{"id":8758,"date":"2010-11-08T12:23:08","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T20:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8758"},"modified":"2010-11-08T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2010-11-08T21:31:14","slug":"the-scale-vs-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=8758","title":{"rendered":"The Scale vs. Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This morning I got on the scale for my monthly weigh-in. I had a number in mind that I wanted to see (145 or less).<\/p>\n

I’m not going to post what I saw today. I’m half hoping that the salty food I ate this weekend is the culprit and I’ll weigh myself tomorrow and hope the number changes.<\/p>\n

Needless to say I wasn’t happy. I’ve been pretty good about counting my calories, eating in moderation, not eating too much candy from Halloween. I’ve been lifting weights, jogging, swimming and walking when I can. I took a week off in the middle of October when I got sick, but I really have a hard time accepting that 4 days of no exercising will cause a gain. Especially for me and as active as I am.<\/p>\n

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So seeing a number I didn’t like threw me for a loop. It had me second guessing everything I’ve been doing. “I shouldn’t have eaten that extra Halloween candy” etc etc etc. Michael pointed out that being focused on a number torments me–and it really does. I have no idea WHY I have a specific number in mind, but I do.<\/p>\n

A gain doesn’t necessarily mean a weight gain. I know this. But being hyper-sensitive to the number on the scale for years makes it difficult to just ignore it.<\/p>\n

This month clearly I need to think of the positive, Non-Scale Victories.<\/p>\n