One pound a week

Nature vs. Nurture and how i suck at composition, originally uploaded by shobster.

Today I went swimming and weighed myself at the RSF. I weighed 165.3 lbs. That's about 12 lbs. heavier than i was today one year ago. On the bright side, i have lost ~1.5 pounds since last month (which was the last time i went swimming, sadly). I'm still on the fence regarding whether or not having the IUD inserted caused my weight gain the past two months. Is it the IUD, or is it just me lacking self control and will power? Am i a lost cause now trying to get back to my old weight (like so many other women who complained of inexplicable and inevitable weight gain since they got on Mirena)? Am i helpless? Or have i just been slacking off in taking care of myself?

It's so tempting to just blame the IUD; it's the easy explanation. But so many tiny little voices in my head are telling me not to. For one, the scientist in me refuses to point out ONE thing as the cause of another. Causation is virtually impossible to prove, especially in the case of weight gain where so many other factors come into play. For another, I fear that if i accept that explanation then i will be acquiescing that i am indeed helpless in fighting the weight gain and will stop trying altogether. I'm a natural quitter, remember?

But anyways. Today Matt Fujita and i resolved that we will both try and lose some weight... I set my goal at 1 lb. a week, which i know is doable because i was exactly on that trajectory one year ago when i was swimming 3 times a week and put myself on 1200 Calorie diet. Matt is being a little hardcore and will try to lose 1.5 lbs. a week. Today February 28th, 2008 i weighed 165.3 lbs. Hopefully next week i will be ~164 lbs. Wish me luck!!!!