Week 3 of 12WBT. A bump in the road.

To say I am disappointed is an understatement. I weighed myself today and I had a small gain. This past week I have been working my socks off making sure I exercised and stuck to Michelle’s plan. So it was very upsetting to see the scales headed north rather than south.

My initial thought when I looked at the number was shock, then anger. And I thought about rewarding myself for my disappointment with, you know, food. Seriously, all I wanted to do was head to the petrol station. (Those of you who’ve watched Michelle’s videos will know exactly what that means) I really don’t like the feeling that I have failed at something especially when I am working so hard.

But I am proud to say I didn’t cave in. I worked on exercising my willpower muscle. I am sticking with the programme and I am not giving in. There are many, many reasons I could have gained this week.

So I have committed myself to doing the following for the week ahead.

1) Drinking more water. I find I am much thirstier than I used to be and the advice on the forums is to make sure I am hydrated.
2) Make sure I measure and weigh EVERYTHING. Because as someone pointed out, my portions may be creeping up in size without me being aware of it.
3) Stick with the programme. The whole thing about being consistent is a message Michelle keeps hammering home and I do believe it.

So this hasn’t been a great day for me, but it has for lots of other people and I have spent time looking at all the great results other people have been sharing this week. That is great motivation as well because it shows the programme works.

Overall I am feeling better than I have in months and I am really enjoying the variety of food in the programme and the exercise. I’m not going to self-sabotage because realistically it would make me feel worse rather than better.
Here’s to a good report on my progress next week.
How are you doing on 12WBT?