Big Week For Me And Dave

Well, this is a big week for me and Dave! This is the last week of my 6 week maintenance period to get my Lifetime status with Weight Watchers and Dave is less than 1 pound away from the 100lbs lost mark. We weigh in on Saturday mornings so we are working hard to stay on plan this week with food and exercise. We have been on this journey together from the beginning so I really hope he hits the 100lbs lost the same week I get my Lifetime status. Although the weight I used to begin the maintenance phase is lower than I actually ever thought I would achieve when I started Weight Watchers. I still have not accepted it as my weight to maintain. I made the decision to start the maintenance phase when I hit a plateau this summer. We had a lot of social things going on and when I relaxed my eating plan a little bit I was maintaining but not losing. Mentally, I really do want a smaller middle section and have set my goal to lose 10 more pounds. I do wonder though, will I ever be satisfied? Will I always be striving for 10 more pounds lost or at what size will I feel like I am ready to accept my body as it is?

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Tough Exercise Week

Hallelujah, I made a mental and/or physical exercise breakthrough and got in a good workout today – 32 minutes on the elliptical followed by a 20 minute run on the treadmill. This week has been tough on me when it comes to workouts. I didn’t think I was going to make it today but I made myself push through the elliptical workout and surprisingly the run was a lot easier. Yesterday I made it a whole 30 seconds when I started my run and Maya was feeling pretty ripped off since she has gotten used to a 30-40 minute run with me. I have been feeling weak and suspect my blood sugar has been dropping. I need to get in to see the Dr. but hopefully I have broken through whatever my problem has been. I know for me, exercise is the key to keeping this weight off and trying to lose that last 10 pounds.

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It's A Mental Thing

So, I was home yesterday and I caught an episode of the Judge Mathis show on TV. On this particular show there was a young man that was a recovering heroin addict. He made a statement that really hit home with me. He said that he considers it a relapse when he makes the mental decision to go ahead and use heroin, not necessarily the moment he actually uses it. I have really been thinking about this because weight loss and maintenance really is about a metal battle. I have to fight the bad habits and sabotaging thoughts about food that led me to being overweight to begin with. Let’s face it, I didn’t get fat because I ate only when I was hungry and stopped when I was full. My Weight Watchers journey started almost 11 months ago and I still fight some of those thoughts. It is true, once I mentally make a decision to allow myself to give into one of those bad habits it is as good as done. One difference now is that I can reign myself in and not let one bad moment turn into a day or days of bad decisions. I have a good foundation to base my food choices on and I can fall right back into my routine. So, I try to start my week thinking about the things that I know are self sabotaging behaviors that I have not concurred and try to work on them. Things that I controlled during weight loss but now I find sneaking back in during maintenance. They are always the same and I am hoping one day to cross them off the list as no longer a threat: 1. No sneaking food – if I am going to eat it then I need to own it and eat it openly. Let’s face it, anything in life that we feel we need to “Sneak” to do is probably not the right thing to do. 2. Exercise – 5 days a week. Even if it is only half of the normal time. Keep the routine! 3. Stay away from the cafeteria at work. It only leads to bingeing.

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