Well, this hasn’t been the best week at all. I had a good loss last week at my Weight Watchers meeting, but I followed that with a weekend scrapbooking retreat where I snacked too much. Most of it was on healthier options, but too much is still too much. Then, I came home to chocolate, which I’m not even supposed to have anyway because I’m diabetic. AND, it is my TOM and that is the only time when I really feel out of control cravings for chocolate. Soooo…if you can read between the lines here you know that I’m in deep doo-doo.
I am debating skipping my first WW meeting this week. I will either do that, or do the free pass (no weigh in) that I have because I know that there will not be a loss on the scales. I’m retaining water and have not exercised. My husband has been out of town and I have insomnia and can’t sleep when he’s gone.
But, I am not giving up! I just needed a down week, I think. I’ve had it and by Saturday I will jump back on the bandwagon and be prepared for a big loss the next week. I can’t afford to step away now before I have even gotten to my 10 percent weight loss.
In other news, one of my best friends decided to join WW today and discovered she’s already at what they say her goal weight is. Lovely. If that isn’t a kick the fat gut when you’re having a bad week, I don’t know what is! (I’m kidding, of course I wish her the best in all she does, but when you aren’t close to your goal it sure is hard to hear that!)
Next time you hear from me, things WILL be better. I promise!
8:21 am
Crazy Mom, I urge you to go to your WW meeting anyway, win, lose or draw. I know how gross it is to go and not have a loss, but those weeks did more for me as far as motivation goes than most anything else. Sometimes you just need to see it in black and white, so to speak. Everyone’s been there. And you might do better than you think.
Good luck, whatever you decide.
9:36 am
Jump back on that bandwagon… and stay away from the chocolate!
We’ll be think and svelte before we know it! 
Sooo… you never mentioned, how many pages did you get done this weekend?!?!
10:07 am
That sucks about your friend, CMC! That would piss me off. I would be supportive like you are, but underneath, I would be seething! :rant:
You will do okay. Sometimes we just need those off weeks and don’t weigh if you must skip. It is better than letting it further derail you if there is no loss or a gain.
It will be okay. :hug:
12:07 pm
I freeze the chocolate. That makes it harder to eat. Literally. Everything in moderation. If you must have it, try to hold off until the end of the day, and have a piece then go to bed.
Also, don’t skip your meeting. You might just find some tip that motivates you during the week. I have been going to meetings even though I have had a bad few months of eating. Plus, I think when you skip, the next week it is almost like, “Well, I did ok last week on my own…” and you give yourself permission not to go. (I have been there myself.)
12:27 pm
Thanks for all the supportive words, everybody. I officially snapped myself out of my funk this morning by getting back into the gym for a good workout, drinking all my water for today already, and eating right so far. I don’t know if I will weigh or not tomorrow still, but I feel like I’ve stopped th e negative spiral I was in. I’m back on track!
12:15 pm
Oh MomCat I know those bad days and weeks and I’m glad you have already got yourself out of that funk.
That’s the key, not spiraling further into the abyss.