Week 7 Sucked!
So last weekend I didn’t bother to do my weekly update. Bad, I know, part of all of this is the new habits but really the week blew. Actually, it was just the end of week 7 that got to me, briefly. Anyhow, here is what happened.
About Wednesday I decided, “Hey, I’m down 20 lbs, my clothes aren’t fitting, I should go pick up a few things that fit well and look swell.” So that is what I did. The only problem was that NOTHING fit. I mean, size Large was too small and ripping at the shoulders and arms and a bit tight on the tummy and size Extra Large fit like a goddamn pup tent. Neither one encouraging, and neither one flattering. It drove me nuts. How vain is that? Here I am, down 20lbs, feeling better than I have in ages, looking better than I have in ages and I get pissy and knocked off track by something as stupid as clothes not fitting.
As stupid as that sounds, and as embarassing as it is to admit it, it’s what happened. So I ended up eating pretty shitty an extra day or two and ended week 7 the same place that I started it at 221 lbs. On the plus side, that was more than enough to get me fired up get to things right back on the rails in a hurry on Sunday and on to what wound up being a much more successful week 8.
Tags: BFL, body for life, setback
I think that’s a really common occurrence, and it’s why women bitch about how disheartening shopping can be sometimes too.
Don’t beat yourself up about falling for that emotional trap, it’s happened to a lot of us on that journey, and it’s a really tough thing to swallow. But, yeah, not alone.
I can dig it Steff. Fortunately it only lasted a day or two before the answer became, “well then, the only real option is to get back at it and fit the Large”! Thanks for the support along the journey.