This morning I stepped on the scale and discovered that I lost two pounds this week.
I’ll take it!
I’m counting calories again, paying attention to what I’m eating and trying to make better choices. And this week, at least, the scale moved in the direction I wanted it to go.
Two Pounds Is Encouraging
I know better than to expect the scale to cooperate every single week.
Weight fluctuates. Some weeks I may lose more than expected. Some weeks I may lose very little. There will probably be weeks when I do everything right and the scale doesn’t move at all.
That’s one reason I’m trying to look at this as a long-term project rather than a race from one weigh-in to the next.
But I’m still going to enjoy seeing those two pounds disappear!
It’s encouraging.
I’m Not Changing the Plan
A good week doesn’t mean I need to start eating less or exercising like crazy so I can lose even faster.
What I’m doing right now is working, so I’m going to keep doing it.
I’m going to keep counting my calories.
I’m going to keep paying attention to nutrition.
I’m going to keep using the tools in my Calorie Crusader toolbox.
And I’m going to keep living my life.
That’s important to me because I don’t want to follow some temporary diet that I can’t wait to finish. I’m trying to figure out how to eat and live in a way I can continue.
One Week at a Time
Two pounds isn’t my entire goal.
Not even close.
But I didn’t gain all of my extra weight in one week, and I’m certainly not going to lose it all in one week.
So I’m going to celebrate the small victories along the way.
This week, that’s two pounds.
Next week? We’ll see.
Whatever that scale says, I’ll gather the information, keep going and see where this Calorie Crusade takes me.
This week’s progress: 2 pounds down.
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