Ready to stop

melham

Just returned from my honeymoon. I haven't logged a single thing since Thursday May 12th, and I've gained 2 pounds since then. However, I was under my goal by 1.5 pounds on the day I stopped, and I've eaten pretty much all I wanted to since then, and not exercised nearly as much as normal.

I think I'm ready to stop logging for a while and see if I can eat and exercise like a reasonably normal human adult and maintain my weight. I honestly can't imagine what it would be like to have to log every calorie in and out for the rest of my life. Measure everything. Time my sit-ups. Count every step and every minute I walk during lunch. Say "no" all the time. Seriously. Not that I'm going to let myself go now that I'm married. Far from it. I'm now more motivated than ever to be a goddess in the eyes of my husband. So, for anyone interested, this is my farewell until June 1. I've been logging for more than six months. Time to see if I've learned anything or not.

I was at 103.5 this morning. Check back if you're interested in my little experiment.

guppygirl322

Good luck!!!!

melham

Check-in eve.

Okay, true to my word, I'll post my weight tomorrow. I logged calories a little last week, but stopped again this past weekend.

:ohwell:

melham

105

A 1.5 pound gain as of this morning. To be fair, though, I was at 104 yesterday. My weight can fluctuate 2 pounds from one day to the next, but let's go with 105.

I've learned a number of things, but the most important is that I was obsessing about what I ate and it was eventually going to ruin my relationship with my husband and my life. I came to this realization on my honeymoon, where I almost had a meltdown at a grocery store because my husband wanted to get bread, lunchmeat, etc. for sandwiches and I was freaking out over the calories in the bread. On my honeymoon. Luckily, he didn't file for an annulment, and I spent the rest of the trip enjoying what I ate. Overall it's cost me a 1.5 pound gain, but another thing I've learned is that I'm comfortable at 105ish.

I'll probably start logging again today. But if you take anything away from this, let it be this: don't let food or calories or whether you spent 30 minutes or only 25 minutes running today rule your life. I'm not saying you should just forget it and eat whatever you want and spend the rest of your life on the couch with a bag of Fritos watching Rikki Lake re-runs, but don't obsess. I'm glad I figured that out before it got completely out of hand.