Tuesday, August 4, 2009

i didn't weigh myself. do i weigh tomorrow???

i didn't weigh myself. again, it was harder than i thought. my dear boyfriend did something with the scale -- i have no idea what, which is great. thank you, dear.

but there's still the issue of my brother's scale. he lives next door to me and they leave their door open. i was home later than them this morning and the temptation was huge. at one point, i was going over there BUT

Harriet at http://harrietmwelch.wordpress.com/ (forgive me, can anyone tell me how to cut and paste a link?) agreed to stay scale-free with me today and knowing she's out there kept me off the scale. it's great having a buddy.

on another note, i have been so busy and my travels have kept me away from my computer most of the time. i miss having time. starting tomorrow, i will get to read all the blogs i love. yay!

today was a really long and stressful day. i'm almost too tired to write. i feel like i'm just rambling but i wanted to say, I DIDN'T WEIGH MYSELF TODAY.

13 comments:

  1. You did it! Yay! I think it will get easier not to weigh yourself every day you manage not to... but don't look at the times you do as failures, they're not.... x

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  2. I think it's wonderful that he did something with the scale and that you DIDN"T weight yourself today. Keep up the good work!

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  3. Hoooray!!! The first days scale free are the hardest but you will get there!!

    In order to do a link, what you need to do is write the words that you want as the link so on this particular post, you would highlight Harriet. Then, click on the little symbol that looks like a figure 8 and paste the appropriate web address as instructed.

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  4. well done! keep at it. the longer you leave it the easier it will get. but if you do jump on the scale tomorrow, well, nothing wrong with that either.

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  5. Way to go :) I really think the "one day at a time" thing applies to many addictions, including the scale!

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  6. Yippie! I was going to climb on mine when I got home. Now I'll keep off it. But you do find them everywere. Keep up the good work.

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  7. abi; i hope it does get easier. i'm still troubled to see my attachment to it. by the way, did you get my email?

    tina; i'm glad he took it out of my hands too. now, i just have to fight the temptation to go to my brothers. it's always something.

    christie; thank you for the "techno" advice. now, i can link away. and yes, i do hope it gets easier.

    linda; i need to figure out the balance. do i want to weigh once a week, not at all -- what's healthiest for me. i hope to find out!

    kim; one day at a time is brilliant. too much future thinking is terrifying. and of course, hanging out in the past doesn't really rock either.

    eating alone; thank you so much for this comment. i swear, i nearly cried. you keep up the good work too. how did it feel for you -- not getting on the scael?

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  8. Good for you! I weighed myself this morning. Lost 2 pounds. I didn't eat much yesterday because I knew I didn't know what I weighed. That's not good is it?

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  9. I must have gained like 100 lbs. At least that's what ED says. I tell him that's between him and my nutritionist. I'm just going to follow her plan. I realize, well I can accept, that I can not act in a way that is healthy for my body. I'm choosing to listen the expert's that I highered. They have been telling me not to weigh myself for three month's now. This week is the first time I've been able to do it. I did get on the scale, but it was not pluged in so no lights. Still getting on it was calming. Bleh, I really hate ED!

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  10. harriet: interesting. i've been thinking about this. i was going to ask if you wanted to do it again next tuesday, but now i'm not so sure you'd want to. i know what you mean -- watching MORE because you're not weighing.

    eating alone; I hate ED too. maybe you'd like to stay off the scale with me again next Tuesday? yes, it is comforting to get back on!

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  11. I think I'm going to pass on no weigh days for awhile. I'm not doing well emotionally as a whole right now, and taking away the scale is causing worse eating habits for me. I'm sorry. I hope you can keep it up!

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  12. Harriet: i have been away from the computer. i am so sorry that last tuesday had ill effects for you. i hadn't thought of that. and i'm sorry you're having a hard time now. take good care of yourself. i'm thinking of you a lot.

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  13. Thank you! It wasn't that bad, just not something I'll do anytime in the near future. It's a goal to work towards though.

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