Bowulf Infosec & Network Admin Blog

Oh how far I have come and how far I have left to go

Right now I am battling the postive relationship I have had with the scale. I am now down over 160 pounds in total and 140 since last April when I started the Atkins Diet. Here is my current profile shot:

I know there are those people that call them (scales) evil. I call my friend. The same guy (of course mine is a guy) who has doled out such consistent loss numbers over the course of the last 9 months has taken a departure. Oh it is still doling out numbers like +4 higher than it was on Wednesday, but they are a lot less friendly one. I am taking this opportunity to reenforce all my old habits, aka the ones that generated 4 pounds per week loss for 6 months, so I am now:

* committed to using Fitday again. (Can't go by habit anymore I guess)
* dropping my flavored water habit (had at one point drank 64oz per day in addition to the 60-100 oz of regular) I am going back to 140 oz of regular water per day.
* Keeping the exercise level high - Cardio (from 3 times to 4 times/week) and weight lifting (still doing 2- 3 day cycles of weights).
* Final one is I am going to attempt to stop stressing about the weight. I am starting to let myself go hungry at night in an effort to see a positive scale result in the morning. I am also re-committing myself to thanking God each morning for whatever the result is on the scale and for the progess I have had so far.

I have gotten out of touch with what has generated 138 (re: 134 today) of weight loss, and the positive feeling about my weight loss. I get more comments today than ever, but they ring hollow when the scale is not as responsive. I will probably bring out the other friend (Mr Tape Measure) later and get alternative one done. A little early, I usually tape once a month and it is too soon in January to be doing it.