Source: lifes-a-journal.com via Stacie on Pinterest
I must say that my body is so confusing. I stepped on the scale the other day, and am very sad to say that I have gained 12lbs since Thanksgiving. :sob: 5 of those have been in the last month :sobsob: Looking back at my food journal though, I have no idea why. I was so proud of myself, too. I was keeping my eating mostly under control, which is totally awesome. I haven’t been eating as much produce as I need (still), but I’m not that far off. I could have been a lot healthier this past week, but I didn’t think I’d done too badly. Oh well, keep on keepin’ on, I guess…
But now for the confusing part. I am a smaller size. Yep, I’ve gone down a size from the last time I posted! Officially a (tiny bit snug) 14. 
What makes it stranger still, my body has changed considerably since after I had Sweet. I was so excited to fit into a 14 on our 10th anniversary, when I was about 20lbs lighter. Crazy.
The weather is trying so hard to warm up, I can’t wait for it to be warm again! We didn’t really have much of a winter, but it’s fighting really hard to stick around. I keep hearing about all of these record highs, but then I look out the window and see snow showers. I have an idea that those highs just aren’t reaching us. 
I should keep my mouth shut though, because I’m probably working up a big jinx on myself, and we’ll get a SoCal summer up here, and me with no air conditioning in my house.
Is anyone out there willing to give me a virtual butt kicking every now and then? I’m looking for a fit friend to help keep me on track, and that I can talk about things that I don’t feel comfortable writing about here, but have an impact on my fitness journey. I can reciprocate, if you want. Let me know!
Have a great week everyone!
Stacie, you’re doing an awesome job! I know that sometimes it can be really discouraging when the scale doesn’t reflect your hard work, but if you can see it in your clothes and measurements, then you’re still doing great! I’m happy to let you bounce anything you need off me. Just shoot me an email or find me on Facebook and we can connect!
Thank you for your encouragement! I’ll send you an email soon, I’m grateful for your help and support.
I gave up the scale for this very reason. Messes with my head too much when I’m taking care of myself and feeling good about my progress. Seeing it stay the same or go up just makes me stop trying. So I stopped looking. Way to go on the positive changes you are seeing in your body!
I haven’t weighed myself since I wrote this post. I’m tired of seeing my weight go up and up and up, it was getting to the point where the tears would start before I even stepped on there. I’m much more satisfied by seeing how my clothes fit.
Great job on fitting in a smaller size! Sometimes the scale isn’t the best way to measure the hard work you are doing!!
You said it! I was so tempted to get rid of the scale, but Computer Dude loves to track his weight, it’s a great motivator for him. So now I’m just ignoring it.
Hey, girly! Weight loss can be tricky and you know it. Chin up – the spring is here. Best of luck on keeping yourself moving
Thanks for the support! I appreciate all the kind words you’ve given me over the past months. <3
You have me completely baffled. That is really odd. Let’s see what happens this week and compare. About the food, how are you measuring your portions? Can you let me know on twitter later when you get this? @Bookieboo XXOO
Thanks for your comments! Get ready for some tweets!
I hate my scale, becasue I give it too much power. I love the Non scale victories- that’s what I place my importance on!