to have. Yesterday with the walking added in, I was just over 1000 calories under my goal. It does get easier as you go. I even ate a chocolate chocolate chip muffin yesterday, and still came in that much under. Two days ago I treated myself to a cheese steak for dinner (if you're from eastern PA and particularly the Philadelphia area, you understand) and still came in under my calorie goal. The key is not depriving yourself. It's keeping the bad habits under control and accounting for your eating. I also had some potato chips and M&Ms yesterday, but all in moderation and logged.

I'm looking forward to my weigh in this weekend. Here's to hoping it will be below 355.4.