taking a break from the scale

No worries, I’ll still be on-program, using the food and exercise journal. But I’m going to do a little experiment and stop weighing myself for awhile, then after a couple of weeks have passed, then I’ll weigh myself. Doing it every day is making me nuts, because my weight lately has fluctuated by a few pounds a DAY, and I can never tell what it is. Some days it gets as low as 149, some days as high as 154, and I’m confused. I know the scale doesn’t tell the whole story. I’ve been insanely GOOD with food, and working out religiously. My muscle tone has vastly improved, as has my endurance and stamina. So I don’t understand why the scale is so up and down. I think I just over analyze it and freak out too much, which is not good for the ole’ sanity. Therefore, I am going to just record my weight maybe biweekly, or even monthly, but still adhere to my nutrition and exercise plan. Then we’ll see what happens.

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