no news is good news

Usually in my case, when I have no news it's because I am ashamed of my choices. :)  I won't blog if I've been bad.  Silly, but I guess if I don't say it out loud, it's not a problem.

HOWEVER, no news has been good news! I have been maintaining a steady level of weight.  Not lost anything more, but just staying between 180-182.  Which consistency is huge for me! I am just enjoying that. 

Since July hit things have just been busy. We went on our outdoor adventure vacation.  Hiking and climbing and traveling.  It was a lot of fun.  I was so proud of us for choosing to spend our week together being active and eating healthy snacks/dinners (except when my husband at White Castle! YUCK!)

After vacation week, my friend came into town.  We did lots of shopping and eating out and I was a good girl! Proud of myself and my will power. 

Last week, I took a road trip with my parents to see family in Tennessee.  I love my aunt dearly so please don't mistake me when I say this, but there really wasn't a chance to over eat at her house.  She weighs 5 pounds, and now I know why!

She eats like a mouse.
...and I eat like Templeton (you know...the fat rat from Charlotte's Web?). 

You couldn't help but eat less when you were around her. Which actually turned out to be extremely helpful! Didn't gain a single pound on that trip (even though gummy bears and chips were consumed in the car!!)

This week I have been preparing for school and enjoying my last few days of total freedom.  Come next week, I will be in full school mode.    The crock pot will become my best friend.  The luxurious breakfasts will come to a stop.  And I will struggle to exercise at 6am instead of 7.

SO...if you don't hear from me for a while, please call me out on it. 
because chances are...I am in hiding.

Scale Malfunctions

I usually weigh myself four times a day.  Sounds like a lot.  I know some people say only weigh yourself once a week or once a day,  but here's why I choose to step up four times a day:

#1: I weigh myself first thing in the morning, to see the "true" weight as some may say.  Theory is, after your first urination in the morning, that number is your TRUE weight.  I don't know if that is for sure, but I normally see a 1-2 pound difference from the night before.

#2: I weigh myself mid morning, because usually it's a pound or so lighter than my morning wake up weight.

#3: I weigh myself mid day, to see how I am doing with staying on track for the day. If I am already pigging out, the scale will show me in numbers.

#4: I weigh myself at night, to see how I ended the day to keep track of foods that may or may not have worked well for me. For example: maybe I ate a lot of sodium, I can numerically see the bloating on my body.

Now, something weird has been happening.  I have been weighing myself at night, and in the morning I have actually been weighing MORE.  Now keep in mind, I usually see a 1-2 pound "weight loss" over night.  Basically over night I finish metabolizing my food, sweat and move around like a wild cat.  So usually I see that I don't lose any additional weight on average, but I definitely am not use to GAINING weight.  I am slightly annoyed and curious.

Curious, because I am not sure what the trigger has been.
ANNOYED, because it's no fun to wake up in the morning and face that stupid scale.

I am not a fan of this new trend occurring and hope that it is just needing a new battery.
because surely it's nothing I am doing, right?

Oh well.

The next three days, my husband and I are getting our hike on.  We will be going to HaHa Tonka State Park today to hit the trails. Wednesday and Thursday, we will be heading to Elephant Rocks, Johnson's Shut ins Park, as well as Taum Sauk Mountain.  

Expect pictures of our conquest to be posted soon.
Have a great week!