The weekly weigh in, week 51

Weekly summary: Weekly change, lost 3.2 pounds. Total weight loss, 79.8 pounds. Average weekly loss, 1.6 pounds.

I didn't make it to a meeting this week, despite my best intentions. I wish I had, but all in all, I'd still rather have slept late today than force myself out the door this morning. I rarely sleep late. I usually wake a little before 5:30 a.m. when my alarm goes off, but last night's migraine medicines knocked me out. A good night's sleep is one of the best gifts I can give myself, and though medication impaired sleep is second rate, it's still more sleep than I have had in weeks.

Stumbling to the scales this morning, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I know better than to do this, but I've been weighing every day again. That's such a stupid habit. I'll be up one day and down the next, and that's normal. Since I've been on another plateau, I've been very disciplined about my food intake this week, making a serious effort to keep my focus on fresh fruits and vegetables, gauging my hunger levels and then trying to ignore food, weight and size the rest of the time. The first two I did well, the last, well, not so much, and that may be the hardest thing I have to learn -- to live without obsession.


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