... It's How You Finish."- The Rock
This quote rang loud to me today like God's beautiful sounding sirens that let me know that no matter how I started this week or felt 'out of control', that it
wasn't over and with His help, I can still capture the control I need to finish this week off strong, instead of finishing it with anger, disappointment and regret from seeing that gain at the scale.
"Little by Little, One Travels Far."- J.R.R. Tolkien
Along the way, I've seen my fair share of disappointing moments. Times where I thought I had worked so hard, doing my very best to have 'earned' a great weigh-in at the scale, only to be disappointed by either a maintain or just a -0.2 lb. loss (which I am now very grateful for looking back on it). Or the times, like this week, where I just felt like losing all control when it comes to staying disciplined, counting my points honestly, and making sure that I keep my portions small enough to balance within my Dailies and Weeklies (and of course racking up just the right amount of Activity PointsPlus Values). Sometimes those sacrifices can be hard to make, and after weeks of eating light and being too rigid on myself, I was just a bit disappointed last week at WI when I didn't make my official 100 lb. milestone (after only being roughly a lb. away). That disappointment was what sent me into a frustrated, "I don't feel like counting/trying/caring anymore" launch that made me just feel like indulging and not having to calculate and compare every dang point that I put in my mouth, haha! But even as I indulged in my Honey Mustard Chicken Focaccia sandwich and slice of Fresh Strawberry pie at Baker's Square, or had a Roasted Turkey and Sun-dried Tomato Pesto sandwich from Panera Bread, or had my 'Classic' Breakfast on Saturday topped with scrambled eggs, turkey sausage links, hash browns and pancakes, or my buttery movie theatre popcorn while watching the new 'Star Trek' movie, or last but not least, my Sunday southern food dinner (baked chicken, greens, candied yams, cornbread dressing and cranberry sauce)finished off with a small slice of lemon cake and small pineapple ice cream sundae (with nuts, of course! lol)... even after indulging in ALL that (something I NEVER usually allow myself to do in the same week) and I really wanted to be mad at the Program and just say "Oh I don't feel like staying with you right now! No meetings or accountability for me this week!" The Truth is.. whether I liked it or not, I was accountable to my Plan and myself anyway, even if I felt like failing! ;)
Um, yeah right, like how?? someone may say. Well, a true Weight Watcher (whether on this program or not) knows that once you've committed yourself to a lifestyle change, it's
for life!! That means that no matter how angry I get with myself, my Plan, or my good friend Mr. scale, and no matter how much I want to tear away from it sometimes..
I still come right back to the Plan anyway because it's what I love and I know that it's right for me. :) Sure having a taste of those food favorites felt like an awesome over-indulgence lover's dream, however feeling heavy afterwards or like I didn't stop and listen to my body's satisfied signals right away is just a feeling that's totally not worth it. Yes, I did end up tracking everything (whether roughly or accurately) I ate over the week (which took away my Dailies, Weeklies, and quite a few Activity Points), and yes I did modify some of my choices that the 'old' me simply wouldn't have cared to do (i.e.- ordering a small ice cream sundae, or only eating half my Sunday dinner and putting away the rest, or ordering turkey sausage and 2-pancakes instead of bacon AND sausage and 4-pancakes, and I sliced my Focaccia sandwich in half after finding out the points were 33 PPVs, and ate half one day, and just a quarter of the sandwich the following day (and tossed the rest) with a side of 0 PPVs fresh fruit instead of fries). These are changes that 'old Brittany' just wouldn't have made. You'd be better off sending me to the orthodontist and making me have my braces put on AGAIN rather than ask me to use self-discipline and portion control. I just used to believe that, the more food 'the better', when really the more food that I had, the sadder of a person I was (and if you hung around me, I'm sure at some point it showed). Why feel insecure, sad, and out of control, when you can turn it all around (thank God!) and be
happy, healthy, and strong! Yes I had my over-indulgences this week, but I'd be wrong to think that I'm anything more or less than
human sometimes (okay, fine, ALL the time lol), and we all are gonna have those challenging, frustrating, and feel-like-quitting weeks to get through (and of course God will be right there to pick us right back up when we fall!). No matter how bad you feel you may have messed up this week or this day, and no matter how you feel you could just crawl into the loneliest corner of the world and just hide sometimes, you need to know (just like I need to know) that
we'll be okay! Just Keep Swimming! (Gotta love Finding Nemo ;P)
Right
NOW is the perfect time to start Fresh! And even if you just messed up AGAIN after feeling like you've failed so many times before, this very second is
Brand New and Will Reverse Every Less-Than-Smart Decision You've Made So Far! So get right back up, and remember, no matter how tiring it can get sometimes (and yes, it's okay to take a break, breathe, and indulge sometimes, just not twice a day, everyday lol), no matter how irritable you may feel, just know that moving FORWARD feels a heck of a lot better than EVER looking back. And acknowledging, being honest, and facing a 1 lb. or more gain, is SO much easier to move forward beyond and get the weight right back off, than say waiting months or years later to only find that it's a 30 lb. or more gain (WooHoo! Have fun working hard trying to get all that off..sike! ;P)! And yes, we all know that life happens and it hurts really bad sometimes (been there for sure!) but
if we don't stop loving and taking care of our bodies, they'll be right there to take care of us, love us and carry us (thank God!) when we need it most! :)
~ Be Encouraged!
-Brittany
This quote rang loud to me today like God's beautiful sounding sirens that let me know that no matter how I started this week or felt 'out of control', that it wasn't over and with His help, I can still capture the control I need to finish this week off strong, instead of finishing it with anger, disappointment and regret from seeing that gain at the scale.
Um, yeah right, like how?? someone may say. Well, a true Weight Watcher (whether on this program or not) knows that once you've committed yourself to a lifestyle change, it's for life!! That means that no matter how angry I get with myself, my Plan, or my good friend Mr. scale, and no matter how much I want to tear away from it sometimes.. I still come right back to the Plan anyway because it's what I love and I know that it's right for me. :) Sure having a taste of those food favorites felt like an awesome over-indulgence lover's dream, however feeling heavy afterwards or like I didn't stop and listen to my body's satisfied signals right away is just a feeling that's totally not worth it. Yes, I did end up tracking everything (whether roughly or accurately) I ate over the week (which took away my Dailies, Weeklies, and quite a few Activity Points), and yes I did modify some of my choices that the 'old' me simply wouldn't have cared to do (i.e.- ordering a small ice cream sundae, or only eating half my Sunday dinner and putting away the rest, or ordering turkey sausage and 2-pancakes instead of bacon AND sausage and 4-pancakes, and I sliced my Focaccia sandwich in half after finding out the points were 33 PPVs, and ate half one day, and just a quarter of the sandwich the following day (and tossed the rest) with a side of 0 PPVs fresh fruit instead of fries). These are changes that 'old Brittany' just wouldn't have made. You'd be better off sending me to the orthodontist and making me have my braces put on AGAIN rather than ask me to use self-discipline and portion control. I just used to believe that, the more food 'the better', when really the more food that I had, the sadder of a person I was (and if you hung around me, I'm sure at some point it showed). Why feel insecure, sad, and out of control, when you can turn it all around (thank God!) and be happy, healthy, and strong! Yes I had my over-indulgences this week, but I'd be wrong to think that I'm anything more or less than human sometimes (okay, fine, ALL the time lol), and we all are gonna have those challenging, frustrating, and feel-like-quitting weeks to get through (and of course God will be right there to pick us right back up when we fall!). No matter how bad you feel you may have messed up this week or this day, and no matter how you feel you could just crawl into the loneliest corner of the world and just hide sometimes, you need to know (just like I need to know) that we'll be okay! Just Keep Swimming! (Gotta love Finding Nemo ;P)
Right NOW is the perfect time to start Fresh! And even if you just messed up AGAIN after feeling like you've failed so many times before, this very second is Brand New and Will Reverse Every Less-Than-Smart Decision You've Made So Far! So get right back up, and remember, no matter how tiring it can get sometimes (and yes, it's okay to take a break, breathe, and indulge sometimes, just not twice a day, everyday lol), no matter how irritable you may feel, just know that moving FORWARD feels a heck of a lot better than EVER looking back. And acknowledging, being honest, and facing a 1 lb. or more gain, is SO much easier to move forward beyond and get the weight right back off, than say waiting months or years later to only find that it's a 30 lb. or more gain (WooHoo! Have fun working hard trying to get all that off..sike! ;P)! And yes, we all know that life happens and it hurts really bad sometimes (been there for sure!) but if we don't stop loving and taking care of our bodies, they'll be right there to take care of us, love us and carry us (thank God!) when we need it most! :)
~ Be Encouraged!
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