Is this where I give up?
Weigh in day today and guess what? I gained 1 kg, a whole freaking kilogram! What the frick is up with that?
I am hoping like hell that it’s me building muscle and that I will start to see a real decline in the scales in the coming weeks but I tell you I am already in the “what’s the point” frame of mind.
I know what I need to do; I need to drink more water, I need to watch what I’m eating.
I’m working really hard at the gym, I’m running more than I have in years and I’ve never been a running person. I’m still not, don’t get me wrong, I’m not about to go out for a run just for the fun of it any time soon, actually any time.
The gym was closed on Monday so so far this week I’ve gone Tuesday for a Power Plate session and last night (Thursday) and did my program. I do admit that last night I didn’t do as much running as I usually do as my calf muscles locked up something shocking and I only managed 5 mins at the beginning and then another 2 mins at the end. I think it may be because I’m not hydrated enough. Need to work on that, that’s an ongoing struggle for me – drinking enough water.
For lunches this week I’ve had
- chicken patty sandwich (Tuesday)
- hummus on cruskits (Monday & Wednesday)
- Subway 6 inch Chicken Teriyaki on Honey Oat bread with Swiss cheese, carrot, lettuce, cucumber and sweet onion sauce – no mayo! (Thursday)
- small amount of leftover Butter Chicken (made from sauce in a jar mix) & brown rice (today)
I did baking on Monday (Auckland Anniversary day so no work) as we have had a lot of plums thanks to our neighbour’s tree that hangs right over our garden. I had made one lot of wholemeal plum muffins last Friday to try to use them up but still had enough left for another 2 batches on Monday and a batch of jam which we made on Monday as well. While I did eat a bit of the batter (naughty, I know) I haven’t had that many of the muffins.
I guess it’s all those little things that add up, I wouldn’t have thought it would add up to 1 kg’s worth but obviously it did 
Still a work in progress…
