Should the whole day be ruined?

You know when you have those days? The days when you just can't resist temptaion? When you think you've screwed up so bad that nothing but a good night's sleep will fix? Or a whole new week? I know that some of you may be in this mode or headed that way with holiday eats and treats.

I ran across this story and thought I would share it with you. It is one of my favorites.

Think about having just broken a plate of your finest china. What would you do.... Would you think, "Oh! I broke a plate....I might as well break them all!" Of course that would not make sense. If you use that same reasoning, you would see that it is absurd to abandon your WW program because you "had a bad meal" or slipped up.

Almost three weeks ago I was introduced to the WWmomentum program. I was pumped. Still am. My week normally starts on Saturdays. I learned new things on a Sunday and vowed that my "new program" would start on Monday. I lost 3.2 pounds that week. (Maybe it was 3.6, I can't remember right now.) My point is this: Even on that 5-day week, I still lost weight. It is ok to start over any time you want. You just have to want it.

Today's thought: Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you are absolutely right. This program is 90% mental, 10% will power. You have the power. You just have to make the decision to do what you need to make it happen.

Don't forget: for December 27 you need to have a goal set for t-shirt making.

Sabateur?

My husband really tries to help sometimes. He means well, but it does not always turn out that way. Tonight for dinner he made pork chops. Those were good and low in points. The whole thing was only 4 points. Augratin potatoes, corn and rolls. So, starch, starch and more starch.

Can you spell ACTIVITY POINTS? Looks like I will be doing a work out before I go to bed. Not my favorite time to excerise....at night AND after a meal, but it will have to do for today. Good thing today is Saturday. If the workout keeps me up a bit later than I wanted at least I know that I don't have to be functional at 5am. Tomorrow is a new day.

Remember to monitor your hunger. If hunger is not the problem, then food is not the answer (I had this wrong from my first post.--sorry.

I can say that so far, I am liking this blog. I realize that it has only been the first day. This gives me the chance to ramble about my feelings, food and flex program and not worry about much.

Entry One: The Introduction

I thought that this would be a better way to share support. I write. You read. You comment (if you want). Everybody shares. Win-win for everyone. Do you like?

Today was a good meeting. I am so glad that you were there. I love to hear your successes. I love to listen when you need help. I liked that some of you left the "trail" on your plate for Thanksgiving in order to help your efforts. This could be used on a daily basis though.

Why should we wait for special days to use neat tricks like this? Shouldn't we still track our points on those special days?

I have to admit that I did GREAT with writing everything down and eating just my number of points everyday. I knew that I was going to use my 35 weekly points allowance on Thursday. And I did. Problem was, I did not make the food. I could only guess the number of points each thing was worth. And I was, for whatever reason that day, not taking notes. I am not sure what happened.

I am so good about that.

Well, the scale showed it this morning. Thursday morning I was down a total of 5.6 pounds. Today, only 4.2. What a difference a day makes.

HERE IS THE GOOD NEWS: I don't have to let this get me down. I started over on Friday. I did well, despite making 5 different kinds of cookies. Most of them are for gifts, which helps my mindset. Can't give away what is in my belly. Therefore, DON'T EAT THEM.

Today is an even better day. I have kept myself busy....not on purpose. I have only eaten 3 points. I will be having lunch right after this. Saturdays are easier than they used to be. Just too much to do. And not enough time to boredom-eat.

Have a great weekend. Remember: if food is not the problem, then eating is not the solution.

Here is another diddy: What you eat in private, shows up in public.