two and two and two and...

Sounds like dance steps, doesn't it?
Not this time!
When I checked in to my meeting this morning, I was down by 0.2 pounds.
That was rather amazing, truly.
If you could see my tracking journal, you'd laugh out loud!
To my credit, though... at least I kept at it, even when I knew I was doing wrong. Several of the pages, especially for this past month, have run out of lines before I ran out of entries.
But I continued to hold myself accountable for every bite...
and now my poundage is all in two's!
(You can figure it out, I'm sure.)
(smile)
I've been part of the "Beyond The Scale" program since early September. My logic was this: if there were less of me to finagle, that would make for an easier recovery.
I had initially joined because I wanted to lose a bit of my mass prior to my hand surgery.
I'm now more than 13.62 kilograms lighter and still faithfully attending weekly meetings...
that start at 9:00 AM...
on Saturday mornings.
It is all about incorporating new habits.
That was the focus of this morning's session.
New habits to replace old ones.
The new habit I have chosen is more mindful portion control.
Toward the achievement of that goal, I purchased measuring bowls and measuring cups.
Very colorful, of course!
And guess what?
On this last day of the last month of this year, I received a twenty-dollar bonus with my purchase!

Now I'll have a sturdy lunchbox for this upcoming school session!
Also, a mini-whiteboard with marker, some cool Post-Its, a bright cloth to clean my glasses, a glittery headband, perfect pink for my lips, and a few other cool gifts.
Sweet!
And I was going to buy those measuring tools anyway...
definite bonus!