Belinda Dao

I started to freak out this past weekend. (Well, actually I didn’t start to, I did.) When I stepped on the scale throughout the day on Sunday and on Monday morning, I found that my weight had fluctuated towards my former, heftier weight rather than towards my new, skinnier weight from last week. How could this possibly be happening? I began to worry that my hard work over the last month from doing Bikram yoga and eating healthy was slipping away from me and my weight would never reach my ideal goal weight (my driver’s license weight). But then I began to think about what I had done these past several days. On Friday night, I had an unhealthy helping of a Burger King Whopper Jr. and half a king-sized order of onion rings for dinner before the No Doubt/Paramore/The Sounds concert. Then on Saturday night, I went to a wedding and indulged myself in a nine course meal. Although I limited my servings for each dish, the food was not what you would exactly call healthy (except for the fruits at the end) and I did eat more than I regularly have for the past month. So on Sunday and Monday (yesterday), I decided to return to my eating habits from this past month. I ate smaller portions at breakfast, lunch, and dinner and I filled up on veggies and fresh fruits. (The key, I think, is to still eat everything from all the food groups, but to eat them in smaller portions and to aim towards eating healthier foods.) This seemed to do the trick. I stepped on the scale again and my weight now hovers around my new, lower weight (even less!). Score one for Belinda, zero for my weekend splurge.

(I know I said last last time that I would tell you about my Bikram Yoga lessons, but again please be patient. I will get to it sometime soon?!?!)

Current Weight: Driver’s License + 9 pounds
Weight Difference from 03/03/03: -8lbs

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It may sound cliché, but for those of us trying to get into shape, to lose weight, to tone our bodies, the moment we step on the scale is the moment of truth.  There is a fear that races through our minds during the few seconds it takes for us to look down and accept the truth, a fear that the hard work we put in may not be reflected in a weight drop, or better yet, a fear that despite the hard work our weight may never drop.  I faced this fear today.  One week after my active start to lose the bulge, I heroically stepped onto the scale and looked down.  Same as last week.  Did I miss something here?  Did I not just spend the last week (well, to be truthful, minus a day or two) doing cardio and strengthening exercises?  For goodness sakes, I even ran.  (For me, running is like dying a slow death.  I never enjoyed “the burn” or the shortness of breath that comes with running.)

Well, now I must face the truth.  I never said that this was going to be easy.  After being inactive for a few years, did I really expect results to come right away?  I have to remind myself that it has only been one week.  Napoleon did not conquer Europe in one week so I cannot expect to do the same with my fat.  The positive side of this is at least I did not gain any weight.  I am maintaining my weight even without dieting, which I could never really commit to because some foods are just too good to be denied.  I have to get past this weigh in and continue on with my exercise routine.  To admit defeat right now would be pathetic and so the journey to accomplish my goal to tone the fat jiggles along.

Current Weight: Driver’s License + 17 pounds
Weight Difference from 03/03/03: 0lbs

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