Or you could say they are my very best friend as they are honest and they tell it like it is without sugar-coating the truth. Unlike a good friend, however, they don't offer hugs and a cuppa to ease the pain of bad news (and they are a bit of loss on the gossipping front to, if I'm honest...).
After last week's post full of positivity my confidence is back on the floor. You see, despite spending best part of an hour every day jogging, hula-hoop-ing, boxing, yoga and pretending to be a Jedi knight with my light sabre on the swordplay section of WiiResort; despite clocking up a couple of hours and 15km on the exercise bike whilst watching Eastenders; despite sweating like a pig in my Zaggora Hotpants; despite there being barely a cake, biscuit or packet of crisps in the house because money is tight again; despite all of this the scales show no change...It's frustrating to say the least.
Friends have tried to reassure me that aren't showing weight loss because I am building up muscle mass thanks to all the exercise and although I am losing fat, muscle weighs more. Etc. Etc.
Problem is my scales are clever. They show me how much of my body is fat (a scary 38% at the moment!!) and how much that fat weighs (you really don't want to know).
The numbers are exactly the same as they were at the beginning of January...
I am clearly not doing everything I could/should so this week I am going to really concentrate on what I am eating, portion control, getting plenty of water and ABSOLUTELY NO SNACKING.
If you are sure that you haven't added muscle and lost the compensating amount in fat (if your scales really is that clever) then perhaps when you started eating less your metabolism slowed down. Have lots of healthy snacks to keep your engine burning LOL
ReplyDeleteGood luck and thanks for linking up. Liska xxx
I love your thoughts on your scales being a best friend. I'm sure that your body is building muscle too but it can be so disheartening to see no change on the scales
ReplyDeleteGo for it! looking forward to good news next week. :)
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