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Re: Isn't it Ironic, Don'cha Think?
That is great that your partner is willing to help you by hiding the scale from you! Your induction weeks turned out fantastic!
I've seen people that lose several pounds the first week, and when the scale doesn't move for a couple of days or goes up a bit one day, go berserk and start stuffing the carbs. If they had stayed off the scale, they would have never known and probably would have lost a bunch by the 14th day.
I usually only weigh once a week, but have been weighing every day for two weeks so I have a base line for when I started new supplements today and changed up a few things. I can't say I was happy when my weight jumped up a pound or two for no reason at all, but I didn't let it send me over the edge. Over the 14 days, I am down 5 pounds. It really brings home how your weight goes up and down when you are doing everything right and if you just have patience, the trend will be down.
Sunny!
Originally posted by Lilac_Butterflies
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I think there's a difference between obsession with the scales and using them as a tracking guide. I just completed my first 14 days. I weighed on day 1 and gave the scales to my partner to hide. They came out recently on Day 14 and although I knew I had lost as the clothes are definately getting looser, the sight of 14.3 pounds less on the scales was great excitement for us both. Scales back into their hiding place for a month.
In the past I became obsessed with the number, what it showed me made or broke my spirit. I ignored the other signs like how clothes fitted and was ruled by numbers. I knew I needed to change that and with my partners help I think I have suceeded. Now I also get the wow factor..I look forward to the next weigh in and that wow factor, it's also kind of satisfying to see it come off in large chunks rather than a pound here and there
In the past I became obsessed with the number, what it showed me made or broke my spirit. I ignored the other signs like how clothes fitted and was ruled by numbers. I knew I needed to change that and with my partners help I think I have suceeded. Now I also get the wow factor..I look forward to the next weigh in and that wow factor, it's also kind of satisfying to see it come off in large chunks rather than a pound here and there
I've seen people that lose several pounds the first week, and when the scale doesn't move for a couple of days or goes up a bit one day, go berserk and start stuffing the carbs. If they had stayed off the scale, they would have never known and probably would have lost a bunch by the 14th day.
I usually only weigh once a week, but have been weighing every day for two weeks so I have a base line for when I started new supplements today and changed up a few things. I can't say I was happy when my weight jumped up a pound or two for no reason at all, but I didn't let it send me over the edge. Over the 14 days, I am down 5 pounds. It really brings home how your weight goes up and down when you are doing everything right and if you just have patience, the trend will be down.
Sunny!
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