My NSV

I have been up and down the little over three months I have been on MFP. I started dedicated (or so I thought). I stopped drinking soda, quit candy and bad for me snacks and chose my foods carefully. I exercised as I could (mind you I am WAY out of shape so it takes time to build up my endurance).

BUT I also became a slave to the scale. I started weighing every morning and when I didn't see a loss or even saw a gain, I freaked... got discouraged and told myself I couldn't do this. So I would end up right at my calorie goal, not exercising and not drinking water like I should. I didn't go back to soda but I did eat candy and bad for me stuff.

Friday night I had a major meltdown (about a lot of things, not just my weight). I went for a walk. An actual outside in the fresh air left my toddler with my teenager walk. It was nice. So Saturday I did it again, this time with my teen and my toddler and a friend of my teen. They got ice cream at the little store... I got cold water. Sunday, I walked again. Today it's cold, damp and was drizzling. Instead of making it an excuse, I walked.

I also lowered my calorie goal. MFP was giving me 2020 a day. That's honestly too much food for me, with eating healthy. If I see that number I can rationalize in my mind candy or cake or something bad for me. So I lowered it to 1600. I don't eat my exercise calories. If this doesn't work, I will adjust.

I also have lost the desire to get on the scale. I don't know how, or why. But it's not there. I weighed a few days ago. I won't weigh again until April 1st. And every 1st of the month after. I put it on my iPhone calendar.

It just feels "right" this time. So, that's my NSV for this week.