When Cheating Isn't Cheating

[jamesq]

In an effort to show a loss (of weight) when I should have had a gain, I went to my morning weigh-in at Weight Watchers this morning. I also went jogging this morning and went to the meeting immediately afterward (i.e I was still sweaty and out of breath when I stood on the scale). I figure this was cheating for three reasons:

1. It was in the morning before I had breakfast - you generally weigh less in the morning then in the evening.
   
2. I wasn't wearing pants.
   
3. I was somewhat dehydrated.

On the other hand, I did lose 3 pounds. I figure about two of that was the lack of food/water/denim in and around my body. That leaves 1 pound of real weight-loss. Yay me!

Is that a cheat? My loss was artificially enhanced by timing. Conversely, I went for a hell of a run this morning (8km in 50 minutes) so I'm being a good boy. I'll take it, just like I'll take the occasional lucky shot in archery. The true test is whether I keep it off over the next week. I'm feeling pretty damn confident that I will, even if I do plan on indulging in some nachos tomorrow tonight at the Hop in Brew.

Comments

[minyata.livejournal.com]

The proof will be in the pudding (as it were) next week at weigh in. If you are at the same, or even down further (even if you take the same tactic) then it isn't cheating at all! If you go next week and find that in jeans, and fed you are up more then 3lbs, then you know the deal....

I always take my weight watchers 2 weeks at a time (by comparison) cause then you can see if the loss was "real" or fictional because of other circumstances