The first week five is back!
You have to love the first week of a diet. I suppose this isn’t really a diet for me as much as just getting back on track to how I eat now. After all, I have been doing it ‘this way’ for over two years now. Still, I had to refocus so I will take this as week one of whatever it is - diet or not. Like so many of you, I have been on and off diets most of my life and whenever I start a diet I nearly always drop five pounds in the first week.
So, I got on the scale this morning for my first week’s weigh in and wondering why I picked Monday’s since it means I get punished for not being great over the weekend. Then, I remember that that is exactly why I picked Mondays because it *should* make me want to play fairly close to the rules on the weekends. If I am honest, I didn’t do fanatically well this weekend. I went for a curry with a friend and I didn’t count calories. Still, I chose to have the mixed grill at the curry house (ie no creams, oils, etc) and I didn’t drink any booze on the night out either. So, I am not that upset about that but I really should have counted calories on Friday and Sunday because there was no excuse of not being the one cooking. If I count then at least I know that if I didn’t drop any pounds I was at least playing by the rules.
I knew that I had been pretty darn good the other four days of the week. I counted calories and worked out on our new exercise bike - which seriously kicks my butt harder than the old one that died last week. Still, that is only slightly better than half of the week. I got on the scale anyway and the result is……*drum roll* ….231 pounds. So, this time it is the first week six but pretty much the same thing that always happens! Of course, most of that was water weight but I will take it anyway.
I am really glad to have my 75lb badge back though! So, this week’s goals are more or less the same as last week. I know that I will have a Saturday meal out where I won’t have control of the calories. So, I have to focus on counting the calories on Friday and Sunday too. No room for being lazy at this stage! I bet if I got those two extra days of calorie counting every week I would be much further down the scales.
So, now that the water weight is gone the real challenge begins. I am on track to get back to 227 by the end of the first month so that is a good thing. I would like to be out of the 230’s this time next week. We shall see!

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