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No Weigh, No Way

I went to my WW meeting and I talked to my leader. We decided to not weigh me. Here’s why: I was so proud of my accomplishments this week of less diet soda, WAY more water and 60 minutes on the treadmill (which I have never have done before and it felt really good) and I felt like if the miserable scale showed a gain all of that would have gone down the toilet and the icky voices would come out in my head and tell me how worthless I was. So he weighed me but didn’t tell me and then wrote no weigh on my card. I know I gained but he said it wasn’t bad and I don’t know how much so I can continue to celebrate my successes with out the evils coming out to destroy me. I hope you all don’t look at this as a cop out and realize I am still struggling with my self-talk/self-esteem. Thank you all for your positivity!:hug:

Written by Shelli on Saturday, January 14th 2006
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11 Comments on “No Weigh, No Way”

Lazy Daisy

January 14th, 2006
11:33 am

Wow, you go girl….you are my hero of the day!!! Negative self talk is devastating. Woo Hoo….execise, water, discipline. What a glorious over coming week you’ve had…rah, rah, woo hoo! Keep up the good work (muscle weigh more than fat…just a though!)

Shelli

January 14th, 2006
12:22 pm

Thank you so much, LD!

NancyB

January 14th, 2006
2:46 pm

Makes perfect sense to me! Good for you.

Jen

January 14th, 2006
3:56 pm

That sounds like a really great way to handle the situation! Good for you!

Rachel

January 14th, 2006
3:57 pm

That’s a great idea. Not having marked on your card. I’ve done the weigh in that I can’t see the scale but that card yells for me to look. Brilliant. If the group leader said it wasn’t bad, and you are sure it’s a gain, it could be water retention. Especially if you are drinking a lot of water. Just a thought. :good:

Clara

January 14th, 2006
4:29 pm

Shelli, Just keep the positives in the forefront of your thoughts…the exercise, the water and knowing what the negative thoughts will do. Keep it up, Keep going!

Angel

January 14th, 2006
8:40 pm

Shelli, I understand all that negative talk (heh, that’s why I use music to drown it out on the treadmill!). And the important thing, really, is that you are making healthy changes for your life.

There are plenty of reasons why you would gain weight (time of day, how much water you’ve had, hormones, sodium consumed). But you’re doing an awesome thing–be proud of yourself and try not to let a number encourage that negative talk.

YOU ROCK! :good:

Running2Ks

January 15th, 2006
12:02 am

You keep sticking to it, Shelli! The changes you have made will all add up soon

Shelli

January 15th, 2006
7:30 am

Thank you everyone for the positivity (again)!

Rachel, exactly! I would look at it because I am weak and can’t control my need to know and beat myself up with the knowledge. However, I am making myself mentally/emotionally stronger by being good to myself physically and nutritionally.

Angel, thank you!

Leanne

January 15th, 2006
12:42 pm

Good for you! You know you’re making some really excellent changes, the more you let your body tell you your results the better you’ll feel when the scale confirms how you feel. Just keep doing what you’re doing, and keep moving foward!
xoxoxo

Crazy MomCat

January 15th, 2006
9:35 pm

STAY WITH IT! I think you know yourself and know that choice was the right thing to do in this stage of the game. A lot of people have told me that sometimes 1 good week has a delayed affect and doesn’t show up on that week, but will on the following. So, keep going with it and don’t give up!!!