Official Weight Watchers WI

I stepped on the scale and faced the music yesterday.  I let them write it down and record it.  137 lbs.  I have gained 14 lbs since lifetime January 2007, that’s roughly a weight gain of 1.6 pounds per month.

Why did I let this happen?  Why didn’t I do something about it sooner?  Stay within two lbs of my goal weight.  Why didn’t I attend a meeting when I was still within my goal and take care of it then?  I just don’t know.  Laziness perhaps, ego, shame. A bit of all of them I’m sure.  So what am I going to to differently so I’m not in the same boat again?

I think this time I need to realize this is not a game/race.  First to the finish wins kind of mentality.  I need to take my time and make those lifestyle changes.  I need to stop worrying about trying to find the “lightest” clothes I can for WI or making sure I went potty before hand.  I need to eat like a normal healthy person all week.  Not healthy most of the week, splurge after WI, and limit the food intake the day before WI.  I use to do that and to be honest I thought about it again yesterday.  If I just skipped lunch and go to WI tonight I’ll weigh less.  But then, common sense kicked in and I told myself that’s not the way to do this.  That’s not realistic, that’s not good for you.  So I forced myself to have breakfast(cream of wheat with pumpkin, tea, and a banana), lunch(taco twist soup, veggies and dip), snack(popcorn and an apple).  I weighed in and went home after the meeting and didn’t splurge.  I had my split pea soup and 2 whole wheat yogurt biscuits(2pts each.WW recipe).  Then logged my food.

I need to make this a lifestyle change and all the game playing will not help me in the end.

~ by hueyea on October 26, 2007.