Well, today I woke up and I WAS annoyed. Last time I gained 1/2 a pound, I didn't care because I am doing everything right and so it didn't phase me. Well, today when again I gained 1/2 a pound it was aggravating because now my weight is not going DOWN, it's like stalling in this 142 lb area. I wouldn't care if it was a normal plateau or something like that, but I JUST started working out and eating great like 10 days ago, so it's a bit early for a plateau. It's just irksome. But, I think I'm going to have to do something that's very hard on me, but oh well. Stop weighing myself everyday. I've done this in the past and it does help for me to not be bogged down by what the scale "says", but it's hard for someone like me that likes to keep track of every little thing when undertaking something like losing weight. Oh well, I'll do it for the rest of the month, because by then I should be in the 130s, and if things go slowly then, I won't care. Having them go slowly while I'm still 140s is annoying. For some people that sounds like a good weight, but I'm 5'2" people.
So...anyway, on with the rest of the blog. I went to Shane's awards night on Tuesday and ate really sensibly. It had a buffet style set up, which is why we never had an option on what to eat. They had salad, raw veggies, steamed veggies and turkey. (I ate all of those) They also had stuff like cole slaw (had one bite) and pasta salads, cookie salad, potatoes and stuff. I only ate about 1/3 of what was on my plate actually, Shane kept giving me hell because of how much it cost he said I should eat $17.50 worth, but I said the food wasn't that good, so what'd be the point of that?? I did eat a little small sliver of cheesecake for dessert, but that had to be 200 calories AT THE MOST (it was tiny, and I've VERY good at figuring calories for things) and I KNOW that didn't make me gain 1/2 a pound, I was .2 less Wednesday than I was Tuesday. Then today I was heavier. (both times have been the morning after I had fish for dinner...that's too funny). When it comes to nutrition, I know my stuff. I know portion sizes, I know what's good for you (fiber!) what's bad (sugar!) I know that my dinner of 6 pieces of asparagus, 3 oz of fish, small side salad, and 1/2 cup of butternut squash couldn't have been anything but an all around GREAT, healthful dinner. So, to wake up with not ONLY zero loss, but a gain...I was aggravated. So....no more weighing in daily for me. All it does is mess with my mind, and I don't need any distractions. I'm a week and 1/2 in and I'm doing great in every other aspect, so I'm going to ignore the scale. lol.
Okay, I am posting a pic of me at Shane's awards thing, I don't look very happy because Shane just took the pic really quick and wanted to get out of his uniform, but here is me at about 142 lbs:


Okay, that's it for me. I'll be hitting the gym in a little bit here, and hopefully waking up tomorrow morning feeling lighter, since that's the only way I'll know if I'm making progress. lol.
Ash

weight: 142.8

lbs to mini-goal: 3.8

time left to mini-goal: 11 days