Hi Everyone! I haven't been on here for a long time and I guess it's because I don't have anything exciting to report. I have been staying on plan, but actually plateauing for about 5 weeks now. I lost 1.8 pounds...and then the following week the scale went up 1.8 pounds (though I have really no idea (honestly) why. Then the following week I was down .6, and then up .4 and then down .2. Ridiculous!! What have I been doing wrong? And what have I been doing right?
Okay, wrong things first: So I can't reallly think of anything that I've been doing wrong, per se. One thing I tried was to cut down on my fruit consumption. Even though WW says fruit points are 0, the reality is that they still do have calories and carbs...and I started thinking that maybe I was eating too muh fruit. It's summer, and I love the stone fruits of the season, like peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums. So I told myself that I would limit my fruit intake to 2 a day. So for that week, I did lose!!! Woohoo...I thought I had solved my problem. The following week I did the same thing....and I gained.
Things I'm doing right: This list is easier:
1. Showing up to meetings. Do you weigh at home? I know we're not supposed to, but I do!! I have to. So when Wednesday comes along and I don't see that the scale has moved, it's my first instinct to tell myself that I'm not going to the meeting that afternoon. But I talk myself into it. it's more than the number on the scale. This is an investment in my health, in myself, in my progress. So showing up to my meeting is the first thing I've done right. I make sure I go.
2. Tracking. I track. I track it all, even when I go over my 26 points for the day. (This is okay because we still have the 49 bonus for the week). So I do track...everything that I put in my mouth.
3. Drink! I lots and lots of water. Throughout the date at work, I fill my water bottle at least 4 times. So that's not the problem.
4. Stay active. I have the active link monitor...and I am averaging getting to 97% to 100% of my weekly goal. So that aint it either!!!
But the thing that I'm telling myself is this: It's all about the journey. Seriously....this time around it has to be a lifestyle change for me. I have been to WW so many times in my life. If I had just stuck with it, I'd be at lifetime. But no. I got discouraged. I stopped showing up to meetings. I started thinking I could do it on my own.
Sooooo....I'm still here. And while I'm waiting for that scale to move, I am still going to stay on plan, eat healthy, exercise, and do what's right for me. I'm still better off that I was 16+ weeks ago! And I'm enjoying the ride.
How are you doing?
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