Day 93 of 103in365: Weigh-in Monday 32/103

Happy New Year!

Let me tell you something I have figured out.

The scale is not to be trusted!

Last Monday, the thing told be that I had gained 2 lbs, then on Thursday, it told me I had lost 6 lbs in 3 days (and one of those days with a very carby Christmas day!)

Yesterday I weighed in at 286. So that makes me down 32 lbs (thus the 32/103).

I have read and talked to people about weighing yourself for the intent of tracking your weight loss and I do almost everything that is suggested. Weigh yourself infrequently because there is so much fluctuation in your weight, even inside the same day. Weigh yourself at the same time of day in the same clothes etc. There are so many factors that make the scale fluctuate even if you follow all the appropriate scale etiquette. What you have eaten or drank and how long ago, how much water are you drinking, are you retaining water, how much salt are you consuming, when was the last time you exercised, etc. (Exhausting!)

Here is my feeling about the scale. It is a useful tool to give you an idea of your success, but not as the end all or definitive measure of your progress. Instead, you should pay attention to how you feel, how you look and the inches you have lost.

So that is enough of that!

I will continue to show my weight loss every week, but starting next week, I am going to show more pictures of me and report on inches lost too. (I have a picture that I took on October 3rd in a shirt that is not as "fat hiding" as the shirt that I am wearing in the pic I posted on my first entry on Oct 1. That is the shirt I am going to use for comparison pics.)

Here is the skinny on my January plan. This is day 1 of "Gluten-Free January"!  I began today and I am going to cut out all Gluten from my diet for at least the whole month. I want to see how I feel without all the wheat products in my diet. (THEY say it feels great) I also like that even on day one, I am experiencing an expected additional need to plan to eat purposefully and specifically. These are important characteristics of any healthy eating lifestyle.

I will let you know how my first week went next week! I am excited to try something very significant and very new. I am excited to see how much weight I will loose by needing to plan my meals better, for what I am learning and will continue to learn about nutrition and Gluten-Free and Clean Eating and to be able to share my experiences and newly gained knowledge with you!

Consider committing to some healthy changes for this New Year so that you can not only be more healthy this year, but you will also be around to experience many more New Years!

Have a great week and Happy New Year!
Scuba