Week 6 | Slow Drop, Nutrition Check, and Football Season

Here we are again, friends... 

Another week, another opportunity to talk about why and how the scale is moving for me. 

Slow Drop

So last week I talked about how the scale spiked up after enjoying a long weekend at the lake for Labor day. 

I chatted about how the spike was from water retention from a weekend for higher carbs, alcohol and sodium. 

I then said that I expected the scale to go back down pretty quickly after my body adjusted a bit, and it definitely has gone down... BUT not quite as quickly as I thought it would. 

I thought to myself, "What's the deal here?"

I can usually guess what the scale is going to show, and let's just say that I didn't get it right one single day.

But you know what I eventually remembered at the end of the week? 

I am now back to that 9-7 days before my period where my hunger increases as does the scale (I talked about this back in week 2 or 3 I believe)

Because of that, it makes sense that the numbers would not drop as much as I thought they would when my weight would typically be spiking again at this point. 

Now here is a point I want to make with this... 

If I did not understand water retention... 

If I did not understand my cycle... 

If I did not understand weight fluctuations... 

It would be REALLY EASY for me to think "This isn't working"  or " This is going too slow" and to contemplate quitting.  

This is why it is super important to not put all of your eggs in the scale basket. 

Take pictures. Take measurements. Try on a piece of clothing. 

It doesn't matter. Just make sure you have multiple forms of measuring. 

Trust me on this. 

Nutrition Check

Okey dokey, friends... 

Before my brain clicked on why the drop back down on the scale was so slow, I thought maybe I was eating more than I thought. 

My goal is somewhere between 1700-1900 calories (that is for my body and goals. Yours could be higher or lower.) and my protein is set for 150g minimum.

Tracked my food for a day AFTER I already ate it. I did it like this to make sure I wasn't making adjustments and skewing what I was trying to research. 

My calories and protein were right on the money. 

Calories: 1894
Protein: 168g

But here is something that I noticed...

As I was inputting my food into MFP (MyFitnessPal) that itch to start tracking again popped up in my mind. 

And again, I want to reiterate that there is nothing wrong with tracking your nutrition. 

In fact, I feel like it is necessary to do in order to learn how our individual bodies work and to figure out what foods work for us. 

But that's not what I am doing here. 

I've already done that. 

Been doing it for close to a decade, actually. 

What I am trying to do now is move pass the need to incessantly stay in control of every food and drink that passes through my lips.  

I am trying to build trust in myself and my decisions when it comes to nutrition. 

So to immediately feel that need to CONTROL again is something I need to think on and process.

I'll let you know more about what I come up with later. 

Football Season

It's September! 

So you know what time it is!! 

Or maybe you don't. 

But I'll tell you that it's football season!

It's a pretty big deal in our home.  

If you're thinking, "What does that have to do with nutrition?" 

Well, it means it's time for soups and appetizers, and you all know I like to play around with food favorites and make them high protein or healthier in general.

So keep an eye out for that! 

Here's the stats:

Started the Week: 133.4
Ended the Week: 131.4

That wraps up week 6! If there are are any football foods/snacks you want me to try to make healthier, let me know in the comments on Facebook!