I have talked about this before but it begs repeating because it happens a lot when you first start out on a weight loss journey. Yesterday, I gained .2 lbs, even though I stuck with my normal routine and didn't deviate from my normal eating schedule. It just happens sometimes. I know that a quarter of a pound is no big deal but when people first begin a weight loss program the weight fluctuations can be a couple pounds or more in a day. This makes it easy for them to be discouraged. This is where most people fail. They don't see the immediate results and they give up.

Stick to your game plan, no matter what, and you will be rewarded in the end. The long term result is what is important.

I rode my bike for 2 miles in the morning and 2 miles after dinner. I did 200 crunches in the morning and 200 in the evening and I gained a little weight instead of losing. I didn't over eat. I eat almost exactly the same thing as the day before. The day before I lost a half a pound. That's just the way it goes. Don't let minor set backs get you down.

Today's official weigh in 313.2 lbs. That's 5.8 lbs for the month and 36.8 lbs for the year.