Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Weigh In Wednesday: inches matter

First, you all are the best.

I mentioned where I debated posting my first week of shame in weighing in... & the 2 lb gain... & you all were so supportive in reminding me its not the end of the world... & being real is what's important here.

& I appreciate some of your thoughts on focusing more on the inches & not the scale...

I really need to do that...

I have never been a 'measuring' person. Heck, I have trouble even measuring things for cooking.  Don't get me started on how many ounces are in a cup... my brain explodes...

& the only thing my measuring tape has ever been used on is my knitting to determine if my hats are long enough...

But I need to start focusing on that more.


I told a blog buddy that I can tell a difference in my legs doing the P90X3 - when I do certain moves on the floor, I can actually see my quads popping out more & my inner thighs not touch... as much... oh yeah, they still touch... but the gap is getting smaller.

& yet, the scale is still up there.

So inches matter... & I need to give them the credit of mattering.

My point, I need to get a good journal, a good measuring tape & mark this as well.  I may include that in a monthly Wednesday Weigh-In...

Until then, there's this week's weigh in...

Let me tell you, I was just expecting the worse.  Seriously.

Truth alert:  I didn't really watch my food much this week & I probably was the laziest I have ever been. I didn't work out one time on Friday, Saturday nor Sunday.  I see that blank spot on my work out journal & I'm berating myself for it... so I was expecting another plus sign...

but here we go...

10.21.14 Weigh in

Down a half pound.

Let me tell you, after the week I had, & what I was expecting, this was a miracle to me.

I'll take it... even though my goal number is still negative from where I started... but I'm not going to be negative-nelly on this... I'm going to be thankful for any loss I can get.


How has your week been going in working out?
 
Do you measure or weigh?

7 comments:

  1. Congrats!!! Good On You!! 40lbs lost is awesome and I look forward to seeing how much you have lost by New Years. Keep pounding water and enjoy the meals. You Can Do It And You Are Awesome!! Cheers

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  2. every bit counts girl. i am really bad at measuring, but i do try and focus on how my clothes fit, like certain items that i can't get up over my booty - i know its time to run more, lol

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  3. I actually dn't do either. Instead I go by how my clothes fit. I know it's crazy but counting numbers and measuring was too nerver racking for me. When you have this puerto rican booty, none of the rules apply lol

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  4. I tend to go by my clothes. I don't like or trust the scale, and I have a lot of difficulty with the tape measure in terms of making sure it's in the same place each time. Clothes tend to not change.

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  5. I think that is awesome! It's a great start and I like your idea about measuring the inches. I have found that when I do that, even on the weeks I don't see any weightloss difference, the measuring tape tales a different tale:)

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  6. I go by how my clothes fit, although when I am doing a lot of legwork I grow out of some of my jeans in the quad area, which I find annoying and awesome at the same time. People are always surprised when I tell them how much I weigh. I love that you are seeing progress in your quads, keep up all the hard week, it will keep coming! (high five)

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  7. Yay!!! Half a pound is still a loss!! And you are so right about inches mattering!! Really how we feel and physical changes matter more than that pesky number on the scale, it's tricky sometimes! I'm not a real big measurer (is that a word?) either. I'm lazy. P.S. I like how you set up your weigh in results!
    xo Krissy @ Sneakers and Sequins

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