Not so bad appt and weigh in (Jennifer)

Well, my dr appt today was not as awful as I had anticipated it would be.  And as promised I will eat my words :)   I got there and since it was a Saturday it was a much smaller scale than how it is on a weekday at this large medical complex.  When she came in she had a big smile on her face and was nice as could be.  She asked what happened, I told her how I twisted my ankle and fell while jogging off the pavement onto the grass to get out of the way of an oncoming car.  She asked some questions, I answered and she examined my foot.  She touched it a certain way which I have never done and the popping feeling began.  She said immediately that I needed an MRI and that it is a tendon thing.  Since I hadnt had an x-ray yet she said they would do that and then schedule the MRI after the insurance approves it next week.  She pretty much said that the X-ray was to make sure the structure of the foot is okay and mainly the first step to getting the MRI approved.  So, I still have to wait for the call to get the MRI scheduled but at least it is better than having to go back 5 times for them to believe something is wrong.  That, and she was nice and seemed caring even.  Now that is just what I needed after having such awful experiences in the past. 

I weighed in today and it wasnt pretty.  My hubs told me how good I had been when we were out of town and that when I do indulge it isnt anything like it used to be.  Maybe so...so why would that darn piece of glass and metal tell me I gained 6 lbs from last week?  Today's weight:  168.   The exercise has been different without running and zumba.  But I am actually doing the 30 day shred to the best of my ability with the ankle injury.  I am sweating when I am done.  I also am doing some upper body workouts as well as abs at the gym.  I am hoping it is water weight from the different foods that I ate over the past few days that are no longer part of my normal eating habits.

 I did some research about why I can eat over my calories for a few days and seem to gain 5-7 lbs that takes me weeks to get off.  And the answer I found makes perfect sense.  I have been saying that I want to find the right calorie intake right for my body to lose, and that everything I was finding was saying that 1200 calories wasnt enough for me, right?  The losses have been slow and pretty minimal over the last several months.  It seems like a long plateau.  Well, ALL the info I found today said that I most likely had been undereating  for what my body required.  And that makes sense.  I was doing a lot of exercise and 1200-1300 calories just wasnt enough.  So when I indulge and put the extra cals in,  my body grabs them up and holds on to them...hence the immediate large gain.  It is a process.  I looked up how many calories I should be eating with my now reduced exercise and it says around 1400-1500 a day to lose weight.  I was taking in like 1200-1300 plus all the intense exercising I was doing and now it makes sense...ding ding ding...a bell went off in my head.  So, I am going to try to use this change in my exercise routine due to my ankle injury as an opportunity to get this calorie thing figured out.  I know it wont be easy or quick but I will give it my best.  I will eat between 1400-1500 calories a day for now and let my body get used to that.  And then I will work it out using that as my starting point. 

I am learning something new all the time on the journey. 

Jennifer