I've been scale-less for a couple of weeks, so my brain decided that that meant I could eat whatever I wanted. If I couldn't see the number on the scale, it couldn't possibly be going up. Right? Well, I got a fancy new scale and the number definitely did go up. I'm not sure if this scale just weighs me heavier or if I've really gained quite a bit of weight in the last couple of weeks. Either way, it doesn't matter now. I need to get back on track right away.
I start every day intending to be healthy. I tell myself that I'm going to eat several small meals throughout the day and work out. If anything at all happens to derail my plan, I decide that today was a bust and I can start over tomorrow. I HAVE to stop doing this. I don't have to be perfect every day. I just need to do my best every day. I know that staying consistent with healthy eating and exercise is the key. I really struggle with finding a balance between completely giving up on myself and having to be perfect. I've fought this battle with myself in all areas of my life since I was just a little kid. I've always felt pressure to be perfect and have never felt good enough no matter how great my accomplishments are. I am going to try to let go of all the pressure that I put on myself to be healthy, to be perfect, to make it look easy. I'm going to try to relax this week and just try to keep moving forward no matter what gets thrown at me.
My brother decided that he wants to get healthy and lose weight, so now I am even more motivated to continue on. We are doing a 6-week competition to see who can lose the highest percentage of weight loss. I am determined to beat him, so I am back on track as of today. I'm excited to see how much progress I can make in the next six weeks!
So here is the embarrassing weigh-in. I think I was around 267 or 268 a few weeks ago. Today I weighed in at 277.6. Yuck! I am ready for a much smaller number on the scale next Sunday.
It's a process...
ReplyDeleteIt takes time...
And I know you'll get there!