Thursday Morning Moment of Truth

Well it's Thursday again! Time for my weekly weigh-in, here we go.

Damn +.2

Staring Weight- 162, February 26

Current Weight- 155.4, March 15

Weight Lost- 6.6 lbs

To say I am frustrated would be an understatement. 

Some people might be wondering why I am posting this online. Yeah it's kind of embarrassing, and extremely public. I have done the weight watchers thing before, along with countless other "diets" and crazy shenanigans in order to lose weight. This time it is different. I have to keep reminding myself this isn't just about weight this is about mindfulness and my desire to eventually be able to help others. I am working on educating myself and pushing through the difficult time that comes with being on the road to real health. So I am posting this for all the world to see (or my 13 fans) for two main reasons. First to keep me accountable. I know how I am, I get all excited about a new project and when I start to see a decline (TODAY) or get bored I quit. By posting this on here I am being accountable to myself. Secondly, I think it will be important for me to share a really tough experience with others. This journey isn't going to be all rainbows and sunshine every week. Some weeks are going to suck, and some days I am going to fail. It's life! It's a lesson we all need to learn no matter the situation. Take it for what it is a move on. 

So while yes I am frustrated by this weeks weigh-in I have decided to stay positive about it. I gained, ok. I am done with last week. Today starts a new week and here are the areas where I think I messed up and will be working on to change.

1) Eating breakfast- I haven't been eating breakfast the past couple of days. not because of any other reason than I am lazy (would rather stay in bed longer) and I like having lots of points left at the end of the day to play with

2) Having all those points at the end of the day means eating too late- I am not a big fan of no eating after a certain time, I think it generally all comes out in the wash BUT avoiding eating late is something I try to do because I have stomach issues and I need to be more aware of my schedule. Working on a college campus means I am having meetings till 10 at night! (these kids are nuts)

3) Working out- I'll admit it, I didn't work out at all this week. Not once. Nada. That whole Spring Break, classes, late night meetings, etc. has gotten me in a bad habit. So instead of sleeping in super late everyday and eating late each night I need to re-evaluate my schedule and change some things. 

My experimental schedule for this coming week will be as follows:

Breakfast Everyday

Working out at least 30 minutes 6 times a week

Spreading my points through the day, 0 point snacks at night 

So there you have it. I had a shitty weigh-in but the reality is it could have been worse and I am not the victim here. I stuck to the program, but I am aware of where I slipped up and we will just keep moving forward and still stay excited about the 6.6 lbs I have lost so far!

Cheers,

  Emma