Good Golly Gee Willikers!!!
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UGH! #$%@##*&%@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, I will leave you guys to figure out that, but insert cursing like a sailor HERE!!!!! GOOD GREIF!!!
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So this morning I do a mid week weigh in?I shouldn?t have. I know better, they RARELY go well?But I just had too?My impatience got the better of me once again!
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Clearly, it did not go well?And my OCD has now completely taken control of my brain?It?s being held hostage even as we speak!!! Someone call the FEDS, I fear I need a negotiator!!!
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So, it wasn?t bad, really, just NOT what I wanted to see?
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So I hear Mary?s voice in my head??Now remember, if you are increasing your workouts this week, you may not see a loss??
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And I know she is right?I mean HOW MANY TIMES have we had this conversation on here?!?!? NUMEROUS?The Scale is EVIL and not an accurate representation of our hard work?I KNOW THIS?So why has it messed with my head????
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I have increased my workouts every night by at least 15 minutes, and in a few cases a ? hour?I have added a couple repetitions to all my weights?I have increased my resistance level and my incline level for both the elliptical and the treadmill?I am still drinking WATER instead of diet pop?I am doing everything right?I know this?
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Last night, I was really looking hard at my body?I like it!!! For the first time in years and years, I TRULY like it! My husband who was walking behind me even commented on my hips!!! He noted that they were getting A LOT smaller?And he is right, they are! I KNOW THIS!!!
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So why, oh why, do I even care what the damn scale says????
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I truly think, for my own sanity, I need to stop weighing in for a couple weeks?I really do?I mean, my mind is in a fragile state on a good day, so when I have a day like this, man?Its almost unbearable!!!!
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I know what I am doing. I know I am doing things right?And I really hate the thought of not weighing in, but to do so, and not see any results after a lot of effort, well, it messes with my head big time, and I simply cant handle that?
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Sooo..I think I am going to NOT weigh in this week?Or next?Two week break from the scale is what I am aiming for?If all goes well, when I do weigh in again, I will be able to update my ticker big time?Maybe, I can even reach my mini goal of 175. I just don?t know?
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UGH! Thanks for listening?I shall leave you with my theme song for the day:
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?When everything is wrong, we move along
When everything is wrong, we move along
Along, along, along
When all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through?
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~ The All American Rejects
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You know what Dawn, I’ve stopped weighing myself almost all together. I decided to just go by what my clothes and jewelry feel like. I’m judging by how all of my shirts seem to be getting longer. I put on a blouse that hit me mid stomach a few months ago, and now it’s down over my hips.
You know you are doing all the right things, so don’t let some arbitrary number rule your life. My next weigh in will be mid Feb. I still want to know if there is a difference in the numbers, but I’m restricting myself to once every 6 weeks.
Hang in there. Go by what your husband says, and what you see in the mirror.
I definitely suggest not weighing for a week or two. Maybe even a month. The scales are evil! Put them somewhere that you can’t see them and then maybe you won’t be tempted by them. I know exactly how you feel! My scales taunt me almost everyday, evil little (naughty word)! You are doing great, amazing in fact! Your progress inspires me!
Dawn,
I inserted the letters to fill in the blanks……..didn’t take me long I am pretty good at using a few of those words myself when I have a bad day or face the scale!!!!!! I say we throw the damn things away, lock them up for a year or so….let them be deprived of any joy since they seem to do that to us from time to time! LOL We have such a love hate relationship with the darn things why do we torture ourselves like that!!!!!!!!!!! I will never understand how we can place such value on them when the number is down but when it doesn’t move or is higher we allow that little device to break our spirits. You are doing great things for yourself and you know it so lock the scale up and keep plugging away! Wishing you a great day and continued sucess in changing your life for the better.
Laura
You’re absolutley right Dawn!! It sounds like you are doing everything perfect!! What dedication to be working out so much and we know how you feel about water!!
I’m a weigh in junkie. I wish I could do it less too. I can fluctuate 3 pounds from water weight!!! So, Ericka inspired me to do Pilates today, you have inspired me to not weigh myself until Valentines day. Serious, I’ll bring the scale to the garage. I hate the power that pounds have over me.
You’re doing so good!!! You like your body????????? That is HUGE to be liking you in your own skin!!! I’m happy for you!
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I fight with my scale too. I say I’m not going to look at it but I do anyway. But, when I see your weight ticker, I can’t believe the progress you have made. That alone would make me happy. Just keep doing your workouts and follow your plans. That scale will eventually show progress. But, it’s the clothes that count more.
Bravo for setting the boycott-the-scale goal! Seriously, take a break. Even longer would be ok, too. We talk and talk and talk about how evil this darn thing is and we are still drawn to it and take whatever it gives us as gospel or something. So kudos to you, and you’re doing great, you really are.
Speaking as someone that hates the scale, I don’t like to weigh myself either and I only do it when Dave requires which is about once a week (to measure progress he says
). I can honestly say that is the only time he feels resistance from me. So absolutely take a break. I think the scale can be useful in some cases but mess with us when we’re too vulnerable….it sounds like right now, it’s doing more harm than good. Hide it, don’t look at and focus on those wonderful habits of yours. 
I swear, there must be magnets in my feet because sometimes I can’t NOT get on it. I have to put it away somewhere where it’s hard to get at. In the garage, under the bed, someplace where I have to put out a little extra effort to get to it. That usually stops me.
O.k. I actually agree with Mary.. You might not see that scale move if you are working out harder and building muscle.. I think that is why mine has been moving slow as well.. But I also want to remind you that you lost a bunch of weight while sick that someone who shall remain nameless said would come back when you started eating again… So maybe that someone was a little right?? Hmmmm
I support your decision to not weigh in for a couple of weeks though.. You’ve been doing this long enough to stay on track without the scale for a couple of weeks.. Plus it will ease that OCD mind of yours!! Keep on doing what you are doing Dawn.. And chuck that scale out the window for a while… You are right on track!
Keep up the good work! Take care.
See there, people, I’m famous!!!
Ok Dawnie, here’s some more threads of knowledge from the wise one!! Tell your hunny to take that scale and lock it up in the trunk of HIS car! That way you won’t be tempted to get on it! And you can’t get on another scale cuz you know good and well that you have to always weigh on the same scale to get accurate results, right?
One of the things I love about traveling all the time is I don’t have daily (or weekly) access to my scale. Yeah, it makes me a bit anxious some times but that’s ok. And I think it makes me work a little harder at trying to stay OP cuz I sure don’t want to see a gain when I get back home!
You just made me smile in such a big way!!
All American Rejects rocks my socks in so many levels. I went to their very first club tour in California, missed their set and made out with Tyson the lead singer.. I say this because it shows how little things can make us happy or sad. And they always make me happy when I am in a bad mood.
Congrats on the compliments from husband!!
Do not yell at the scale you are giving it too much power..
You are a superstar!
Boy do I ever feel your pain!! I think a two week break from the scale is a good idea….I\’m not ready to break my addiction yet, but if you can do it maybe it will inspire me to give it a shot too!! Taking the scale out of the equation will hopefully give you more of those \”Hey, I like what I see!\” moments and you can focus on the positives there instead of some dumb number!
I have that problem too, am addicted to the scale even though I know how foolish that is. I think it’s a great idea for you to refuse to use it for the next two weeks. I think that someone should break in and steal your scale so that you won’t even be tempted to use it!
I know what you mean. I used to weigh myself to often. So I put the scale away where I can’t see it, the point being so I don’t think about it. The important thing is how you feel and that you CAN see the results. Women focus on numbers too much: weight, size of your jeans, the # of your bra size, etc. If you know you are doing well and you feel good, stop worrying.
Oh Dawnie girl, I FEEL for you!! Hopefully things will look up when you weigh-in in two weeks, don’t stop doing what you have been doing, I mean, I know you won’t but I also know it’s only a matter of time before you see some serious results!
Wow, you wrote my thoughts! thanks, saves me the typing.
I personally thing that there is an unbalance going on and the gravemetric properties of the earth have gone ascew, possibly due to the shortage of days in February. This causes a increase in the magnetic attraction of everyone, and it manifests in scales not reading correctly.
So its not your fault and you shouldn’t worry about it.
(just thought I’d give you a unique response to make you laugh)
Well, I am just going to stay off the subject and make the observation of ‘ Who is that sext green machine’?
That id my all time fav Kermit pic