In Need of a Ladder

I have seriously fallen off the wagon. Not in the sense that I am pigging out and gaining weight rapidly. I have just created a new pattern over the past several weeks of not being as strict on my choices. I haven't gained weight, I just haven't lost any either. Now that I am actively trying to lose again, I am finding it hard to say no to some of what I have been allowing myself.

Last night I had a piece of birthday cake. Now that may not seem like a big deal, but I can't expect to lose pounds if I eat a piece of lard-frosted 10,000,000 calorie birthday cake chased by a scotcheroo (yeah, I had one of those last night too). This morning, I admitted my cheat to Jeff and he promptly threw away the rest of the cake. The kids don't like frosting (yeah, I know it's weird) and Jeff could care less for it, so this cake has been in my house begging for attention. I caved.

It makes you feel so powerless and like a failure to realize I made really heathly choices all day yesterday and then topped it off with crap.

I need to make better choices. I need to take back my power over food. I had it for months and then allowed the bad choices to creep back in. Not gaining weight somehow gave me permission in my mind. I can't let that happen again.

Time to climb back on the wagon.

Schweaty Man Challenge: Post One

You know. I hate scales. Not because I hate my weight necessarily, but I hate their inconsistency. I weigh myself at home everyday. Everyday for almost two months I have weighed 193 (+/- 2 pounds). Since Schweaty Man and I decided to begin a new challenge today, we thought we would weigh ourselves on the same scale at work, at the same time. Then we will use the same scale, at the same time for our final weigh-ins.

Well here it is. Our results on the crappy-weigh-ten-more-pounds scale:

Jennie: 202.6 pounds
Schweaty Man: 261 pounds

Mom just called and we are going out to eat for dinner tonight. Tomorrow night out with The Casseroles. Sunday night to Jenny's for the Oscars (you know I'll bring food).

Damn. This ain't gonna be easy.

Schweaty Man Challenge:Introduction

Schweaty Man paid up today. I am now th proud owner of a old, wrinkly ten dollar bill. Woo-hoo!

I offered him a chance to win his money back. We'll be hitting the scales. Person to lose the biggest percentage of overall weight by 4/20/06 will be deemed the winner.

Game on.