For this week’s #winewellnesswednesday, I’m looking back at my general thoughts about the difference between weighing myself every day, as I did during April, and not weighing myself at all, as I did during May. I then decided to add a month to the experiment, so my full review of things will come on the first Wednesday of July.
Cheers! Here’s to your health!
04/30/2018: Weighed every day during April. Overall, it was interesting to weigh myself daily and see how it compared to what I felt about the previous day’s activity and eating. I didn’t anticipate being sick with a stomach bug twice or being severely limited in my exercise and activity due to an avulsion fracture in my right foot. So at the end of the month to have gained two & a half pounds instead of being steady or down was frustrating, but also understandable considering the circumstances. The daily weighing didn’t seem to add stress to my days and it was interesting tracking the up and down on my calendar. 4/30 is the last day I’ll weigh myself until June 1, and that is very, very strange to contemplate!
05/02/2018: Just a few days in and I’m finding myself missing the scale, which seems really odd. In April, weighing myself daily, even though I was ill & injured, helped keep me accountable to myself about what I was eating & my activity level. So far in May, not weighing myself is making me re-think whether to have creamer in my coffee or pick up a chocolate bar. That’s ok, but other than how I feel in my clothes I don’t have another tangible way to track my weight progress. It’s odd, but I feel guilty for not weighing in!
Update 05/08/18: I don’t like it. Maybe it’s the mood I’m in today, and I don’t think I’ve been excessively overeating so it’s probably what I’m eating, but I’m bloated and hot and feel icky and fat and I want to know what my weight is but I’m committed to myself to not use the scale again until 6/1. In April, weighing myself daily gave me regular progress reports and helped keep me accountable. I know I’ve been a little more slack about some of my eating and drinking habits. Now, more water. *gulp gulp*
05/24/2018: Wow, May seems like a really long month when I’m waiting for it to be over so I can check the scale. Aaaaaaand I just decided to add a month to the experiment. In April, I weighed myself daily and I liked it. In May, I haven’t weighed myself at all other than at a physician’s checkup, and I haven’t liked it. For the month of June, I’m going to go back to my old habit of weighing myself on Monday and Friday mornings, before and after exercise, and see how it feels compared to the way April and May felt.
05/30/2018: Almost the end of the May portion of the experiment, and I’m really looking forward to checking the scale and seeing whether the number fits how I’ve been feeling.
http://www.makeonechange.today/new-blog/2018/3/21/wine-wellness-wednesday-scale-or-no-scale