I Blame Sheral

So, this post is actually a two-week post.  Last week I was in Hatch  on my weigh-in day.  We spent Memorial Day weekend there.  I weighed myself the day before we left, and I hadn't lost anything yet for the week, but I hadn't gained anything, either.  When we got back, I was a couple days late for my weigh-in, but I did it, and it was TERRIBLE.  I couldn't believe I could gain such a large number in a week.  I blamed Sheral.  After my last post, she commented that I had never gained in a week.  I don't think that's actually true, but it was far from true last week.  I was shocked!  I was depressed!  I was angry!  I did fix good food while we were in Hatch, but I know that Todd and Shelby and her friends ate more than I did.  Todd ate three times what I ate and didn't gain a pound.  I was flabbergasted.  The only thing I can figure, is that I was pretty inactive for a few days.  Shelby and her friends went all over, but I mostly stayed home and read and cooked for them.  The next day, I was pretty sick and I thought at least that would help me lose weight.  Nope.  I was so stingy with my calories and tried to be much more active, and it was still three days before the scale moved.  At all.  I was back to daily weigh-ins and hating myself and withdrawing from everyone around me.

Today was weigh-in day and I am happy to report that I lost what I gained last week.  Therefore, my net weight loss for the past TWO weeks:  Zero.

Which brings me to a couple of points that make me really peeved if I think about them too much.
1)  It's so easy to gain weight and so hard to lose it.
2)  It's so much easier for men to lose weight than it is for women.  With my careful calorie consumption and busy work schedule this week, I really haven't cooked for my family.  They all have busy schedules as well, and being adults, are perfectly capable of feeding themselves.  But Todd lost weight this week.  I didn't fix anything yummy all week, and HE lost the weight.  I'm happy for him, but it's so unfair!!

Well, I'm truly hoping for a better week.  Just a half pound more, and I can claim a 25 pound loss.  That would be a good milestone.  It's pretty obvious I'm not going to lose the 40 pounds I had hoped to lose during this challenge, but I think I'll keep working on it, even after our final weigh-in here.  Maybe 40 pounds is more a year-long goal for me.  Now that I've ranted and raved, I can adopt a more positive outlook and get back to work!