Comments on: Why I weigh myself http://www.actboldly.com/2006/03/19/why-i-weigh-myself/ Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:17:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chrissie http://www.actboldly.com/2006/03/19/why-i-weigh-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Chrissie Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:34:24 +0000 http://www.actboldly.com/?p=134#comment-215 I, like you, am not on a diet. I have made a decision to eat less junk and replace the junk with better foods: more fruit, more vegetables and less processed foods. I've also started to exercise on a regular basis. The result? I've lost weight because at the moment I have excess weight to lose. Eventually, as the weight goes down, continuing as I am, the weight loss will slow down then stop and then (I hope) maintain. Not because I will stop my "diet" but because I will have adopted a new life style. I weigh myself once a week. Why? Progress. I want to make sure that I'm doing what I should be doing, that through the week I've remained on track. If I find that I'm too obsessed about what the scale says, that the weight becomes more important than the process, I won't weigh myself. When I started my own journey I was not yet 300 pounds but I was staring 300 straight in the eye. I have since lost 26 pounds. The best part about this all for me is not the lost weight or the loose clothing. It's not the numbers on the scale or the holes in my belt (though I will not lie and say that I do not enjoy those things, because I do) - it's the way that I feel. I feel better at 264 than I did at 290. I'm not doing this to be a goal weight. I'm doing this so that one day I'll be able to jog. I'm doing this so that one day I'll be able to play with my son without getting winded immediately. I'm doing this so that I'll be able to live a better and fuller life than the one that I'm living now. This isn't to fit into a bikini. This isn't to ensare a man. This is for me. Entirely 100% for myself. I, like you, am not on a diet. I have made a decision to eat less junk and replace the junk with better foods: more fruit, more vegetables and less processed foods. I’ve also started to exercise on a regular basis.

The result? I’ve lost weight because at the moment I have excess weight to lose. Eventually, as the weight goes down, continuing as I am, the weight loss will slow down then stop and then (I hope) maintain. Not because I will stop my “diet” but because I will have adopted a new life style.

I weigh myself once a week. Why? Progress. I want to make sure that I’m doing what I should be doing, that through the week I’ve remained on track. If I find that I’m too obsessed about what the scale says, that the weight becomes more important than the process, I won’t weigh myself.

When I started my own journey I was not yet 300 pounds but I was staring 300 straight in the eye. I have since lost 26 pounds. The best part about this all for me is not the lost weight or the loose clothing. It’s not the numbers on the scale or the holes in my belt (though I will not lie and say that I do not enjoy those things, because I do) – it’s the way that I feel. I feel better at 264 than I did at 290. I’m not doing this to be a goal weight. I’m doing this so that one day I’ll be able to jog. I’m doing this so that one day I’ll be able to play with my son without getting winded immediately. I’m doing this so that I’ll be able to live a better and fuller life than the one that I’m living now. This isn’t to fit into a bikini. This isn’t to ensare a man. This is for me. Entirely 100% for myself.

]]> By: carlaviii http://www.actboldly.com/2006/03/19/why-i-weigh-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-214 carlaviii Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:56:25 +0000 http://www.actboldly.com/?p=134#comment-214 I'll be reading, FWIW... I began making fundamental changes to my diet a couple years ago, knowing from a lifetime of experience that I could not expect to lose weight and I should make the changes simply because I would be healthier for it. I reduced my fat intake, increased whole grains, started a slow process of reducing portion size, and I got a dog that wanted half an hour's walk per day, rain or shine. According to my pants, I lost weight. According to the scale, I haven't. And I don't want to hear about fat vs. muscle at this point in the game. I don't care about that. I recognize more bird calls and I've learned a few new constellations and I've waved hello to a few neighbors. That's the up side that I choose to take away from it. I think Campos is right, there's a Zen to it. And it's a journey, not a destination. I'll be waving hello to you on the road, if that's OK. I’ll be reading, FWIW…

I began making fundamental changes to my diet a couple years ago, knowing from a lifetime of experience that I could not expect to lose weight and I should make the changes simply because I would be healthier for it. I reduced my fat intake, increased whole grains, started a slow process of reducing portion size, and I got a dog that wanted half an hour’s walk per day, rain or shine.

According to my pants, I lost weight. According to the scale, I haven’t. And I don’t want to hear about fat vs. muscle at this point in the game. I don’t care about that. I recognize more bird calls and I’ve learned a few new constellations and I’ve waved hello to a few neighbors. That’s the up side that I choose to take away from it.

I think Campos is right, there’s a Zen to it. And it’s a journey, not a destination. I’ll be waving hello to you on the road, if that’s OK.

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