Perfect in our Imperfections: Weigh-in March 11: Still sick

Monday, March 11, 2013

Weigh-in March 11: Still sick

I'm up one pound, and I still have a cold. Those two things may be connected. I also went to my parents' house. No one was there (I had forgotten they were going to be out of town) and I picked at candy while I was waiting. And this week has been a bad one for exercise, since I was out of town and then sick.

This has been the worst winter for colds, and it isn't just me. Everyone around me seems to be sick. My cough seems to be settling down but my chest feels very congested this morning, heavy and tight.

I'm excited about the DietBet contest I entered. Assuming I am feeling better, I think it could give me an extra boost. I have to weigh-in on Saturday, which requires some verification photos. I am going to have a standard weigh-in outfit that I am going to keep near the scale so that the clothes are a constant.

Mostly, though, I'm still feeling patient with myself and this process. I have a review of a book on Self-Compassion coming up, and the ideas really have been helpful to me. I'm not going to be able to win everyone's love and approval no matter how much weight I lose, but I can be compassionate with myself during the process.

1 comment:

Shauna5:27 PM
Hope you feel better soon Jen! This sentence is so fab: "Mostly, though, I'm still feeling patient with myself and this process."

Good on you :)
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Here's the first post from this blog, back in July of 2006. It gives a brief introduction to my weight history and my goals for a a sane, healthy life. I think it's the best introduction that I can give you to this blog and to what this weight management thing is all about for me. You can also look back to my stats when this blog began. My highest weight ever, sometime around 1995, was probably around 215. I'll never know for sure, because I wouldn't go near a scale at that time in my life. I made Lifetime in Weight Watchers in 2002, but as you can see, that did not end the battle for me. This time around, I'm taking things slowly and trying to be sane about it. My goal now is to have a life where weight isn't something I think about much. I just want to be happy with who I am and how I look. Wish me luck.