After the 3 weeks of crazy, would the scale move at all?

Last week, as I mentioned, was my last of 3 weeks of unusual hecticness at work -- harder to plan, lunches get forgotten, early mornings and late evenings throw off other aspects of the schedule. And after 2 weeks of almost no change, I didn't know what to expect for sure. I did know I was down some during last week, but I tend to rise up over the weekend, so I didn't get too excited about it. But, I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised at where it came in:

This week's weight: -2.6 lbs
Total weight so far: -14.7 lbs

I have to say, I'm a bit surprised, since I only made it to the gym once, and I ate okay, but not perfectly. I think it was a bit a function of adrenaline as well (busy weeks can do that, I think). So, we'll see if it stays at this level or rises up over the next few weeks as it gets a bit more normalized.

I am really starting to see a shift in how my clothes fit, too. We went to a cocktail party on Saturday night, and my "go to" black pants just didn't fit like they used to, and I was swimming in them a bit. I might have to go get a new pare of those. :-) As for how I did at the party, I had one fantastic cocktail, and kept myself to that limit. I didn't find I needed more, and felt my indulgence didn't need to be an overindulgence. I also stayed away from the food - I'd already had dinner and didn't need anything else. I was happy with my restraint, and I think it was part of what led to my success this week.

My one unusual indulgence was on Friday night, after the long week of work, where I treated myself to a fantastic chocolatini, which was basically a drinkable dessert. Again, I had one.

But, we all know, this is Thanksgiving week, which not only means access to more food which is usually on the more fattening or more rich side, but also a few days off (I'm working on Friday, but it will be sloooooow) lends to some of the undisciplined time around snacking and meals. So, I'm obviously concerned, as I think all people who struggle with their weight get heading into the holiday season, but this is just one week out of the next 6 or so which will all have indulgences and temptation heading my way. I won't win them all, but I'll focus on what I can and take each week at a time.

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