Week 8: Weight Loss Goal Back on Track

I was pretty frustrated last week when I weighted in. I had gained about a half pound instead of losing weight. In hindsight, I think the gain was good. I was starting to get a little lax about tracking my points and staying within my calorie budget. The small gain was a wake up call that I must remain focused on achieving my weight loss goal. Although I now have a red mark on my record, it was a motivator that I needed.

This week I hit the big reset button and regained my focus. In addition, I only ate a partial amount of the points I earned through exercise. My intent was to catch up from the misstep last week. My approach was successful...

Last week I dropped 3.1 lbs, putting me back on track with an average weekly loss of 2.2 lbs (I am still shooting for an average of about 2 lbs per week). Ya baby!

Weight Loss Summary

• Week 1: Lost 4.0 lbs
• Week 2: Lost 3.1 lbs (07.0 lbs total lost)
• Week 3: Lost 2.6 lbs (09.7 lbs total lost)
• Week 4: Lost 2.0 lbs (11.7 lbs total lost)
• Week 5: Lost 1.6 lbs (13.3 lbs total lost)
• Week 6: Lost 1.5 lbs (14.8 lbs total lost)
• Week 7: Gained 0.4 lbs (14.4 lbs total lost)
• Week 8: Lost 3.1 lbs (17.5 lbs total lost)

This week I will add my exercise points back in to slow my weight loss back down to the 1.5 - 2.0 lbs per week range.

For those of you who have lost weight, did you run into plateaus or experience setbacks like this? What did you do to regain your focus?