Stay off the Scale Challenge - Week 2!

[ZerasPride]

WDWorBUST - It's okay. You'll do better next week. That scale can be so evil and seductive!! Congrats on the loss though!!!

Hannosmom - what a great job you have done! I think that was very brave of you to ask the doctor not to tell you your weight. I'm proud of you!!!

July - you are doing so well!!! Keep it up!!!! That WW fudge bar sounds yummy.

 

[July]

oops I just realized I should have asked for a different rank I joined 6/30 I have finished a week. Sorry yesterday was a very long day at work. Then I always try and rush home to excercise & eat shower by the time I get to the boards I'm whipped!

I'm Glad I reread them this morning!!

July

 

[ZerasPride]

July - I've moved you up the ranks! I just need everyone to tell me when they are ready to be promoted because I don't think I could keep track accurately. Congratulations to you Corporal July!

 

[ZerasPride]

Day 9 of our challenge!

Good morning everyone. I hope you are all doing well and managing to stay off the scale. I did glance at mine this morning but I turned my noise up at it and went and worked out instead of weighing. Tonight I'm going to measure myself and I'll report anything worth reporting tomorrow.

Here is today's question of the day:
Do you watch your portion size?

I have noticed that the longer I'm on South Beach, even though we don't count calories or carbs or anything. I have to be careful with how much I eat. I used to be able to eat pretty much whatever I wanted. Now I'm more in tune to when I've had just "enough" and find that I'm leaving food on my plate. Part of me feels this is wasteful but part of me feels if I've had enough, I shouldn't keep eating just because there's food left on my plate. I'd love to hear what you guys think.

Have a great weigh free day everyone!

 

[neverlandclub]

I will not weigh, I will not weigh, I will not weigh. Ugh. This is so tough, never realized I was a scale addict.

I find that in Phase 1 I do eat bigger portions, in Phase 2 it takes less food to fill me and I leave a lot of it on my plate. I also keep track of portions. And I have cut out all sugar free snacks as I feel it stalled my loss ( I do miss my peanut butter cups -boo hoo)

My goal this week is acheat free phase 1 and lots of water. I still excercise but I may need to vary my routine, getting bored.

Melissa
NeverlandClub

 

[catherine]

I have a confession to make, I weighed myself this morning!! I have been on a rather slippery slope since I finished the last cheat free challenge, and so I needed to weigh myself to find out what the damage is!! Now is not a good time for me not to be weighing myself, so I guess that I'm going to have to withdraw gracefully from the challenge. However I promise to you all that I won't weigh myself more than once a week!

Good luck to all of you for the rest of the challenge. Stay of those scales!

 

[sm4987]

another day not knowing what I weigh. Ho-hum. I really do miss knowing that number. Oh well

I do find that I have good days and bad days. Some days I'm really hungry, other days, not so. I do try to watch my portion sizes, but sometimes I find that if I do eat more, I must need it. I really find that after a hard workout, I do eat a little more, but not much.

catherine, we hate to lose you. It is hard to stay off that darn scale. I wish you luck. I hope it wasn't too bad for you.

Everyone keep up the good work

 

[WDWorBUST]

Oh....I give up. I guess I'm just not ready for a stay off the scale diet! I weighed again today - I made it two whole days without weighing. The good news is I'm down another pound.

 

[ZerasPride]

I'm so sorry to see two of our challengers leave us! Catherine and WDWorBUST we hate to lose you. I know staying off the scale is not an easy thing. I am fighting the urge to weigh everyday. I keep thinking to myself, what if I am gaining weight and don't even know it? Then I get my act together and realize if I am doing everything according to my plan and working out 6-7 days per week, there isn't anything I can do differently and seeing my weight fluxuate on the scale everyday isn't helping.

I totally understand and can emphathize with how you guys must feel. Thanks for going along with us this far.

WDWorBUST congrats on being down another pound! You're just melting away!!!!!

catherine - we will hold you to not weighing yourself more than
once per week!

Sheree - I know it's maddening not to know, isn't it? I keep trying on old clothes and I'm going to do some measuring tonight. I'll be buying a new suit this weekend and that should give me a pretty good gauge of where I stand. Be strong my SBD sister!!! We can do this!

 

[July]

Portion control is ssssooooooooooo hard for me if I love the food.
Last night we had kidney beans, which I love. I went back for seconds. I know its not to bad considering it good in fiber. And I was still under 1400 calories for the day.

July

 

[Hollyann]

Hi everyone!

I sure was tempted today! I was at the hospital and went into a bathroom that had a big doctor's scale! I looked at it the whole time! However, I resisted! Tomorrow, I'm going to the doctor's and I'm going to do the same thing you did, Hannosmom. Close my eyes and wait a month!

As for portion size, I find that it doesn't take large portions to fill me. However, I do love my sugar free snacks! Especially Lo-carb fudgcycles and nuts! The ice-cream is pre-portioned, so I'm usually good with that - I only eat one. The nuts - I have to work at staying in portion size! I used to faithfully measure, but I'm just eye-balling it now and need to break out my measuring scoop again!

Good luck everyone - stay strong!

 

[wiskband]

I am doinf real good with this challenge, I have gotten on the scale once this week so far that is............
but I have gone from everyday to once a week!
Not bad

renee

 

[July]

Was a wee bit tempted today to weigh. But I did not. I was good. I was at the grocery store and needed ice and guess where the scales are? Yep right by the ice. But I resisted!
Hope everyone else is doing good!

July

 

[GoofItUp]

Still staying off the scales, although it's getting tougher since I really am curious as to how I'm doing. I will persevere!

Zera - I know what you mean about feeling wasteful when you leave stuff on your plate. The worst for me is going to buffets. I feel like I need to get my money's worth and eat as much as I can! I try to just stay away from those or only go to the cheap ones.



Keep up the good work, keep down the weight and keep off the scales! You can do it!

 

[sm4987]

Another day off the scales for me. I am doing really good. It also helps that I've been really busy. I don't have time to really think about the scale. I have been eating really good, and now some of my 10's are getting a little loose, so...... Maybe soon I'll go to all 8's.

 

[twotoohappy]

Hi all! Just checking in and holding strong! I seem to be exercising more now so I can see a big difference at the end. Anybody else feel this way? Good luck everyone!

 

[ZerasPride]

It's great to hear that everyone is doing so well!

I am happy to report that I have lost 3 inches from the last time I measured myself two weeks ago! I'm happy with that. I have probably lost a bit more but TOM is here and my ankles were really swollen last night despite all the water I drink.

Keep up the great work everyone!!!!

Here is today's question:

How do you handle it when someone compliments you on your weight loss?

I used to be so shy about it and hated when someone mentioned it to me. I had the hardest time just saying "thank you". I would always say something negative like, "But I've got so far to go" or "I haven't lost all that much compared to what I have to lose." These days I just smile and say, "Thank you for noticing!" I'd love to hear how everyone else handles compliments.

 

[leahannpen]

Well, joined W.W. on 7/13, so I guess the great scale challenge is off for me. However, I vow NOT to step on it at home and only at meetings! ( i hate that scale! )

 

[LAinSEA]

With all that going on in and around my life right now, I'm happy not to add to the bad news.

The scale sit abandoned and unused under the waste basket in the bathroom. And I'm not the least bit tempted to visit it at all!

The rest of you - excellent job so far! keep up the great work!

-Laurie

 

[Strings]

Ok, I got on the scale yesterday. My Dr. insisted, or I should say the Nurse Ratchet my doc employs. I can say this, I am a nurse too. She thought I was insane when I covered my eyes and told her not to tell me what it says.