I liked this little printout thingamjigger, but truth is, I think it should read:
"Getting back on track is NOT simple, or for sissy's!"
Many of you know that I went on a lovely family vacation the first 2 weeks of June. Man was it a much needed getaway. I seem to be struggling though, with the fact that vacation is over. Now don't get me wrong. I'm still following the Weight Watcher program. But my heart is a little not into it at the moment. I've lost my mo-jo. While my body went through a complete relaxation period during vacation, my mind seemed to as well. Although I'm still considered to be at "lifetime status," (which for those of you not familiar with the WW program, lifetime is when you hit your weight loss goal, and maintain it without going over that number by more than 2 pounds. I've been at maintenance for 14 months.) I know I could be at a better place, mentally than I am now. Weight loss and maintenance are not just for the body. It's mind over matter. Or...mind over platter. That sounds MUCH more accurate! My daily food journal is on point. I bite it, I write it. It's my motivation to activity that is lacking! I've only been averaging 2-3 workouts a week. What happened to 5 days? Yes. It's been a little crazy busy around here, and yes, one can be busy if one has only been given one child. Let me put it in black and white right here for ya. I don't want to hear, now or EVER how busy someone is because they have x amount of children. Life is busy. And I'm no better and you're no better because of the amount of children that God has entrusted us with. There. I said it. This is not what this blog is about. Rant over.
I know it's Summer and there are vacations and reunions, and bbq's and birthday's and company parties, and on and on and on, but I would like to start getting back on track, before my next post is titled, "Holy crap it's Christmas and I haven't gotten back on track yet!" It's hard. So...let's go over these number things, shall we?
1. What got me off track was being in California. Have you BEEN to a grocery store in California? Items that I normally purchase here are twice and sometimes 3 x the amount. OIY! It makes eating healthy really hard when you've set a budget for food, and you can't afford to eat healthy. I did the best I could with lots of fruit, vegs and fish, but I kinda don't love fish. Luckily we all took turns making a dinner and a breakfast, so we didn't eat out every single day. And my mom and pops and mom in law were SUPER DUPER at making certain that what they were choosing to make, was WW friendly. Yes, everything and I mean EVERYTHING is legal on the program, but it's super helpful to not need to use all your points on one meal. And, it was still hard. And habits are hard to break, no matter how long you've been trying to rid a habit. Once you start back on a bad habit, (mine is nibbling on crackers and tortilla chips for hours) it's dang hard to break it! And of course, I love Mexican food, so for our dinner that we planned, we did a taco bar, and one cannot have a taco bar without an appetizer of chips and salsa, thus...tortilla chips and Fonz had a real close relationship in CA.
2. My plan. No tortilla chips in the house. For a while any way. I refuse to stop eating them all together, but until I realize that I'm ok with 11 tortilla chips and not one or two or five every time I open the pantry door, then I just can't buy them anymore.
3. I did a new treadmill workout on Friday that made me sweat like a dog in a Chinese restaurant. And my workout buddy, aka Dixon is back from his excursions for a while. Yay for workout buddies. He's my biggest cheerleader and motivator.
4. I've got 2 goals set. My first "small goal" is to be able to stay at my current weight so come Fall, my winter clothes will still fit. My "larger" goal, (which to some might be a small goal but this is my blog not your's,) is to be able to run another 5k in October, beating my previous time which was just under 34 minutes.
5. Get motivated. Honestly, the opportunity that I have been given, working for weight watchers is VERY motivating! Oh my gosh I am SUCH a fan of my members! I LOVE when a member comes to my scale and says, "GUESS WHAT? I... *fill in the blank!" And we high five, and hip bump and dance and sometimes get teary together. I wish I could bottle those feelings up and wear them around my neck. Ok. That sounds SUPER creepy.
I was told once, that I don't sugar coat things. There's really no gray with me. So I guess I should just say this:
Dear Self,
You can never expect to succeed if you only put in work on the days you feel like it. Get to work.
Love,
Me.
