Phase 2, week 1 (kind of)

I just finished week one of Phase 2. Kind of. Early in the week I was sidelined with an injury to my knee (see Bad Mornings post) and was unable to exercise this week. However I did eat healthy. So we took my measurements and weight and here are the somewhat disappointing results. I lost 1 pound, which is good. But i gained 2 inches....which really upset me. It's difficult when you feel like you are working so hard and seem to be getting the opposite results. I know it can vary based on water retention, time of the month, dinner, etc but it's hard to remember those things when you see the measurments. So i will press on this week. I have resumed exercises and will hopefully see better results next week.
It's very easy for me to get discouraged in this whole process, especially after weeks such as last. I try not to think about the long term because it seems impossible to reach a goal. I have set some little goals but I feel like there is sooo much work to do and that I won't ever achieve it. I know I have to make a life change and that takes time, but it's just keeping up the motivation, even when there are discouraging weeks or even months.