Every since I began this journey to health - I have been very conscious about my weight. Like, really conscious people.
I weigh myself every day, sometimes twice or three times a day. A lot of people think this is bad: that you should just weigh yourself once/week and take it.
Me: not so much. My weight is an issue - a really big issue. The way I see it, the number on the scale has controlled my life for far too long, and back in March, I decided that I was going to grab the reins and be the one controlling the scale.
The only way I know how to do this is by staying on top of it and watching it like a hawk - this means weighing myself everyday.
So, like I mention, I've been watching, watching it hover around the 170-169 mark these last few days - wanting it so badly to GO DOWN. I can now see the "140" mark on the scale (it's one of those old fashioned scales, aka "non-digital") and I have got to say - seeing that I am in reach of the 140 mark is AMAZING! I was thrilled when I could no longer see 233 on the scale - heck - at this point, I can no longer see the 200's.
At yoga last night, I was given the card of "perception" to think about throughout my practice. I thought a lot about the things we give value to - and in my case, it would certainly be that number on the scale. It made me think about why I place so much importance on that number. The answer: because that number is reality. I would be fooling myself if I said that gaining a pound or two meant nothing - because it means that I gained a pound of two. The scale is a symbol of me taking control - standing up for myself - taking care of myself - giving myself what I deserve. In the past, I have been excellent at putting myself on the back burner - and I want that expertise anymore, I want to become the expert on taking care of myself, and being the healthiest person I can be.
When I started this - I never in a million years thought that I would find this at the core of my eating and unhealthy issues. I always thought that I was putting myself first - HA! The secret to all this (for me at least) has been to learn to care about me and love myself.
Who would'a thunk it?
I actaully have read in quite a few studies that people who successfuly lose and maintain their weightloss more often than not weight themselves daily. Its a way to keep focused daily. You can't let it cotrol who you are, but if you weigh yourself it can definatley help monitor where you're at. Plus if its up one day, up the next you KNOW that you need to change somthing. If you don't know where you're at and just ignore it the weight will slowly creep back on. Great post!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing really great Lisa! Keep up the great work! I most always weigh myself in the morning and then again before I go to bed.. It sure does make a difference on keeping me on the right track!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
~Lynn
I weigh daily, cause if I have bloat, I want to be able to tweak the meals to allow for more potassium. I know I go up, even when eating at my diet level, when I eat carby/salty, and I go down when I eat low-carby/potassium rich.
ReplyDeleteWeighing once, after I get up and do toilet business, naked, gives me an idea if I overdid something the day before and need to adjust. But only once.
After you eat or drink, the weight will be affected by that so it's worthless to weigh.
Once a day, consistently, after doing morning poo/pee, and that's all you need.