It's the first Monday of the new year and I have to admit I was surprised I didn't see too many new faces at the gym. I figured the gym would be packed with all those people who pay for a yearly membership in January only to go a few times and then waste the rest of their membership year once the flames of the New Year fire wears off. I got a good 60 minutes on the elliptical and then came home and played on the Wii for a while.
I've been trying to stay off the scale since I started going to the gym regularly because I didn't want to get discouraged if the pounds weren't coming off as quickly as I would like considering all the work I've been doing. I decided to hop on the evil scale today because I figured I should know where I'm starting off in the New Year. I'm hoping 2010 is the year I "finally figure it out" and get this weight off for good.
I'm happy to say I've lost 10 pounds since I joined the gym a little over a month ago. So, in just over a month I lost a total of 10 pounds which isn't too bad considering most people gain 7-10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year. I'm sure I would have lost more if I didn't go nuts eating all that crack and other holiday goodies. I think 10 pounds a month is a good goal to strive towards.
I'm going to try not to get hung up on the numbers and just continue to focus on going to the gym, getting a good workout and eating relatively healthy 90% of the time. I'm thinking I'll try to limit getting on the scale to once a month so I can track my progress but not get all crazy about the numbers. It should be about how I feel not what that evil piece of metal tells me, right?
How often do you weigh yourself? Does the number affect your mood?
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I'm a once a week girl.[weigh ins] First thing every Saturday morning I pee for like 10 min., then jump on the scale for the moment of truth! I would love to say the number doesn't matter, but if I am to be honest, it really does.
ReplyDeleteHot damn and congratulations to you! I weigh in once a week just to keep myself honest.
ReplyDeleteGreat job so far! Do you take measurements? Those are so important when you are really working out because you can not lose weight but be getting smaller.
ReplyDeleteI actually am a daily weigher, but I only 'count' 1 day a week as the official weight. My weight fluctuates a *lot* on a daily basis and after all this time, it doesn't bother me that much. It's just a number and doesn't necessarily reflect how my body composition is.
I used to weigh myself everyday. Now, I weigh myself every couple of months just to see how I'm doing. I find that weighing makes me paranoid. And it makes me drift back to my EDs. I don't want that. In this case, ignorance is bliss. What I do, though, is measure my body parts every week or so.
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ReplyDeleteI used to weigh myself everyday. Now, I weigh myself every couple of months just to see how I'm doing. I find that weighing makes me paranoid. And it makes me drift back to my EDs. I don't want that. In this case, ignorance is bliss. What I do, though, is measure my body parts every week or so. It keeps me in check without making me go paranoid.
I weigh myself every Monday - Friday just out of habit. I fluctuate between 1-3 lbs and have weighed the same for 3 years now. No matter what I do I cannont get the scale to go down. My Wii tells me my weight is normal but I can't help wanting to be size four all the same. UGH.... Anyways - the hall bathroom is the one with the scale in it and I use that bathroom on the weekdays to avoid going into my bathroom where my chipper husband has been up for 20 minutes. If I use the hall bath I can get downstairs and grab a much needed cup of coffee before we start talking about how are days are going to go... So since the scale is there - I use it.
ReplyDeleteEvery couple of days with a journaled weight on Saturdays. I've been using the Lose it iPhone app to track calories, exercise and WI's. Glad your gym wasn't crowded, congrats on losing 10 lbs. during the holidays. You are my hero.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you are doing SO good! I'm on the scale once a week. I hide it during the week so that I don't get the itch to peek.
ReplyDeleteKeep up with the gym, it sounds like your on the right track. Also, think about taking measurements - even if the scale numbers don't budge, the measurements probably will!
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Julia
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WAHOO!!! Awesome job on losing the 10lbs! I agree with Lori (love that lady), you should take measurements. It'll show you so much more than the scale.
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic news! Well done you! You are so right though, how you feel is the most important thing. I have banished my scales to the attic and haven't gone near it in a few months. I go to a personal trainer once a week and he weighs me every few weeks but sometimes I don't even look because I do let the number affect me more than it should.
ReplyDeleteI usually weigh daily, but I don't let it affect my mood. If I couldn't accept that it's normal for my weight to fluctuate somewhat from day to day, I'd stop the daily weighing.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on 10 lbs lost! That's awesome!
Congratulations to you... My official weigh-in are on Thursday, but if I've indulged a bit too much on a weekend, I jump back on the scale first thing Monday morning. Helps me face my week of better eating.
ReplyDeleteI don't weigh myself. I find my internal measure of how I feel is a better indication of how I'm doing. Numbers on a scale are rather meaningless to me. Having said that, that hasn't always been the case. I use to weigh in and found I was becoming way to obsessed with the number.
ReplyDeletethat is fantastic! great job, especially with all the holidays.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely awesome! Amazing what not having a stress-y job will do for you, huh? :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to the gym yet, but driving by, I see that it's not as crowded as previous Januarys. Strange. Then again, I'm not usually there during the day in January. :)
I weigh myself weekly. I used to just weigh myself at random times of the day & it would drive me crazy. I thought about doing it monthly but if I go like two weeks without losing any, I want to know so that I can change some stuff up and try again.
ReplyDeleteGo, you! That's awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteI only weigh once a month because I have a tendency to focus on (read: obsess over) the numbers. That being said, I'd like to fourth or fifth the suggestion to take measurements: I gained a tiny bit over Christmas, but still managed to lose a total of 4.5". The inches lost MORE than made up for the 0.2lb gain.
Congrats to you, my darling! 10 pounds at the start of 2010 is friggin awesome, you go girl!
ReplyDeletePLEASEEEEE do the 30 Day Shred so we can dread it together! LOL Its only day 2 and Im soooo sore! But she always gets the job done, so Im not really dreading the video as much as I am looking forward to the results!!!