For those of you on Facebook, you will already know my result for this week.... a gain of 1.4 kilos! I was initially a bit upset by it, but have gotten over it - it's only one week and next week will be a much better one for me and the scales!!
I think the gain may have been a combination of my very social weekend (over Waitangi weekend) catching up with me plus also when I found out that I had missed out on the Lower Hutt payroll position that I REALLY wanted - I turned to chocolate!!!!!!!!! Not a good thing and something that will change over time.
After reading Lynda's blog this morning, I decided that today I would have a sausage roll for morning tea.... so went for a walk about 10am and the ladies there were really suprised to see me and were really pleased to hear about my weight loss! I ate it, savoured every mouthful, enjoyed it.... but for a LONG time afterwards I had a "yucky" feeling in my mouth! Will see how I feel next pay day, I may get one then... I may not. If it is going to be a "treat" for me while I reduce my carbs etc, then it will be a Payday treat and only on a payday (so once a fortnight)!
I would also like to share what I read on Lynda's blog this morning:
Stop worrying about your present weight and start focusing on what your weight is stopping you from doing.
Can you really imagine yourself healthy? It is not just about weight loss but living a vital, healthy life - being able to run with the kids and participate more.
Having really strong support from people who care.
Be flexible - you don't have to follow a plan to perfection.
This is a lifestyle so if you eat more than you should or something not so good for you then just say OK that was that, now move on. You just carry on when it is a lifestyle, not restart on Monday.
Adapt your eating to your life - we are all different so eat what you think you can stick to, not what a book says you must be eating.
Allow yourself a treat. Plan it and allow it. Don't just say "Oh sometime I'll get something bad" and not really mean it because when you do you'll hate yourself and feel like you've blown your diet. If you consciously eat something you won't feel like you are cheating.
Don't worry if you are only losing small amounts of weight - real life is not like the Biggest Loser. This is not a quick fix.
You need to change your perception of your ability to lose weight and your ability to stick to a plan.
Record the non scale victories - forget the scales and celebrate all the changes you are making and day to day victories you have. If you can, put the scales away for a month or so!
If you are a Mum and have a thousand priorities they said to remember the airplane analogy - you need the oxygen first before you can help others. Remember this - you need to look after you in order to look after others.
So with those facts in mind - I will be continuing this journey and my lifestyle will change for the better and I will get healthier!!!
1 comment:
I've just caught up on the last couple of months. I used to read your blog back in 05/06(?), but was too shy to ask permission when you went private. So glad you are back into it. I'm just another person on your side cheering you on to keep it up :)
There will be ups and downs. But you are healthier and lighter now than you were at the start of the year - how many people can say that by 1/2 way through Feb?
Wish I could. Less wishing and more doing!!
xxKylie
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