I hopped on the scale today to the tune of a 0.3 pound gain. Ugh. But seriously, how can I really complain about that? It’s not even a full pound! I know I’m not losing as fast as I’d like – or as fast as I did before – but I’ve nipped my skyrocketing gains in the bud and have proven to myself that I DO have some control over this.
Unfortunately, my weight tracking chart isn’t as pretty as it once was, in fact it’s got a nice inverted bell curve going on, but at least it’s no longer going to be symmetrical.
Sometimes when you see your weight on the scale jumping up each week, after week, after week, you start to feel helpless, like things are spinning out of control and you aren’t sure how to stop yourself. But when you see that just a little effort can halt that process and that with a little extra attention and work you can even start to reverse that process, well, that’s where you find hope.
So it’s a hopeful Pamela that is writing to you today.
I think for those of us who have struggled with overeating and weight gain, there comes a moment when things just “click” and you realize that it’s time to put in that extra effort. Sometimes the click doesn’t last. But I was lucky enough to get that click back, and while it hasn’t been as easy as it was the first time around. I’m not giving up.
