Is it better to know or not to know? That is the question.

Yesterday was a busy day, and didn't get a chance to post this. Thanks for checking back!

I'm feeling okay about this week's weigh in, and upon reflection, I'm also glad that, even though there isn't TOO much movement, I'm past that plateau I was at throughout January and moved down about 2 lbs from there. So, while it may be slower for me to get through every next pound at this point (I've lost more than 10% of my body weight after all - that next set of pounds only gets harder!) I'm still relieved to be making progress, even if small, to continue to break through next levels.

This week's weigh in: -0.4 lbs
Total weigh in: -16.5 lbs

Not bad, really... though I wish I were closer to my week 30 goal (2 weeks from now... lose 3.5 more pounds).

I weigh myself every morning. (Once a day, that's it). What I've learned through that is that I really am my lowest weight on Friday mornings, after a good focused week post weigh-in, and then I shoot up a bit over the weekend. Weighing myself on a Friday gives me great confidence, but destroying it (even if by a pound) over the weekend makes me feel like I squandered an opportunity. So, should I keep weighing myself on Friday or not?

On Friday, I was a little more than a pound lower than I am today. It also meant I was about 2 pounds away from my next goal -- felt like I should be able to capitalize on it and get some momentum. But my weekend away visiting family (good food, noshing snacks for dinner both nights, not working out) all contributed to slipping on that pound. I didn't go crazy, and gaining a pound is CLEARLY not a big deal... it just feels a little bit like a wasted opportunity.

But I'm wondering, what if I DIDN'T know I was down that far on Friday? How would my weekend be different? Would I have made different choices? Did it give me a false sense of security, or one I thought had more leverage in it than it did? I'm not suggesting I stop weighing myself each day (and, other than getting rid of the scale, I can't imagine I have that kind of discipline at this point), but it's something to think about... does knowing help, or does knowing hurt? Any thoughts?

So, anyway, back at that goal this week, and I'm starting to put into perspective that I either have to seriously buckle down this week and next to make my goal in 2 weeks (3.5 more pounds could be doable) or agree to being okay if it takes 3 weeks (or longer), given my overall timeline and progress. I'm not yet anxious to let myself off the hook so easily, so, this week will still be a "let's see if we can pull this off" week. :-)

Thanks for reading!