I'm very superstitious when it comes to my weigh-ins. I don't eat or drink before I go. (this is why I go to the 9:00 meeting). I make sure I pee before I leave. I don't wear jewelry or even a hairband because I just don't want the extra weight. I wear the same shoes each week but take them off anyway before I step on the scale. I'm sure these things really don't make that much of a difference, but I'm superstitious and it's just the way I roll.
So as I stepped onto the scale this morning I made sure to exhale all the extra air that might be inside me (because it weighs oh so much) and held my breath. My silent goal was to reach 5% weight loss today. I was .2 pounds away from that. Not 2, but .2. Emphasis on POINT. Maybe if I took my bra off I could have made it, but alas, I was just a smidge off and didn't quite make it.
HOWEVER
I lost 2.2 pounds this week and feel super great about it! 2.4 would have been awesome because I would have hit that little milestone, ok huge milestone, but I cannot frown upon 2.2 pounds! Even with the doughnuts I had for breakfast Saturday morning, I am still on my way and feeling really good. I'm finally noticing that my clothes are fitting better and I'm even fitting in clothes that haven't fit in months. I wanted to write that I was squeezing in those clothes but to honest, I'm not squeezing!! I'm zipping up in peace! It's been just over a month since I started Weight Watchers and each week I am reassured that I can do this and that it works. It isn't a temporary thing. The weight loss part is temporary. I will not always be counting down pounds and hoping for certain numbers. To be honest, the counting down part is a lot of pressure sometimes. It makes losing 2.2 pounds seem less of a victory because you were .2 away from a big goal. The true victory will be when I can wake up every day and see the same number on the scale. Give or take a bit. The true victory will be when I can hold up these pants that I'm wearing now and say, "wow these are huge!" and give them to Goodwill. The true victory will be being able to shop online and imagine how the clothes will fit me because I'll have the body that I'm not trying to hide. The true victory will be when I can say I am healthy, happy, and stay that way.
As I said, each week I am reassured that I am on the right path and I am doing great. I have never had such success so regularly as I have in the past month of Weight Watchers. I feel good and I feel like I can do this forever. And next week, I plan to get a big sticker that says 5%!!!
My Progress:
Week one: 4.6 lost
Week two: 2.2 lost
Week three: .8 lost
Week four: 2.2 lost
Total lost: 9.8
Great job!! You should be *very* proud of yourself! :)
ReplyDeleteCANNOT WAIT TO CELEBRATE 5% !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!! That's wonderful! Isn't it amazing how much of a difference a couple pounds a week makes?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm the same way. I weigh myself at home, only in the morning (although I've learned if I weight at night, I always lose 2-3 pounds by morning), naked or with G's on, no food or drink in me, after I go to the bathroom. :)