New Inspiration, New Insight, New Challenge...

Hi Everyone...

New Inspiration:
I am going to Canada in late June.  My sisters and I are always quieting and secretly competing...  I want to blow them out of the water this time, I know grow up, and I am evil...    So be it, whatever works...

New Insight:
I am getting to know myself so well.  I am maitaining so easily here it is incredible.  I 'should' have been gaining all this time, and for some amazing reason I am not.  I LOVE my Sleeve. 

I know that if I go on a 'diet' I will set myself up for a binge.  I know I will lose easily at first, then it will slow, then stop, then I will binge.  But I need to 'diet' to some degree to get back down to where I want to be.

Sooooooo, what I have decided is to not weigh for 30 Days.  I am going to 'basically behave', but not go hog wild and be too restrictive and set myself up for a binge.  By not weighing, I will never go too far off track, because I want to see what I weigh at the end.  It has worked in the past, It may work again...

New Challenge:
I don't want to do this alone.  I am thinking of starting on Monday, April 18th... Anyone else willing to check into S&A each day, and encourage each other, but not weigh for a whole frickin' month???  Pleassssssssssseeeeeee!!!  Who's with me! 

Hugs,

Cindy

I can not promise to check in every day but, I will make a point of checking in as much as I can. 

I am not sure I can stay off the scale for a whole month but, it would do me some good.  This is my 5th day of decarbing and being back on track and I am starting to feel the groove again.  I have lost 2 lbs but if my old pattern holds true I am not going to see any more weight come off for atleast 10 days (I lose at TOM and its ending ...so it will probably stop)...So I think I should be focusing on how good it feels to be in the grove rather than the scale....in short I will sleep on it....but COUNT ME IN!!!!!

Hello There Buddy,

Good to see you.  Please stop in when you can, I appreciate it!!

Sleep on it and let me know, it sounds like you are already on a roll, and it is just a matter of whether you join me in not weighing for the month.

I know I get discouraged when the scale slows, so this way, I will just keep on going.... well that is the plan anyway :)

Hugs,

Cindy

hmmm, well I don't have a problem with weighing - don't think I need to give it up - but I want to start measuring my area of maximum pooch. daily wouldn't be a good idea, I don't think, but I don't want to go a whole month. or do I?

so I want to help but not sure what I'm doing. maybe I can just show up and be encouraging... 

do you have a plan B for the month, like put on your jeans every so often?

Hi Jackie,

hmmm a Plan B... now that is a good idea.  I think I will measure myself once a week... how does that sound?  I rarely wear jeans here...  I do have a snug pair of shorts I could take a pic in once a week...

I like the Plan B idea.  I am going to do the two things above, and maybe more...  I just have to give it some thought... actually sounds like more fun and motivation than just waiting out the month.  Each week I can show my results here with pics and measurements...  I like it...

Let me know if you want to join me, otherwise stop in and encourage ok?  What goes around comes around :)

Big hugs to you my sweet,

Cindy

Cindy,  I gave this a lot of thought and I'm in.
 
not sure what it will look like (no photos) but the scale has not been useful to me in a short-term way. since it bobs up and down so much I am used to ignoring it! and long term I always think I'm OK if I'm still at goal and that isn't good enough when I want to make changes.

this will be a good way for me to crank up my exercise - it really helps when I know I'm going to post about it! - and track some other things.

whooHOO!!!  I'm am starting today but NOT weighing myself and deciding on exactly what I'm going to track. I think just one measurement, AMP, because doing all my measurements sounds too hard.

thanks for thinking of this, it's going to help me!

Hi Jackie,

Excellent!!  I am so happy you have decided to join us.  It will be hard not knowing, but for some of us, I think that as much as the scale can reward us, it can also discourage us.

For me, I want to keep going when my body is adjusting and the scale is not moving, I expect to lose the first week, then no loss for a week or two, then lose again, then no loss...  So I should be able to do some serious damage to that 8 lbs I gained.  I am looking forward to it.

As for tracking our progress in other ways, I think we will each do our own thing.  I am going to do measurements for sure and maybe photos...  we will see.

I just woke up, so I am not the crispiest chip in the bag, but what does AMP stand for again? 

Looking forward to starting this!!

Hugs,

Cindy

AMP = Area of Maximum Pooch

Hi sweetie,  i'm more that happy to support you but at this point i don't think i can give up the scale.  I wish you every success but for me i still need to know what my numbers are.  This sounds like something i could do once i've made goal.   But count me in on the cheering section  :o) Jeani

Thanks so much Jeani, I really appreciate it!  I will be starting Monday if you change your mind! 

Thanks for the support...

Hugs,

Cindy