Weigh-In Wednesday #3

Oh, Wednesday.

Again I am excited to see the numbers drop on the scale...and I'm not sure what to expect this week, because I haven't been hopping up on the scale EVERY morning.  This is intended to be better for me so that I don't get discouraged if I see the numbers go up or if they stay the same.  This is what JC recommends, and what I'm used to doing..for the most part...but it kills me just a little.  I am a perfectionist, and he's given me a huge goal for this month...so to relinquish some control was not easy.

Starting weight:  292.1

1st weigh-in:  286.8

2nd weigh-in:  280.1

3rd weigh-in:  276.4

That's a drop of 3.7 pounds this week.  Not bad, not bad...why am I so disappointed?  Total loss in 3 weeks = 15.7 pounds...and I should be rejoicing as that's an average loss of over 5 pounds per week.  All I need to do now is drop 14.3 pounds next week to attain a 30 pound drop this month.  Gaaaahhhh...sometimes this is so frustrating.

So, what happens now?  How do I pick myself up after not losing an astounding amount of weight?  Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with a loss...but as always, I have high and somewhat unrealistic expectations and that sets me up for failure sometimes.  However, I have a perfect way to counteract this...no, not by trying on clothing that I don't think I can fit into in my closet (that'll come later).  For now...I need some perspective.

This is a pound of butter:

I have lost almost 16 of these.

This is a five pound bunch of carrots:

 

I have lost over 3 times this much!

And this is a 15 pound cat:

 

I have lost a rather large feline...and at least 3 mice on top of that.

Attitude adjusted.  I'm ready for my day.