Days 28, 29, 30 - A Need for a New Scale - What a Relief!

Here we are at Weigh In Day. This morning I was horrified at what I saw! I thought, "How in the world can I work so hard at this and get poor results?" I got to thinking and decided that it might have to do where I place the scale each time that I weigh in. So I did a little test and placed the scale at 4 different locations in the kitchen and came up with 4 total different weights! The lowest is the one that I'm going with for our report. And I'll have to consider purchasing a new scale, OR make sure I place this scale at the same location every week.

Also note, I had my housekeeper also test out the scale and placed the scale at two different locations. Her weight changed by 3 pounds in less than a minute. There is definitely a scale problem going on here.

Here's our results so far:

Day 1 - 235.8
Week 1 - 233.2
Week 2 - 226.8
Week 3 - 226.0
Week 4 - 225.4 - A loss of 6/10 pound.

Total Loss to date, 10.4 pounds in 4 weeks, A loss of 2.6 pounds per week. Pretty good as my minimum goal is 1.5 pounds per week.

It's my understanding that when one first ventures into a weight loss program, the pounds come off pretty fast at first, then one plateaus. That must be what's happening here. Further, I need to start getting more exercise. The problem with the exercise is that my back causes me such pain when on my feet very long. What I have been doing, this past week is heading for the zoo and walking there as much as I can. As the weight comes off, the exercise can increase. I'll do my best!

Sorry I missed the past couple of days, I've been off and running with errands, etc.  Company has also come by the house several times which has gotten me off of my routine. I'm back now!

So here's the picture of the day. This is me back in about 1988. After I got back to normal size after giving birth to my second child. I need to get back to this normal size again, That's what I'm working toward!

I'd like to make a note of some of the things I have given up and steer clear of:

Cheddar Cheese (and the like)
Bread - (a couple of slips over the course of 4 weeks - have had 2 hamburger buns, but that's it. I stay clear of bread as best I can)
Starbucks - Good to stay away from there for two reasons - weight loss AND my pocketbook.
Chips, Popcorn, etc.
Chocolate
Most Pre-Packaged and Processed foods. I can't stay away from them all, but sdtay away from most.
Pasta. Have had absolutely no pasta.

There's more, but for now, that's what I can think of.

Well, that's it for now! I'll have more updates tomorrow. Thanks for stopping in!