The SCALE did NOT need Calibrating - Darnit

Well all, I know as we struggle to maintain our new lifestyle ruts or bumps in the road have to come. I was cruisin along with 19 weeks of maintenance under my belt, and had never weighed more than 136# during maintenance, and then I hit a pot hole.

I went on vacation like I told you all last week (had a great time by the way) and found that I had gained weight and was now at 140.2. A gain of 6.8#'s from my previous weigh in. Oh NO! I never wanted to see 140 again.

Me 140.2, it had to be the darn scale at the JC Center....but NO...it was me, and the butter and the fried eggs I ate, and the homemade cookies, rice krispie bars, and the ice cream, etc....

Oh well this is another week, but I was still telling myself it was that darn scale needed to be calibrated, but yesterday I weighed at home and I was 138 so I decided I would self JCicate. I dropped to 1200 cals yesterday although my weigh in was today I thought I better not wait, and just take the bull by the horns now.

So today I went to my Jenny Center the one with the GOOD scale...right???

And guess what....I weighed 137.6 So the good news I lost 2.6# since I weighed on the BAD MINNESOTA SCALE. The bad news is I am 2.6# over my goal weigh of 135. So needless to say I will be on the 1200 calories until I get back to 135 or below, and I will now know that I am not invincible.

My enemies Fried Eggs, Butter, Sugar, Fried Cheese Curds all still know my address, and are just hanging around waiting for an invitation back into my life.

I was thiking I am eating good, but I was out of my normal routine.

I usually have cereal 6 days a week for breakfast and only eat eggs once a week.

I usually eat 6 cups of veggies and salad a day, and I only ate about 3 if I was lucky, you would think I could have found more veggies in a dairy farming state huh?

I usually eat primarily chicken, and fish, but I ate Beef and Pork instead.

So the Bottom line is...it is good to screw up, to learn you are mortal, to realize if you are not as active you will have consequence. It is also good to have a plan, a lifestyle that has become so ingrained that instead of just giving up and saying well 140 ain't so bad...you can drop 500 cals a day, and JCicate your self back to your goal.

I guess this is what maintenance is about, the success is wonderful, but the Potholes are there to remind me how far I have come, and where I want to always stay!

The other good news...My size 4 pants are not tight, so I gained the weight in my boobs, and who can't use a little more there after loosing 7 inches. So I will just enjoy that extra 2.6# of boobs this week....and work on getting rid of them soon.

Wierd huh, what we can convince ourselves of? I was sure that the scale at the Woodbury, MN JC Centre needed to be calibrated.

Not...It was I thant needed the adjustment!

Here to weight loss once again friends.

Love ya all,

Mary Jo

Roadtrip to WI/MN

What takes 10 days, a Motorhome, 2 harleys, and alot of patience? Driving cross country to visit family in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

What a trip, riding those harleys though the green farmland, swatting at bees (never have seen so many in one place before), and watching the beer flow like water was really great fun.

Here is a pix of two of my nieces LeeAnn, Joni and I. I am the short one in the orange shirt! The little one in the black shirt is my great niece Gracie (LeeAnn's daughter).

The pix of my Tom (hubby) Turkey and I (the Diva) at the Minnesota State Fair Turkey pavillion.

Then there are two little turkeys my great nieces, Ashley & Kayla right before we went on some awesome crazy rides at the midway. What a great trip!

Well we are home safe and sound, 2900 miles, and $585 in diesel fuel later, but we had a blast. We even survived two tornado warnings. What is it about us? Last time we went to California we survived two earthquakes. Is mother nature tapping on our door??? I think not...just a coincidence, but food for thought!

I weighed in the day before I left for vacation and was 133.4# so 1.6# below goal.

Then on vacation I went to a cnter in Woodbury, MN with my sister and almost had a stroke when I stepped on the scale. 140.2#. I hope to hell their scale needs calibration, but I was feeling a bit irregular so could be retaining water. I did eat well and track my food on vacation, but...everything in farm country seemed to be dripping with butter or beer, so maybe it got me.

I will have three days to get back on track, drink tons of water, and eat my own cooking, so I will let you know how my weigh in goes this week weds. This is my 19th week on maintenance, and except for this little vacation anomaly I have never been more than 136# since making my goal on April 25th. So needless to say I was a bit shocked, but regardless I will be fine. I tend to use my clothes as more of a measure than the scale, so no worries....my size 4 skinny pants are still loose, so I am betting that their scale needs calibration!

Am I paranoid? You bet! I worked too hard to slip, and nothing tastes as good as the pounds I lost.

Peace all....