Weigh In Monday #26

Monday morning weigh in and, unexpectedly, the number on the scale didn't change. I was the healthy path kid last week, so my body must be doing the plateau thing. It seems my "too too solid flesh" has, at times, a mind of it's own. I don't mind, at least I'm feeling more in control of my eating and have managed to be more aware of my reactions to stress and trying to seek out alternate remedies besides diving into the sour cream and onion dip.

My employer has started another healthy challenge, offering an eight week program, much like the "Maintain Don't Gain" program they had over the holidays. So, I joined up and weighed in. The goal of the program is for the health system's employees to lose 2008 pounds in 2008. (We have over 13,000 employees, system wide, so we sure should be able to lose that much in eight weeks.) Every Monday morning, I get an email from the dietician running the program with weight loss tips and health information. Her email is a wonderful positive reminder.

When I stepped on the scale at the first weigh in, I was amazed at how calm I was when they wrote my weight down. I have admitted my weight to few people in this world, and, have struggled with a huge amount of shame about it. So, having less of a negative feeling about my weight was encouraging. Maybe some day I'll actually admit my weight here.

But, not yet!