The Dreaded Weigh In Annihilated

Yesterday, I wrote about how it is very important to show up for weigh-in. I didn't back down from the challenge and I'm glad I didn't. I lost 4.2 pounds! That is excellent for me, for anyone actually. So, not only did I lose those 2 pounds last week but I also lost an additional 2.2 pounds of new territory. That felt great! I went to SubWay right afterwards to celebrate. SubWay in itself is a healthier option then most fast food options. I wanted to get chips and coke like I normally like to do, but it was SO easy to say no. I saw the cookies there and I would have normally said, "Yeah, three cookies please." However, the last time I went there I had one and it was 5 points! It was not worth that many. I love that type of awareness because I make healthier decisions without feeling the least bit satisfied.
Unfortunately, I ended up eating at Dion's Pizza and pigged out. I have trouble just eating a few slices. I ate 5 of them delicious bad boys. I wasn't too pleased with that. I also drank some whiskey tonight. I am over twenty 20 points, but I am going to take them from the weekly. The progressive aspect of tonight was that I may have normally not even tracked what I ate once I went over the daily points. I was tracking it as I went along. The other aspect of tonight is that I was trying to make someone feel better and provide them with comfort food and drink. I really didn't want any until I came home with the pizza. Next time, I need to not only plan for a healthier option no matter where I go but also mentally rehearse eating less and not feeling cheated out of something. I need to take the overeating pizza incident just like the SubWay cookie incident. I want to be in control in that type of situation.
Mental rehearsing is a strategy that the Weight Watchers program uses. I have always agreed with this strategy because it has helped me on tests, interviews, and sports. Tomorrow I will be going into more detail about mental rehearsing.


Til tomorrow,
Josh


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Going Back To Weigh In After A Gain

Last week I weighed in with a gain of 2.0 pounds. That really hurt. I wasn't excellent on the program, but I didn't think that I was bad to the point of gaining weight. Maybe maintaining my weight, but not gaining...geez. Today, I would like to talk about the importance of going back to the scale even after you have gained the previous week. If you are anything like me, you have a major weight problem and feel like it's impossible to lose weight no matter how you try. Weight losses feel only temporary, and gains feel imminent at some point. However, here is some good advice to all of you in this category:

1.) Awareness is key
      The way any one gains weight, or at least large amounts of weight is by not being held accountable. Now, I am a member of Weight Watchers and that keeps me accountable on my weigh-in days. Weighing at home is  also the same type of accountability except it is only held by yourself and not others. Just being aware of your weight-change will bring awareness to what you eat. That awareness helps you change what your intake and thus more successful the next time around.

2.) Look at how far you have come.
      It's so easy for me to say, "See! I gained 2 pounds on this system. I have xxx amount of pounds to lose It doesn't work." and then just give up. The truth is I still have a 7.2 pound loss from my initial weigh in. That idea of being better than I was has a much more proactive mind set than, I have more than 100 pounds to lose.

3.) Find a non-scale goal to work on
     If your determination to lose weight is solely based on the numbers on the scale, then you will have a roller coaster of a day emotionally when those numbers are not good news. Sometimes you can do good and still gain because of water weight. Even if you gained because you went off eating plan, the emotions that come along with that are detrimental to you success. Create a goal like to fit in some old pants, or to buy yourself something you would enjoy if you stay on track for a month, or something that motivates you but is not dependent only on the pounds you weight in at.

My personal goal is to fit into Regular sizes. Big and Tall sizes start at 46 waist. I am a 48 currently. That means that I need to be at a 44 waist to be able to buy regular pants. That is very exciting for. By the way, I also of goals that have to do with pounds. I started out at 359 pounds and my goal is to weigh less than 300 pounds by February 18, 2011. That is about 4 1/2 months. I calculated the numbers and I should have plenty of weeks to spare if I can lose weight at an average pace of 3 pounds a week.

Thats pretty much it for today.

Til tomorrow,
Josh

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