Reset (and another salad)
The scale is being a bitch.
I was still feeling pretty Zen about it (or, at least in spite of it) earlier in the week, but no more. Please bear with me while I drag you through the details. Or, if you like, skip to the bottom for this week’s salad. (I’m totally ok with that. Just so you know.)
My “official’ weigh in last Friday was 231 – a 3 pound loss. Which seemed a little bit… optimistic… for a week where I knew I hadn’t been particularly good. So I decided to check back on Monday, just to see. 233. Maybe more in line, but disappointing. But I’d been *so* good since Friday. So I checked again on Tuesday. 233.5.
Wednesday 234
Thursday 234.5
What. The. Hell.
So basically, in a week of not great eating I lost 3 pounds. And while kicking-ass, I gained. How is that fair?
For the record, even I could see, every morning as I hopped on the scale, that this was Not Right. And although I didn’t actually think to myself on Friday, “screw this, it’s not working, I might as well binge”, I don’t think this was a coincidence:
So, time for a reset. Today we celebrated Boo’s second birthday, and I consider it an achievement that I:
- consumed a FRACTION of the quantity of icing while decorating that I usually would (I don’t know why I do it, it makes me ill)
- moved on to kiwi after only 2 slices of pizza
- ate a little piece of cake, and left behind a bunch of icing
And better still, I’m sending the rest of the cake to work with ζach. I’m tring to figure out how to package it:
And last, but certainly not least, this week’s salad recipe was a guest post on Pathways to Life: Grilled Lentil Salad with Halloumi. It actually went up last Monday, but I kept forgetting to link to it. It was pretty yummy (if I do say so myself).
So tomorrow – back to logging, back to salads, back to life. The cake goes to work with ζach.
So does the scale.
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In the begging of my weight loss journey Sasha…I threw my scale out..actually took it the curb and took a pic of it too! Best thing I ever did, and the most stupid thing I ever did a year later was buy a new one. YOUR DOING GREAT…Fark the scale
Did you post about that Katie? It sounds vaguely familiar. It also sounds like A GREAT IDEA. If I stick it in the garage now, maybe I can stay off it until garbage day. (Friday. Of course.)
Hey, that looks like a great salad. I think I’m going to have to make it my weekly salad too. Thanks for the recipe!
Enjoy!
Stay off the scale! Or if you do use it, only go on it once a week. NOT daily! It’ll mess with your head – trust me, I know
Pick a weigh-in day and stay off of it for the rest of the week. And keep up the good work!
BTW, I’m seeing your blog for the first time on my “big” screen (aka, my PC monitor). Your RSS reader button in the coffee cup is literally jumping off the screen at me. Awesome!
I know. (Hangs head in shame). I think I may take Katie’s advice, and kick it to the curb!
It is a bitch. You’re doing awesome with being honest and accountable and that’s what matters!!
Thanks Sara! I’m trying to figure out – if I ditch the scale, will I keep it up? I think it’s worth a try. It makes sense to focus on behaviours I can control, rather than outcomes that I can’t. But if the point of the behaviour IS the outcome??? *sigh*
Love that the graph shows your average for the week, which is just a tiny bit over, and thus awesome. But what we really need is a point system or gold stars or something so that the effort gets measured too. Best I’ve come up with so far is a narrative food log – for this trip I’m noting anecdotes but not content. So I note that I ate three pieces of my kid’s 2nd bday cake (yay you on that one!) but did not fight with my mom, snacked only on fruit when I really wanted doritos, etc etc. It’s the color commentary we’re missing from calorie graphs and weight charts that really counts because the change we have to keep up long after the scale’s work is done.
You’ve got a good point, Robin. I find blogging helps, but I try to trim at least some of the detail. I should start keeping a food diary that includes that narrative.
And KUDOS for your NSVs, and for keeping track, period!! It’s so much harder when travelling, and family can make it harder still. Good for you!!
That salad does look delicious, thanks for sharing! Who knew you do cheese on the grill!?
Like the others said, I’d recommend weighing yourself every week at most. Day to day you’ll see variations due to water, digestion and all that jazz. Once a week (or 2 if you can manage it) will keep you on track and not make you crazy.
I put mine on the top shelf of my closet, so that I have to get a stool to get it down (um, I’m short). I want to have the option to weigh myself and the kids so I didn’t toss it but I’m no longer hopping on it daily. Or every time I use the bathroom
You’re doing great so far, stick with it!!
Yeah, daily (or more) is not healthy. And I’ve done the same thing
. I was all ready to toss the scale, but DH wants it. So I’m thinking that a nice, high shelf is a good idea!
I love lentil salad! I hate the scale! Although I own one, I only weigh myself once a month (every 30 days). Probably should throw it out but I just…can’t…do it…
Monthly is probably a good idea – skip all the weekly ups and downs that don’t really mean anything. I was all ready to pitch mine, but DH wants to be able to use it. Maybe I’ll just get him to hide it
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Scales, shmales. My solution, which was just pure luck, was I bought a scale for a place we rent in the mountains and as luck would have it, it’s 3 pounds off – in the direction one wants it to be off. So now when I weight myself in the mountains, I’m 3 pounds less than I was at home. Yes, yes, yes I know the scale is off, obviously, but it’s like setting my clock 10 minutes back so I’m on time. Seeing a lower number on the scale lets me know how close I am to getting to a better number, and somehow, crazily, it motivates me to work harder
LOL. I like your attitude
. And it’s amazing the mind games we play, isn’t it? Still more amazing that they work. I’ve noticed lately that I can curb excess snacking at work by just having something healthy (and not to tempting) on-hand, it’s like knowing I HAVE something, and won’t go hungry, diminishes the anxiety that would otherwise make me want to go buy a muffin or a chocolate bar. Crazy. But I think I need to find scales like yours 
Oh, and now I mostly use how my clothes feel on me. I’ve determined not to buy any more clothes that are a size larger than where I am right now. And the lentil salad looks wonderful!!
Thank you!