So I was doing well on this weight maintenance thing until I decided to get all festive and start baking. I was hungry when shopping (big no-no) and somehow decided to bake 4 pies. 2 sweet potato and 2 cheesecake. (pecan crumb and Oreo) Thankfully I was able get rid of most of it, but I spent the majority of yesterday sneaking little slices. The idea of sneaking slices is very laughable cause the scale caught me. I have gone from my maintenance goal of 147 to 149.2 in one day. Now I am wise enough by now to know that 2 lbs would equal 7000 extra calories, and I did not do that poorly. Many things can reflect on the scale:
Lots of salty food- you retain water
Not being regular- can equal a 1-2 lb difference
A recent meal
TTOTM- sucks being a girl
Lifting weights- injured muscles retain water as part of the healing process. I did up my lifting some last week.
Most likely, I only gained about 3/4 of a lb or so. It was however, a wake up call of what letting loose too much over the holidays would lead to. I plan on losing the last 7 come New Years since I have a healthy BMI already, and the idea of maintaining through the holidays is much more attractive than struggling to lose. According to phords I would need 1446 a day to lose 1.3 lbs a week. Not interested right now. I prefer my 2100. Will get to it after New Years when all the pesky pie has been thrown out.
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