Yes! I am combining two activities–walking on my treadmill and blogging!

I have a treadmill in my basement and a laptop so I’m combining them–it does make my walk go faster! I’ll have to put away the laptop when I start to run though. Don’t want it tumbling off.

So my thought for today–I weigh in everyday. I like the data and I’ve read that those that weigh in daily have a better chance of continued weight loss or maintenance. I think it’s the fact that you see immediate feedback from the day before and if you’re up two pounds you’re more likely to refocus on weight loss immediately, rather than letting your weight slide up over a period of a week or more and then having to weight until you see the results to change your habits.

But of course the downside of daily weigh-ins is the fact that even if you don’t do anything wrong you can still see a gain. Last night my boyfriend wanted take out so we got kebobs. I got boneless skinless chicken with a side of chickpeas over rice. I ate half and put the other half away and then I had a handful of animal crackers. Not exactly on my plan but I still thought I was making good choices. 

This morning? Up one pound from yesteday. 

Yikes! Now that could be from anything, but it definitely messes with my head. I start worrying that I have to be perfect all the time to see any results and that pressure starts niggling in and making me think–why bother?

I have to constantly remind myself that this isn’t about one day. It’s about hundreds of days. That I need to see the trends over time not one weigh in. 

So I got on my treadmill for a long session and here I am. Ready to go again. I’ll be sure to follow my meal plan today and I’m sure by tomorrow (or at least next week!) I’ll be down again.

Keep going keep going!