I have been telling myself that when the time came I would be ok. I would just get back on the program and put it behind me. Well, today I was put to that test. I gained 1.6 pounds. Grrr!! Was I surprised? No! Was I disappointed and want to cry? YES!! But the truth is I went to the meeting expecting it. Why? Because this week I was not on the program like I should have been. I had cake at work. Not just once but 3 times this week. And I didn’t have a small taste. They were my normal before Weight Watchers pieces. The pieces with the most butter cream frosting. I also didn’t eat enough filling foods – salads, fruits, whole grains. And I am definitely not drinking enough water. As a matter of fact I had several diet cokes this week. So my gain didn’t just come out of the blue! Truth is, I needed this kick in the pants to get me on track. I have not been tracking my foods either. Up till now I have lost every week even when I was less then perfect but this week I was extra less then perfect. Today was a good test for me. What would I do with this gain? I thought about just eating all the fattening foods I have been missing this weekend and telling myself I would get back to it Monday. But why risk it? In the end I decided to consider it a lesson learned and get back to the program TODAY!! It doesn’t mean that I will deprive myself of the little dietary pleasures of life for the rest of my life. That would just cause me to binge later. No, I will enjoy cake every once in a while but I will have one small piece and savor every bite. I will have a diet coke with my lunch or dinner but I will follow it with 1 extra glass of water. Several little things that will add up to losses and not gains. It is all part of the lifestyle change I have committed to. I have lost 32 pounds. It was 33.6 but now it’s 32. That’s ok. It is 32 pounds that I was carrying around with me before the first of May. Now it is gone and next week I hope to add 2 more pounds gone to that 32 pounds. I am going to look to the future and learn from the past.
