Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 274 lbs.

Well, I nearly had to eat my shorts when I weighed myself this morning and continue to be 1.5 pounds higher than a few days ago. What gives?!  Since I haven’t really eaten my shorts, I’m not sure why I’ve gained and/or haven’t lost nearly anything this week. This is a common question in the support groups I frequent and, like others, I am easily frustrated and confused about such things. But I’d like to think that I have learned enough from others by now to try and take this somewhat in stride and not get too worked up over it. I may ultimately need to (re)evaluate calorie or carb content or other aspects of my diet or exercise (or more likely, lack thereof!). I’m sure that exercise factors in quite a bit, but I just haven’t been able to motivate myself for much more than an occasional walk just yet. Perhaps I will push myself to begin a better regime starting this weekend. I just don’t see it happening in my first week back to work.

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