Week One: FAIL

Well, I GAINED a pound. BOO.

And, unfortunately, not sure how it happened. I mean, when I look back over my week I don't see any obvious THIS MAKES YOU GAIN WEIGHT flashing signs. I was all about the running earlier in the week. Towards the end of the week ennui, visiting my parents and sunny weather took over (sunny weather = better things to do than stay in the dark cave of an office with the treadmill). But I didn't eat anything terrible and I spent hours working outside- I thought that would count for something. (Note for those interested: if my inability to move this morning is any indication, digging up 8x5 feet of dirt works your triceps and hamstrings to death.)

I thought I'd at least maintain, but no, I must have been off somewhere. I'm realizing that exercising more makes me feel like I have a Get Out Of Gaining Weight Free pass. And while it's okay once in a while, I shouldn't make that excuse every day. Especially when I used it for yesterday's run and haven't even started today's run.

So... kind of a bummer for my first week back on the ole wagon.

A friend called me up yesterday wanting me to commit to 30 days of shredding with her. And I was all, "Um, NO?" But I felt bad, because I was the one who was all, "Try the Shred! The Internet loves it! You will too! Well, after you stop feeling sore!" And I knew I was going to be looking at a not so great number today and I need to be a little stricter with myself if I want to keep losing weight and SO I AGREED. But because I am afraid to stop running for 30 days, I thought, "Well, I can do the Shred while Molly is napping and Jack can do it with me. And then every other day in the afternoon I'll do a run too!"

EXCEPT THAT IS KRAZY. I know some of you can do that, but I don't think working out twice, even if only for 20 and 30 minutes at a time, is in the realm of Maggie Possibility. Maybe it is, maybe that's what I need to do to really lose 10 more pounds, but if that's the case... I don't know. That's a lot of time spent sweating when I could be, I don't know, doing pretty much ANYTHING ELSE.

So today I plan to amend my promise, which is totally going to annoy my friend but WHATEVER. I think it should be enough to say: I will exercise every day for 20-30 minutes. Right? I wanted to be more intentional about exercising every day, not to mention start doing the Shred again. And this gives me reason to do so. Also, I'm ALREADY sore, so maybe the Shred won't kill me.

Anyway. I'm still under my pre-pregnancy weight, which is nice, but I hope I'm not stuck here.

Comments

[Jen]

Weight gain/loss sometimes makes no sense. I'm at my pre-pregnancy weight but my pants still don't fit.

[Elizabeth]

I blame the shred combined with running for my ankle problems, so no more shredding for me!
I feel 100% confident that a half an hour of running plus some sit ups and push ups is doing way for me than some jumping jacks and butt kicks, personally. Now if could just get motivated to actually do some sit ups and some push ups...

[Lindsay]

Stay strong Maggie! This is uncharted territory, like going to the moon or something.

[Jess]

I hope you're not too. Maybe it's hormonal fluctuation?