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Paleo Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burgers

Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments.  In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun!  paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
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Talkin' Smack to Mr. Scale



I thought this morning that this would be my 100th post. Woot! But...Oh, the pressure. A 100th post should be something special, something worth reading...right? I thought and thought...and I decided my 100th post would be a letter. Inspired by http://tjstestkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/dear-scale.html and a few other posts I've read lately. I agonized and worked hard on the pics. Then I realized it is my 99th post. Oh well, enjoy!

Dear Mr. Scale:
I have noticed you knocking a few of my friends around lately. Taking some cheap shots at them. They are pouring their heart and soul into their weight loss/getting healthy efforts and you are sneering at them. Taunting them. Trying to knock them down. 
Well, I am here to tell you to back off! You are nothing, nobody, a silly little square in our bathrooms. Yes, we can use you to judge our weight loss. But, quite honestly, you do a piss poor job of THAT even.
Exhibit A
I stepped on you this day and you read: 185 lbs. OK, good enough.
Exhibit B
I stepped on you a MONTH later and you said: 184 lbs. There you go with your attempts at discouragement. One pound down in a month! Ugh. Then I looked at the pictures together, hrmm, definitely progress there.
Now, it has been almost two months since that weigh in and you have been seriously messing with me. You read: 179.5, 181, 178, and have been stuck on 178.5 for about two weeks. (Seriously, don't you get sick of repeating yourself?)
But I haven't let you get me down, haven't let you win. I have been plugging away. Counting my calories, getting my workouts in, drinking my water, and fighting like heck to stay positive in spite of YOU...and might I present...
Exhibit C,D

Me at 178.5. Looks like progress to me. Even if you say it's not much!


Exhibit E
These are the jeans from the 185 pic, it was hard to show in a pic how truly baggy they are, but trust me, they are huge now!


Last, Exhibit F
These are the jeans from the 184 pic. They are smaller than the previous Exhibit E and also too big!
What do you have to say for yourself Mr. Scale? If your job is to tell me how much progress I've made, it seems as if you aren't doing your job very well?!
So, for all my friends you have been taking cheap shots at and knocking around, I leave you with this: Bring it Mr. Scale! I got your number!
Sincerely,
Kerri O (aka more than a number on a scale)


The scale says I've lost 6.5 lbs since starting this blog. I feel I have made much more progress than that number could ever tell!


Now, I guess I'll go back to agonizing over my 100th post!

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 9, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    That is awesome, Kat! Just goes to show how the scale is only one way to measure success, and that exercise is KEY! Great job!!!

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  2. Ryan SullivanMarch 9, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Inches can for sure be an awesome measure for success. We all know that replacing fat with muscle won't change the scale much but we still let it get to us. Great work. Seriously!

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  3. BEEMarch 9, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    you have made a huge difference you are more toned in the pics
    and look at those baggy pants
    amazing

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  4. AnonymousMarch 9, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    That is so awesome!! I think my scale is shaking in the closet 'cause I'm on to his little scheme!!

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  5. SteveMarch 9, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    :) Kickin' ass...WooT WooT.

    Eff that scale...you've made leaps and bounds in the progress dept...if he doesn't wanna come to the party then he can sit out in the rain. Boo!

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  6. Kerri OMarch 9, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    Thanks guys! Lisa, I hope it is, LOL.
    Steve, I like that visual, my scale out in the rain, tee hee.

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  7. MargoMarch 9, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    Wow! A picture is worth a thousand words, and a number is just a number, Mr. Scale! (personally I think of my scale as female, and she is one moody old cow!) You look awesome! What a difference even in just the first 2 pics.

    btw-I think your jeans could use a letter too!
    ;)
    Margo

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  8. Cole Walter MellonMarch 9, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    Fan-freakin-tastic!

    You've set the bar high for the 100th now...

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  9. UnknownMarch 9, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Yeah...I don't like my scale none. Only thing it's been good for lately is telling me I haven't gained! If it weren't for my clothes feeling different I'd be more upset!

    Great job on your journey...

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  10. fitliving daily (Katie)March 9, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Wow, I'm really shocked at what a big difference there is in your body from the loss! GREAT visual and congrats on your awesome progress.

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  11. JourneyBeyondSurvivalMarch 9, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    Wonderful, fabulous, fantastic. I love your new progress pictures.

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  12. Julie, The Accidental Fat ChickMarch 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM

    Wow, you can really see a difference throughout the progress pics! Pretty sure my scale cries a little every time I get out the tape for measurements... because as I see the inches coming off I can look at the scale say "take that." :)

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  13. AnonymousMarch 9, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    Wow!!! Great pics! Goes to show the scale tells precious little.

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  14. vondaMarch 9, 2010 at 3:21 PM

    good job sis, you look wonderful!

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  15. Marisa @Loser for LifeMarch 9, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    So true, Kat! The scale is not always the best indicator of your good efforts! Great job and keep doing what you're doing; it's working!

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  16. Anne HMarch 9, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    That scale lies - we all know it!
    Perhaps the truth, but not the whole truth!

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  17. Genie @ Diet of 51March 9, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    Wow, Kat, the scale is a liar, but the camera is not! Lookin' good, Girl. Keep up the assault on Mr. Scale. He should be fired.

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  18. NicoleMarch 9, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    You look awesome!

    Thanks for telling that stupid scale off for all of us, I definitely need to add a Hell yeah! and a SO THERE! to it :)

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  19. Dana (www.eatsleepgetfit.com)March 9, 2010 at 9:55 PM

    Serious progress! You look great! I started my measurements when I started and even tho the scale wasn't moving I was losing inches like crazy. I hate the scale!

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  20. RonMarch 9, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    Your progress pics are absolutely amazing. I'm not one for taking photos of myself but it would be awesome to have some kind of photographic record when it's all said and done!

    Phenomenal job. :D

    --Ron

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  21. MizMarch 10, 2010 at 4:04 AM

    wow. those pictures DO PAINT a thousand words...

    (please tell me you know the song lyrics to which Im referring? :))

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  22. KaciMarch 10, 2010 at 5:19 AM

    Way to go!!!

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  23. RandiMarch 10, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    Wow great progress!

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  24. UnknownMarch 11, 2010 at 8:31 AM

    :) I was behind on blogs...I like your scale letter! :) Love the progress pics too! YOU GO GIRL!! :) Looking great!!

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  25. SusieMarch 12, 2010 at 2:35 AM

    You look marvelous, REALLY! such a huge difference on the body and not so much on the scale is what keeps us going! AND now, thanks to you, PICS to prove,...it is SO!
    LOVED your awesome blog!

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