Halfway Through A Challenge

I weigh-in at my WW meetings on Mondays, but I wait until Wednesday to blog about it. At least, that is the plan. This is good for me, because it is reminder of my goals a couple days into the next week. Monday weigh-ins are good in a way....it is the beginning of a week....you know the whole diet beginning Monday mind-set (which is a crock, but still....) It is also a way for me to think back on the week and see it as a whole, when it comes to eating, and wonder if the scale will reflect my feelings about the week. I say wonder....but I have never gone to a weigh-in and left surprised too much. Sometimes it isn't as much of a loss as I'd hoped....sometimes it isn't as much of a gain as I'd expected....but generally I KNOW which way the scale will move.

Last week was up and down. Some people have "Bad Hair Days"--I have "Bad Eating Days". I would have a good eating day, then a bad eating day, then a good eating day, then a bad..... What would I expect the scale to say in this situation? Nothing! No change, right? That was what I was hoping. It is difficult to know the points eaten on a bad day (which for me is the definition of a bad eating day....not counting points for the day for one reason or the other), so theoretically, the scale could move dramatically (ahem, in the wrong direction) if I consumed like 5000 calories that day (which is like 100 points....and, in case that # doesn't mean much to you: I get 24 points a day and only an extra 35 flex points each week). So, I was a bit nervous when I stepped on the scale. I said to My Man that I hoped I weighed the same. I have a little "Post Traumatic Stress" that I alluded to last week, which stems from some struggles about a year ago, that the weight loss won't stick....so actually the weight loss I'd achieved over the last couple of weeks still being gone would be a sign of success for me. I certainly hope I haven't lost anyone in my lengthy explanation....

Here's the news: I LOST POINT 2 POUNDS! WOO HOO!!!!!!

It would be so easy to get depressed about 2/10's of a pound. But I am pleased with the scale. Still motivated to keep going. The only touch of frustration I feel: I haven't hit that 5 pound mark yet so no extra buttons for me. The Sisterhood Challenge is only half-way over, I still have 3 weeks to lose 5.6 pounds.....which is less than 2 pounds a week....it CAN be done.