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Hi guys. I don't post here too often, though I did in the past. I just wanted to encourage all of you to keep an eye on the big picture. I've been really down on myself this past week because I've seen a 2 lb. gain in the last several days. Mind you, I am below my goal. It took me about 7 months to get to goal and the rest is gravy. I have my 1 year surgiversary coming up and I really wanted to be at an all time low. For whatever reason, the number 118 seemed good to me. I weigh daily and record on the Maintenance Board, so they get to hear all my whining and moaning. ANYWHOOOO, I went to Weigh****chers this morning, I'm now a lifetime member, I weigh there once a month. My weight was down almost 2 lbs from last month. So my point is, I know we live and die by that dang scale, but remember, when you are keeping the course, the daily weight may fluctuate or stall or even creep up a hair. But we need to stay focused on the big picture. Keep track of the monthly change and feel encouraged by that rather then feeling defeated when the daily weight isn't doing quite what you want it to do.
Marie

You are so right Marie. I preach the same thing and yet I have a cow when the scale shows a pound or two. I have been whining lately about a couple of pounds that may be related to a new medicine I am taking or also being full of you -know- what. But it seems to be sort of stablizing and I think it will be ok. Some people can go up or down two or three pounds in a day. We all know we shouldn't be obsessed by that scale but more concerned with maintaining our new good habits. thats the key. are we tracking food if we need to and are we avoiding the refined carbs and getting our protein in? Those are the habits that we need to adhere to.  We are now in this for the long haul and not for a day or two's fluctuations. I need to remind myself of this too.   Diane

This is why I take a weekly weight and compare my weight to the week before, and previous weeks, to see if I see any trends developing. I do weigh myself daily, but I am becoming used to the daily fluctuations, and look for trends on a weekly and monthly basis. There are so many variables such as exercise, fluid intake, sodium intake, and whatever else.


Gail