I am down...

4lbs this week!

After a 1 lb gain last week with no reason i could identify.. i had to really think about this. After talking to Audrey it struck me that i had tried to cut back on my calories below what our plan says we should have. So this past week i counted calories in my head (sometimes on paper) and if they didn't make it up to the level i needed then i added some sort of healthy monounsaturated fat to make up the difference. IE pistacios, almond butter, etc. (our Eating-for-life plan does NOT include enough healthy fats).

Step on the scale this week and i'm down 4lbs from last week. That's a lot. And shows very well that eating A LOT LESS calories does NOT help you lose weight if you drop down to starvation mode. Especially if you are busting tail working out 6 days a week.

And for those of you keeping count... the total is 56 lbs down :) MANY more to go!