In the past whenever I tried to lose weight I went into it thinking that I needed to lose X pounds by X date or before a wedding or other event. It shouldn't be surprising that I felt like a failure when it didn't happen exactly that way and then I'd quit. This time when I joined Weight Watchers I didn't have it in my brain that I'd lose a certain amount of weight by a certain date. In fact, I never thought that I'd actually stick with the plan. Frankly, I thought it'd be something fun that my friends, Sheri & Bri, and I could all do together. And it was, don't get me wrong but I really made an effort to actually resist thinking about what would happen if/when I reached my goal weight.
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| The struggle is worth it |
I think this was helpful along the way because had I focused on the number 215 pounds I would have quit. That's A LOT of weight to lose, especially in the beginning when you're just trying to lose those first 5-10 pounds or so. However, now I find myself struggling to maintain the weight that I lost. I realize that I am not cured - weight problems aren't like other addictions where you can just avoid the trigger. I mean, no one says to an alcoholic to go ahead and just have one drink per day. I know that I don't want to perpetually live in a state of "scale is boss" but right now I am. I am still slightly above my goal weight and that frustrates me.
It actually made me stop and think that if I had a member or a friend ask for advice on what they should do when it hit me. I'd been half ass-ing my workouts after spending the majority of 2013 training for one half marathon or another. I considered this time to be true recovery for my muscles and my brain because come January when training starts again in full force I will be ready. So far I have 4 half marathons on the schedule, though I haven't registered for any of them officially but I know that I'll be training for a long time so this recovery time is also important to me.
In addition to training for what seemed like the majority of 2013 I became a little more relaxed with the food and portions but when I stopped training I didn't change the way I was eating. So, the last few weeks I've been struggling to get back on track. I changed my tracker back to the "lose weight" setting rather than maintaining and dropped my DPT from 28 to 26 in an attempt to lose the 10 pounds that have crept on since early November. It seems to be working but just reinforces the notion that I will always have to be diligent about what, and how much, I eat and drink. Especially during the holidays when there are so many temptations around every corner.
How are you going to manage the temptations around the Holidays?
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