Easter, the Plateau, and a night away.

 Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to have achieved a loss of a lot more than I thought I would get.

This week, I will be unpleasantly surprised to achieve a gain.

There are 3 reasons for this...

1. With Easter upon us, the obligatory consumption of chocolate has commenced. I'm trying not to partake too much, but temptation is rife.

2. After a curious mid-week weigh in, I discovered that I have not lost any weight since my last weigh in 4 days ago. I believe that I have hit the dreaded plateau that strikes everyone at some point in their weight loss journey.

3. My wife and I are having a night away for the Easter weekend, which will involve a few meals in restaurants. I have been dreading the loss of knowing my consumption intake, and having to estimate what I will be consuming.

However, I'm taking solace in the fact that once this week is over, I know that I can regain control.

After Easter, chocolate is banned in the house. I will be doing my best to smash through the plateau by increasing my protein intake, cutting the calories even more, and increasing my exercise. 

Ordinarily, a setback like this would see me totally giving up. I would get very depressed, binge eat, and fall into the downward spiral of destruction. But I simply cannot afford to do that this time.

I simply need to be realistic - this week has been a fucked up one. I'm going to take the loss, accept it, learn from it, and improve. 

I've done very well so far, so this little setback will just be a temporary blip. Moving on to better things!