Monday Weigh In…on Tuesday

No, I didn’t forget to weigh in yesterday.  I purposefully skipped weighing in.  I was going to post to say that when you join Weight Watchers, they even give you a “no weigh in” pass that you can use for one week.  I was going to pretend to use that yesterday.

Last week I didn’t do so well with my eating or exercising.  I didn’t exercise at all due to awful foot pain (a pain I’ve never experienced on the ball of my foot called Sesamoiditis….sounds like more of a fungus than a foot pain).  We also went out to eat at my favorite Mexican restaurant, stopped by Starbucks for a Grande coffee favorite and dessert (larger than life size), and also ate various other junk related food throughout the week.

I always seem to do well for a week or two and then fall off the wagon.  In the past, I would completely quit, then gain the weight back, plus more, but I’m determined to change those bad behaviors.  So, I stepped on the scale today and thought that I needed to be truthful with myself and keep myself accountable (even if I gained weight).  To my surprise, I lost a half pound, which I’ll take.  And with that small encouragement, I’m jumping back on that wagon and getting back on track.

I’m a subscriber to Oxygen magazine and love it!  I read it from cover to cover, including what the Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher have to say.  In the October 2008 issue (yes, I know, it’s only August and I already have the October issue….I don’t quite understand it myself), the Publisher reminds us all about making our New Year’s resolutions in January and asks how many of us have stuck to them.  Well, I for one have had the same resolution for the past 10 years (to lose this weight once and for all).

The Publisher continues on by saying, “It’s not New Year’s, but our resolution, starting now, is to weight train all body parts regularly, to keep to three to four cardio sessions a week and to eat clean 24/7.”  He then goes on to say, “I’ll do it with you and we won’t need to make our usual New Year’s resolution.  We’ll already be where we want to be.  Let’s make it happen.  No excuses!”    I do find that very motivating.  How awesome would it be to be at goal weight (or at least close to it) by this coming January.  How awesome would it be to not have to make that resolution once again.  It doesn’t have to be an “all or nothing” plan.  So what, that I didn’t stick to this in January this past year or the years before.  I’m accountable right here and right now for my actions.  I can’t change the past, but can make a change to do something about it NOW!  I’d like to try to stick with the cardio and weight training sessions each week and do my best to eat clean 20/6 (instead of 24/7….hey, I can’t expect to be perfect all the time).  So, that’s the plan for now.  Stay tuned for my journey.