{"id":22103,"date":"2011-08-31T11:43:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T18:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=22103"},"modified":"2011-08-31T11:43:40","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T18:43:40","slug":"the-end-of-a-scale-free-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=22103","title":{"rendered":"The End of a Scale-Free Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

It began on June 1st–the start of an experiment. I was going scale-free<\/a> for the summer. I was tired of giving that stupid little device so much power over my emotions. That number on the scale had the enormous potential of MAKING or RUINING my entire day. I had lots of anxiety about going scale-free. Would I gain a bunch of weight? Would this be a huge set back after how far I’ve come?<\/p>\n

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I was faced with a lot of challenges and temptations this summer. Road trips<\/a> and lots of restaurant <\/a>eating. I tried to make good choices when it came to eating out but there was a LOT of eating out. More than I would have liked, to be honest. But the food was good.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of good food…The annual Brewfest <\/a>and a family reunion<\/a> had good food. Celebrating my third anniversary <\/a>with Michael involved food.<\/p>\n

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Even with all those temptations and food orgies, notice that I balanced them out with fitness. I swam two miles<\/a> for the first time.\u00a0 I was still committed to working out<\/a> at the gym and I was commuting to work on my bike<\/a> in preparation for the Portland Century<\/a>. I biked, I swam, I ran, I hiked<\/a>.\u00a0 It is my opinion that continuing my normal fitness routine, plus the additional training, kept me on track.<\/p>\n

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Not to say it was all puppies and kittens this summer. I did struggle<\/a> with going scale-free in the beginning. I was convinced<\/strong> I had gained about 10 pounds. I was sure<\/strong> I could see it when I looked in the mirror.\u00a0 Sometime around mid-July I made peace with it. I honestly FORGOT about the scale and forgot about how much I weighed. I stopped wondering what that number was, or feeling like I had gained 10 pounds. I just enjoyed the summer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It was a refreshing feeling. Freedom. Freedom from feeling bad<\/strong>\u00a0about myself based on a number. While I don’t think it’s wise to completely go scale-free for the rest of my life, I think I can go in spurts where I take a break from the scale. As it stands I’ll go back to weighing myself once a month if I feel like it<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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So what was the outcome? What number was on the scale when I finally ended the Scale Free Summer?<\/p>\n

I was 144.2<\/strong> in June when I started this experiment.<\/p>\n

After going Scale-Free for the summer:\u00a0144.4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exactly the same as far as I am concerned. I might have fluctuated up and down a few pounds but I never saw it, so it didn’t happen. I ended exactly where I started in June. I am so happy that my experiment was a success. It gave me even more confidence that what I’m doing works–<\/strong>\u00a0The affirmation that I needed. It proved to me that I’m secure in my routine, my habits, my life.<\/p>\n

Where do I go from here? With the hard decisions<\/a> I have about the gym situation, my hope is that my waistline is not affected by the hiatus. I will probably weigh-in for awhile until I figure out what my gym\/workout decision will be just to make sure I stay on track.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: Were you surprised by the outcome of my summer experiment? How often to you weigh yourself?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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