This week I hit my first real bump in the road. I ate out several times and struggled to figure out the carb count on things I was eating. I came home feeling like I had a poor sense of what I had actually consumed, and what that would mean to my carb count for the week.
When I weighed on Monday morning the truth was in the scale. I had my first gain, 1.1 kg. That's OK. I still weigh far less than I did a month ago, and I know that overall I am making much healthier choices.
This week I have cut back to 20 grams a carb a day again to make sure I am staying within what my body can handle, and choosing foods that I know are within my "safe" zone. It may mean I miss out on a few foods that I could eat, but the peace of knowing I am moving towards my goal is worth it.
My favourite mental reset is that my carb counter on my phone resets to the new day, with 0 carbs consumed and 0 glasses of water drunk, each night at midnight. It provides me the visual reminder that a fresh day has come and with it a fresh start.
How about you? How do you deal with your bumps in the road?
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tips for Weighing In
When I started a few weeks ago, I had to guess my weight. We didn't have a scale as our last one had broken and I hadn't been able to find one that went high enough.
I am not sure exactly what my starting weight was, but I am guessing it to be right around 450 pounds, or 205 kg.
Just over a week into my new lifestyle my hubby found a scale that goes to 440 pounds on Best Buy so he ordered it for me. I was ecstatic and terrified when it arrived - ecstatic that I would finally be able to track my weight, but filled with trepidation that I might have been off on my starting weight and would still be too heavy for the scale.
I was filled with great relief when I stepped on the scale and got a reading of 193.4 kg. That weight was after twelve days of Atkins.
I have since weighed twice more. My weight after three weeks is 186.4 kg. Still nasty, but I am moving the right direction. I also had the delight this week of having my BMI (body mass index) fall below 60.
Here are my tips for weighing in:
1) Always weigh the same time of day. It doesn't matter whether you choose morning or night but your weight changes over the course of a day so keeping your weigh time consistent helps you get a more accurate picture of what your weight is doing.
2) Weigh once a week. It is tempting to hop on the scale more often but small fluctuations in weight are normal, and we are more likely to end up playing mind games with ourselves.
3) Dress in the same type of clothing each time, or better yet, your birthday suit.
4) Weigh twice. I find this helpful as some scales can be really finicky, and if you don't stand on it properly, they can give a wrong weight. If I get two rather different weights, I step on the scale again.
5) If you use a manual scale, make sure it is set to zero before you climb on. You don't want to be adding pounds because your kids played with the scale!
6) If you are buying a new scale, I recommend digital. Digital scales make it easier to see small losses, something that gets to be very important when you hit plateaus or are close to your goal weight.
7) Track your weight on a graph. When the weight loss seems slow, that slow downward trend can add extra encouragement.
Have a great week and happy weighing!
I am not sure exactly what my starting weight was, but I am guessing it to be right around 450 pounds, or 205 kg.
Just over a week into my new lifestyle my hubby found a scale that goes to 440 pounds on Best Buy so he ordered it for me. I was ecstatic and terrified when it arrived - ecstatic that I would finally be able to track my weight, but filled with trepidation that I might have been off on my starting weight and would still be too heavy for the scale.
I was filled with great relief when I stepped on the scale and got a reading of 193.4 kg. That weight was after twelve days of Atkins.
I have since weighed twice more. My weight after three weeks is 186.4 kg. Still nasty, but I am moving the right direction. I also had the delight this week of having my BMI (body mass index) fall below 60.
Here are my tips for weighing in:
1) Always weigh the same time of day. It doesn't matter whether you choose morning or night but your weight changes over the course of a day so keeping your weigh time consistent helps you get a more accurate picture of what your weight is doing.
2) Weigh once a week. It is tempting to hop on the scale more often but small fluctuations in weight are normal, and we are more likely to end up playing mind games with ourselves.
3) Dress in the same type of clothing each time, or better yet, your birthday suit.
4) Weigh twice. I find this helpful as some scales can be really finicky, and if you don't stand on it properly, they can give a wrong weight. If I get two rather different weights, I step on the scale again.
5) If you use a manual scale, make sure it is set to zero before you climb on. You don't want to be adding pounds because your kids played with the scale!
6) If you are buying a new scale, I recommend digital. Digital scales make it easier to see small losses, something that gets to be very important when you hit plateaus or are close to your goal weight.
7) Track your weight on a graph. When the weight loss seems slow, that slow downward trend can add extra encouragement.
Have a great week and happy weighing!
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