I shouldn't have done it. I shouldn't have stepped on the scale yesterday morning. I knew I was retaining water - as I always do when Aunt Flo's visit is pending. I knew it'd probably be useless to weigh in for the next three or four days... But I was greedy for another drop on the scale after last week's victory. So I did it. And, wouldn't you know it, I'm up two pounds to 189.
All day long, I tried to talk myself off the ledge, so to speak. "Stay calm. Keep up the work you've been doing. Weigh in again in a few days and you'll probably be right back down to 187. If that!" Well, that worked for awhile. By bedtime, the cramps were taking hold of whatever resistance I had left and I cheated. I wasn't even that hungry. I just started craving a pickle, then began building the perfect Triscuit snack in my mind. A Rosemary and Olive Oil Triscuit with cream cheese and a slice of a kosher dill on top. So I made myself a plate of them (they were good) --- followed shortly by a handful or so of Ranch-flavored Quakes Rice Snacks. I had a fitful night's sleep and, when the Wash Day alarm went off at 4:45, I shut it down. This is the first Monday since January that I haven't done my laundry at its appointed time!
Clearly, this snowball of disappointment over yesterday's fruitless weigh-in is rolling downhill - and quickly gathering speed. I refuse to let it roll another inch, so I'm staging a mid-mission intervention. Effectively immediately!
Fitness
Walk 30 minutes a day, four times during the week. Walk 55 minutes a day, both days during the weekend.
Reducing
All snacks (consumed prior to 7:30, of course!) must consist of the following: fresh fruits or vegetables plus either one serving of almonds, one serving low-fat cottage cheese, or one serving hummus. (Note to self: Must investigate these serving sizes. And other nuts would probably be okay. I'll check this out.)
6 comments:
Hi there,
Be careful with the nuts - it's a common diet mistake. They are very good for you, yes - but they are also VERY high in calories. A small amount (I mean perhaps around 6 or 7 nuts) should be fine :)
Just thought I'd mention it :)
Good luck with your continuing quest to drop the pounds. I've not manged to loose a single one yet... though I do feel healthier, so I suppose that's something.
- Sera
YOU ARE NOT A NUMBER. You are doing wonderful things; you are progressing by leaps and bounds on many fronts!
If I see another post with you berating yourself about a weigh-in, I am going to come down there, young lady, and smack that stupid scale with hammer until it is nothing but a heap of springs and twisted metal!
So there!
Falling off the wagon for a salt feast is not the end of the world (and I'm sure we've all done it at some bad month. I know I sure do) Once you get rid of the water (and the salt feast will not have helped that, but just forget it) and you've kept up your exercise routine it will show.
Maybe you should just hide the scale in the closet for a few weeks and go by how your clothes feel, which is much more accurate than the scale.
Sisters unite! We are all behind you. I do the same thing and just had to stop putting those items in my pantry. Now we live at my sons home (for a while) and they have stuff here. The only way I can ward off temptation is the snacks are not mine. When I cheat the guilt is over whelming. Dr. Gillian McKieth has great ideas and it has really helped me.
My husbands dibetic report is up so no more rice and noodles. His diabetic diet of moderation, we really need to jump back on board.
I wish I could afford all organic.
I do not own a scale and use the clothing fits better checking. You will feel better too. You go girl!
You are working so hard. Just do the best you can. I am so proud of you!
Sera, thanks for the word of warning. I think the key for nuts, hummus, and cottage cheese alike is that they be just a single serving size. Just enough to get that hit of protein. I opted for some hummus and grape tomatoes this evening when I got home from work and was prepping dinner. The proper serving size was just 2 tbsp.
*running to scoop up my scale and save it from prairieknitter's vengeance*
pk, you're a dear! And yet this is the dialogue inside my head that has kept me from losing weight all these years. (Not to mention Aunt Flo, whose impending visits always give me the crazies!) I feel like if I just put it all down and look at it, I might be able to short-circuit the wiring and find something a little more effective to say to myself! Hey, if I didn't stop to record my cheating I wouldn't get to learn anything about what sets it off. Like last night: my supper was good, but it was bland --- which probably has a heck of a lot to do with why I was craving a ton of seasoning later on that evening.
Teru and Jeanne, my little sister told me yesterday that she could see a difference in me. AND I was also able to put on a pair of pants yesterday that have never been anything but too snug, so there are definitely some visible results. Oh, but, jeepers, that 187 did feel so good! Maybe I'll have it back in a couple of days.
You're all so kind to stop by and give me a good noogie once in awhile - and lots of support! I'm determined to make this work. Nobody ever said weight loss would be one straight diagonal line downward... I guess I'd better hang on for a very zig-zaggy ride!
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