My weight loss accountability journal, where I evaluate progress and try to motivate myself to keep going.
For the past 10 days, I have been weighing myself first thing in the morning and logging everything I eat. This is less painful than it sounds, especially because I know that the patterns and self-knowledge I will glean from the data will be worth it.
My weight dropped by 2-3 lbs per day in the first 3 days. Of course, it was water weight and not real, but I have to admit that seeing the numbers drop was satisfying and gave me that extra boost of “fresh start” energy.
On the flip side, I had to brace myself for the rebound. This is why best practice is to weigh yourself at the same time every day, and then compare your weekly moving averages to get a true sense of any trends. Ten days into this cut, I am just now starting to get a real snapshot of my actual starting weight, and that’s okay. I’m playing the long game. Patience and consistency will win.
A note on weekends: In the past, I have struggled with eating back all the calories on weekends. I can already see in this first week’s data the calorie upswing of Labor Day weekend. Between social events, eating out, and special treats…it is hard! I have my weekday eating habits mostly dialed in, but weekends are something I’m still working on.