Week 3 TF/CLX

Yesterday started week 3. I bought new weights (yay!), which cut way down on my workout time. The old ones I was using were the threaded bolt kind (not sure if that's what they're really called but I think you know what I mean) and the nut didn't spin smoothly. Although it probably helped me burn way more calories, twisting those off and on between each set added a lot of time to my WO. The new set has the squeeze clamps, which are so much quicker. But the set came with 4-2.5 lb weights and 4-7.5 lb weights. Which only meant 5, 15, or 20 lbs using both dumbbells. Not real helpful for me. So I bought two sets. It was still less expensive than a bigger weight set with weight combinations better suited to me. But I bet I looked funny pushing a shopping cart with 80 lbs worth of weight sets around the store and parking lot. Think anyone thought they were actually for me? ;)
I also bought a pair of weight lifting gloves in medium. Uh, they're too big. I took them off before I got them sweaty and I need to exchange them for small. I'm realizing I am small. I also had to get my wedding rings resized. I was afraid I would lose them otherwise. That was unexpected, since I'm not much smaller now than I was when we got engaged and married. Apparently my ring size is now 5 1/4.
I have to say I'm starting to enjoy CLX a bit more now. I did add two HIIT drills to last week's schedule and I'm not quite as sore now. I also began to wonder if I was building enough muscle that I need more food to fuel my metabolism. So I decided to eat at the upper end of my calorie range instead to staying in the lower end where I have been. Low and behold, I lost weight! I'm down to 146.6 now and eating more. Awesome! I love food. I'm trying to be smart and make sure I'm eating more good calories (fruits, veggies, not just sweets or junk). It's freaking awesome though that I can eat more and still lose weight.
Now, I need to address an issue. Obviously my take on the program so far has been contingent on what the scale says. That's not good. The scale is a poor indicator of anything other than body weight. It doesn't tell you if you're carrying extra water, if you gained muscle or lost fat, or if you've lost inches or increased your endurance or flexibility or anything. It's not good to be so hung up on the scale. This leads back to my rant over the BMI. Plugging just weight and height in doesn't really tell you much at all. Waist measurement or body fat measurement is so much more telling about your health. Yes, weigh yourself. But don't let that be the only thing you look at to measure your progress. I'm guilty of this. I discount all the other good I've done if the scale stays the same or goes up. It's something I'm trying to work on. Honestly, I'm currently 1 lb overweight. Once I'm down one more lb and in the normal range, I'll be happy. Or will I? Does that 1 lb really make a difference in my health? Probably not.
I'm challenging myself (and you) to celebrate how far I've come and how much I have accomplished rather than getting down on myself for not being 1 lb lighter. I'm much more healthy than I was 6 months ago. I feel better. I look a lot better. I like myself and am proud of myself again. I'll lose that lb. But it's more important that I take care of myself and love myself than it is to cross an arbitrary line. So look through old pictures or pull out old clothes and marvel at your progress. You're awesome and you're succeeding!