A pendulum or back on track.......

The weigh in we reported on September 3rd was up from 194.9 on 

August 27th to 197 on September 3rd.  That was the one that set

Jillian off.

We are not even mentioning the official weigh in on this Tuesday, 9/24, 

but as of today, Thursday, 9/26 Mary weighed in at

194.2 lbs, only down 7 tenths of a pound 

from one month ago, 

but she is back and back on track!

There was one loss of over one pound in the swings 

the last month, but we are not paying good money for ground 

that has already been covered.  So, the Hawaii fund is still holding at $700.  

While the cats away . . . .

OK, I am back and I am not happy.  This is not just a game, it is a way to 

change habits for good.  Mary seems to think when the trainer is away there 

is no reason to keep to her plan.  That just does not cut it.

Mary reports that she ate what she wanted at one party and that affected her

weight.  Ok, maybe a little I would buy.  But if you train all week and eat right all

week, splurging once is not going to be a disaster.  It is being consistent all week that 

really counts.  I see a pattern of ignoring eating right and training for most of the week

and making up for it with a good two or three days.  So naturally when you eat too much at
a party on Sunday for a weigh in on Tuesday you do not see good results.  Just doing
what you have to at the end of the week to have a decent weigh in is disturbing.
Maybe you can make it through the contest that way, but it shows there is no real
change at a deeper level.

Eating right and getting good exercise
is not something you do for a few days a week to win a bet.  It 

is what you do for the rest of your life because it will make life better.

So it is what it is this week, but let's see real change in the future, not just ok numbers.

Last week the Tuesday weigh in was 194.9 lbs.

This week the weigh in was 197 lbs, up 2.1 lbs.

This means a penalty of -$50 from the Hawaii fund 

and a lot of hard work to get back to square one.

$700