It would be an understatement to say I was in shock when I saw this measly loss this morning. This past week I worked harder than I've ever worked to stay on plan, keep myself moving and remain focused. I had one cheat throughout the week, a single donut, but the first week where I lost 5.4 lbs I'd had 2 donuts. What the heck is going on? I've only just started to lose weight so I should still be shedding water weight, and I should definitely NOT be hitting a plateau this soon.

I really just want to curl up and cry right now. I'm thankful that I don't want to eat and I'm not looking at that number and thinking to myself, "Well if all that hard work produced so little of a result, why bother?" Mostly I'm just running options through my head trying to figure out why the number was so low. I know I worked hard this week and I was feeling oh-so-proud of myself for keeping my eye on the prize. I didn't give in to the temptation of takeout, which would've been so easy because it was a pay week for me. 85% of what I drink now is water, not water-based, straight water.

I just don't know. I'm not really counting calories so maybe I'm eating too few. Perhaps the strength training I did on Saturday is building muscle weight, or even because I'm walking more the muscles in my legs are getting stronger, therefore adding weight. I'm not giving up but I'm just so frustrated that I want to scream. I'm happy to still see a loss that I worked extremely hard for, but there isn't a doubt in my