Scale Saturday 2018: Week 10

I morphed a little bit this last week into the proverbial hare of tortoise-and-hare-race fame. Not the racing part, but the napping part...if you could possibly eat while napping. (I'm laughing here a bit maniacally, sipping my coffee, making my children wonder.) If we learned anything from the moral of the story, we know the hare's ego was his real undoing, while the tortoise was rewarded for his perseverance. But who's to say the tortoise didn't stop to catch his breath once in a while? There's something to be said for resting when you need to.

While I pretty much ate in moderation the first half of my week off, I didn't journal what I ate. The second half of the week I skipped giddily through Indulgence Forest, having been intoxicated by my newfound freedom. The foods I normally don't allow during Lent I made an exception for as a "birthday treat"--which was extended to a "birth week treat". I woke up Wednesday morning feeling achy and overall sickly, which cleared my head enough to realize my week was up. On the bright side, I snapped out of the spree before it became "birth month treat". My foray into SugarCarbLand cost me five pounds.

I just want to say a quick word about calories: not all calories are created equal. I think this is in part why so many Weight Watchers followers find success over a longer period of time. The point system is designed to not penalize you for eating good food. While I often mention calorie counting here as how I stay accountable and on track, I don't mention often enough that a whole lot of moderation and balance goes into what calories are consumed. There is such a thing as good fat, and I find if I restrict too much of it in an attempt to drop a lot of weight quickly, I end up with really bad headaches and I actually quit losing weight. However, eating nothing but high fat foods (even healthy fats) can cause health problems, such as an increased risk of cancer. Moderation and balance are the most important keys to a successful, healthy diet.

I'll end this post with the fantastic news that all of the baby weight I gained with Addie is gone!!! I hope to lose another 35 pounds. Almost half way there!