Science Experiment

Hypothesis: I think I still can lose weight if I don't blog about it quite so often anymore, so let's give that a try. Oh wait, this is supposed to be an if/then statement, isn't it? Okay, let's make it official:

If I become so lazy that I stop blogging about my weight loss efforts as often, Then I will suffer no ill-effects and continue to lose weight as before.

Independent Variable: the number of times I blog will be decreased

Dependent Variable: the amount of weight I lose (will probably remain constant)

Constant Variables: continue to exercise 4-6 times per week, continue to track what I eat daily, continue to increase intake of H2O, continue to run far, far away from all things chocolaty and/or baked

Data Collection:  
Day 1 - Didn't blog, but continued to make good choices and track eating.
Day 2 - No blogging, but tracked eating for breakfast and lunch.  Decided not to exercise.  Am certain that I will be back to normal tomorrow, and should not be concerned about weight loss.
Day 3 - Highly scientific experiment continues.  No blogging.  Tracked breakfast.  Ate out for lunch and dinner.  Didn't feel like tracking those terrible choices that I made.  Too tired to exercise.
Day 4 - Day 14  No blogging.  No tracking.  No exercise.  Am somewhat worried about the Saturday weigh-ins.

Results:
After conducting this highly scientific experiment, I can say without a doubt that blogging my weight loss efforts on a daily basis simply isn't necessary.  IT'S FREAKING CRUCIAL AND I'M AN IDIOT FOR TRYING TO GO WITHOUT IT!!  Ahem.  After two weeks, I have yet to actually track a full-day's worth of food.  I have only just begun to start exercising again, and it's incredibly hard and painful, and lastly, I've gained back 3 pounds.

Conclusion:
Sharing my weight loss with the world has made a great big difference for me, and I NEED to do it everyday.  So here I am.  I'm back.  I'm going to figure out a way to blog even when I'm tired and cranky, because I need it.  It is the air to my balloon, the sunshine to my Vitamin D, the fertilizer to my roots.  Or something like that. 

Thank you to my friends who let me know they missed me and were wondering where I had gone.  You are the wind beneath my hairy armpits that I haven't shaved in 3 months wings.