Monday

[mynewplace]

I weighed myself for the first time in over a year.   I've regained every pound I lost when my job was first moved to this office.  I'm back at that weight that is too appalling for me to even say out loud. I am so goddamned angry I could spit.  

I hope I'm goddamned angry enough to do the right thing for a change.  Walking, despite the pain; salads, salt and soda elimination. Back to caffeine pills, water, and iced tea.  I miss walking to and from lunch. Guess I'll start walking around the building or something.

Comments

Re: *HUGS*

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

The scales are here at the office, in every break room. We have all these programs at work that encourage you to count your veggies, cut your carbs, and walk during the day. We even have an exercise room. I fucking hate it. The people that I know who use are are very smug about the fact. My boss has a nasty habit of smarmy comments when he goes to the exercise room.

I figure the scale did me good where other things hadn't. I was winded walking to the parking lot, but I didn't care. I couldn't wear my good shoes because of my back, but I didn't care. But once I saw that number was back where it had been when I first got disgusted, I knew it was time to stop ignoring the tight waistbands.

I don't have a scale in my house, and won't.

Re: *HUGS*

[amian.livejournal.com]

To each his own, and you gotta do what works for you of course, but for me, I really need to weigh myself every day. Otherwise it is too easy for me to slip into denial. (I too have an uncanny ability to ignore tight clothing, larger sizes, etc.) I've learned that an early sign that I'm letting my eating get out of control is when I start "forgetting" to weigh every day.

Now that I am dieting in earnest, I also use a pair of jeans in the next size down to help me gage my progress. I'm too lazy to take my measurements but I do measure the width of the gap in the zipper (to see how far I am from being able to zip them up!)

Re: *HUGS*

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

I do better if I don't check every day. I fluctuate so much with water weight that it becomes discouraging. I like to check once a month or so, after I've been trying for several weeks. It's much more exciting to see several pounds gone.