I have not been able to get Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract” song out of my head! You know, “I take two step forward, I take two steps back, we come together cause opposites attract”. It truly sums up how I felt yesterday. My weigh-in did NOT go well! I gained 1.5 lbs BACK! I know that I slipped up on Saturday, but I recovered well Sunday and Monday. I thought if anything I would stay the same, not gain! It took all I had to not cry in front of the counselor! She however was so patient and sweet. She took time and went over how important it is to keep my engine running (metabolism) throughout the day by not spacing my meals too far apart. I managed to hold myself together, but deep down inside I wanted to flip over the little desk, kick, scream, and cry right there! Instead, I listened and asked as many questions that I could think of. On a positive note, she took my measurements and I lost 2 inches in all areas resulting in 6.25 inches lost. However, the “Negative Nancy” in me thinks she did them different from the first lady who measured. UGGHH!!! Why isn’t this easier?!!
Another positive note was my HUBBY! Boy, I tell ya he was “Johnny on the spot”! He went into his “Court, its ok you STILL have a loss,” … “You aren’t the same when you first went in,”… “Court, you can’t beat yourself up,”… “It’s a minor setback,”… “Don’t look at the bigger picture, and make smaller goals.”
That last one gave me an idea! I should set small personal goals and rewards for myself! The counselor thought that by May 19th, I should have lost 12lbs, if I follow the plan correctly. So, with that, I have come up with a list of goals for myself. Here are my first 3 week-goals:
GOAL 1: Workout 3 times a week. We have been doing the “Couch Potato to 5K program”. I love it!
REWARD: New workout gear. – The old Dunwoody High t-shirts aren’t cutting it!
GOAL 2: Stay on plan EVERYDAY! Keep up with my food journal. Lose 8 pounds by May 19th.
Total Weight Loss: 11.5
REWARD: SHOES!!! YAY!! I LOVE SHOES!!!
GOAL 3: This is probably the hardest one: Stay Positive! Remove negative comments and thoughts.
REWARD: A BETTER SELF-ESTEEM! Yep, that one’s priceless! And probably the only reward I need!
I guess the “teachable moment” of the day was: stay focused, stay positive, and get right back up on the horse! As my “cuz/bestie/sister” put it, “You aren’t even in beast mode yet, TIGHTEN UP!” LOL! I LOVE IT!
Cue: Lil Yola’s “ Ain’t Gon Let Up”!
A random thought, I L-O-V-E, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOOOVVVVEEEE MUSIC!!!! And my new best friend is Spotify! It has mostly all the albums for any artist you can think of. Last night I was in a Stevie Wonder kinda mood and found a song I had never heard before! I couldn’t believe it! Stevie is a genius! PURE GENIUS! The song was Please Don’t Go from his Fulfillingness Final Finale album! I listened to it I know 10 times before I went to sleep! That put me in such a better mood!!! I’ll leave you with it....
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