So yesterday I left you with some serious frustration with my scales. Not an earth shattering problem, but a nuisance to say the least.
Today I come with much happier - warm fuzzy inducing - news. I had some places to be this morning, and left early on my adventures. I had just enough time to do my things and then pick 'Lil up from her special ed preschool. When we returned home, guess what was sitting on my porch bench? A brand new scale.
My husband insists he didn't buy it (and I believe him. When he does something sweet, he makes sure I know all about it so he gets the credit). The only thing I can think of is that someone local, who reads my blog, decided to be an angel in disguise.
Of course, I only know of about 2 people who fit that description. And if they don't want to come forward, I'm not going to name any names. But it was the sweetest thing that's happened to me in a long time.
I love having your needs met by strangers (or good friends pretending to be strangers!). God is good. And people are good too. I truly believe when we expect the best from others, we usually get it.
But this has also inspired me to look around and see what I could do for someone else. I want to be a blessing to someone else too.
So go out - live your life - but look for someone else to help. It might make their week!
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
I'm pretty sure my scales must be broken
. . .and I actually mean that literaly, not just in the "my diet isn't working so it must be the inanimate object's fault" way.
I've had my scale for a year or two now. I've always done a couple of measurements - just to make sure I stepped on evenly and got an accurate measure. When I started this weight loss journey, I was taking 3 each time, and took whatever number was the same twice. Then, a month ago, I started needing to take 4. In the last two days, I've taken 6 or 7 and still not gotten the same number more than twice.
Also, on Sunday, it said that I was up a pound. Now, I totaly believe that - I was NOT good last week. I was down right awful! So I get that pound. But yesterday it said that I gained two pounds in ONE day! That one doesn't work for me - I was decent that day, and two pounds in one day is what happens when you're pregnant, not dieting! (which I GUARUNTEE I am not pregnant!). I even decided to wait a day to check in to see if it would get better. Today, even though I couldn't get the same number to show up twice, they all said I was up three to FIVE pounds. Yeah, soooo not believing that one!
In other words, I don't really have a clue what my weight is, so I don't know what to say here. I guess I'll just leave it with this:
Loss this week: up a pound ish
Total lost: 10-16 pounds!
I can't get a new scale until payday, and even then it might not happen. So I guess I'll just play it by ear for the next few weeks!
Monday, August 18, 2014
A decent week
Loss this week: -2.0
Total lost: 16.6
Super happy with that two pound loss. It was hard to get back in the habit of tracking points with my calculator (but SOOO happy to have that one back!). I had seriously let myself slip on keeping track, so it was hard to decrease the food again. But that's ok. My only qualm is I should have had a bigger loss (it was bigger on Friday!). I guess having cake two days in row is seriously not great for a loss week!
Next week I will have been on this journey for 2 months. I wanted to be down 20 pounds by then - which won't happen. But still, as of today, my weight matches my delivery weight with 'Lil. It's still way more that what I wish it was, but I haven't seen these numbers in almost 2 years!
Total lost: 16.6
Super happy with that two pound loss. It was hard to get back in the habit of tracking points with my calculator (but SOOO happy to have that one back!). I had seriously let myself slip on keeping track, so it was hard to decrease the food again. But that's ok. My only qualm is I should have had a bigger loss (it was bigger on Friday!). I guess having cake two days in row is seriously not great for a loss week!
Next week I will have been on this journey for 2 months. I wanted to be down 20 pounds by then - which won't happen. But still, as of today, my weight matches my delivery weight with 'Lil. It's still way more that what I wish it was, but I haven't seen these numbers in almost 2 years!
Monday, August 11, 2014
Back on track
Loss this week: -2.2
Total lost: 14.6
Oh that number is so much better! Loosing another 2 pounds (ok, it's only 1.6 if you subtract my gain from last week!) but this puts me at a number I haven't seen for 3 years. It's a beautiful number! If I loose another two this week, I'll be where I was when I delivered 'Lil.
My biggest problem is that total number - at this point I should really be close to 18 lost if I want to make my insane goal. I've got to kick it into high gear here. Hopefully my calculator will come on Wed (please oh please oh please Mom remember to bring it with you!) and that will help so much. I just don't track well on my own. I'm trying to keep a talley on my fridge, but it's so much harder than on that calculator!
Life is also so much better when one is no longer pmsing or retaining water from said pms. It's like there's hope again in my weight loss!
Here's to another week down, and an even better one coming up!
Total lost: 14.6
Oh that number is so much better! Loosing another 2 pounds (ok, it's only 1.6 if you subtract my gain from last week!) but this puts me at a number I haven't seen for 3 years. It's a beautiful number! If I loose another two this week, I'll be where I was when I delivered 'Lil.
My biggest problem is that total number - at this point I should really be close to 18 lost if I want to make my insane goal. I've got to kick it into high gear here. Hopefully my calculator will come on Wed (please oh please oh please Mom remember to bring it with you!) and that will help so much. I just don't track well on my own. I'm trying to keep a talley on my fridge, but it's so much harder than on that calculator!
Life is also so much better when one is no longer pmsing or retaining water from said pms. It's like there's hope again in my weight loss!
Here's to another week down, and an even better one coming up!
Monday, August 4, 2014
The Post I don't Want to Write.
Loss this week: + .6
Total lost: 12.4 lbs
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It happened. I had a HORRIBLE week, and seriously fell off the wagon. And I gained. Not only did I not loose the 1.75 that I'm supposed to each week, I GAINED HALF A POUND BACK.
Why did this happen you may ask? It's simple - remember those hormone pills I have to take? Yup, totally in the middle of those. Which also means I'm pmsing, and I still don't have my points calculator back. I tried to keep track with talley marks, but I was really bad at actually marking down. Plus I kept on forgetting just how many points I get a day, and deciding it didn't matter if I went over a little, but didn't keep track of how many I was over for the week.
In other words, I realy didn't care about being good, and failed to pray every time I wanted something caloriefull and not a smart food choice.
I am weak. My flesh is very weak. And when I don't ask for help to make my spirit strong, it doesn't come. Asking isn't hard - wanting to be healthy more than pig out is what is hard!
On the plus side, yesterday morning I was actually up 1.6, so at least I was good yesterday. And I can be good again today . . . although I still have 4 more days of pills and no calculator (that thing SERIOUSLY helps me!). But no matter: this is me, recommitting myself!
Total lost: 12.4 lbs
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It happened. I had a HORRIBLE week, and seriously fell off the wagon. And I gained. Not only did I not loose the 1.75 that I'm supposed to each week, I GAINED HALF A POUND BACK.
Why did this happen you may ask? It's simple - remember those hormone pills I have to take? Yup, totally in the middle of those. Which also means I'm pmsing, and I still don't have my points calculator back. I tried to keep track with talley marks, but I was really bad at actually marking down. Plus I kept on forgetting just how many points I get a day, and deciding it didn't matter if I went over a little, but didn't keep track of how many I was over for the week.
In other words, I realy didn't care about being good, and failed to pray every time I wanted something caloriefull and not a smart food choice.
I am weak. My flesh is very weak. And when I don't ask for help to make my spirit strong, it doesn't come. Asking isn't hard - wanting to be healthy more than pig out is what is hard!
On the plus side, yesterday morning I was actually up 1.6, so at least I was good yesterday. And I can be good again today . . . although I still have 4 more days of pills and no calculator (that thing SERIOUSLY helps me!). But no matter: this is me, recommitting myself!
Monday, July 28, 2014
down again
Loss this week: -1.1
Total lost: 13 lbs
It's been 5 weeks now since I started this adventure. 13 pounds in 5 weeks - not too shabby. To make my impossible goal, I need to average 1.75 each week for the next 21 weeks. That's not impossible, but it sure is improbable!
I know this week was a slightly smaller loss than before. But there's a good reason for that . . . apparently my scale says I'm heavier than my mom's! Which really means that my first loss on vacation was less than I thought, and this one is probably more than it says, and in reality I didn't start this whole process as heavy as I thought. But I'm here now, and we're just going with my scale for here on out.
I was again amazed at the difference of the days I remember to pray (frequent, fervent prayers) vs the days that I don't think about it. He only helps when I ask - so why do I forget to ask more!
This week, my hardest thing was traveling (again), and loosing my points calculator. Man, that was a huge one! But I should get it back in a few weeks, so at least that won't last too long.
I was gone for two weeks. In those two weeks, I lost almost 5 of my 13 pounds. Yesterday was the first time I've seen anyone, so at first, I wondered if anyone would be able to tell. I feel so much better in my clothes now (they are starting to be super loose!) But then I realized that it just wasn't very likely. I could see a difference, but I doubted anyone else would.
But someone did! Only one person, and it was at the end of church, but I can not express how much that meant to me. It feels fabulous to have someone else notice your changes. My weight is down to where I was before I got pregnant with Jelly Bean. This is awesome!
Next week, I want my loss to be obvious to everyone. Don't know if that will happen, but that would be amazing!
Total lost: 13 lbs
It's been 5 weeks now since I started this adventure. 13 pounds in 5 weeks - not too shabby. To make my impossible goal, I need to average 1.75 each week for the next 21 weeks. That's not impossible, but it sure is improbable!
I know this week was a slightly smaller loss than before. But there's a good reason for that . . . apparently my scale says I'm heavier than my mom's! Which really means that my first loss on vacation was less than I thought, and this one is probably more than it says, and in reality I didn't start this whole process as heavy as I thought. But I'm here now, and we're just going with my scale for here on out.
I was again amazed at the difference of the days I remember to pray (frequent, fervent prayers) vs the days that I don't think about it. He only helps when I ask - so why do I forget to ask more!
This week, my hardest thing was traveling (again), and loosing my points calculator. Man, that was a huge one! But I should get it back in a few weeks, so at least that won't last too long.
I was gone for two weeks. In those two weeks, I lost almost 5 of my 13 pounds. Yesterday was the first time I've seen anyone, so at first, I wondered if anyone would be able to tell. I feel so much better in my clothes now (they are starting to be super loose!) But then I realized that it just wasn't very likely. I could see a difference, but I doubted anyone else would.
But someone did! Only one person, and it was at the end of church, but I can not express how much that meant to me. It feels fabulous to have someone else notice your changes. My weight is down to where I was before I got pregnant with Jelly Bean. This is awesome!
Next week, I want my loss to be obvious to everyone. Don't know if that will happen, but that would be amazing!
Monday, July 21, 2014
Drugs and food
Loss this week: -2.4
Total lost: 11.9 lbs (ish)
I cannot believe how this weight is coming off! I am just flabbergasted each time I step on the scale. This week I saw a number that hasn't been seen for over a year. Not only that, but by next week I should be were I was when I got pregnant with Jelly Bean. I can pull my jeans on and off without doing the button. And I just feel so much better about my body and the way I look than I did a month ago!
What's more impressive about that loss this week, is the fact that I spent 48 hours at a huge family reunion with lots and lots and LOTS of snacks, treats, and temptations. So I also spent a lot of time sending up quick little prayers.
Years ago, I worked at an ice cream shop. We were allowed to have samples any time customers weren't around. And I quickly learned that if I let myself start snacking, I wouldn't stop. Food is like a drug that way. This week I remembered that. Yes, there was all kinds of stuff out. But by not letting myself start as soon as the food was there, but holding off until most was gone, or it was almost bed time anyway, made a huge difference in the amount I ate. In other words, I kind of just said no to my drug of choice, and it seriously helps! (of course, I've tried that before. but while the spirit is willing, my flesh is very weak. He's making a HUGE help with that weak flesh part!)
I'm trying not to get too excited about these losses. They are a phenomenal start, but I'm sure it won't last. I don't have a lot of faith in myself that I'll actually be able to maintain this rate of loss for another 22 weeks. However, if I actually do, I'll meet my goal 3 weeks earlier than I planned!
Total lost: 11.9 lbs (ish)
I cannot believe how this weight is coming off! I am just flabbergasted each time I step on the scale. This week I saw a number that hasn't been seen for over a year. Not only that, but by next week I should be were I was when I got pregnant with Jelly Bean. I can pull my jeans on and off without doing the button. And I just feel so much better about my body and the way I look than I did a month ago!
What's more impressive about that loss this week, is the fact that I spent 48 hours at a huge family reunion with lots and lots and LOTS of snacks, treats, and temptations. So I also spent a lot of time sending up quick little prayers.
Years ago, I worked at an ice cream shop. We were allowed to have samples any time customers weren't around. And I quickly learned that if I let myself start snacking, I wouldn't stop. Food is like a drug that way. This week I remembered that. Yes, there was all kinds of stuff out. But by not letting myself start as soon as the food was there, but holding off until most was gone, or it was almost bed time anyway, made a huge difference in the amount I ate. In other words, I kind of just said no to my drug of choice, and it seriously helps! (of course, I've tried that before. but while the spirit is willing, my flesh is very weak. He's making a HUGE help with that weak flesh part!)
I'm trying not to get too excited about these losses. They are a phenomenal start, but I'm sure it won't last. I don't have a lot of faith in myself that I'll actually be able to maintain this rate of loss for another 22 weeks. However, if I actually do, I'll meet my goal 3 weeks earlier than I planned!
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