That's right. Sometimes, that scale won't budge.
If you're counting calories, or doing low-carb diet, or whatever diet you're into right now, it's going to happen. You're going to step on that scale (I recommend just once a week, I'll explain why later), and that number will be the same from last week.
What happened!?
Your body weight fluctuates throughout the week. It's normal. Sometimes we retain more water than usual. Maybe you ate that double-cheeseburger and didn't log it out of guilt. Or two? The point is, it doesn't matter. You heard me--It doesn't matter! As long as that scale is not moving upwards, you're OK! It's called a plateau, and it happens to everyone.
As a matter of fact, it happened to me. This morning, I stepped on that scale, and saw a very identical number from last week. At first, I was devastated. For a split second, I wanted to give up. I wanted to just throw away the scale and eat bad food.
Well, I didn't throw away the scale. Nor did I eat bad food. I kept at it today. Healthy Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Well, I might have had some plain m&m's from work, but only a handful. I know, that next week, that scale is going to be lower. Because I KNOW, that I'm not going to cheat myself.
Seriously, I know why the scale didn't move. It's my fault. Not anyone else is responsible, but me. No outside force caused me to eat nachos last night. No one put a gun to my head and told me to go out with my coworkers at lunch break and eat burritos at the local Cantina. Those were my decisions and my consequences.
