I Am Stuck!

What happens when your weight doesn't move, or......it........goes........up?

That's where I am now.  My weight was on the down slope, but then last week, it seemed to stop.  No movement.  Nothing going down, nothing going up.  And to top it all off, I am STARVING!!!!

Today I got on the scale, and guess what?  Up .5.  No, that is not a lot.  But have I been on plan?  Yes?  Have I been drinking all my water?  Yup.

So, if I am on plan, why is my weight going in the wrong direction?

When that happens, it is really easy to get discouraged.  I used to say, "Well, it's up anyway, I might as well have _________.  It will go back down." Or I would even say, "It doesn't matter what I do, I might as well have that ____________."  Or I would just give up.  It isn't working no matter what I do,

Today I could have thrown in the towel and stopped at McDonalds for a sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffin, or something else that is totally not on plan. Instead, I really looked at what I ate over the weekend.

Friday I ordered pizza for the kids...I had a chef salad.  The salad had turkey and ham on it.  Ding, ding, ding!!!!  Sodium!!!!!

Saturday, we went out to dinner.  I had a grilled chicken salad....again, sodium and who knows what was on the grilled chicken.  I am not sure how much chicken was on the salad, but I am pretty sure it wasn't the full amount I was supposed to have.  I also had a diet coke with dinner.  I haven't had a diet soda in a few weeks, so that could have added to the gain.

Last night, I was in bed....asleep...and I woke up.  I only ate 4 of my MF meals yesterday!  Not eating all of your MF meals, and/or not enough protein of veggies with your Lean and Green can put your body in starvation mode.  That is not good.

Now that I look back, I wasn't really on plan.  I may have had too much sodium, not enough meals, and the diet soda probably didn't help.

So, what am I going to do now?  I am going to DRINK MY WATER, and then some!  I am going to make sure I get all 5 MF meals and my full Lean and Green, and watching the sodium content of things.  I am laying off the diet soda for a while. I know there are going to be some ups and downs, some things I can control, and others I can not.  But I am sure of one thing.  I am not giving up!