Yep, I woke up this morning yearning for a bagel. I'm not going to have one though. I do know that it is an emotional response to the scale. You see, I stepped on the scale when I should not have this week. The scale weighed me over 8 pounds lighter than the previous weigh in. I thought to myself this can't be right. So, I stepped on it again and lo and behold I was 10 pounds heavier than the previous weigh in. WTF? Scale must be broken.
So, I bought a new one yesterday and this morning it shows me as being up 3 pounds from last week. UGH! So, was the old scale broken for a some time and I really am not losing as I thought I was? I don't know. I just don't know. So, I wanted a bagel this morning.
I guess that is a good thing about living primal for me in that my emotional eating is cut down. I typically would respond to an emotion by craving starchy sweet or salty things. I am not eating those starchy sweet or salty things so I can't respond to emotions by eating. I am not giving in. I want to be consistent and see what happens.
So, I wanted a bagel but I did not eat one. I went for a walk with the dogs and then came home and climbed stairs up and down to prepare of the American Lung Association stair climb coming up. I am trying to learn that the scale is just a number. It is going to move up and down and should not define who I am or how I feel. I am trying to be consistent in my diet and workouts so that I do not bounce from one idea to another just because of the scale. I know I feel good. I know I have more energy. I know my clothes are looser. I am committed to the primal journey.
"If I've got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything falls into line. If I do the right thing right, I'm going to succeed." Dan Dierdorf
I think you're doing everything right, so just keep it up. And climbing stairs instead of carb gorging is a fantastic substitute! Really, all those things you listed at the end are what count. Scale schmale. It'll follow the rest of your progress soon enough.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather. I know that those are things that count...it's just tough when i know I have so much to go on the scale side...but it will catch up...sooner or later.
DeleteWell said! Consistency and perseverance is what will get us there.
ReplyDeleteDo what you think is right! If you have a slight craving from time to time, I think it's okay to 'live' a little and reward yourself just enough so that your body doesn't start to feel deprived. We're gonna make this last, after all :)
Thanks. For me, I think it is a slippery slope right now...I know that I treat is okay but if I am craving it for the wrong reasons, I think it will just become a reason to jump off the path. Thanks for your comments!
DeleteI followed you here from the Scale Junkie challenge. I am working on living a healthy life style. I do south beach and have lost 58 pounds so far. People keep asking how much I want to lose and I tell them (over and over) that I do not have a number in mind. That this is our life style now and what ever I weigh is what ever I weigh. I also have a comfort eating issue. I have been trying to do other things to change it. So far cleaning my house until I feel better and journaling work the best.
ReplyDeleteHeres to continued progress for both of us. :)
I have a love/hate relationship with my scale. I know I need to buy a new one but I know that there is a 9-10lb difference on any other scale and I don't like that new number. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteBTW- Just found you and I am loving your blog! Keep up the good work!
Keep making healthy choices, and for an additional way to track changes, keep records of your measurements. Sometimes when the scale gets stuck, the inches are falling off. Congrats on avoiding the bagel. :-)
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