Week 5

So there are no pictures to go with this post today as I have not lost any weight. Well, apparently I lost 2 ounces - the scales this morning said 13 stone 0 pounds and 4 ounces. I am trying not to be discouraged, particularly as I am going out for a mothers day/birthday lunch later today and I intend to eat my bodyweight in chips, so I have been looking at the reasons for no movement and hoping to do better this coming week.

For starters, I am on my period so I think this has ramped my weight up quite a bit. Last Monday I weighed myself (I know... I know!) and I'd put on 5 lbs. Even I cannot put on 5 lbs overnight, so I think this was the period-related symptoms starting. Once they have gone away I may even weigh myself just in case!
Also, I consumed a lot more bread than I usually do. It was all wholewheat, of course, but I think that it is still something my body is not used to digesting. This coming week I will be back to mostly rice and salad again so hopefully that will help. I have planned a low-fat vegetarian curry for my packed lunches at work this week and I will make that later today.

I'm also going to increase the amount of exercise I do. I have cleared a space at home now and so I should be able to put my many DVDs and exercise equipment to good use once again. In addition to walking with the leg weights, I hope this will help. A week on Monday I intend to start running even if it kills me, and it would be so much more motivating to be a 12 stone something runner than a 13 stone something runner.

I've also got things together to stop the binges. This week, bizarrely, I was very good about not bingeing excessively. This coming week I am going to stick it out! I have got snacks that I can eat as much of as I want to, and I hope these healthy, low-fat options will do the trick on fighting the salty and Milky Way cravings!

So, fingers crossed that there is some positive movement on the scales this next week!!!