Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[TiggerTrigger]

Weights are hard for me. I have a really bad relationship with the scale, to the point that I have had to back away from weigh ins so that I stay in a mentally healthy place with tracking my weight. I go for my annual check up next week and while I'm sure the doctor will be thrilled at my progress, I'm already worried about the scale and how it's going to read a few pounds higher than it will at my normal weigh in time when I know I'll be at my lowest for the day...to the point that I am already pre-forming conversations with her on the subject. I'm still weighing in at home but it's usually once or twice a month vs. daily or weekly. I had flipped to daily for a while since weekly can be so devastating to someone like me if that weekly weigh in day happens to coincide with some water retention or other reasons you might weigh more that aren't actually attributed to you gaining fat. In fact, the scale has been in the same normal flux 5lb range since Christmas week but my hips and waist (among other things) are several inches smaller with the same scale weight. Again...really bad relationship with the scale. So, I am going to try a different angle on this...at least for a couple of them.

1. Pound Cake - My base recipe for pretty much all of my cakes is a pound cake. While it is technically a pound cake by measures, it is a flavored one which can be modified to a variety of flavors. The original recipe was an apple pie spiced pound cake with apple pie filling, but it has been everything from coffee flavored with mocha frosting, coconut with tropical fruit fillings, cookies and cream, s'mores, chocolate covered banana, wine, etc.

2. Kitchen Scale - It's ironic how weighing my food and being honest about what I'm consuming has such a profound impact on the scale that measures my personal body weight. Still, it's a cheap yet tremendously helpful tool and compact enough to go on the road.

3. Gym Weights - I don't think any of the machines let you add in increments less than 2.5 lbs, but even boosting your lifts by 2.5 lbs means you're working harder and growing your muscles towards your goals.

 

[clappyclaps]

Evening all,

I'm probably very similar to Tigger atm and have quite a bad relationship with the scale and weight in general. I've been within pounds of my goal weight and the past few months I've been struggling to shift any weight according to the scales, despite the fact that my diet is on track and I feel I'm being healthier than ever before. It's frustrating. so I'm not feeling particularly grateful for pounds at the moment!

1. Kitchen scales - I second Tigger on these too, these too. These have been great for me to help me be realistic about what I'm eating.

I'm not good with weights in general so haven't a clue what is equivalent to either a pound or half a kilo, so have gone rooting in my cupboards!

2. Cereal - a box of my usual blueberry wheats cereal weighs 500g, and this is one of my popular breakfasts throughout the week.

3. Butter - a standard tub of unsalted butter weighs 500g too and this is mandatory when making things like toast or putting on savoury hot cross buns!

 

[PollyannaMom]

Items I'm grateful for that weigh approx. 1 pound -

a jar of peanut butter
a bottled water when I'm on the go
the really big box of crayons (96)