Mixed feelings (updated- feelings aren't mixed, they are happy!)

I weighed myself a day early. I wish I hadn’t. You know the pound I lost last week, well was back. I’m embarrassed to say I cried my entire 35 min drive to work. This is just such an incredibly frustrating, excruciating, agonizing process. I’m eating clean and exercising, and still I gained a pound this week. The same pound I lost last week.

Today, I weighed in again. (I pinky swear never to weigh in early again!)

Started at 159
Shakeology cleanse- 156.6
Week 1 of the challenge- 155.6
Week 2 of the challenge (today)- 156

I gained 0.4 pounds from last week. Yeah, gained. I took my measurements though, and I’ve lost 1.5 inches off my waist in these past 3 weeks!!! That’s pretty awesome! It’s still very hard for me to feel accomplished. I know I’m getting smaller, but the scale messes with me so much.

****update********
I just took all of my measurements...
down 1 inch on my thights,
down 1.5 in my waist,
arms are the same,
down 2/3 inch on my hips,
down 1.5 under bust.... wowzers... eff the scale ;)
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This is where the true test comes in. I have to have faith. Faith that I’m doing everything I’m supposed to, and someday I’ll get on that scale and I won’t feel like such a fat ass. Urgh why did I let myself gain the 10 pounds in the first place!

So here I go. Perseverance is the word of the day.

Below is a pic of what I ate yesterday. It’s pretty much the same every day. The only difference is dinner. It’s usually some form of grilled chicken with veggies and brown rice if I didn’t have a sandwich for lunch.

B- 8am- Shakeology
S-10am- 2 brown rice cakes, almond butter and an apple
L-1pm- subway salad, extra turkey, oil and vinegar dressing
S- 4pm- Cottage cheese (I usually have another piece of fruit here, but I ran out)
S- 6pm- wheat crackers, hummus and turkey (this was my pre workout snack
D- 8pm- chicken and sweet potato fries