Good evening!
Its been a few days since my last entry. I apologize for the delay in sharing the hilarity that has been swirling in my brain for the past few days. So riddle me this... why oh why is every scale different? I mean it doesn't seem like rocket science, the weighing of a person that is. So why do I weigh one thing on Adam's scale (Adam is my trainer http://www.tntfitness.com/) and then something completely different at the doctor's office and yet another number at home? And further more why is the scale at the doctor's office the worst of them all? Is there like a secret scale code they have?
I debated back and forth about sharing the real numbers with all of you because I said to myself, "self don't you think that your followers want to see a few pounds dropped if they've stuck with you through the first two weeks?" But in the beginning I promised honesty so here goes. I weighed 251 on Adam's scale the last time he weighed us, which is the number I started the blog with. However, I went to the doctor and weighed a wapping 265. THEN at home I weighed 261. That's a 10 to 14 pound difference. As much as I'd love to go by Adam's scale and his crazy deduct pounds for clothing formula, its not honest. I have to face the scale weekly if I'm going to make this work. Since Adam doesn't weigh us every week and since I don't think anyone at the gym would think too highly of me stripping to my birthday suit I'm going to go by the home scale. Don't get too used to that 261 number though. I'm going to weigh in naked when I wake up after I go to the bathroom (a full bladder has a negative effect on the scale). Shit I may even brush my teeth first - what has anyone ever weighed plaque? I don't so much as a contact or a hair scrunchy adding weight to the scale!
Now I have to tell you.... don't be disappointed if I forget tomorrow. To me, the scale is like the monster under my bed or hiding in my closet. I have to make friends with it first OK.
On to another burning question. Do you think Weight Watchers or any other diet for that matter accounts for the time a woman spends on the Big P? If you don't know what I mean you're either too young to be reading this or hmmm a few eggs short of a dozen. Anyway, the cravings were out of control! I was forcing myself to do everything other than what I really wanted to do: crawl in bed with three of my favorite guys - Ben, Jerry and Chubby Hubby. But all of you should be proud of me because instead I found myself sweatin' it with Adam in the gym and counting chocolate chips! You'd be surprised how satisfying 10 chocolate chips can be. AND there are more chocolate chips in a tbsp. then one would expect. I went a little too far though when I tried to talk myself into believing that my sugar free double chocolate pudding was a warm, chewy, fudgy brownie. Yeah that didn't work! I settled for brownie batter though - it resembles it in flavor anyway.
I'll close tonight with this: I can't seem to get my cardio together since I finished the walk. I have a sprained ankle so I have to baby it somewhat. I did sign up to do a 5k in April and time's a ticking so if anyone has words of wisdom please comment.
Sleepy for now!
Sweet dreams everyone!
Nikki
Glad to hear your found a way to satisfy your chocolate craving with a reasonably low calorie count!
ReplyDeleteI always crave carbs--white carbs, to be precise. Buttered pasta, mashed potatoes, warm french bread with gobs of butter. If you find a way to satisfy THAT craving, I'm all ears!
I agree about the scales...the doctor's scale is always heavier. I weigh in first thing in the morning after a potty visit. Guess the important thing is to use the same scale, where ever it is and hope the doctor's scale breaks down. :-)
ReplyDeleteHow about an indoor pool/swimming to help until ankle is better??? Keep up the good work.
Nikki - you are so amazing and such an inspiration!! I too, will try to make friends with my scale. :)
ReplyDeleteNot only is the difference btw scales super-frustrating, what gets me even more is the effect monthly cycles have on my weight. I swear it adds anywhere from 5-10 lbs during, and makes it nearly impossible to get an accurate weight for at least 10 days out of the month (I find that it throws everything off at least 4 days before and takes about 3 days after for things to get back to normal). It is so demoralizing! So that might account for some of the difference you're seeing as well. The only thing that has helped me is to weigh myself everyday and mentally acknowledge the monthly up & down.
I wonder if maybe the day-to-day, week-to-week numbers aren't as important as how you feel? If you're eating healthy and exercising and feeling positive about yourself and your journey, seems to me that's more important in the short run than the numbers on the scale.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the answer is to keep the regular weigh-ins, but to view them as a guide rather than as an absolute measure of "progress," whatever that is. Your goal is to be healthy and happy--not to become a slave to the numbers!
Thanks everyone for the sweet comments - they really are keeping me going. Thanks Jill for the comment about the numbers because I was so discouraged today when I stepped on the scale and was only 3 pounds lighter after doing this for THREE weeks. When I did Weight Watchers before I dropped at least that in the first week and a steady one to two pounds each week after! I know I should be happy with the three but that's from the 161 number on my home scale - which is 10 pounds heavier than the 151 number I thought I was starting at so the numbers have not been so kind! But I do feel better in my clothes its true so I'm trying to focus on that right now!
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