The scales have been bouncing up and down between 82 and 83 kg for the past six weeks. It's incredibly frustrating, eating well and exercising and seeing no payoff for the effort. I know plateau are to be expected but that doesn't make the situation any less disheartening. I was tempted to try a second round of the kick start diet to see if I could fire things up again but thought before I did I'd reactivate my old Calorie King account. What I found there made me stop and appreciate just how much I've already achieved.
In the past couple of years I've lost over 25kg (35 if I count the 10kg I regained and relost last year). That is a great effort. Back at the start I would have been delighted to be where I am today.
I'm over half way to my ultimate goal, with only 15 or 16 kg to go. I could, realistically, be at my goal weight for Christmas.
So I am committing myself to achieving that very thing. Baby steps-first goal to get the scales moving in a downward direction again by the end of this month. I will achieve this by continuing with daily exercise at an increased intensity and closly moitoring my intake, recording it at Calorie King and eating only when really hungry. If I have made no progress by 21st of the month I will then repeat week one of the kick start diet for the last week of this month.
Further I will report my frustrations, disappointments and difficulties here rather than let them drive me to the fridge.
Goal weight here I come.
