Weigh In Wednesday 002

234.8

+0.6lbs! I'm not really worried because I binged on carbs 36 hours prior and I feel like I'm holding onto a lot of water. After a few days of clean eating I was down to 230 even last week. That said, I want to show consistent progress so I really need to clean things up, I shouldn't have done that Tuesday.

Weigh In Wednesday 001

234.2

Honestly I was expecting worse after a weekend that involved 2 solo bottles of wine Friday, countless dark & stormies and a massive 3am bowl of cereal Saturday night. And cookout food Sunday. I'm guessing I'm still retaining a lot of water, so should I eat cleanly all week I could ostensibly be in the 22x range this time next week.

In case anyone out there is reading this blog and trying to learn something I have a few tips on meaningfully tracking your weight:

• Do it at the same time no matter what interval of days. Ideally this is in the morning after you've uh, used the bathroom. Your weight fluctuates throughout the day, this is when you'll weigh your lowest.
• Understand glycogen's impact on water retention. I think most people think sodium has the biggest impact on this. But go low carb for a week and you'll lose (depending on your size) I'd guess 3-10lbs. Unfortunately this isn't fat, it's water :( So be consistent with your diet if you want accurate tracking.
• Make sure your scale is accurate. Use the one at the gym every now and again. Also weigh yourself 3-5 times and take the average, and make sure your scale is on a hard surface, preferably you're weighing yourself in the same place every time.