can't believe I forgot to weigh!!!

It's Monday!! I usually don't enjoy Monday mornings very much...means the end of a relaxing or fun filled weekend, but today, I LOVE MONDAY...and, even more so...I LOVE MONDAY MORNING!!! Yeah!! I never thought I would say that!! I love Monday morning???

It's true, I do! Today I woke up and realized that I totally forgot to weigh myself on Friday...my weigh day. Totally forgot!! Not just an "ugh, I don't really want to weigh myself today because I know I did not lose any weight" or a "do I really have to do this and feel horrible about myself the rest of the week?" NO! I totally and completely forgot! Woke up Friday morning wanting to play Just Dance! Threw my sweats on, moved the sofa back as far as the way...again...made a healthy breakfast of homemade granola and almond milk, picked up Joshy and then danced the morning away! I think I even beat Olivia! ONCE! But, hey, I beat her!!!

[ here is the link for granola recipe...I use agave syrup instead of honey...same consistency and well, I can't have honey! YUM!!
http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2008/05/28/the-best-raw-granola-on-planet-earth-and-possibly-elsewhere-the-renegade-health-show-episode-62/ ]

Truth is, I am afraid to weigh. I do not want to see that no results have been made in my weight loss quest. I do not want to feel badly about my body, especially since I am getting older and unable to stop that. I do not want to feel as if all the effort I have been making is not showing any results on the scale. All of that is true. But, I don't think about that until way late in the day when it is just too late to weigh. I know, I should be able to weigh at any time, whenever I remember...just keep it consistent and limited to once a week, right? No way....I way in the morning only! Before I eat, after potty and before I do anything else. And, since I am trying to be good at this...I only weigh on Fridays. So why have I not weighed for 2 weeks??? I totally forgot because I had something more fun on my mind...Joshy and dancing!!

[ site on when to weigh for best weight loss results...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=55489 ]

That's the key to me to not be soooo obsessed with this weight loss... keeping busy and keeping focused on something else. THAT IS HUGE for me!! To focus on something besides my weight?? I have not done that for at least 30 years!! I am doing it now!

I know I have not lost any weight...my pants are still tight when I put them on straight out of the dryer. My shirts still cling just a little too tight for my comfort. I still can't wear all the cute clothes I bought 2 summers ago that are amazing still in style! That's how I know I have not lost one pound! I know that. I guess the difference is that now I have accepted it.

I am doing everything "right" according to all the experts on how to lose weight:
1. diet....no sugar, no honey, no soy, no dairy, no fun....got it! Doing great with that!
2. exercise...3 times a week at the Y, training with Justin once a week, dancing like crazy on Just Dance or Dance Dance Revolution. Loving that!
3. sleep...ah...wonderful sleep....I LOVE this part of the regiment! Yeah, summer!! I love you!!
4. levels check...once a week with Dr. Walsh, seeing progress each week! Yeah!
5. reading scripture...also reading Love to Eat, Hate to Eat by Elyse Fitzpatrick.

[ http://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/books_nonfictionbook.cfm?productID=6914382 ]

No weight loss. No "new & cute" wardrobe. No success story to win $500! So, what DO I have to show for this?? I've been working on this over a month, with a LOT of accountability! I write down everything that enters into the huge portal on my face. Olivia keeps me honest, that's for sure. Dr. Walsh checks levels. Justin trains me. So, what DO I have to show for all of this??

Well, I forgot to weigh on Friday and did not even think about it until this morning, and I could not weigh because it was MONDAY!! Yeah!! THAT'S what I have to show for all of this!!!

Okay, got to go...time to DANCE!!!

[ http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/lsuOIrpVDZGNKP-14iVQumsPxZ8e_LmR and...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JzcqALklRs ]