I had a great day overall. The morning was spent with the girls at swim class, a special manicure for Abby and tea with a good friend. I stayed on track with my kefir shake with berries plenty of water and tea. I toyed with the idea of skipping lunch before tonight's weigh in, but decided that wasn't the best plan. Instead I opted for yet another grilled chicken salad with some other veggies and my water. Then I continued to guzzle water all afternoon in hopes that it would magically flush the food out of my system and show my morning weight (naked). LOL I was hoping the WW scale would register the same as home but it's off my a few ounces. Who cares though in the grand scheme of things I have lost about 15 pounds. That's so exciting for me.
I went grocery shopping at a few places this afternoon to pick up some of the goodies I can enjoy occasionally on cycle 2. I actually ventured to ctown in Danbury for Aripa's. They're basically like flat disk shaped polenta that you just need to heat up. It's a versatile food that only has 90 calories and is legal every other day on C2. It's a bit confusing I know. But I was scared to eat starch today before weigh in. Stupid sounding perhaps, but I think my body is really sensitive to carbs so I need to be careful.
I came home to unload my goodies and checked the mail and found the sweetest surprise. My friend A had lent me Bethany Frankel's book Naturally Thin and attached the sweetest note to it just inspiring me to continue on this journey and work that much harder. She said that my blog is helping her make good choices in her day. I find that so refreshing and motivating, so thank you A for sharing that :) It really made me smile.
I went to my WW meeting and was hoping to run into the man I mentioned in my blog last week. The one who was so disappointed in himself. I promised myself that if I did, I would make a point to tell him how proud I was of him that he came back and tell him the story of when I last walked out of that WW meeting 9 years ago and where that got me. I saw him and at the end of the meeting told him what I planned to say and he was grateful to me. He said he was so mad at himself because he was on a business trip the week prior and gained 4.4 pounds thanks to the all you can eat buffets at every turn. But he came back and lost it plus another .4. I told him that was so wonderful and he should be proud of himself. It felt so good to share that because I never want that to be me again. Paying it forward is so incredibly important in life. I wish someone had been in that parking lot that day I ran out to give me a hug when I began sobbing from sheer disappointment in myself and walk me back in the door. I need to rely on my own strength to get me through this journey and just keep going. If I have an unsuccessful week where I plateau or gain, that is no excuse to walk out and give up. When dealing with any challenge you have to keep trying till you succeed. For me it's a success every week just walking in that door. Yes, I can weigh myself on my scale at home but no one hands me the little gold stickers and claps my success's and understands my frustrations like they do in a meeting. I know they're not for everyone, but they work for me. So cycle 2 day 1 is over and I continue along one meal and one day at a time.
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