25/01/2022
Viewer warning - a little long post for today but I believe it is a good one
Atipaday: Scales...where do I start? I weighed 4 lbs. less this morning than I did yesterday. It's a measurement like blood pressure, your temperature, or the gas gauge on your car. It is a form of evaluation. However, I believe for women more so than men, there are so many variables that can make it fluctuate dramatically from day to day or even, morning to night. So, it is NOT wise to disregard your weigh-ins. However, sometimes you might take a weigh-in with a grain of salt (or ironically without salt, which can make you hold water weight.)
So here is the tip or what works for me: I weigh in the morning before my actual "weigh-in" day. If I like what I see, it is encouraging. If I don't like what I see, it is motivation to try a little harder that day, maybe eating less at supper and before going to bed.
When I weigh in on "weigh-in" day, if I like what I see, yeah and I continue with the efforts that I put in that week and don't bother weighing again the day after. If I don't like what I see, I try again that day, eating less and moving more, especially eating less or none after 6pm and then weigh-in the next day.
When I weigh in the day after "weigh-in" day, if I like what I see, good to go with the routine I have been doing. If I don't like what I see, then it is back to the drawing board to re-evaluate the calorie amount and types of calories I am putting into my body and making sure I am staying hydrated. Then I look into my activity level and make adjustments and then look forward to a good weigh-in the following week.
I believe, as I get closer to a healthy weight, I will visit the scales daily. It's kind of like when you don't tell people about something you're gonna do, because you know you shouldn't. You know it's a bad idea. When I stop taking good care of myself, I don't let myself know, by not getting on the scales to see it happening. Then boom, 2-3 weeks later I've gained 10 lbs or if I continue in that manner, a year later I have gained 50...ugh.
Also, I was thinking if I have worked so hard to lose 10, 20, 30....100 lbs, I should be thrilled to look at the scales. From now on, I am going to view it as a pat on the back. When I am putting fourth effort to reach a healthy weight and I step on the scales and weigh less than I did at some other point in my life, I am going to thank God.
