The Post I Have Been Dreading

It has finally happened.  I have been dreading this.  I gained weight this week.  I gained 1.4 pounds.  I was so disappointed in myself when I climbed on the scale.  I cried (although I cry easily...I am an emotional girl!).  I am worried about letting my supporters down, and more importantly, I am worried about letting myself down.  Here I am.  At a point where I can give up and quit and gain weight back, or I can continue pressing forward towards the prize.  I am determined to be different this time.  I am choosing me. 

 

When I entered my weight, a little message popped up on Weight Watchers.  It said:

 

Look back at this week and see what you might be able to change; then let go of what you can't. The best thing to do is focus on is making this coming week a success. 

 

Looking back at this past week, these are the things I think I did (or didn't do) that contributed to gaining weight:

*I was not as consistent with tracking my WW points.

*I went out to eat more this week than I have in previous weeks.

*I didn't drink as much water as I should.

*I weighed myself almost daily. 

 

I LOVE that the WW message says to let go of what you can't change.  I need to do that.  I am letting go of this week's weight gain, and I am focusing on the positive things that I accomplished this week and that I want to accomplish next week. 

Positives from this week:

*I ran 4.5 miles!

*I worked out every day with the exception of my one rest day!

*I can wear knee high socks now!

*My favorite jeans fit me a little better now!

 

My goals for this week:

*Do a better job of tracking my WW points.

*Drink half my body weight in water.

*Continue with my training program (which means my running / walking increments will be 30 seconds each)

*Weigh myself only on my weigh-in day.

 

I hope that focusing on the positive and not dwelling on the negative will help me to retrain my brain.  I found this verse in the Bible, and I have read it many times before, but I know that it is speaking to where I am and my commitment to my weight loss journey.  Here it is:

 

 

Help me, Lord, to always commit my plans to You.  I want to succeed.  I know that I am going to get knocked down.  I know this is a journey and a life style change.  I will not lose weight every week, but I will keep going.