Officially Week 3 : Reflecting on The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Saturday is weigh -in day. I was down 0.8 of a pound from last week and today officially starts week three of my six week Weight Watchers maintenance period in order to be a Lifetime Member. Lately, I have been reflecting on the good, the bad, and the ugly. What has really changed for me that will make this 100 pound weight loss stick and what food related “issues” do I still need to concur that will interfere with me succeeding? The good -I no longer crave fast food when I am driving down the road, a candy bar doesn’t call my name in line at the grocery store or the gas station , my diet soda addition is now in check and I can choose to only have one a day and not follow it with six more, I am starting to fall into a pattern of eating a small dinner and more during the day, and last weekend when we were at family member’s house and out at a restaurant, I made choices several times not to eat something that I really did not want. The bad – I again found the cafeteria at work after I had stayed out of it for so long, my exercise habits have lessened and I only worked out twice last week, and I have slacked off on tracking my food. The Ugly – well I still overeat or binge way more than I would like to and it seems like it leaves me chasing those extra pounds all week. I know we all overeat at times but there was no reason that the other day I should have eaten two cupcakes and two pieces of cake in one afternoon at work. My goal this week is to work on the bad – stay out of the cafeteria and make sure I pack enough food to keep me satisfied at work , get in 5 days of cardio exercise this week, and faithfully track my food. I ran today so one day down, and four more to go.