I got this...
So I've got one full week of journaling down and I am feeling SO GOOD about myself! I journaled every single day, every single bite...and I feel so much more in control. It is amazing how something so simple can totally change things around for you. For me, I have to journal...I just have to. I need that accountability...I don't like seeing 5 snickers bars written down in my journal, so more often than not I will make the choice to NOT have them. And I love that feeling of being so in control...to think about something and decide to not have it...to not be ruled by food...wow...what a concept! And as a result of journaling & conscious eating, I was down 6.4 pounds today!!! I weighed in at 150.8....very comfortably within my goal weight & the 2 pound maximum. Phew!! And I still have 2 weeks before the official WI of the month for June...so I am happy to be back to where I was and I feel in control...something I haven't felt for a LONG time.
I just can't eat like I used to...cause if I do, I will ultimately weigh what I used to...and I don't want that...so I have to make a conscious decision. Just like my girl Rissa said at lunch today~we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Red Robin, but we LOVE the feeling of being in control of our eating more. When we go to Red Robin, all the points for the day are gone...in one meal. There is no 8 point lunch there...not even a 12 point lunch...no matter how you adjust & tweak...you are having at least 20 points there...and when you are 150 and that's pretty much ALL you get for a day, it sucks...cause then you are into flexies and it is SO easy to say forget it & chow down without regard for counting points. So we have been hitting up Applebee's after the meeting cause it's got the WW menu & it opens at 10am instead of every other place that opens at 11am. That right there is a no brainer! Plus, having a filling good-for-you lunch & having points left over is a great feeling! It helps start out the week on a good note (the WW week, since our meetings are on Saturdays)...I have 10 points left for the day and it is 2pm...that would never happen even if I tried at Red Robin!!
So I am feeling really positive about maintaining now...as long as I journal & eat consciously, I can do this. This week, we are upping the points to 22 instead of 20. So I will see how that goes.
On other notes...things are going great in my little neck of the woods...Dennis is home now, FINALLY!!! He was in Astoria for the week & he couldn't come home fast enough as far as I was concerned! Work is going great...Karen & I are really getting along well...it is amazing the change that has taken place between the two of us. Yes, she still does all the same things that irritate me, but I choose to not let it. And that is so empowering. If I dwell on the personal calls, or the itty bitty nit-picky things, I am just a mean person & petty doesn't become me very well. I can't change her...and it is not my place to. So I focus on what I am doing & by me not nagging on her or silently stewing about what she is doing, she is a lot more considerate & helpful. Our relationship is so much better over the past few months...and that is SO wonderful! It is amazing how swallowing one's pride can really get you ahead a whole lot more than being petty.
I just can't eat like I used to...cause if I do, I will ultimately weigh what I used to...and I don't want that...so I have to make a conscious decision. Just like my girl Rissa said at lunch today~we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Red Robin, but we LOVE the feeling of being in control of our eating more. When we go to Red Robin, all the points for the day are gone...in one meal. There is no 8 point lunch there...not even a 12 point lunch...no matter how you adjust & tweak...you are having at least 20 points there...and when you are 150 and that's pretty much ALL you get for a day, it sucks...cause then you are into flexies and it is SO easy to say forget it & chow down without regard for counting points. So we have been hitting up Applebee's after the meeting cause it's got the WW menu & it opens at 10am instead of every other place that opens at 11am. That right there is a no brainer! Plus, having a filling good-for-you lunch & having points left over is a great feeling! It helps start out the week on a good note (the WW week, since our meetings are on Saturdays)...I have 10 points left for the day and it is 2pm...that would never happen even if I tried at Red Robin!!
So I am feeling really positive about maintaining now...as long as I journal & eat consciously, I can do this. This week, we are upping the points to 22 instead of 20. So I will see how that goes.
On other notes...things are going great in my little neck of the woods...Dennis is home now, FINALLY!!! He was in Astoria for the week & he couldn't come home fast enough as far as I was concerned! Work is going great...Karen & I are really getting along well...it is amazing the change that has taken place between the two of us. Yes, she still does all the same things that irritate me, but I choose to not let it. And that is so empowering. If I dwell on the personal calls, or the itty bitty nit-picky things, I am just a mean person & petty doesn't become me very well. I can't change her...and it is not my place to. So I focus on what I am doing & by me not nagging on her or silently stewing about what she is doing, she is a lot more considerate & helpful. Our relationship is so much better over the past few months...and that is SO wonderful! It is amazing how swallowing one's pride can really get you ahead a whole lot more than being petty.