Love/Hate Relationships

I am having a love/hate relationship with the scale lately. It's really my own darn fault but it feels like I can't help it. I have seen the number go down to 155 which is great but it keeps creeping back up and I feel stuck right now at 156. I am still hoping that by Monday I can at least see 154 on the scale even if it goes away for a few days but there are no guarantees. I have learned a few things since setting my goal of 10lbs in 5 weeks. One thing is that I am much more conscientious with my food choices when I have a goal. This is a good thing most days. Another thing that I have learned is that when I have a goal, I expect the pounds to simply melt off and I expect to beat the goal instead of being content with being within a pound of it or possibly meeting the goal. This is where my frustration level increases way higher than it has been in the prior 5 months of weight loss. I want to see a lower number every time I step on the scale which is unrealistic. Especially when I just started my period, too.

So, after my month long goal-setting experience, I am going to try and take it a little easier and cut myself some slack. I don't like feeling frustrated with the weight loss. It is something that I should enjoy and not obsess over :). Perhaps easier said than done, but we will see. Maybe this is where I hit a plateau and need to step things up a notch to drop the last 15-20 lbs (in a dream world!). As for tomorrow, I am super excited to wear my new skinny jeans to work! I like enjoying little things like this.

~C