Hi gang!
Yesterday's weigh in was not good.
I gained 1.2 pounds over the Thanksgiving weekend. Time to get serious. Jamie, also, gained 1.2 pounds, exactly the same as me. She seemed shocked.
Well, this week, I am trying a new approach. My leader offers a "traveling journal" that goes home with a member every week. I think taking this home for the week will really FORCE me into being a "good girl" all week long. This is a good plan as it will really get me right back into my journaling as well as get me on track with all my eating! This journal has been in circulation for only two previous weeks, as this is my new leader. I've been to other meetings, though, and the traveling journal is common. Have you all been exposed to that?Though, as I looked at the other two previous week's entries, I was amazed at how "bad" these people were and wonder if they couldn't possibly have lost any weight? I was also pleased that I took this journal home as I am very good at writing in journals and will have to be the one to set the pace for this here, as these other entries were pretty bad! What a responsibility I have! But, this is a good week for this kind of thing, as we have no parties or other social engagements between now and my next meeting!
One woman (it's all confidential - no names are used) wrote that she is a nursing mother at the beginning of the week, at least, so that explains the tons of food she seems to be eating, but the first week was filled out by some anonymous member and she was eating as much as I was eating when I gained all my weight, I think? At least they were honest? Boy, I'd hate to think that they were NOT being honest, as they certainly must have had gains!
Yet, the one who wrote in it the first week, is probably new to ww and has many more points than I get each day? I only get 20 points a day and it sure is hard to feel satisfied with that little a food allowance. Yet, I manage. I have learned what I can eat to feel fulfilled and I am slowly, but surely, developing a "listing" of products that are low point, and decent choices!
The general idea about a traveling journal is that the leader says it's "magic" and whoever takes it and fills it out always has a loss! I'm game for that!
Dawny, I'm also wondering about the baby, still nothing? Poor "mom" must be very uncomfortable and anxious!
Dawny, I do like my new leader, she has a totally different style than my "old" leader, though. My old leader is quite funny and will really get people laughing, making the meetings really fun. She is a person I can really identify with and she suffers the same chocolate addiction as I have! She was struggling with her own weight, and I can identify with that as well. I think a ww leader in trouble really knows the score and maybe, just maybe, ww should lighten up a teeny bit on their policies for being "over" goal and give people more time? We all go through hormonal changes, we have stresses in our lives, we have social and fun things that contribute. Those things are part of life and we have to learn to accept the "ups and downs" of our happiness level and our weight. There have been stressful or very joyous occasions where we all have had to lay aside ww for a small time period. The person who will ultimately succeed, though, is the one who can get right back on track and keep going. WE all need to be doing that!
Melanie, I'd hate to be kept waiting with regard to that other apartment. I hope your landlord decides to let you guys have it. Sounds so nice!
Are you saving for a house or condo of your own? I hope you can do that at some point. There are options out there for small condos, especially, with no money down or practically nothing down that you might find more affordable than you think. Interest rates are low right now.
Melanie, I would consider getting back to journaling a true NSV! Same for me too!
Dawny, did you have turkey for your "sympathy eating" like we have, for the most part, in this country? I think Thanksgiving would be nice if it grew to an international day of thanks and, ultimately, peace. Wouldn't it be great if there was a world wide holiday that ALL races, religions and countries recognized? For ONE day everyone could be at peace. Let's all pray for that!
Dsnydi - welcome! Looks like you are new to our group and we are glad to have you!!!!!
I did about the same thing as you did, didn't write anything down from Thursday am, until yesterday morning. Maybe a "break" was mentally a good thing. I don't feel awful and guilty about my gain. I accept it, I had a wonderful time with family, I did take care to walk, swim and made SOME good choices throughout the time period. By the way, I abstained from all wine offered during the weekend. I'm not a huge drinker anyway and stuck to diet soda. At 2 points a glass, I would probably have had, normally, about 4 or 5 glasses of wine over a four day holiday weekend "bash" like that, easily, maybe more? That was a good choice!
I made a dessert for one of the evenings, which was a cake. When I made it, I substituted applesauce for the oil and used egg substitute. So, I cut SOME points out of it, not sure how much, but it was better than nothing!
So, here we are on a Wednesday morning. We are back on program (hopefully ALL of us) and I hope some of our other missing members check in and are not totally off the wagon!
Thinlyn? Natalie? Tracy? Anyone else?
Linda