Weigh In...

I was a bit hesitant to weigh in this morning. Really. Not that it's been a horrible week, but just because it was such a strange week and I didn't have a lot of confidence in how it would play out. I didn't journal my food intake, but tried to make wise choices. I only went to the gym the once...but did get out with my babe a lot....walks, playing in the park etc.

But in the end I went. I just can't wimp out when I'm not definite I'll lose. That's not the recipe for success. I need to drag my ass to weigh in every week...whether I want to or not...

And it was good! I actually lost 3.2 lbs! Whoohoo! It just shows that by being more mindful on a daily basis what I'm putting into my mouth and being more active in general does pay off. I don't have to change my entire life to fit around a strict diet and intense daily work outs. I can just do my best to be a healthy person...

This puts my grand total to 15.2 lbs! Whoohoo! Next stop will be 2-0. I'll be really pumped when I hit that number!

Today at my meeting we talked about how we self sabotage ourselves at times. When we're doing really well it's easy to start 'rewarding' ourselves with the bad foods. Another serious mistake we make is when accepting compliments. Instead of just saying thank you and continuing on program....we tend to brush it off, or make excuses or deny things. I was told that 'Just' and 'Only' are our new 4 letter words.

For example "You lost 3.2 lbs this week! You are doing great!!".... "Oh...thanks....but I ONLY went to the gym once. I should have went more".

We need to take credit for work well done! Stop dwelling on the negative. Stop trying to lessen our success.

:)

From here on in...when I get a compliment I'm simply going to say Thank You.

Jamie