Project Fiona: Scale wars

Sunday 6 February 2011

Scale wars

I am officially weighing in once a week - on Tuesdays. However, like most people, I do jump on the scales through the week, for a sneak preview.

This morning - horror. I am UP 300grams from my weigh in last week. Now, I am eating healthily, I have nothing to hide in my food diary, and I am going to my PT sessions three times a week. I am actually proud of the work I am putting in.

So, HOW can this happen? How is it possible that I weigh more? I can understand steady - fat can be hard to budge. But UP?

A disgruntled Fi, signing off.

2 comments:

Heather @ fatosity said...: I hope you don't get too discouraged. I've found the scale to be uncooperative so often no matter how "good" I've been. Just keep up the good work and it will catch up.; 8:44 am
TMLfans.ca said...: Go by how you feel, how your clothes fit you, and try to focus a little less on the scale. Is there any chance you ate something a bit higher in sodium and you're retaining a little water?; 8:36 am

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About this blog

There is no way that I can become healthy in 26 seconds. But that is what I claim in the sub-title to this blog. Who is this charletan?

Well, I did have "weeks" instead of "seconds" when I first set up the blog. From obesity to a healthy me in 26 weeks. Sounds good. It sounds achievable. It isn't.

This blog details my journey to a healthy mind and body. It is not original, and it is pretty personal. Self image and self esteem are always... pretty personal.

I document any observations and revelations that I may stumble upon through this case study of one (me), relating to health, diet, exercise, motivation, and will-power.

Goals

8 week challenge: lose my ridiculously high expectations of shedding 12 kilos by 7 March 2011
5 week challenge: add fresh fruit and nuts to the spaces where cake, biscuits, slices and chocolate currently sit. No I am not going to try and lose 5 kilos by mid April.
5 week challenge: have friends over for a healthy meal and companionship every other weekend in the months of April and May. NO - I am not going to be losing 5 kilos by 16 May 2011.
4 week challenge: by 12 July 2011 I had aimed to be in the healthy weight range - losing 20 kilos in only a few months. Instead, my new goal? By 4 July, I have jogged my first 10km fun run.
Maintain a healthy BMI for the rest of my life. This is still my ultimate goal. But how I reach it must be profoundly different to watching the scale.