Oc 28. Wednesday

Hello everyone ( and that includes all of you lovely lurkers. As Kairk says, ' please post'.)

scale up two pounds. I simply cannot believe it. Food has been clean and walking well above what my normal "allotment" usually is.

annoying but am trying not to freak. I don' t eat any processed foods as everything is cooked from scratch. Well, today is a brand new day and we can do it.

Enjoy the dancing Mary. And for you teachers may your students hang on every pearl of wisdom that comes from your lips. And hopefully the gallery fudge sign falls off and the place is over run with buyers.

Happy Wednesday everyone.

Scales can be very annoying....Sorry, Carbon!!! sometimes mine plays catch up for past transgressions. Who knows. Sometimes no rhyme or reason.

My scale says 151.3# ...I'm still up from 148.?# but its moving in the right direction. Somehow that triggers my brain that I can eat more...lol I'm really going to try and contain myself during the Halloween Party today. So far, nothing looks that good.

Happy Hump Day!!!!

Hi everyone! I haven't spent a lot of time in these parts as of late, but have lurked from time to time so Carbon I'm accepting your invitation to post today!

The scale tells me I'm 116 this morning. I got as high as 118, but have been dialing things back for the past couple of weeks. I haven't seen my fav 112 for many months and in reality have not been able to hold there for any length of time since the end of 2014. For now, I want to see 114 on the scale so am committing to diet mode until then.

Steph I think you've got it right about past transgressions. I don't think the scale ever lies, we just don't like the valuable information it provides. Just as Kairk posted about food having no power beyond what we give it, the same can be said for the scale. I still fear the scale some days, but it's actually very helpful to me.

And as always when I dial things back, I see that my hunger goes down and my restriction goes up when I make food choices in a more disciplined way.

I've missed you!!!

hi all, scale still the same. cripes i eat nothing. well hardly. i remember years ago when i had trouble stopping my weight loss and was worried. ah, the good old days.

at least the sun is out. I have to make the mega grocery store run for the halloween party we have every year. its always soup and finger food and one guest always brings dessert. hope its something I hate. wait a minute, there IS no dessert that I hate.

I sure love having this little group to check in with every day. we are actually all doing pretty darn well, fussing over 2 or 3 pounds instead of 2 or 3 hundred pounds. The fresh fudge sign has no power over me. Plus I don't believe they make it every day anyway. The wine tasting room has more allure. diane

Ah, my comrades! We all must be under the cosmic scale hoodoo!

I was internally whining about learning the value of patience this morning. My scale is letting me know, too, that my body is happily hanging out just a few tenths of a pound above my 20 pounds lost mark. So maddening in a way, but a great lesson of accepting that the scale provides me with information and nothing more. Thanks, Linda, for that reminder!

To cut back just a tad, I have decided to reduce my chopped pecan habit on my yogurt in half. I usually have 1 TBS on my morning yogurt and 1 TBS on my evening portion. Today I'm doing 2 tsp on morning and 1 tsp on evening yogurts. (I did 1 tsp last night and that was enough). Cuts out 50 calories for the day. I'm looking at other ways to reduce my calorie intake by another 50 to 100 calories per day. I think losing almonds in the afternoon would take care of that. Yesterday I had a hard boiled egg and habanero pickles instead of nuts or a Quest Bar. Was pretty satisfying. Though, I did still end up eating some nuts later on.

I have never been a stair step loser. I've always been a steady Eddie, so the little stops along the way down are a completely new thing for me. I can now sympathize with the people who don't like to weigh every day because of the frustration it causes them. I will continue to be a daily weigher, though. I like the information and it really is a great exercise in acceptance for me.

Still have not decided if I'm staying home for the trick or treat thing. I was at the supermarket last night and the only candy they had was the GOOD kind. Will. Not. Bring. Those. CandyBars. In. The. House!!!!!!!

Keeping students very busy today to ward off the Halloween in almost here energy. So far it's working very well! They are in great control and focused. WHEW!

Hello everyone! It's kind of cloudy and chiily here. Getting to November - the gray month!

Food was good until the late afternoon, which is a vulnerable time for me I'm realizing. I'm getting hungry and ready to make dinner, and end up munching on things. It doesn't matter if the food is healthy or not, it's just mindless eating. I had to make myself consciously stop. I need to schedule in and plan a snack for the late afternnon, which would be the better direction to go in.

On another note, dance last night was a blast! I was able to get up off of the floor easily after stretches (1st time it wasn't a struggle since surgery), and I made it through the whole class. The teacher also complimented me on my kicks. It was so much fun to be with the group of women and one guy that I've been dancing with for a few years now - lots of laughs.

Have a great rest of the day! Mary