McFatty Monday: Week 7

Definitely didn't hit my 2lb per week loss goal this week. Definitely a bummer. But, I wasn't working to my full potential for sure. I didn't do my 30 Day Shred on the "off" days like I was supposed to, and I splurged pretty badly yesterday. But it was a calculated splurge - my weight loss has clearly slowed over the past few weeks and I've hit something of a plateau. A plateau is basically the body's response to being put in a calorie deficit. The body doesn't know you want to lose weight, so it slows your metabolism to hang on to every pound it can. I've been in this situation before and I've found that one good splurge day can sometimes let your body know that calories are available when necessary and rev up the metabolism. But since my splurge day was just yesterday, it is too soon to tell if that method's going to work this time around. I will focus on the positives: even though I've only lost 1.1lbs in the last two weeks, I am down a size in the past few days and I fit into that pretty blue dress I bought for Ellie's baptism. I'm hoping to lose a few more pounds so I look like less of a stuffed sausage in it, but the fact that it can zip is amazing. I'm just going to stick with it and hopefully this plateau will break soon!

Starting weight: 182.7lbs
Current weight: 160.7lbs
This week's loss: .4lbs
Total loss: 22.0lbs

Only 30.7lbs to goal!