I know that when you start a new weight loss or weight management plan that the first week, or maybe even two are big weeks. I've been told it is because of the water weight you lose. I also think it's because you do change how you eat. Instead of hitting SONIC and getting a corn dog, large tots, large cherry limeade you opt for a salad and diet cherry limeade. Ok, maybe that's just me. :)
Making changes even as small as cutting out soda completely is a huge change. One that definitely shows up on the scale. My first week was a little different only because I wasn't able to go to my regular meeting because i was on vacation. My first weigh in after being on the plan didn't count because it hadn't been a week since my previous weigh in. I was a little worried about the weigh-in because as I said, I had been on vacation to Seattle and Portland. We walked a lot but given that we also visited a number of craft breweries and the Oregon Brewers Festival I was still worried.
I really wanted a good loss so that I wouldn't get discouraged. I was shocked at the actual number.
FOURTEEN POUNDS.
I was about ready to kiss the meeting leader I was so excited. I've never lost weight like this before. I thought this kind of loss was the kind of weight loss you see on TV shows. The ones where the people end up working out about 16 hours a day.
But this wasn't TV. This was real life. This is my life. I have the weigh-in sticker to prove it.
The big question, how the hell do you keep this up?
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