Daily Weigh In: 189 
funny weigh in this AM. My routine is, go to bathroom, piddle around a bit, go to bathroom again, then weigh. Feeling curious, I weighed first, 190.4. wow, that's a helluva fluctuation I thought. Did first bathroom trip, 189.8. Second trip, 189, now that's more like it 
Yesterday's Stats
Nutrition - Phase 1 SBD
- lf cc w/splenda
- eggbeater w/mozz cheese, mushrooms & morningstar patties (review forthcoming)
- ground boca w/black beans, mozz cheese, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes & sour cream
- lf cc w/splenda
- organic burger w/shredded sharp cheese, vine tomato w/ranch and avocado
- ice cream bar w/whipped cream
1 Gallon Water
Vitamins/Supplement Cocktail
Training
This week to do 5 4 3 sessions 90 mins cardio; 2 sessions weights (2 abs, 2 arms, 2 buns)
60 mins elliptical - 3.93 miles
30 mins treadmill - 1.66 miles (7.5 running/22.5 walking)
Total cardio mins: 90
Total miles: 5.59
Total calories burned: 789
Rest 7 hour sleep
Almost coulda been, but a freak lightning storm woke me up @ 11.
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Our topic for day: Why I blog. Not to be confused w/why I write.
I always say, well not always, maybe once or twice a year, the purpose of me having a site to log my daily doings, is, whenever I'd read a success story, I'd wonder how did the person handle daily temptations or set backs. Yes it's motivating to see someone your current weight make it to their goal weight. And it's a start to see a sample workout routine and daily menu, but losing weight is a long process, so when I was sitting around, just blankly staring @ the wall, it hit me.
Last week is a perfect example of what the end goal of this site aims to be.
Let's say 2 Sunday's ago, I came and declared, I'm going to try phase 1 of the South Beach Diet. Then *poof* I vanish for the rest of the week only to return the following Sunday to brag boast crow show off humbly declare, I lost 6lbs!.
Why that's fantabulous results. But how? Was it hard? What'd you eat?
I'd glibly answer, "Oh I dunno. I had low fat cottage cheese. Some eggs, I guess. Oh I ate @ Popeyes a few times *shrug* and um yea. Ice cream too!"
But that glosses over the life stuff that threatened to get in the way.
My blog is a place where I can honestly verbalize how I feel about various things. I don't proclaim to speak for all weight loss bloggers, I only speak for me. But I'd like to think I give words to thoughts and feelings people losing weight generally seem to have.
Maybe that success story in fitness magazine had the same life dilemmas you face, but when all you get is a 3 paragraph summary of a 50lb weight loss, an amazing before and after pic and a sample menu and workout routine, it can leave you wanting. It makes weight loss seem mysterious, like that woman had something you don't. She ate like a bird and work out like a maniac, how odd.
W/my site, instead of the 6lb loss being a mystery, you can flip back through every single day last week (weekends too) and see exactly what I ate. If you go scroll down the page, you'll also see how I worked out, to which you may reply, rats. But there it all is.
And I think that's why, after all is said and posted, I'm not terribly interested in being fixed. If I bitch about that mornings weigh in, saying, "Well duh, don't weigh yourself everyday", doesn't apply to me. I'm doing a daily weigh in for a reason that I may have never mentioned here.
To paraphrase one my favorite bloggers, weight loss is: the ups, the downs and the in-betweens. Were I to come here huzzah'ing everything I do, though I try to be as optimistic as I can, it's not realistic or relatable. It's also not me. Not to say I'm a Debbie Downer, well not w/all things w/world events and politics I am. Maybe some days I emotionally eat, and give in, maybe others I'm strong. Maybe I skip the gym b/c I'm too depressed, maybe others I'm @ it full force.
Rather, I'm more interested in reading what I wrote relates to the commenter. Tell me a story about a similar experience you had. Like you can say, "So Renee, this one time in band camp, I sez to Stifler, Stifler…"
And let's all have a hearty chuckle @ your band camp shenanigans or commiserate in the tediousness that is weight loss.
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