Weekly check-in, Feb 23

Remembering to write on a Monday, like I always hope to? This could be a sign that a good habit is forming ...

After my realization last week that my scale has gone SCHIZO, I decided to go back to using BOTH scales for a short while, to see if that would yield any results. (Oh my scientific brain!) I know they've both had histories of being bizarrely erratic, so here they are side-by-side:

Old scale: 192.0 lbs, 29.2 BMI, 35.4% body fat
New scale: 199.2 lbs, 30.3 BMI, 36.1% body fat

Because I'm a huge fan of numbers and metrics, and because I gain motivation from seeing little victories, (and because I am a big nerd!,) I've been tracking my weight on BOTH of these scales at different times on different pieces of software. So I just plotted them out (again, because I am a big nerd), and here's the spread:

For a while there, it seemed like the NEW scale (pink) was simply more accurate ... but I'm suddenly really glad I kept the oldie in order to have some continuity.



Who knew trying to track weight loss could be THIS tricky?!

Regardless, there is some great news in here:

- This calms my mind about weight fluctuation. Chances are, it's not my body doing weird things; it's the flipping scale having a panic attack!
- For all intents and purposes, I lost 7 lbs this week. I feel like a contestant on "The Biggest Loser!" (the kind who would get kicked off for not getting double-digits, but so what?) Since I haven't amended my goal of 164 by 12/31, that makes my goal graph much more comfortable to view:

Even if I continue to lose weight at my current pace (approx .75/wk), this eases me into my goal in early November. If I can bump it up to 1lb/wk, that'll be late August. Score!



- I can take a picture on my cruise next week (OMG it's next week!) for my 195-191 picture on my wall (I don't think I've mentioned this, but I'm taking pictures of my face as I lose weight so I can see the slow progression of a decreasing double chin and increasing facial definition).

Alright, I think that's it for this week. Hopefully I won't have any more calamities of the scale this year ... and if I do, the next one CERTAINLY won't be Taylor brand!