+2 = -

I'm not very mathy, but I know that I don't want to be going UP on the scale!

I started this journey weighing 181 pounds. I weigh myself first thing every morning that I'm home (after I've pottied, and completely naked). Since then, I've seen every number on the scale from there down to 168.5, which was July 31st. Yesterday when I weighed, I saw 171; this morning I saw 173. I'm up another two pounds. Why?

The wrong food choices can be evil. And lately, I've been making some not good food (and drink) choices. That vegan cake I ate last night had sugar. For supper one night earlier this week, I had a bag of popcorn, a Coke and washed them down with wine. I finished that bottle of wine last night. The starchy casseroles at last night's Family Night Supper at church were not good choices. Taco Bell is a handy place for me to drive through for a quick lunch if I don't have anything ready at home. 

I'm letting myself have too many "dirty" things and not enough "clean" ones. I feel like I should start Abby's 21 Day Cleanse over again to reboot my system, but I'm trying to change my black-and-white-all-or-none thought pattern, so I want to just start making better choices again. But is that enough?

And yes, I know muscle weighs more than fat, so I won't always see my improvements on the scale. But, I also know I haven't gone exercise crazy and just all of a sudden bulked up my body with muscle. Besides, if I have, 173 is still TOO much for a woman my height to way, even if I was totally toned and buff.

Frustration....