Day One Hundred and Seventy-Six - Weigh in #25 - Chocolate-Covered Strawberries are the Devil

I'm not going to lie.  This morning's weigh in was disappointing.  At my last weigh in I was 278 lbs. even.  I was really hoping to be down at least two more pounds from last week.  I know that I did not do a great job the last few days, and allowed myself several sugary treats (chocolate-covered strawberries, ahem! ahem!).  I'm starting to wonder if myfitnesspal has the calorie value correct for the strawberries.  I thought I had done enough on Tuesday and Wednesday to get myself back on track to have lost my goal.  So where did I end up?

When I weighed this morning I was a little disappointed.  I didn't go the wrong direction, but I didn't lose as much as I need to be losing.  I am down another 1 lb. from last week.  This brings my total amount lost to 89.2 lbs., with a current weight of 277 lbs.  Don't get me wrong, I am glad that I at least lost another pound.  I am happy to have avoided gaining or maintaining.  I also know that for some people losing a pound in a week is a lot.  The problem for me is that I don't feel like I'm in the one pound a week territory yet.  I know I should still be losing at least two pounds per week.  Losing two pounds over two weeks means that I am now a week behind.  Here is what I'm going to do.  I'm not going to give into the frustration.  I am going to make sure to avoid the sugary sweets that hindered me this week (no more of those devil strawberries), and be very specific about what I put in my body this next seven days.  Like I said last night, if I allow the frustration to take hold, I will put myself in a position to give up.  I'm not giving up.  On the contrary, I'm just getting started.  I will lose my butter half.

My calorie intake today was really good.  I avoided extra sweets and stayed within my calorie goal.  I've had a pain like I've pulled a muscle or bruised a bone on the right center of my chest, so I rested a lot tonight.  I did complete a moderate workout on the bike still, so I feel great about that.