Some say that you shouldn't weigh yourself every day. I've been told that doing so will lead to discouragement and the ultimate failure of my diet. Truth is, for me anyway, I look forward to each weigh-in. I believe that the scale is merely a gauge of the effectiveness of what I'm doing. Do I expect to see a change every day? No, not really. But I don't want to wait a week to see if the last-week's efforts were effective, either. I want to know- now.
The changes I've made really haven't been all that difficult and the results have been pretty good so far. Weight-wise, I feel like I've gone three years back in time; for the last week, I've been wearing the clothes I outgrew in 2004. I really like that- despite the outdated fashion. Though, honestly, I don't care about fashion just now- perhaps when I reach my goal-weight.
Speaking of goals, I set mine pretty far out (about a year). I launched this quest on May 21st, 2007 and plan to reach my goal-weight by June 6th, 2008. I expect both sides of the "=" sign of my equation to shrink over time, so have little expectation that my current rate of weight lost will continue. If (WHEN) all goes as planned/expected, maintenance once my goal has been reached should (WILL) be a natural part of my lifestyle.
After the gym tomorrow, I think I'll write about food.
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