Measuring and Cheating

Sorry for the delay. The last couple of weeks have been busy for me. I’ll write about what I’ve been up to later, but this post is back to weight. While I’ve been busy, I’ve missed the gym a fair amount, so I was concerned that the scale would suffer. But, thankfully, as of Friday, I was at 304.6 pounds. I’ve been getting exacting about the diet, which has helped. One significant change has been that instead of measuring things with a spoon, tea, and table, I’ve moved to measuring weight. This is because I’ve noticed that I wouldn’t be genuine in the measurements and would count a heaping tablespoon as a tablespoon, and when we’re talking about sauces, those calories can add up. When I measure with grams, it’s a lot harder to lie to myself. Just that one change has accounted for my weight loss the last week and change since the gym hasn’t been in the cards. Hopefully, starting today, though, I’ll be able to start working out again and shedding more pounds. I genuinely miss my elliptical (I use the same one every time).

Now for why I’m giving you Friday’s weight. I’ve decided to use Friday as my official weekly weigh-in. This is a vanity choice because I usually enjoy myself a little bit over the weekend, and I want the best weight for my weigh-in. For example, Friday, after weeks of being strict, I decide to indulge and order in pizza; Mario the Baker in Miami hit the spot perfectly. Instead of packaging the leftovers and eating them all weekend, I instead took them downstairs and shared them with our front desk and valet in the building, thereby assuring my cheat meal stayed to one meal. Obviously, with the lack of gym that had a minor effect still on the scale, but I’m sure by this Friday, the weight will have gone down, so I’m not letting it scare me.

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