Weight Management: Figuring It All Out - UPDATE 2

Eureka, I've finally figured it all out! I've determined where I keep crossing the line from fit to fat. I weighed myself a few weeks ago, right before Thanksgiving - I weighed in at 152. I ate like a pig from Thanksgiving Day up until a day or two ago. Today, I finally made it back to the gym. I weighed myself...156. So here's what happens:

When I weighed in at 152, I started feeling EXTREMELY cocky. Since I hadn't made it to the gym the days leading up to that moment I weighed in at 152, it was as if the weight just fell off on it's on for no reason. So here's how my brain files away this 3 or 4lb drop in weight: "Losing weight is easy! Just keep doing what you're doing!" That, my friends, is where I keep messing up.

My hubby explained something very important to me that I think everyone needs to remember (especially me): It takes your body approximately 6 weeks to catch up to your current behavior and food-intake. Since my metabolism is higher than most women my age, it only takes me about 4 weeks. Remember back in mid-October when I began getting super stressed? Sheba passed away a few weeks later, and I was catapulted into a slight depression for a while there. I spent about 4 weeks just not really eating anything. After I came out of my depression, I had a welcome treat...I was back in my size 8's. I noticed that I even fit into a couple of size 6's that run a little small, and are probably just skinny 8's. But still...I was filling up my size 10's just weeks earlier, so this surprised me.

Well, I've just spent 2 weeks eating everything I've wanted, and I haven't been drinking any water at all. I worked out today, and if I do the same tomorrow, and Friday while drinking tons of water and eating light, I will probably be back down to about 152 or 153lbs by the end of this week. If I keep it up for a least the next two weeks, I will have saved myself from jumping back up in the 160's.

I hope this post makes sense. I need sleep now, and will edit tomorrow if this seems unclear when I read this again. :-)