I'm not sure how this week is gonna turn out. Last week, I gained 4.2 , and I have a feeling that I gained even more this week. I used to love to weigh in on Monday mornings to see how I did; I used to get so excited about it. Now, it scares me, and half the time, I don't even bother weighing in at all, telling myself, "I'll do better next week" and it ends up being the same thing. I can't exercise cus I can't walk that much. I don't know. I kinda went a little overboard yesterday, but the rest of the week wasn't that bad, but I'm so afraid that yesterday is gonna penalize me. Guess I'll just have to go face the music...
Last edited by scottysgirl7682; 08-01-2011 at 08:07 AM.
Hugs to you... i know how you feel. I had surgery end of May and gained weight and feel so depressed. I keep telling myself to go to meetings and face the music but i don't either. I had a good past couple of weeks but i'm in the same boat.
We need to keep pushing forward, forget about last week or the week before, start back on track today. We can do this one bad day is one bad day, don't let it derail the 17 lbs. you've already lost Great job!
Never skip a weigh-in. Never. It's a slippery slope.
My original leader (whom I still adore, so I quote her a lot) used to say "You skip one weigh-in so that you'll 'do better', and then do even worse than you might've done had you just come to weigh-in in the first place!" The purpose of the weigh-in isn't so that we always have to lose weight. It's so that we can stay mindful of the process.
Okay. You gained weight last week. So what? I gained weight this week. You know what I've chosen to do? Stay on plan another week. Count my points, add in a few more veggies.
I can't control the scale, but I can make darn sure I stay on plan to the best of my ability.
Well, I actually didn't skip weigh in like I wanted to, and ended up surprising myself! I got on the scale this morning, and was told that I lost 2.8! I screamed!! LOL
My mind set is starting to change. I'm trying to think back to when I first started WW last February, and remembering the eating habits I had then. That's what made me lose weight in the first place! OOOOO, I'm excited!!
People think its all about just losing weight, but trying to lose the weight is all about mental torment, and a whole myriad of emotions around it. We are happy, we are sad, we are depressed, we are elated. It all seems to depend on a number. I have had weeks were i am so devastated because i tried really hard and then i see the same number on the scale as the week before and it feels like a "wasted" week. I'll be so sad and low over that number that i could cry and so angry i could spit nails! Now i am almost expecting and setting myself up, that everytime i go to weigh in, i am going to see those same numbers sitting there and i will have lost nothing. Its become a very anxious experience for me. I have to learn to just chill out! I know how you feel... and i have a sneaking suspicion that most of us here do. We just want it super bad, and its not coming off as quickly as we want it to. Just be patient and let the process happen. It will as long as you stick with it.
Last edited by mercuryblue; 08-01-2011 at 10:37 PM.
My mind set is starting to change. I'm trying to think back to when I first started WW last February, and remembering the eating habits I had then. That's what made me lose weight in the first place! OOOOO, I'm excited!!
Awesome job! Our leader today said, regarding meetings, when you don't feel like going to a meeting (predicting a set back, not tracking, or in a bad mood) is just the time that you should go to a meeting - to get inspired again. For those who are online only, the same can be said for reading the articles online and tracking. When you don't feel like it is when you should.
Depressed...
, and I have a feeling that I gained even more this week. I used to love to weigh in on Monday mornings to see how I did; I used to get so excited about it. Now, it scares me, and half the time, I don't even bother weighing in at all, telling myself, "I'll do better next week" and it ends up being the same thing. I can't exercise cus I can't walk that much. I don't know. I kinda went a little overboard yesterday, but the rest of the week wasn't that bad, but I'm so afraid that yesterday is gonna penalize me. Guess I'll just have to go face the music...
one bad day is one bad day, don't let it derail the 17 lbs. you've already lost 
I screamed!! LOL
