One day at a time…
Thank you for the kind words. It took me this long to figure out how to get back in to post again! Oh well, I’ll catch on eventually. I love this site and all the wonderful people on it. It’s definitely gonna help me stay on track. Now about that…
I went to WI Thursday night & had gained 1 lb. No surprise there, I thought it would be more than a lb. But as I talked to a couple of people, I told them I was starting to get discouraged this time. I’ve been hanging in real good, but the doubts are trying to attack me. They were so good, talking to me about how well I’ve done and how far I’ve come (1 has lost 100 lbs!) and that I can do this. They both suggested that it might help jumpstart me again if I had a day where I ate higher cal/fat and didn’t worry about counting points (but still record everything.) Of course you have to make sure you get right back on track afterwards, that’s the scary part for someone like me. So I did it the following day-we’ll so what happens. I’m happy to say I did get right back on track Saturday and I felt pretty sick Frdiay after eating that large McD. fries I thought I wanted.Yesterday and today have been full of fresh fruits and veggies and my body feels much better. I realize that I might still show another gain by next Thursday because of this “Free” day, but I also know that simular cycling has helped me in the past. It does help so much to have others cheer you on, that’s why people get so much from sites like this. I want this blog to be a record for me, reminding me and anyone who might read it that we are not perfect, we have bad days/weeks, but as long as we keep getting up and starting again, we will eventually reach our destination.
Now, speaking of fresh fruits/veggies, I’m making a huge effort to keep lots of different fruits on hand, not just my usual apples, oranges, grapes and bananas, but kiwi, cherries, watermelon, blueberries, etc. I’ve also been bad in the past about keeping the fruits in the veg. bins out of sight, so we forget them and I end up throwing them out. So I’ve been cutting some up and keeping a big fresh fruit salad in a pretty clear glass bowel in the fridge. Everybody seems to be enjoying it & that’s good. I have some with yogurt and Fiber 1, or just a serving of the fruit and it’s great AND pretty to look at. In the past, I would have told myself that I couldn’t afford all that extra fruit, but I have to remind me that this weightloss is worth the time and money, and that my whole family benefits from these food and from ME getting healthy! And I shop around for sales! ;) I’m also very fortunate that my farm boy DH loves to garden and we are now getting tons of fresh squash and zucchini. Cucmbers are just starting to get big and we’ll soon have potatoes, snap beans and butterbeans (plus tomatoes, which I still can’t eat raw.) I love the squash cut up and “fried” with onion and a little of my Hormel 50% less fat bacon bits. I also love the fact that I can eat those baby red potatoes after low carbing so long. Last night I mixed in a couple of cups of brwon rice into the squash & onions and everybody loved it. We ate the leftovers for dinner today. Thank You Lord for this good fresh food that’s so good for us!
I’m still trying to do good with journaling everything. Even my free day. It was 50 points!!!! I couldn’t help but figure them. Not because I ate so much more, but because it was high cal/fat foods. I got another copy of my week 1 book (I had lost mine and never read the whole thing) and I think going over the basics again was just what I needed. I have to remember that it’s not just staying within my points range, but it’s WHAT I’m eating as well. I need to make sure I eat all my “guide to health” foods first and then use any extra points for treats, not the other way around!
I have made up my mind that I’m not going to worry about losing my job because of the state budget crisis. I’m not going to worry about what my barely adult children are doing or not doing that I have no control over. I’m not going to worry about whether or not I can keep the weight off this time when I lose it. I’m not even going to worry about following my plan tomorrow. Instead, I’m going to focus on today and let tomorrow take care of itself. Jesus said don’t worry about tomorrow, today has enough troubles of its own. So I’ll pray for today, to get thru it as I need to, and to trust in God to take care of tomorrow, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS. I can do this 1 day at a time, 1 hour at a time if necessary, with the help of God and the wonderful people He has put in my path.