Too bad I am having trouble being excited about it right now. I can't believe that its been a month since I last stepped on a scale. In some ways I am proud and happy that I have somehow managed to break the chain that was holding me on to the number. Another part of me is terrified to get back on it again for fear of what I might see.
So I gave up the scale for lent. That will continue this scale-free lifestyle of mine into April. In place of the scale, I have been taking tape measurements of waist, hip, neck, arm, thigh and calf on the 1st of the month, starting in February. Yesterday was the 1st, so I went down to see what the tape measure said. With not weighing myself at all, I have had to rely on how my body feels and how my clothes fit for an idea of how I was doing. My jeans were loose, tops that had been too tight before were fitting again, I was sure that the numbers would show some progress.
Not one number changed.
My measurements were exactly the same from a month ago.
I honestly cannot put into words how heartbreaking that was to see.
I weigh and measure my food. I keep a detailed food journal tracking everything I put in my mouth. Including macro nutrients! I have spreadsheets and journals and sticky notes galore! I go to the gym 7 days a week and track my heart rate and calories burned.
WHY AM I STUCK?!?!
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