Psychologically, getting here from 270 lbs was easily the most challenging stretch that I've traversed during this weight-loss journey. I actually stepped off and back on the scale a few times, just to be certain that I'd really broken through to my next target level.
As silly as it sounds - particularly when considering how my results thus far have been better-than-expected - I'd been discouraged by the slowing rate of weight loss over the last several weeks.
Despite the increases in muscle mass and the loss of inches (if this continues, I'll have to buy a completely new wardrobe by the springtime!), the numbers on the scale damn near wrecked me. Despite the science that forecast - almost to the pound - the plateau that I was likely reach when my body-mass index reached a certain level, seeing my weight fluctuate from 262 lbs to 266 lbs for close to two weeks was maddening, and something that I struggled mightily to accept.
I'm off from work today so that I can attend my son's class Christmas party. Outside of the 2 hours or so that'll take, I'm hoping to get in some yoga and a few freshly made meals, as opposed to the stuff already in the fridge from this week's meal prep efforts.
13 lbs in 20 days is, in hindsight, just as profound as the 30 lbs I lost in the first 20 days to begin my journey. I do hope that I can draw strength and encouragement from this period of time as I move forward; sometimes it's important to step back and see how far you've come, instead of fretting over how far you've yet to travel in order to reach your destination.
Despite the increases in muscle mass and the loss of inches (if this continues, I'll have to buy a completely new wardrobe by the springtime!), the numbers on the scale damn near wrecked me. Despite the science that forecast - almost to the pound - the plateau that I was likely reach when my body-mass index reached a certain level, seeing my weight fluctuate from 262 lbs to 266 lbs for close to two weeks was maddening, and something that I struggled mightily to accept.
I'm off from work today so that I can attend my son's class Christmas party. Outside of the 2 hours or so that'll take, I'm hoping to get in some yoga and a few freshly made meals, as opposed to the stuff already in the fridge from this week's meal prep efforts.
13 lbs in 20 days is, in hindsight, just as profound as the 30 lbs I lost in the first 20 days to begin my journey. I do hope that I can draw strength and encouragement from this period of time as I move forward; sometimes it's important to step back and see how far you've come, instead of fretting over how far you've yet to travel in order to reach your destination.
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