I’m gonna say it.
Plateaus effing suck. Not only do
they make you question every decision you’ve ever made but they put you in a
bad mood. I hit a plateau recently and
my scale didn’t budge for over 2 weeks.
I weigh myself every Thursday and take my measurements. Thursday #1 I was down weight and sitting
pretty at 225.8 lbs. Thursday #2 I was
UP weight and frustrated at 227.2 lbs. I
normally skip the gym on Thursday mornings as a day off but this week I had
skipped Wednesday for a work thing and couldn’t afford another skip. Therefore, I attributed this uppage to my
pre-workout apple and 2 bottles of water.
Not a ginormous concern, yet.
Thursday #3 I was back down to 225.8 lbs. SCREW YOU SCALE. You’ve obviously bumped your battery and are
reporting wrong. Had I been perfect on
my diet? Nope. Had I upped my workouts from 3 to 4 days per
week? Yes. Was I sleeping enough? Nope.
I think I was exhausted, y’all.
My normal gym partner was on vacation so I started waking up 30 minutes
earlier to get in more cardio at the gym.
I was working out HARD the last two weeks and not getting anywhere near
8 hours of sleep per night. This plateau
really had me in a funk. I wasn’t in a
good mood, I was distracted at work and I overall was just feeling like a
loser. Every bite of food had me
thinking about how I’ve been stagnant for 2 weeks. This really sucks. This is where the old Sarah would have a
cheeseburger and fries for lunch because why not? The weight isn’t coming off anyway! This is where the old Sarah would eat her
sadness and frustration in the form of a cupcake or cookie, whatever could make
its way into her mouth fast enough.
Well, that bitch is gone.
My new motivational board! |
Plateaus will come and go throughout any journey. It’s how you respond to them that’s
important. You can’t let them derail you
or allow them to affect you negatively.
Do not call Dominos if your scale hasn’t budged. Keep working and really dig in to what the
issue could be. Are you picking at foods
you shouldn’t be? Are you skimping on
your cardio? Are you overworking
yourself into exhaustion? It could be a
combination of a lot of factors but it’s important to recognize them and make a
change.
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