Day Fifteen

"We're halfway there - livin on a prayer.  Take my hand and we'll make it I swear - livin on a prayer" (lyrics by BonJovi).  Yes today is the halfway point, we have all made it fifteen days and we have fifteen days to go.  Seriously I am pretty surprised that it is getting easier each day, and easier to take the Little Ceasers home and not really want any of it.  I was looking forward to my easy beef stew that I made, it was cooking in the crockpot all day!!

I am struggling with the urge to weigh myself to find out if I have lost any weight.  My clothes are fitting a lot looser and I feel like I have lost between 10 - 15 pounds, but I have not confirmed it by getting on the scale.   It specifically says not to weigh yourself during the 30 day period, but it is very hard not to step on the scale.  I asked Tony why we could not weigh ourselves and he basically said so you don't get discouraged and quit the challenge if you are not losing any pounds on the scale.  Truth is you might actually gain pounds on the scale if your muscle mass is growing while your fat mass is decreasing.  It is human nature to think a diet is not working if the scale is not moving or heaven forbid going up.

I have been resisting the urge because my clothes are looser and in some cases getting "big".  Everyday I notice little differences that show me that I am getting smaller.  It does spark my curiosity  to see what's the scale says, but I am going to hold strong.  If I can go without wine for 30 days I can certainly stay off the scale for the same thirty days.  It's kind of ironic that at the beginning of this challenge one of my worst fears was getting on the scale, now I have to talk myself out of getting on that same scale every day.

 I know several of us that are having the same struggle, the way I am getting through this is by reminding myself that this challenge is not about losing weight, it's about being aware of what you are eating and how it is effecting your daily performance at home, work, and at the gym.  If you take the word "diet" out and concentrate on challenge it might make it easier to resist stepping on that scale.




Yeah you're right that doesn't make it any easier I am still going to have fight that compulsion to get on the scale!