Happy Sunday and Feast of Christ the King!
As part of your own accountability, you will want to have a standard weekly weigh in over the Holiday Season. It makes no sense to weigh yourself after every big get together, since your weight is naturally going to fluctuate. Removing yourself from the day to day and focusing on the big picture will help. If you're losing weight, a general rule of thumb for a weekly goal is 1-2 lbs. If you're just starting out, it may be drastically more than this. When I first started I think I lost 12 lbs my first week. As you get closer to maintenance weight the weight loss should slow, even more so as you become proficient in tracking your calories. This is why those shooting for maintenance can indeed remain in a certain range of their maintenance weight. Weight loss and maintenance is a science!
Try to have on the same amount of clothing as when you first weighed in. Before you step on the scale, it's helpful, especially if your are fearful of what the result will be, to come up with a phrase in your mind. It could be, "whatever the result is today, it is the result of the last week of work, the calories of eaten, the minutes I spent exercising, the make up of water and salt in my body, and the muscle that I have created." Then step on the scale at least 3 times. Take the average of this, so to avoid a bad reading. Once you have the number, accept this. If you are disappointed, become motivated to try harder the next week. Don't be discouraged! The tools you are learning will help you achieve your goal if you remain honest and keep applying them.
On Sundays until our final weigh in I will post my weekly weigh in on the blog.
Challenge Start Weight 289.4
Today = 287.8
Week loss = 1.6 lbs
Total Challenge Loss = 1.6 lbs,
Total Overall Loss (Since Oct, 2013) = 176.2 lbs
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