Dear Toe,
I utterly agree with the firm tone taken by Jones . No excuses!!
( and thank you dear Jones because I need the boot up the bum
sometimes too!!, to make me drink more water and pay more attention).

As for your queries, my comments are

1 scales..same place and take an average

2 sabotage..everytime you resist it, it gets easier. I used to come in from work like a ravening wolf, only for bread and buns not meat, sadly. I would buy sweets from the local shop and have eaten them before I got home. I have bought boxes of sweet stuff and eaten it all in the car.

Now, however, this does not happen. I do not want the muck. TRUE, honest. It is not an effort, as if a switch has been flcked in my head.
You look young in your very pretty photo, so give yourself a break and stick to the woe now. IT WILL GET EASIER and the rewards are remarkable.