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“Stress” by Melissa Schwab, Gold’s Gym Participant

This weekend was a weekend of temptation for me. We were surrounded by a lot of family and also surrounded by a lot of food. My house was filled with pastas, casseroles, pizza and multiple desserts. It took every ounce of my willpower to refrain from eating what was in front of me. I somehow managed to stick to my workouts and my food plan. So when I stepped on the scale this morning I thought that I would have found my reward. Maybe even some bonus points for willpower alone. Instead, I found that the scale went in the opposite direction. I was dumbfounded….really?? I realized that I’d actually hit a plateau over the last week, despite keeping up with my workouts and being good with my food. So what’s the deal? How much does stress play a part in weight loss? Of course now I feel even more stress because there is only a couple of weeks to go…how will I meet my final goal? I guess my goal for now is to try to de-stress after an extremely hectic week and focus on moving forward from here.
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