It's very difficult to be convinced that progress is taking place when measurable results aren't available to assist in this. When you feel like you are running in place and only occasionally gaining traction, it helps to think about the fundamentals. For me, the fundamentals are that it is impossible for me not to be losing weight. Whatever is going on with water weight is un-controllable. But my caloric intake is static, and based on that, I know that my body is purging fat. Why it's holding onto so much water? I couldn't tell you. But I know that (600-2500)=1900+~1500=3400, and that is about a pound a day in calories lost.
Keeping the right mindset is crucial when you are in a place that feels stagnant. You have to realize that what you are experiencing (or think you may be experiencing) is an incomplete measure without all of the necessary facts. Results cannot be measured in days, but have to be measured in weeks and months. I am a bit of a numbers and spreadsheets geek, so I am compelled to measure in hours. I resist this urge and have settled on measuring in days only in order to track the results well (yes, using a massive spreadsheet complete with charts and diagrams). As a result, I have to deal with the frustrations of seeing those daily fluctuations as well.
So that's the story today- just staying the course and waiting for the scale to reflect my efforts. All in good time.
Romans 8:24-25
English Standard Version (ESV)
24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
~Until tomorrow
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