Just a quick (and late) 50 by Fifty update...I had a small gain this week - .5 pounds... I'm at a total of 7.1 pounds lost since March 27th, 2010.
I know from experience that there will be weeks where there is a gain, and it can have one of two effects on you - you can either get discouraged and start a cycle of defeat, or you can make adjustments and get back on track, moving forward. Although I did have a moment of discouragement when I thought the cute blue butterfly on the weight loss ticker (above) would turn brown and upside down if it had to go backward, I got over it and realized that I am more determined than ever to see this journey through.
One of the best things about keeping a food journal is the ability to review past weeks, good and not so good, and look for clues for improvement. It was fairly easy to see what went a bit awry this week, and make adjustments going forward. One mistake was having two days this week where I went over points and had to use a lot of extra points to cover it - poor planning and impulsive eating were the main culprits there. Another observation is a more tactical error - as you lose weight in Weight Watchers, your daily points allowance goes down, and I had reached a place in my weight where I needed to bring my daily points down and I didn't. SO - I'm making adjustments and moving ahead...
One thing we did do this week that I was happy about was go bike riding - it felt so great to ride again! We plan to do that each week on Friday mornings, which is a good start. Still, more exercise is essential, so it is still a priority to get back to working out with my exercise ball and hand weights. I'm keeping my goal simple - just get started...even if it's just one session on one day for 10 minutes this week, DO IT!
I'll be back tomorrow with a Mother's Day post for all you sweet Moms out there, especially my very own wonderful Mom whom I adore! Meanwhile, have a glorious weekend filled with God's goodness - it's everywhere, in abundance, if we'll only open our hearts to see it!
"Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come."
1 Timothy 4:8
"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness."
2 Peter 1:3
Becky, unless you are much bigger than your picture, You look fine to me. I know, thinner is suppose to be healthier(they may change that tomorrow), but when you loose too much, it makes you look much older.My husband says he likes a girl with a little meat on her bones, and I do get a lot of compliments on looking younger than my 62 years. I am tall, but I weigh 220.That sounds horrible, I know, but I am very active, and cannot loose for love nor money.My problem is self discipline. Good luck to you,though,if you wish to loose more.
ReplyDeleteOh I can't wait until sometime in my life i can quit worrying about weight!
ReplyDeleteHi Becky,
ReplyDeleteI went up also this week...thanks for the post today...I'm feeling no control and a poor attitude...still haven't gone back to exercising...however there is Monday!
Enjoy tomorrow!
Warmly,
Deb :)