When I got on the scales yesterday morning I was really annoyed. I didn't have any recordable weight loss this past week. I have to keep reminding myself that 5.5 pounds over 3 weeks is still good, but I want to see immediate, tangible results of my new discipline. All week I was careful with my points, and kept track of them so I know I ended each day without having gone over or maybe not even eating all of the points I'm allowed. So why no weight loss? I realize I still need to work in the exercise and I probably will lose weight VERY slowly if I don't start getting some cardio activity on a daily basis. Now that the weather is getting a little cooler, I need to look at getting out at lunchtime and walking, but that would necessitate remembering to bring my walking shoes to work. A new discipline to work on!
Weekends
Part of my problem is keeping track of my points on the weekends and not going too far afield of the plan on those days. Keeping track of my food intake is much easier during the week when I'm at work and then usually go straight home and am in for the evening. I keep the Weight Watchers website open on my computer at work all day and then on my home computer in the evening. That way anytime I eat something I can record it instantly and can continuously check on the points values of various foods I may want to eat. But the weekend is just harder. I usually have meetings to go to or am with family or friends, and making the choices to eat correctly get a little harder. I've determined that Sundays are my days for not sticking as strictly to the plan to give myself a little reprieve, and I've been pretty good the last two Sundays with not going too overboard. And my friend Susan, the WW weight loss queen, reminds me that if I screw up one day that I just start over the next day. Still - I should at least make an attempt to record the points on the weekends and keep a closer eye on the food choices I make.
Still, Americans are all about instant gratification - especially if any perceived sacrifice is involve. My brain wants to automatically go to - I've eliminated so many calories, fats, and sugars from my diet, by God I should be losing 5 or more pounds a week! So I get mad when I don't. That's when I'm in a danger zone - when I get close to saying "What's the use?" and revert back to old eating habits. I've got to remember that I'm still making positive changes, but the results of those changes may come slowly. I need to be happy with the slow, steady progress instead of the quick spurts. I need to be the tortoise instead of the hare.
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Joyce,
You're doing great. Last September my MD, the jerk, told me that my HgbA1c was 7.1, normal is below 7, and that I was now a type II diabetic. He had a list of medications he wanted me to take and I made a bargin with him. He gave me 3 months to get it right or I would have to take the meds. I began watching carbs, not carb free, thats dangerous, eating several small meals a day instead of 3 big ones and exercizing on occasion. It took me 9 months to lose 40 lbs and I've kept off 36 at this point. I plateaued around June and have gone back and forth 4 or 5 lbs. I like your idea about September being a starting place. It must come from childhood and starting school. Anyway it's a good time to rededicate my lifestyle change. You have to remember, you are not on a diet. You're making a conscious decision to change the way you eat for all time. A diet is something you can go on and off. A lifestyle change is forever. We will support each other and it will be easier. Congratulations , I'm proud of you.
Tena.
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