2B Mindset - My Journey to a Healthier and Lighter Me Day 2

One of the program specifics for success on this new journey is to weigh daily.


I know that many of us hate the scale. It is our nemesis. But the scale does actually offer you some beneficial information. It can help you reach your goal, as long as you don't expect to always see a loss, and let it discourage you.


Anyway - my weight this morning was 200lb.


Now, I am not going to directly attribute this to the program. Your weight can naturally fluctuate due to different things - like the amount of water you drink, caffeine intake, alcohol intake, salt intake. A variety of things affect your weight from day to day. However, it was rather nice to see that number go down a bit.


Another tool is to use that wonderful weight loss accomplice called the tracker. Some people don't like writing things down... but this is another very handy tool to have. It can tell you what happened in the day prior that may have caused a slight gain... or it can give you insights to the positive behaviors that led to a loss.


There are various ways to track, you can track in a blog - which I am doing here for accountability. You can also buy a physical tracker - I am waiting on mine to arrive. Or you can use various apps on your mobile device to track. Any will suffice.


But you have to be 100% committed. And you have to be honest and write down every single thing you put in your mouth. Every.single.thing.


Why is this so important?


Shortcutting is only short changing yourself. If you just track the foods that look good and healthy, you're missing out on valuable input. Like, "I ate two pieces of chocolate cake to celebrate a colleague's birthday." or "I had a bowl of popcorn while we watched a movie." If those things caused a slight gain, then it might be more difficult to determine later down the road what happened. So, track everything. It's okay to have a slice of pizza... or a piece of pie at Thanksgiving... or a treat here and there. But keep track of them or they can get out of hand.


Remember... if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. Our goal in this is to break these trends and get on with a healthier way of living.