Measure It – Weekly Weigh In

Weight Watchers Food Scale

I have been a little lax lately with my weekly weigh ins.  Probably because it has been such a constant up, down, up, down, up, down.

Who wants to hear about that?  Well…I realized maybe YOU do.  Maybe you are experiencing the same thing and you need to hear that you are not alone.  Guess what?!?

You are not alone!

This week, I was down 1.6.  However, the week before I was up 5 pounds. The week before that I didn’t weigh in (President’s Day holiday) and the week before that, I was down 3.2.

See my dilemma?

If I were a roller coaster which one would I be?!?  Probably a dinky one because my ups and downs are constant not dramatic.

So, what can help me get back to a constant INcline instead of DEcline?

A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y

That is where you come in…hello!

I am going to start reporting, good or bad, in my weekly weigh in E-V-E-R-Y week.

EVERY week.

If I don’t weigh in, I will tell you that but I will report what my home scale says.

Now, on to the weekly topic…

Portion Control

Oh my…

I am not good at this one.  I have become very lax a never do it kind of person when it comes to measuring.  I do a lot mostly guesstimating.  Hmmm…maybe that could be a good reason why I am not seeing a decline at the scale?!?

I know if I want to have a good weight loss week, I have to measure and track everything I put in my mouth.  It really isn’t rocket science.  So, why don’t I do it?  Laziness?  Confusion?  Don’t want to come to grips with reality?  All of the above?

If I want to be successful, I have to measure and count.  So do you.

Last night, I took this to heart when getting my lunch ready.  My Weight Watcher weigher-inner gave me a WW measuring scale.  I have THE main tool I need.  I just need to use it more.  I whipped it out, dusted it off and measure out my Pretzel Crisps to put in my lunch bag.  When I looked at the amount in the baggie, I realized rather quickly that my guesstimating has been way off!

If I can consistently measure and track, I will be successful, get to goal, and STOP paying Weight Watchers so much money every month!

Are you good at measuring?  What is your favorite measuring tool?

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  • http://twitter.com/Ann_Engelhart Ann Engelhart

    Thanks for this!  I was on a nice downward slope from October-January, even including the holidays, but since then I’ve been up and down on a tiny roller coaster, too.  It’s been pretty frustrating, but I’ve gone to every weekly weigh-in (mainly because I get reimbursed by my insurance if I do).  I really wanted to skip out today, but I bit the bullet and took the 1.2 lb gain.  I’m with you on getting to goal so I don’t have to pay any more…now to get back on the downward slope of the ride!

    • http://www.itsuxtobefat.com Jennifer Swafford

      Good for you for going to every meeting! No matter the reason, meetings are so important! Let’s do this!

  • http://www.facebook.com/ferrehhiatt Ferreh Hiatt

    Yes!  I’ve been on the up and down roller coaster for quite some time too, so I’ll be rooting you on that we can both break it together!

    • http://www.itsuxtobefat.com Jennifer Swafford

      Let’s do it!

  • http://twitter.com/becgetshealthy Bec

    You know, this is a good reminder. At this point, I’ve got a lot of points to play with. But that isn’t always going to be the case, and I know I’m falling into patterns of guessing and eyeballing. I think it’s time to break those :)  

    • http://www.itsuxtobefat.com Jennifer Swafford

      No more guessing! I for one am not a very good guestimator!

  • dillard

    Great reminder!  I am new to your blog and WW.  I have set a goal and when I hit it, I am going to splurge on a scale:)  but, since you have on do you know about how many slices od deli meat are in 2 oz?  I forgot to ask at my meeting and when I asked the very busy guy at the deli counter he looked at me like I was nuts!  I’m just looking for an est.  Thanks so much!

    • http://www.itsuxtobefat.com Jennifer Swafford

      What kind of deli meat are you buying? Pre-sliced in the package or thin sliced from the meat counter? Let me know and then I can be accurate in telling you! Great job on joining WW and thanks for checking out my blog!

      • dillard

        Thin sliced from the counter.  Low sodium turkery usually.  Thank You so much!

        • http://www.itsuxtobefat.com Jennifer Swafford

          about 4 pieces is 2 ounces.

  • VegetablesMakeMeStupiddotcom

    I feel you when you talk about knowing you should do something, and knowing it helps, but not doing it anyway. For myself, I believe it’s self-sabotage. If I know I should be counting everything I eat, and I don’t, it’s most likely because for some odd reason I don’t want the good results that the counting will provide. 

    The big question is….. why? 
    Kim
    http://www.vegetablesmakemestupid.com

    • http://www.itsuxtobefat.com Jennifer Swafford

      Or…it could just be that you KNOW it is bad but it taste’s so darn good so you ignore.

  • Beatriz Domínguez

    I had my first weigh-in and I lost 5 pounds. Got an applause, 3 bravos and my first 5lbs sticker.

    Meeting was about exactly what you posted: Portion control. I’m still learning, I’m sure I go over a little bit sometimes. Seriously considering buying the scale.

    • http://www.itsuxtobefat.com Jennifer Swafford

      YEAH!!!!! Amazing! Great job! The scale is awesome and worth every penny!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Elad-Oren/1407861258 Elad Oren

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