Or….”How to Undo Two Months Worth of Work in One Week.” I feel like my body is screaming SOS or Mayday right now. I’m completely back on track today, but I succeeded in gaining back 5.9 pounds this week! Insanity!
I had thought about skipping my weigh-in this week, but knew I couldn’t do that. I’ve weighed-in every week since I started, so I didn’t want to get that pattern started now. I also thought about waiting until tomorrow to weigh-in and letting some of the food I ate yesterday digest, but decided what the hell. If it is higher than it should be because of all I ate yesterday, then I’ll just have that much better of a loss next week. And I AM determined to have a loss next week.
I’ve also completely fallen off the wagon exercise-wise. The last time I got any form of exercise was last Tuesday when my friends and I went to the zoo and walked for a little over two miles. Since then, it’s been couch potato city.
My goal this week is to get my eating back under control. Next week, I’ll start getting my exercise back in. I’m one of those people that can’t focus on too many things at once or I get overwhelmed. So far, I’m doing good today. I’m back in my routine and plan on sticking with it. Not that I don’t love my family, but I have to admit that it is somewhat of a relief to have life back to normal.
One thing I realized over the weekend is that it is ENTIRELY too easy to fall back into old habits. I was eating pretty darn close to how I was eating before I started Weight Watchers. I realized that it was truly mindless eating. I was eating anything and everything that I wanted when I wanted it, but I discovered that I wasn’t enjoying it while I was doing it. And yet, I still did it! It defies all logic. I barely even tasted the great majority of what I ate. It seems that when I am following Weight Watchers, yet allowing myself the things I love on a more controlled scale, that I enjoy the food and the flavors that much more because they are treats. So, why do I do this? It’s baffling. You’d have thought I was someone who was facing weeks of starvation or something.
Hopefully I have it out of my system now. Thanks for the well-wishes, and I’m sending out kudos to all who are also struggling, but are still plugging along.
Pamela,
Good for you for braving through your weigh-in! The great thing about WW is that you can get right back on track as soon as you slip, and we all have slips! You’ve accomplished so much, don’t let this mentally set you back even a little bit
Pamela – we’re so in sync that it’s a bit freakish. I’m weighing in tomorrow after skipping weigh in for two weeks. I know it’s going to be really ugly. I hope I’ve “only” gained six pounds, but I fear it may be worse. I’ll keep you posted.
Diana
Thank you guys! I’m not going to give up and that’s partly because of you all!
Diana, good luck at your weigh in! I’ve got my fingers crossed that it won’t turn out as bad as you’re thinking!