I’ve hit a second plateau. I’ve been on the weight loss yo yo for the past few weeks--lose, gain, lose, gain, lose again--and it has been a struggle to not be discouraged, because I’m pretty much at the same weight I was five weeks ago. I have to keep reminding myself that I’m currently training for another 5K and that means I’m building quite a bit of muscle as I go. Muscle weighs more than fat, believe it or not. So, if I’m gaining more muscle weight than losing fat weight the scale will of course show a gain. I know that in my head, but the truth is, on an emotional level that knowledge doesn’t matter much.
It gets excruciatingly difficult when I don’t have visible results and that negative voice in my head is urging me to just give up. This is when I have to focus hard on the process rather than my final goals. I have to make myself keep counting calories. I have to get out and move every day, even on non-training days. I have to keep logging my steps and running times. I have to concentrate on those little things or I risk folding under the anxiety and fear of eventual failure. It’s the only reason I’ve not given up after 5 weeks of what feels like no progress at all.
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