Time for My Waaah In!

I will not get whiny the first week. I WILL not get whiny the first week. I will NOT get whiny the first week.

Waaaaaaaaaaaah!

Here is deal -

Last week's weight - 202.6

This week's weight - 204.4 !

As soon as I looked down at the scale and this number popped up I got that look on my face that Bob gets on The Biggest Loser when someone has been working their butt off and the scale doesn't reflect their efforts.



Don't want to hear any of the normal "encouragements" that are usually handed out in the situation like this. You know the ones I am talking about...

"Could just be water weight"

"Your body needs time to adjust to the new routine"

and my personal favorite...

"Muscle weighs more than fat!"

Here is the deal people - a pound weighs a pound! A pound of muscle is a pound. A pound of fat is a pound. True, a pound of muscle is more dense than a pound of fat, but they both weigh a pound.

But I digress.

I do not have a clue why I am up 1.8 lbs. I let out my big waaaaaaaaah after I weighed in and now I am over it. I am moving on.

Why?

Because regardless of what the scale says this week I know that the change in my fitness habits, just from one week, have had an impact on my health, both mentally and physically.

I had such a great week. I felt good. I had energy. I could focus and complete tasks. I could relax. Impatience and anxiety were virtually non-existent.

So the fruit of my labor didn't show up on the scale. If I keep going it will. It has no choice. That's just how it works.

You hear me scale!? I said that is just how it works!

As far as my fitness goals go, I accomplished most of what I set out to do. I was one day shy on my push up/sit up goal. But here is what I did do...

• 160 regular sit ups
• 160 regular push ups
• 6 miles on the Elliptical
• 3 miles running on the treadmill
• 3 miles (mostly) running outside
• 4 miles walking on the treadmill
• 3 miles walking outside
  

How are you all doing on your goals???