Since starting this blog last Monday, I've gotten FB comments, texts, some blog comments, messages, e-mails, and statements in person from people telling me they've been reading and enjoying my blog. Then they go on to tell me how much they will support me in this endeavor. Sometimes we'll talk about each others struggles, sometimes we share recipes, but sometimes it's just a message of support. So to all of you, I say a heart-felt thank you. I'm sure you can imagine how it feels to me, but to hear about it from people in all different areas of my life, everyone being so supportive and even saying I'm an inspiration makes this so much more... fun. It's exactly the kind of thing I needed to keep me going.
Today is a perfect example of this. **end PSA** I left my show feeling rather sleepy as I was up late last night chit chatting with my doppelganger and it was warm and sunny after a few days of being cold and rainy. I thought about just turning left out of the parking lot and heading home; taking a nice nap, eating a light lunch, then setting about my day. Well then I thought about the people that have already been so supportive and help keep me going and how this is the exact situation I needed them for so I turned right and headed to the gym. Fast forward a half hour. I'm half way done with my elliptical time and I start to think maybe I'll only do a half work out today, go home, nap, eat lunch etc... but again, I thought about everyone who is being so supportive of me. I didn't want to let myself down afterwards and then have to come up with some lame excuse to put in here for why I didn't do a full work out or any work out. Again, I did not get fat by being honest, I'm not gonna lose by lying. <-- love that.
Ok speaking of being honest, it wasn't all inspirational music montages of me busting my ass at the gym and feeling great because you support me! I moped, I whined in my head, I thought about taking it easy, then I thought about the scale and what I want it to say. I thought about the dunkin donuts wake up wrap that I had and how that wasn't going to burn itself off. I thought about seeing a movie tonight and how much I loves me some popcorn. I also thought about some less than nice things I've heard in the last 5 years or so (because, let's face it, I have a hard time letting go of criticism). So all of that rolled up together surrounded by a big hug of support pushed me through my hour and I completed my work out. Now all that's missing is the drive to get off my bed and get in the shower. But I have to teach today so I know I will.
Speaking of the scale, it is evil. Pure evil. I'll weigh myself upwards of 5 times a week and every week the weight goes up around Wednesday, but it (for the last few weeks) has been coming back down by Friday, my official weigh in. It's too late though! Once Wednesday hits, my brain gets stuck on the number going up. You don't have to tell me how weight fluctuates in a day and definitely in a week and it doesn't mean a thing and it's usually just a good poo, because I know all that. What I'm saying is I think I need to weigh myself less. I have two trains of thought on this one.
1. if I weigh myself multiple times a week and I can see if I'm staying on track or if I need to have some better days to make sure I meet my goal and lose that week.
2. if I don't weigh myself multiple times I won't have to deal with the anxiety of seeing the number go up mid-week.
- but if I don't weigh myself as often and the number goes up at the official weigh in, I'll be even more upset because I should have seen it coming.
- or not having the stress of seeing my weight go up mid-week could be a good thing and continue to help me lose.
I am torn.
I suppose I could do some research and see what the "studies" and "scientists" say, but it's way more fun drawing my own conclusions, using my own super powers of logic, and deciding what to do that way. Why not? It's TOTALLY worked for me thus far.
you could try each of the different ways you listed above and see what feels best. try each one for a week or two and measure how you feel. be your own scientist and do your own study! then you can figure out what is best for you :) and this might change from time to time as well. and that is a-ok! just keep listening to yourself, being nice to yourself and using your own super powers of logic to find out what is best for you!
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