So I feel like I've done very well so far, ssslllooowww but steady UNTIL this past week! Overall i'm down 7.2 lbs., up 2 during TOM. I didn't end up weighing in on Sat as TOM was full force, i know i should anyways but really didn't feel confident doing so. Now this weekend I'm going away with food loving friends! I was going to weigh in Friday morning as I'll be gone on Saturday but not feeling great and it's already Tues.

I plan on bringing my own ww foods and eating well all weekend, even though i know it's going to be a HUGE struggle. I need to, i keep telling myself Summer is around the corner. Then there is the that says "what's the point, your heavy and will most likely be heavy all Summer which I know is nuts but sometimes i can't get out of my own head. In my head i've derailed and too far gone to bet back up, but then i think it's a week! And i don't even think i'm far off from my last weigh in weight....ugghh!!!

You're doing this. You're losing weight. You're making healthy changes.

Be The Little Engine That Could when you go out with your friends.

Now imagine it's after the weekend, and you've chosen things you didn't want to eat... how disappointing that will feel.

Imagine to yourself that it's already after the weekend, and you've managed to choose exactly what you wanted to... how good that will feel. How proud!

Hold onto that pride, and focus on what you really want for the longterm.

You can do this.

One of my favorite quotes is "Do something today that your future self will be proud of."

I think it goes along with what Lovely said about imagining yourself after next weekend and how you'll feel if you ate poorly or how you'll feel if you made good choices. This past weekend I had to eat out a lot and it is a struggle and hard work. But I brought my own food from home and worked with what I could buy and got to the end of the weekend feeling very proud of the choices I made. It can be done and just the fact that you're thinking in those terms, about how to get through a weekend knowing there will be tough choices, shows that you are commited. You just have to stay committed and follow through!

I know exactly how i will feel Monday if i blow this weekend...not good! I'm already listening to the naysayers (my brother, etc.). They can say whatever they want, they don't understand what it's like to have a weight problem (most of them).

My best friend is going and she is doing her own variation of a diet so we said we would keep each other in check We also agreed to take long walks both Saturday and Sunday. I'm still debating if i want to start the weekend off with a weigh in or wait till next week.

I too have food loving friends and family and it can be a challenge, but bringing your own food and making good choices will show you and them that you are taking care of yourself and on Monday morning you are going to be so proud of yourself!

Just by planning ahead you are already ahead of the game! Having alternatives makes such a huge difference in not feeling deprived. Just make sure you are bringing things that YOU find delicious and satisfied And if you splurge a bit, it's not the end of the world! Much better than totally going off plan.

So last night i planned on staying in because of going away this weekend and i ended up eating out i made healthy choices (1/2 baked potato, plain steamed veggies, and grilled bbq chicken tips) EXCEPT i did have 3 drinks I accounted for everything and have used about half my weeklies but not feeling confident in weighing in tomorrow morning. Not sure what to do!

Whatever you do, make sure you go to your weigh in tomorrow. It might not be that bad, but whatever number shows up at least you'll know. Plus, since your weigh-in is tomorrow, that means you can start fresh with a new set of weeklies for the weekend. Regardless of what you eat, just make sure you track everything

I usually weigh in Saturdays but since i'll be gone i was going to go tomorrow. Now i don't feel prepared, maybe i'll go but not weigh in, stay for the meeting to keep me motivated through the weekend. Unfortunatley, i live and die based on that stupid battery operated little machine

Awwww. I know that machine can be intimidating, but I promise eventually you'll learn how to count NSVs more than the number on the scale (at least that's what I do and find it much more rewarding).

If nothing else, at least if you go and weigh in tomorrow, Friday, you'll have bought yourself an extra day to work out next week if you aren't happy or don't have a successful weekend. What I mean is, go and weigh in tomorrow. That will reset your week a day early. So go enjoy the weekend. Maybe you rock it, maybe you don't. We've all been there where we are determined to make good choices but something happens and we don't. But by the time Monday comes, while you've already three days into your week, you still have five left before you have to weigh in again on your normal day of Saturday. Use those extra days to stay on point and exercise. Does that make sense?

Plus, for all you know if you go in tomorrow you might find that you lost which might keep you motivated through the weekend. Or if you gained, use THAT as motivation to stay on track so you lose next weigh in.

Truth is, one day or one week or one weekend is not the end all be all. This is a marathon, not a sprint. I've had entire weeks where I've gone off point and gained but I weighed in and started fresh and got back on track. It takes work, but we're here to help