The week 2 slump

I haven’t seen any movement on the scale since my weigh-in Saturday. I was starting to get a little disappointed after such a great week last week, until a thought occurred to me. It’s the week 2 slump. I used to LOVE watching the Biggest Loser on NBC. And every season contestants would have HUGE losses the first week at the Ranch, but without fail every season, week 2 would bring little to no results, sometimes even a gain! It was something they began to highlight in each season. How could they get past that week 2 slump?

What helped ease my disappointment today was thinking about how far those contestants went after that week 2 slump. I don’t necessarily agree with how the Biggest Loser gets people to lose the weight, but it seems to fit my situation now. I am hopeful that after this week the scale will catch up with me and I’ll begin seeing a drop again.

This week is going well, still trying to keep my veggie and protein intake high, but I’ve started making smoothies for breakfast as a switch from my weeks of egg whites I was doing previously. Protein powder, greek yogurt, almond milk and some frozen berries make for a great breakfast! But the cravings for carbs are still a daily struggle. I find myself daydreaming about bagels, bread, toast, and rolls. I am trying to limit my carb intake until I start seeing more progress on the scale, but that temptation is high. I wish they didn’t taste so good.

When I was living in Minnesota I tried the Carb Addicts diet. This program restricts the amount of carbs you eat during the day, except for one 60-minute meal when you can eat as many carbs as you want. I lost 17lbs on that, but looking back I was only consuming about 800 calories a day. Today I know that is nowhere near enough. I’ve been thinking about this in comparison to the slow-carb and 4 hour body diet programs that include a cheat day to spike metabolism. I may do some more research into how to make the Carb Addicts diet fit my caloric needs (more veggies and protein?) and then I would still be able to indulge in a carb frenzy for a glorious 60-minutes a day. This is worth the time to at least investigate.  

I am looking forward to weighing in again on Saturday; fingers are crossed for at least a 1lb drop to keep on target for my August goal.

Taken from my favorite subreddit, “LoseIt” comes this week’s mantra:

"Do not let discouragement block your view of your success”