So I am slightly frustrated that I have yet again come so close to reaching my 30 pound mark one week just to yet again swing back the other way slightly. However, there are a lot of factors in play this week and for the most part I feel pretty good.
First of all I woke up Saturday morning to the arrival of Aunt Flo. While usually we women would groan about that for me it was a rather good sign. The royal mess up of blood work from a few weeks back had my doctor’s office swearing that there was no chance for a period this month and said I might as well go forward with a 5 day round of Provera . However my spidey senses were tingling and despite the nurse’s confident assurances that the 5 day delay in taking the blood had nothing to do with the resulting low numbers, I had a feeling that there was a strong possibility that they were wrong and that the pregnancy like symptoms I had been experiencing were just a very strong PMS reaction due to the fact that this was my first naturally induced period in over a year. Needless to say my skepticism paid off and Aunt Flo arrived upon her own accord on Saturday. Boy was it nice to see her arrive willingly!
So on top of the fact that I have been on my period (and have always shown a gain the weeks were that occurs), we also had Valentine’s Day. And Lastly I have been rather busy this week running errands and doing chores getting ready for my Birthday Party tomorrow night. (My Actual Birthday is Monday.) And when I haven’t been doing chores I have been outside enjoying my wonderful Birthday weather! So I haven’t been able to get my usual workout in.
So what were my numbers this week?
- This Week: 0.2 pound Gain
- Total Weight Loss: 29.6 pounds down
Overall, it’s not too bad all considering. Especially considering that usually when I have a week of Period Gain the spike is a lot more significant than 0.2 pounds. I almost don’t even count numbers that small as a gain. So this weekend is my Birthday celebrations, and because of that I am not expecting much next week on the scale. But I did learn from Christmas. This year instead of going to Costco for large amounts of over-processed crap, I went to my favorite little sandwich place that does some catering and have placed my order to let them prepare everything. It turned out a bit cheaper and it will be significantly better quality and will taste miles better. I even get the added bonus of not having to bake everything and deal with a dirty kitchen with guests arriving. I get to just sit back relax and be the Birthday girl. I have to say it’s a win all around. Not to mention that this place is always great about proper portions so by just giving them my head count they helped to ensure just enough food. This makes me less likely to have portion control issues. It also leaves me with fewer leftovers after everything is all said and done. And while some of you might not see this as a good thing, it actually is.
So readers, anybody else have exciting plans for the weekend?
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