Day 23 : What Do You Weigh ?

12/08/2015
Steps 4702
Water 5
Weight 195

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Weight is an instant and direct measure of why we are on the Diet 1.
You may be a bit out of breath on the stairs or can't run anymore. Maybe you are not as flexible as you once were, or like me, the bones below the waist are getting tired of the strain.
There's dozens of signs that you need to do something, but they are all for the most part arbitrary, and can't be nailed down without a visit to a specialist, and some pricey tests.

But sitting right there in a corner of your bathroom, usually with other stuff piled on top, is an instant and reasonably precise way to gauge your health and diet.
That trusty, unloved bathroom scale. Anytime, day or night, it will tell you in big, clear numbers that, yes, you really have had too much to eat. If you can believe the numbers, you've had too much to eat for a really long time.

We've been on the Diet 1 for three weeks now and it's time for another step. A once a day step on the scales.
I've held off on the scales while we got more important habits going, because weight is just a measure, not a diet process like eating less or exercising more. I don't want folks fretting if their weight hasn't gone down in the last three weeks. Remember, this is a one year project, to change Habits for the rest of your life. 
 You more accurately could call it, Behavioral Modification, but Diet 1 sounds better.

Weight
Back to the point of this post. Starting today, we are going to weigh ourselves once a day every day and mark it down.
I suggest first thing in the morning, before you pile on a lot of clothing and life gets too distracting. Always do it at the same time every day.
That number on the scale is going to go down really slow, and will even pop up now and then. Don't sweat it.

Remember
The scale is meant to be just another daily reminder of your Diet 1. Just like the 1 on your thumbnail, and that pedometer on your belt.
A reminder to take 1 bite, drink Water instead of soda, and keep Walking.

Every day we are making new habits that over time will make our future better, and maybe even give us a few more years on this planet.
Think about it.


KRASH
PlaceMarkBooks.com

1 comment:

  1. I think I weigh 185, I should lose some too,best of luck to you!

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