But last night we went to the House of Diet Doom. Friends invited us over and for whatever reason I'm always a kg heavier after having dinner at their place. Perhaps it's because they serve it rather late and put crisps on the table to tide everyone over until dinner is ready. I can't resist crisps. I wish they'd put salt and vinegar crisps out as I hate salt and vinegar. So crisps, home made lasagne, then a little ice cream with berries. Thank God for the green salad. I think I was the only one who ate some though.
So I weighed myself this morning. 2kg heavier.That's seriously annoying as I had quite an active day yesterday, helping a friend at a trade show, doing grocery shopping etc.
2kg. Some birthday present :-(.
In my own experience, it takes a while for the momentum of weight loss to build up. At the beginning, the weight often fluctuates weirdly - overreacting to singular heavy meals or not responding to days of dieting and exercise. The key is to ignore it and keep going for 2-3 weeks of continuous calorie reduction + exercise. I would even say that it's best to put the scale away until then, so as not to be led off course by discouraging results.
ReplyDeleteHi Filigree,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment! I think it's age-related and metabolism-related too. In my 20s I could eat anything and not put on an ounce. When I hit my mid 30s I'd put on a kilo or two after a night out and it'd take a couple of days to disappear. When you get used to eating less (and Greg and I have smaller meals these days) having a three course meal has quite an effect for a bit. We're both determined to keep the exercise up though as we have sedentary jobs and need to keep our metabolism moving.