I tend to have an obsessive personality. I also rely on numbers heavily in my life. These two things combined make for a bad combination when it comes to trying to lose weight.
I have one scale that’s sitting in the kids’ bathroom and I never ever use it. Since the beginning of this journey, I have been weighing myself using the Wii Fit once a week. Wednesday mornings. This Wednesday, when I got on the fit, it told me that I‘d gained 0.4lbs. Then I did it again and it told me I lost 0.7lbs. I was so confused that Thursday morning, I did it again and this time it looked like I’d lost only 0.2lbs and then it said I gained a bunch and I just gave up. I know it’s typical for a scale to move around throughout the day but all of these were in a row so it just goes to show you that even the way you stand can cause shifts in your weight. Also shows that it’s best not to obsess.
So the way I decided to calm myself down is by looking at this BMI chart. Look at the those dots sloping down over the last few months. That’s when I started this journey and there’s no doubt that it’s working. Regardless of what the scale says each week, this is what matters.
and here’s this week’s card:
Healthy for Life is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.
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