I fell off the wagon. Not just for a day, but for 5 days. I gave myself permission to eat all sorts of naughty foods, and the funny thing is I didn't enjoy them nearly as much as I thought I would! Nothing tasted as good as I remembered it tasting, and the desire to eat off plan is (I think) out of my system.
I did a lot of thinking while I was off plan, and I've come up with a game plan of sorts to try to keep myself from becoming discouraged:
1.) I will weigh in once per month rather than several times per week.
2.) I will use measurements as my indicator of choice in fat loss.
3.) I will take monthly progress pictures (as opposed to 20lb increments)
4.) I will do my best NOT to compare myself to anyone else.
5.) If I chose to weigh myself more than once per month, I will not count the loss, nor be discouraged by the number as the only weigh in the counts is the one that happens on the 6th of each month.
I am kicking myself a little because I gained 6.8lbs during the 5 days - I haven't decided what I'm going to do about my ticker yet, since I'm sure that weight should drop off fairly quickly - TOM in addition to the 5 days off plan, and I KNOW I didn't consume 23,800 calories needed to create 6.8lbs! lol
So, that's my story - I'm back on track and looking forward to seeing what the magic diagnostic pants say