LSG417's Journal, 19 Nov 18

Now the question is, was it worth it? I find that small gains from treating myself, meals out with the family and holiday dinners are almost always worth it. It’s what my family does. We eat and play cards. We plan activities around where restaurants are that we only get to eat at 1-2 times a year. I wouldn’t change this for the world and have learned that I can moderate myself and sometimes I don’t need to as long as it’s not a binge every time I eat with family 😉. I’m betting this gain was worth it to you. As you lose it again remember the fun times and good food rather than punishing yourself or feeling guilty 😁. 

you need to enjoy those vacation times, you work hard and yes it is a pain to go back and retrace steps, but mentally was it not worth the freedom for a short while. You worked very hard to get where you are today. you will be back to your previous low in another week or two.  

Same over here! Back at it. Just home from cruise vacation for 8 days — 😳 

Oh, it was definitely worth it! I was happy I kept the gain under 5 pounds! Not sure how it will go thru the holidays, mainly the junk food that gets sent around, not the holiday meals. Since I wasn't recording food, I would eat that extra bite of chocolate, etc. Just need to hold myself accountable for that stuff again and get a new battery for my scale so I can start weighing my food again.  

There will be so many things I can’t log over the holidays :/. Oh well. I’ll log the things I can, guess on others and not worry about the rest. We have to relax a bit or the holidays will be more stressful 😳. I’ve been the same on the nibbling lately. Kids offer things and I take a tiny bite and don’t log it. The dip and chips will be my downfall as I don’t eat desserts or half the sides. I finally have a ‘valid’ reason for passing on the noodles, yams, stuffing and desserts. Valid per the family 😉. Bring on all the mashed potatoes and turkey I can eat though!! I’ve limited potatoes so am allowing myself my first potato and gravy binge haha. (Limited meaning I used to have them daily and now maybe 1-2 times a week.)  

So, loggin' the gains is good? Even when you're doing everything right and you gain instead of lose? The stupid scale numbers are driving me insane. I think I've done great and the scale says: "NOPE!" The next day I say "Wow, I did terrible." and the scale says: "Down a bit for you." If I logged all my weigh ins you all would be thinking: "What the heck's going on with you, Mel? Are you paying attention?" I'd say: "Yep, but that darn scale has a mind of it's own." 

I generally only record my weight here once a week. My daily weight fluctuates based on water and poo retention. I haven't been logging my food since Sept, when life got so busy and we started traveling so much. I held my own pretty well until this last trip. But I expected it.  

* STAY AWAY FROM THE SCALE * its will only stress you out. I weigh in only every 30 days. You are below 140# so its likely your body won't lose like someone who weighs 200#. The short term fluctuations between, water, poo, hormones etc. isn't worth the stress. If you have been dieting and working out for 30 days and still come up higher than the last 30 days then its time to switch things up. Don't be so hard on yourself :) 

Mel, I log my weight daily. It’s aggrivating for sure to see the ups and downs but this way I can track weight gains based on sodium for instance or how I tend to gain the two days after a hard workout yet drop down on the third day after. The numbers I focus on are my weekly losses and monthly losses. A small gain in a week is fine. Two weeks in a row I start looking for the cause. My body does this: week 1&2 I lose weight. Week 3 I hold steady or a very small gain/loss. The last week well, we don’t get along because it end to gain the last week of the month lol. It can even be my lowest eating week and highest energy expenditure week of the month! Surgical menopause here but I’m assuming it’s a sort of female body cycle as I am not on a hormone blocker for what little I have left. It’s the only thing that fits as it’s every 4th or 5th week and almost always the last week of the month. If you focus on the daily weigh ins then you’ll go batty 😉.  

I don't stress over the scale. It's been a month or more since I've recorded my weight. Just wasn't thrilled with having to record a gain, but I have to hold myself accountable.  

Technically I do what Chris does because he’s the one who suggested it to me! 😁  

Haha, so do I, peeper!