Day Eight: We'll Pretend the Weekend Didn't Happen :P

Day Eight Stats:
Wake Up: 9 AM
Breakfast: banana
Exercise: 1 hour clogdancing
Lunch: 2 bowls of Life cereal
Snack: Special K
Exercise: 40 mins elliptical
Dinner: Progressive chicken noodle with vegetables soup and cheese crackers

So I was just talking to my bestie on the phone and she asked how much weight I had lost so far. I admitted that I hadn't stepped on the scale since I began working out. I hopped on the scale, excited to see 265.5 reading on the scale's face since I had assumed my start weight was 267 pounds. Well, looking back through my blog entries, I stand corrected because my starting weight was 265.5. So I haven't lost (OR GAINED, that is definitely important) a single pound. But, it's only been five days since my first weigh-in.

But I'm definitely not discouraged. I'm happy I haven't gained anything. It shows that I'm working out enough to maintain my body weight, so now I need to step it up and definitely get in two workouts a day like I had originally planned so that I can start burning instead of maintaining. I've been through this before. I know the scale moves slowly, but as long as it's moving downward and not upward, I know to rejoice, even in the smallest changes on the scale.

Especially at the very, very beginning. Your body has to build muscle at first, and muscle weighs more than fat does. So sometimes, it can even look like one is gaining weight, when in fact, your body is just strengthening itself to be able to handle your hard, sweaty workouts. I know my body feels tighter already, especially my upper thighs. I know this is a good sign and that I won't let the scale's stubbornness get me down. I have to be just as stubborn and keep pushing ahead so these muscles I'm building can start working to burn off the excess fat on my body.

So I'm feeling good! I fell off the track a bit this weekend with my eating, but this is a new week, my last week before school starts to solidify my daily eating schedule and daily exercise routines. When they become habit, they'll be a lot easier to fit in to my school schedule. I can't let school be an excuse like I did the last time I was in school... I just have to adjust, stay strong, and maintain motivation. I got this! :)