Weigh In Day

Saturdays are my weigh-in day, and I often wake up scared to walk into the bathroom. I weigh myself in the same manner every week (I'm a bit obsessed about control here!). The night before (Friday), I pick out the same pajamas so that I'm wearing the exact same clothing the next morning to weigh in. I'm not sure why I think the difference in my pajamas' weights is so significant, but if it helps me sleep, I'll support this touch of neurosis! ;) I climb into bed, nervous about the next morning.

Saturday morning dawns.....and I jump out of bed. (Okay, not really....I try to bribe the boys to stay in their bedrooms longer and I roll back over and go to sleep. I won't lie...it's the truth. I just cannot JUMP out of bed on a Saturday morning). Anyways, Saturday morning dawns, and I eventually make my way out of bed - usually around 7:30/8am. I hobble into the upstairs bathroom like a little old lady, usually with a dog and two children in tow. Once in the bathroom, I pull out the scale and put it in the middle of the floor. I guess I like to torture myself while I pee (What?!?! It's first thing in the morning - I have to pee! It's part of the routine!!).

After I pee, and before I get drawn into the needs of the children in the morning (which seem exponentially higher than their needs on a weekday morning, just sayin'), I slip off my slippers because they, of course, weigh 5 pounds, and step onto the scale.

So far, on this diet journey, I've been pleasantly surprised. There was one week when I didn't lose or gain anything, which was slightly disappointing, but that was the week we were incredibly sick, so I think that had something to do with it.

This week was no exception!! I'm down another 2.5 pounds from last week!!!


Drumroll please....I'm down exactly TWENTY pounds since December 26th!! 20 pounds in one month is VERY cool in my mind - I'm extremely happy with it and proud of Mike and I for sticking to it.

Two weeks to go until the Michigan trip, and I'm hoping to be down another 5 when that trip happens......fingers crossed!!!