Chris Reimagined

Um…yeah…

Mama always said there’d be days like this.

Let’s see…where to start.  The scale said I weighed 3 more pounds this week than last.  3 whole pounds.  That means either my weight training has been fabulously successful or I somehow consumed 9000  more calories than I burned.  I don’t see either being true.

I’m not ashamed to say I’m kind of discouraged.  I’ve always maintained that going to the gym is fun.  And it is, but partially because I day dream about the muscle-y thin guy I will become.  So far…bupkiss.  I think the 10 pounds I lost the first week had to have been my haircut.

To make matters worse, today began Restaurant Week.  That means I’ve got a lot of eating out to do.  Including twice today.  Plus I tried to make chips tonight to take to the radio interview I’m doing tomorrow … utter failure.

I knew Restaurant Week was coming…I was really hoping to have some positive momentum to build towards.  Nope.

(And in case you are wondering, I sort of have to eat out because of my food bloggerness.  Fortunately, the tasting portions aren’t huge.  They’re just not healthy for me.)

Anyhoo, I’m mainly venting.  I am going to go work out so I can keep burning calories and hope that next Friday I’m not back at 389.  Grrr.

The thing I keep telling myself is that I am developing muscles.  I can feel them poking out.  Also, I just feel better.  Healthier.  More energy.  So I’ll hang my hat on that for now.  Right up until the point I toss my scale out the window.