Day 4 - It's All About The Scale

I know they say when you're on a weight loss journey, you shouldn't focus only on the scale.  Maybe there's a pair of jeans that you haven't been able to wear and now they fit like a glove.  Maybe everyone you know keeps telling you how good you look.  Or, maybe you've got more energy or your blood pressure is lower than it has been in years.  Those are all really important results.  But I'm sorry, all those things might be 100% true, but when you step on that scale, if it hasn't budged, not even one little 10th of a pound, or, Heaven forbid, it moves up, your day is ruined.  It's all about the scale!

My bathroom scale is exactly 6/10 of a lb. higher than the scale at my Weight Watcher meeting.  So this morning, I knew I was in pretty good shape when I headed out the door.  I entered the meeting room, put down my coffee & breakfast (oatmeal, yogurt & fruit), chatted for a few minutes with some of the other members, visited the ladies room one last time (every little bit helps, right?), and then got into the queue of women waiting to be weighed.  I stepped onto the scale and held my breath as the receptionist wrote my new weight in my booklet.  Minus 2.2 lbs.  Hooray!  Needless to say, I was thrilled.  I didn't have to pay for the meeting and it put me only 8/10 of a lb. away from my Weight Watcher goal.  Now, of course, my personal goal is to lose an additional 10.8 lbs. by the time I've completed Slim in 6.  So, if I can manage to lose 2 lbs. a week over the next 6 weeks, it should be  "A piece of cake".  Or should I say "A walk in the park".  Have you ever noticed how many sayings there are about food:

It's as easy as apple pie.
Bringing home the bacon.
Cool as a cucumber.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
That's a fine kettle of fish.
Selling like hot cakes.
Bought a lemon.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
Nutty as a fruitcake.
Like two peas in a pod.
Easy as pie.
A couch potato,
She's one hot tamale.

I'm hoping that between WW & Slim in 6, I can go from couch potato to hot tamale in six short weeks.  LOL  That's a little diet/exercise humor.

As far as SI6 goes, remember how yesterday I had so much energy.  Did the workout, walked with a friend, did an extra Ab routine and then a half hour stretch.  Today was the exact opposite.  I set my alarm for 6:55 AM, got up at 7:45 AM walked with Mal, went to my WW meeting, did some much needed catching up on paperwork, went house hunting with our friends, Rod & Penny, then out to dinner, played a couple of games of Farkle and FINALLY did my workout at 7:25 PM  I still plan to do 30 minutes of stretching before I go to sleep.  So, with that in mind, I'll leave you till tomorrow.  Sweet dreams.  See, there's another one!