When I told my sister that for years I have been writing my weight in a journal every morning, she almost choked. “Who’s going to destroy the evidence when you die?” she gasped.
“You are, of course.” I answered. I gave her explicit instructions on where the data was hidden, just in case.
There is such controversy on whether to weigh once a day, once a week, or not at all. I’m pretty sure Oprah says not to weigh every day, but some weight gurus insist on it. It has been my experience that weighing every morning does play a part in keeping me on track. And, if I think I am doing really well, I find myself jumping on the scale several times a day. I have to drag myself to the scale if I had Mexican food the night before. That’s one reason I invented Zilch Sugar Free Margaritas—so I wouldn’t be throwing sugar on top of the chips and salsa on Mexican food nights.
Flipping back through the weight data pages can be very enlightening, because I make little notes as I go along. “Countdown to Cruise”; “3-Day Diet”; “Atkins Diet” are all found more than once among the pages. I can go back each year and see what I weighed before and after each of those diets. I like to see how long I was able to maintain a loss after each diet venture. One thing for sure, this weight loss game is for a lifetime—so when you diet, try to like it.
Comments