I'm down 9. While I am happy about that, I'm merely down to the weight I guessed I was when i started this diet. Yes, my starting weight on the South Beach app says 190. I was shocked-SHOCKED--when I got on the scale to find I was at 199, then. I plugged that number in on day 2, though, so it appears, when looking at my progress graph, that I gained 9 pounds the first day, and that I am now back down to my "starting" weight.
I've been hemming and hawing over buying a digital scale, but the decision was made when my diet buddy admitted the same thing, but then wondered "what if the new scale says I weigh more than the current one?" Oh, God, no! No thank you, she is right, I do NOT want a new scale!
But..what if it weighs us less? Then yes, thank you, I want a new scale.
Funny, no matter what the number says on any scale, fact remains that I've lost 9 pounds.
If a new scale weighed me less than my current one does, I admit I'd mentally stick to the starting weight of 199, and claim a bigger weight loss. I'm good at tricking myself that way.
By the way, I'm really proud of you for doing this blog. And greatly appreciate it too.
ReplyDeleteI mentioned to another diet buddy of ours that we need to come up with some kind of reward system. What do you think? Any ideas?
Also, how about this... we buy new scales when we lose another 10.