5 Days...

Hello

Brr, I'm cold and wet and ready for bed!  It's not a very nice night out there!  Overall today was a pretty good day.  I strayed a little with some irresistible trail mix, just a small amount.

My numbers so far are:

                -7 Days   -6 Days   -5 Days
Weight      162.8      162.6       162.6
BF%            36.6       36.2         37.2
W%             46.6       46.5         45.8
Bflbs            59.6      58.8         60.4
TBW           75.6       75.6         74.5

I was quite happy to see that the scale didn't go up after last night's Halloween cheat.  But now that I do the math on the body fat percentages, I'm really not too sure what the real damage was.  Those numbers are not all that reliable. 

Breakfast- 2 eggs scrambled
Lunch- superfood salad with poppyseed dressing
Dinner- rotisserie chicken, superfood salad, laughing cow cheese
snack- trail mix
Diet Pepsi

I read a lot about weight loss in order to find motivation.  A lot of the information out there is common knowledge, or at least some what intuitive.  What I mean is, I think we all more or less know what we need to do in order to lose weight.  We know we need to move more, eat less junk etc.  Knowing and doing are two different things.  I read this information, not because I don't know it, but because for me, it fires me up and motivates me.  There is a lot of discussion about weighing oneself every day.  Most people on the message boards say not to do it.  They say put the scale away.  Check weekly.  Check only at in-office appointments.  This does not work for me.  I have struggled with my weight for years.  One thing that I know to be true, is that my weight has only ever gone up when I have not monitored it regularly and closely.  I'm sensible enough to know that fluctuations on the scale are normal.  Fluctuations do not concern me or discourage me.  I met a lot of women at Curves who did not want to be weighed and measured.  We always encouraged these ladies to remember that you cannot manage what you do not measure.  And for me, measuring every day keeps me accountable to myself.  By journaling these numbers I can also celebrate the losses as they come.  Were it not for these posts, I would feel as though I were not losing at all since my losses are so slow.  It's not about weighing every day or not, but about keeping a level head.  Its about monitoring the trends.  Its about being accountable.  I intend to keep myself accountable from here on out. 

Good night, eat right
Jana