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Last weight - 11st 4lbs

Current weight - 11st 5lbs

Comments

* Well, that's a bit of a disappointment.

My heaviest weight in more than 6 months, coming in the week when I have introduced additional exercise. The temptation is to feel dispirited, perhaps to throw in the towel and wonder why I bother.

Instead, let's look at the facts. My weekend eating was not good, indulging in crisps and carby dinners, which explained the 11st 4lbs check in. My diet so far this week has been good and I have added to my lunchtime walk with 40 minutes on the exercise bike before work. This is undoubtedly a Good Thing.

So why the increase? Muscle mass? Maybe, although two days of cycling is surely not enough to add a pound or two of muscle.

Bottom line is that I don't know but it does hint at what may be to come. As I continue to shed flab, this will hopefully tone into muscle, which will mean that my weight will inevitably plateau. As such, I need to accept that the scales will not be the best measure of 'success' or 'failure' of this plan (as if I need to apply such labels). Instead it is the more intangible sense of how I feel that it important, both in the literal sense (ie how my clothes fit) and the mental sense (ie overall wellbeing).

For now, I continue to weigh in as a measurement but will work on redefining it as simply that.

* Morning exercise is a strange beast. I thought I would find it hard to drag myself out of bed but have had surprisingly few issues so far. In fact, I find myself absolutely buzzing by the time I get to work, much to the annoyance of my colleagues I don't doubt.

Still, it is a nice feeling to have that energy boost in the morning.