… I will break it. Yes, you read that right. After much introspection this weekend, getting organized & planning to be successful in the next week… I still over-indulged in one of my favorite holiday treats last night. A snack mix that has so much salt that I went to bed feeling gross, bloated and just plain yucky. I still don’t feel great… but it’s more of a mental thing. I just can’t believe I what I have been doing to myself. This got me thinking last night (as I lay in bed trying to sleep unsuccessfully), that my journey in the last few days is a little bit like the movie “Bruce Almighty”. (Ok… I know it might be a slight stretch… but it was one of the many things I watched this weekend during my snow days). Anyway, back to my comparison to Bruce. In the movie, Bruce answers a call from God… and for lack of a better comparison – I am answering a call from Weight Watchers to get my life back in order. During the movie “God” lays out 2 rules for Bruce – that he cannot tell the public that he is acting as the Almighty, and that he cannot mess with people’s free will. Throughout the movie Bruce is given tools in order to make the job of being “God” easier. Well, I think Weight Watchers gave me the tools… however much like the movie, I still have my own free will. For so many months this year I followed the plan, tracked the food, drank the water, exercised without complaint, and lost 50 pounds or maybe a touch more. But then about 3 weeks ago, the snow started to fly… I started going to the gym less and less & my food choices were not wise (and I blamed it on stress of test, holidays, etc). But really it all comes back down to is that I have to follow Weight Watchers and the plan they have in place for me to succeed. It’s really what it comes down to. In a recent post, I said that I had not stepped on a scale since being so far off plan. Well… I did last night, and it wasn’t pretty. It actually caused tears. So now I *have* to find a way to get my strength back mentally so that I can get back to my goal weight… and continue to be an inspiration to you, and many others that are on their weight loss journeys. All I have to say is that January needs to get here fast with all of its motivating articles, tips and promotional material… because I don’t see any other way off the train that I’m on right now. L
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Where there is a plan…
A first birthday…
Happy Birthday to my blog
Happy Birthday to my blog
Happy Birthday… “dutchbeingme”…
Happy Birthday to my blog
So yes, it’s been a year since I have started this. And really so much has changed in a year. I have travelled, walked 60 miles, and have become a Weight Watchers Lifetime member. I’m sure there are many more things I could list… I just don’t want to bore you with the list of events.
The blog has changed a lot this year as well. I set forth last year with the intention of sharing weight loss stories, the challenge surrounding my journey and what I did to overcome everything… but it has become about so much more than that. It has become a means of sharing what can be done when you set your mind to it.
This next year I’m sure will be filled with many more challenges to overcome (and share with you all) but also victories that will be accomplished. Once again, I will be setting forth my goals for what I am going to accomplish in 2009. I also plan to “cross off” a couple of things from my “Life List” (especially since only one measly item was removed from it this year).
I hope you have enjoyed this journey thus far with me…
Snow…
Two weeks ago, I uploaded a picture of what I thought was a particularly bad snowfall for us. I have since been corrected two times in one weekend. We have more snow in front of my condo than what I have ever seen since moving in here… and I am wondering how much more we can sustain.
Here is the picture from 2 weeks ago…
And then the one I took tonight whilst sitting in my home during the blizzard that is currently raging outside…
Does anyone know how I can rewind time and go back to the perfect summer we had this year???
Organizing…
So have you ever noticed that when things in life get stressful there is probably more related to it than just “stress”?? I totally have this problem. Lately, because I’ve been busy with other things in my life (test, work, travel, etc.), I have been putting off things that normally get done either on a regular basis… or at least much sooner than what has happened this year. With this, I have become lackadaisical on so many things… weight loss, finances, home organization, among other things. Even the blog has suffered. L But this weekend I took care of a lot of things… getting the clothes that I have “outgrown” (or would that be “under-grown”?) ready to be given away, balancing my checkbook, creating a 2009 budget, catching up on work, cleaning various rooms in my house (including my closet!) and finally getting everything ready and in order for Christmas. Along with the getting organized in those parts of my life, I also got organized in another part of my life – the weight loss part. Lately, due to the stress mentioned above, I have not been following the plan very well… if at all. I am sure that this has resulted in a gain – but I don’t dare put myself on a scale to find out. With that, I have committed to once again “hunkering” down, reading all of my materials again… and TRACKING like it’s going out of style. Oh, yeah… and drinking tons of WATER. I am also planning some challenging workouts for this week – primarily because I have a couple of days off work and can spend some time on me (and kicking my own bootay) then. J I know there are others out there feeling the same “year-end” types of stresses out there… just take things one step at a time. If you are anything like me, writing out what needs to be done works best. That way I can physically see what needs to happen when, and then it helps me be able to accomplish things one step at a time. Now I am off to finish up the last few things on my list for the weekend… and maybe even blogging some more! (Did I mention that I feel like I haven’t shared enough lately?)
