Re-Committed

On Friday, January 23, 2009, I weighed myself in the morning and came in at a stellar 223.2 lbs. Over the next four days I gained 7 lbs. Yes, that's right, 7 lbs!!! I weighed on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 230.2 lbs. How can I gain 7 lbs in 4 days? That's a good question. It freaks me out everytime I see a fluctuation like that but I always know what causes it.

1. Poor diet. I wrote about this in an earlier blog (titled: Snacking). I was horrible for about a week or so. It ALWAYS takes time to show up.

2. Low Water. Yes, for the same week where my diet was poor, I wasn't drinking even close to the 64 ounce mark.

I know some of the weight gain is from water retention. Here are my steps to reversing what has happened (I always do this when this type of fluctuation happens):

The first step was to commit to myself that I wouldn't snack on sweets anymore. Today was day 1. Did it!! Woo-hoo! I had a really good day diet-wise. No sweets and pretty near perfect.

The second step is to increase my water intake. I did really well. I drank 80+ ounces today (32 ounces by 10am in the morning). I've already started shedding some of the retained water. By keeping up on my water, I help control my appetite as well.

I expect that it will take about a week to 10 days to get back down to where I was but I know I can do it. I'll keep you updated.

Sean