The good, the bad, and the ugly! Weigh in Day 1/23

Well I told myself that I wasn't going to go weigh in today because I knew that i was going to be heading out to Joe T Garcia's last night with a group of friends. I LOVE that place but there's nothing "good" to eat there as they only serve 2 items. In addition to that, I LOVE their margaritas which are extremely high in points. So all week I had the mindset of going there, enjoying myself within moderation but not weighing in because I was certain I would show a gain due to water retention from the margs.

Well I did, I went ahead and went to the meeting this morning anyway to weigh in and face the music. I figured at the least, it would provide motivation for this week. So I went, I gained .4 pounds. So not even half of a pound but I don't like seeing a gain so it definitely helped motivate me. I'm also glad though that it's not more because I did eat well this week and work out. I'm confident that gain is going to be gone next week PLUS more!!

So what did I learn this week from this experience?

1) It IS okay to go out occassionally and have a little fun. I tend to not be as social when i'm trying watch my weight but i can do both in moderation so I'm going to work on that more!

2) Go weigh in and face the music no matter what. I had already expected a gain so seeing the number helps motivate me more for the next week. I don't need to only go weigh in when I feel like I've lost weight because it's not a race, it's a lifestyle

3) I CAN go out and have fun and have more control than i did last night. I am happy with the control i did have but I could've easily switched to a glass a wine instead of having another margarita. Little things like that can make a difference. I didn't have to put that little dab of sour cream on my fajita. I wouldn't have missed it and again, it could be a better choice. There's almost always a better choice.

Here's to another great week!!! I need to lose 1.4 pounds to hit my 5% goal and 2.4 pounds to hit 10 pounds! I want to knock out the 5% goal next week!!