Bodies Are Fascinating

pitbullmamaliz

This is not a rant or rave about the scale. In fact, it's kind of the exact opposite. I'm a daily weigher because I enjoy seeing my body's fluctuations, and for me, it gives me more useful long-term information. Well, I had surgery on Friday, just outpatient, but man they still pumped me full of fluids via my IV. So my weight was up a pound the next day. By the time Sunday rolled around, I was up 3 1/2 pounds. I didn't freak, because I knew my body was healing and recovering from a trauma. Yesterday my weight went down .4 lbs. Today it was down another .8 lbs. Calories and carbs have remained consistent, and I don't feel like I've been peeing out extra fluids. But my body is finding its way, on its own, and I still feel great.

Cheating would have been super easy - my mom was in town for a few days to help me out so we ate out more. I stayed on plan. Friends offered to bring over desserts. I stayed on plan. Not a single craving or urge to cheat. It's really quite amazing to me how easy I'm finding this way of eating. It just feels RIGHT for once in my life.

Anyway, I won't lie that I'm happy the scale is headed back down - I was only 8 pounds away from a MAJOR goal, so it was a little sad to see that temporarily slip further away. But the scale doesn't rule my life. And thanks to low carb, FOOD doesn't rule my life anymore, either.

AlexandraCarlyle

Great, great post. Well done. Don't be sad or disappointed: You should be very, very proud of the fact that you see things as they really are. There is always a remedy, and you are ever ready to implement it because you know it makes sense, and you respect yourself.

You go girl!