Brutally Honest...I'm Angry

I still hate the scale.  Seriously, I know I'm not supposed to give the scale so much attention, but I do.  I HATE, HATE, HATE the scale.

I've had a good week.  Haven't gotten to the gym since Monday, because after a slip on the ice in the driveway on my way to the gym, and then my workout, I was hurting and working out was not a good idea.  Thought I'd be skating Wednesday, but because of the storm coming in, they closed.  Yesterday?  Well, didn't get to the gym yesterday because we were seriously snowed in, but I did spent 5 hours in the morning (yes, 5 hours) removing snow, pushing, inch, by inch, an old snow blower until it broke, and then shoveling the driveway by hand.  I figured that counted for quite a few activity points.

I've tracked my food all week, ate lots of fruits and veggies, and this morning I get on the scale...and it's up 5 pounds.  5 pounds??? Seriously?  Really?  How can that possibly happen when I'm following program?  Even without the activity, that still in no way warrants a 5 pounds gain!!!!!  I AM TOTALLY FRUSTRATED.

Now, I guess maybe female issues could play a role in the gain, but I would have thought since that came into play earlier in the week, it would not be such an effect at this point.  Okay, we have had a lot of high-sodium dinners this week, turkey ham, turkey tenderloin, stirfry, and I am sensitive to sodium, but I've also been drinking, drinking, drinking gallons of water, and I've never, ever seen that much of a gain from sodium. 

I am totally bummed.  My weekly meeting and weigh-in is tomorrow.  Yes, Weight Watchers fans, even thought I am at goal, I still go to my meeting every week and in order to do that, my center requires that I weigh-in in order to stay for a meeting.  Crazy, right?  When you get to goal, you're a free Weight Watchers member for life, but in order to attend those "free" meetings, you have to get on the scale?  Reminder to self, call and complain.

But I really don't want to go to a meeting and have to pay, and don't want the reality of a 5-pound gain to show up on my Weight record. 

So I don't know what to do.  I guess all I can do today is try to stay away from ALL sodium, drink gallons of water, eat light, and see what happens on the scale tomorrow.