The week of 9/15 I weighed in at 146.4, meaning I lost 0.6 pounds from the previous week. I was very excited to lose the half of a pouns I had gained the week before and felt like I was on my way to getting back on track. The week of 9/22 I weighed in at 145.0, which means I finally lost my first 10 pounds! Ok I was actually up to 11 pounds by now but I was so excited! I got my second 5 pound star to add to my record and realized I was only 5 more pounds away from making my 10% goal.
But....then it went downhill.
On 9/29 I weighed in at 148.4, meaning I had gained back 3.4 pounds. Wow. That's the most I've gained back in the whole program. It's all my fault really. The fair came to town and Monopoly is back at McDonalds. Not to mention the day before weigh in was Enchilada iesta special at Casa Ole. Ugh.
So, there is only one week left before this session is over. The last week is there 'open house' where you can bring a friend to check out the meetings and decide if you want to sign back up for the next round. All and all I'd say I'm pretty happy with how this series has gone. My weight has gone up and down, and I've still got a aways to go. Of course I'm still on the fence about doing the next round. Same old reasons I guess....money, stress, time, work.
So this week I'm going to take some time and think about what I want. I can't only think about what I want, but what will work for my family and my life. I feel selfish wanting to do this again; wanting to keep going. My birthday is coming up and the one thing I thought about was how great new clothes would feel. But I have to get over myself and think of other; think of those around me.
It's a new beginning, but how do I start?
Learn something new this week (or weeks): Don't get cocky about your image, because it can be skewed. Also, I'm starting to see the ugliness that self confidence can make you feel...
