The Teeter Totter Effect

First an update, I had lost 4 pounds this week, well last week, but now it seems I'm up 2. I'm weighing myself every day for this program Diet Power I started, which is fine, its not upsetting me, I'm trying to learn to take the good and the bad and be okay with it. But I think I need a new scale, because I don't believe I gained two pounds in one day, and on Tuesday I showed a loss of 4 pounds from the day before. So this weekend, we are buying a new scale. But overall I'm done 12 pounds as of today, which is a good hurdle. The last few times I tried this whole weight loss thing, I never made it past 10. But the other difference is that I'm really heads up on it still, after now over a month. I've completely stopped drinking soda, I miss exercising when I don't get to, and I enjoy eating and monitoring my calorie intake. But the teeter totter on the scale is driving me buggy, so we are getting a new scale, thank you 20% off coupons from Bed Bath & Beyond.

The other bad thing is I haven't been able to work out since Saturday. I caught a lovely little cold starting Saturday night, and have been quite under the weather. EAch morning I hope to be able to get up and work out, but last night I had a coughing fit, and was worried if I worked out it would prompt another one this morning. The heat index is 106 outside today, so no walking at lunch.

I knew I probably would catch a cold about a month in, and sure enough I did. I'd been pushing myself so hard it was bound to happen. Hopefully I'll be over it soon and back to the tennis shoes in the morning, walking at lunch, and bike riding in the evening in the next couple of days.

But so the teeter totter effect at least hasn't knocked me off the equipment, like it often has. In fact, its encouraging me to work even harder. I'm able to get into the next size of pants down, they are a little tight in the backside, so I'm not wearing them yet, but I could if I really wanted to, I've worn things tighter, but I'm okay with making sure they look really nice when I wear them. A couple more weeks and a few more pounds loss will make a world of difference.

I bought 7 new pairs of dress slacks for work over the weekend at Macy's. They had a good clearance sale, and I had a $50 gift card, so I only spent $70 and should now have enough pants in two sizes down to make it to fall. The exciting thing is when I work my way through these pants, I'll be out of the Women's department! I'll be in the top of Misses, but I'll be there!