Weigh In #2

212.7

That's down 6.2 pounds

Good first week. Consistent with the exercise. Consistent with the food. Maybe I'm undereating a little bit but nothing major. I need to keep an eye on that.

I've been reading Women, Food and God and it's really forcing me to think about the idea of dieting. I need to keep track of my food because I tend to either eat too little or too much. I'm paying attention to hunger. I have been skipping dinner for the most part. Sometimes I have a light snack. It doesn't feel like deprivation.

I'll have one more Wii weigh in before leaving for California. I'm really torn about whether to buy a scale to monitor progress or whether to just believe that I'm naturally gravitating to a healthier weight. I think I'm leaning towards no scale. It's 5 weeks but if I'm consistently exercising and logging food then I should be losing. I'm going to think about it some more; the weighing in feels a little compulsive and not healthy.

What did they say at the weight loss meeting, some people lose keeping a log and some people do not. I've lost while keeping a log and I've also not lost. More often than not if I stop logging it's because I'm eating compulsively and I don't want to write it down.

Good job so far.