I didn't go to weigh in this weekend. And it wasn't because I feared the scale. I did pretty well this week. I didn't track (duh) but I ate reasonably and my home scale says that I was down a little (less than a pound), which I consider maintaining. I almost never skip the weigh in meeting. In my opinion, it does you more harm than good to skip, especially if you expect the week to be a poor one. I'd rather OWN it, and know that I have to do something different. We went to a hockey game on Friday night. I drank beer and ate junk food, I climbed the stairs (without being out of breath) several times and had a great time. But it was late when we got home and I really really really wanted to sleep in on Saturday morning.
My problem lately, is that I haven't been doing anything different. I am terrible at tracking. And with the new points system I have to look everything up to know the points (I used to be able to remember the important ones), and as I've stated before, I am lazy. I don't bother to look everything up. I know I should. But knowing and doing aren't the same thing.
We are going on a big adventure this summer. In only a few months our family will be meeting my mother-in-law, and hubby's brother's family in Germany. We will be spending time in Germany, Austria, and Italy. It's a very exciting opportunity. And I'm scared of it.
I've been to Germany several times. Hubby's brother lives there with his wife and children. We went for the wedding over Christmas 1999 and spent New Years Eve, ringing in the new millennium in Berlin. We drove all over the country. One of our favorite stops was Neuschweinstein castle. The fairy tale castle. It is up on a hill and is quite a hike to get to the top. My mother in law and I decided then (11 years ago) that neither of us was going to be so sadly out of shape and winded when we went there again. She has stopped smoking and is definitely going to beat my fat ass to the top when we take the boys there this summer. And I'm scared of the embarrassment of it, already.
I am definitely in danger of being stuck at the bottom holding the coats. I am dreading it already and know I need to make a change NOW in order to even make it to the top (never mind, beat her up there!).
A few months ago a friend talked me into doing Cross Fit Boot camp with her. I found that I didn't hate it. Which is saying something from me! I made marked improvement from my first test on the first day, to the repeat test on the last day. And I felt stronger. I didn't loose any weight at all but I think I lost inches. The gym is in the neighboring town. And bootcamp was at 6:00 in the morning. It worked out well if hubby was home to take the kids to school, but when he had to be out of town, and the kids had to be at the gym with me at 6:00am, grumpiness abounded. After bootcamp was over we could attend any class at any time. But I still held onto that excuse that they gym was all the way in one town, while my job was all the way over in another town the opposite direction from my house. It was a lot of running around. But it was doable. Even if I didn't like it.
I have since found out that there is a Cross Fit in MY town. The price is over the top, but the bootcamp hours are hours that my kids are all ready doing Aikido. So I'm considering it. I would REALLY like someone to come suffer with me. But, that might embarrass me all the more. Cross Fit would get me in shape and by the end of June, I'd probably be able to beat everyone up the mountain. So I'm considering it.
I'm also considering joining Curves (instead of bootcamp). There is one right around the corner from my house. So all I have to do is make the time.
No matter what I do in March (and I will make my choice today or tomorrow), I think WW might be something I don't continue with. It's a great program and I know it works. But I haven't been following it well and I'm not losing (I know it's all my own blame, I'm not trying to pass the buck). I think I need a break from it. Having leaders that don't click with me is just one less reason to stay. I don't know yet. But I think I may just have to count my own points and do my own thing and see if I can get back on track.
This is a week to make some choices.
Whatever you choose is up to you. You need to find a way to do this that you can live with over a long period of time and we are here to support you no matter what you choose. Everyone's weight loss journey is different and it is hard enough at the best of times, so if it is not working for you then try something else. If you decide to join Curves and stay at WW, just remember that while you may not lose big on the scales each week, you will be losing inches if you follow their program. I do both because I need every little bit of help that I can get and it keeps me on track as much as possible in between the monthly weigh and measure at curves. If I only got weighed once a month, then if I went off track it would probably last longer than a week lol!! It is very disheartening at times though to be doing everything you are supposed to each week and then hop on the scales to find you have only lost a tiny bit. At the end of the month you find out you have lost a lot of inches, but during the weeks in between motivation can be a problem if the results on the scale are not what you want or expect. Once again, everyone is different, just keep it in mind that's all. Whatever way works is the one for you and we can support each other no matter how you want to do it.
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