I'm such a LOSER!
*grin*
I lost 300gms today. I got off the scales and through well shit I was expecting more, I worked my arse off last week, however I took my loss with dignity and thought I'll show those freakin scales next week (all done with a bit of fist shakin goin on of course).
Had a fantastic meeting today. It was all about "EXCUSES", we had to write excuses on a piece of paper and pop it into a basket then the leader drew them out one by one and we discussed them. Were they genuine or just "excuses" ... they were things like:
- I'm too tired to plan, eat, track, exercise
- I'm sick or I've been unwell
- It just doesnt taste the same
- It's my time of the month
- My brother, mother, father, friend, sister, colleague said it was ok to treat myself once in a while ...
- It's a special occasion
- Just one wont hurt
- I'll start again tomorrow
- It's too hard
- I couldnt say no, it was made especially for me
- I dont get any support
- I've lost my points book/I dont know how many points are in that so I'll guess
- No one understands
- This isnt a race, I'll get there eventually
- I always feel hungry, nothing satisfies me
- It's been a bad day, week, month, year, life
- I'm stressed
- It's the holidays, they only happen once a year (i.e. Easter/Christmas)
- "at a restaurant" I've paid for it and I will eat it all!
- "at a conference" the food was free, couldnt just leave it
- I've tried everything before this and it still doesnt work
omg the list went on and on and on. I think I've just about used all of those excuses - all of them are things I've used when I'm trying to duck responsibility for my actions. I do this through excuses which "shifts the blame from me". For years I've struggled with functions, special ocassions and restaurant/conference challenges because ... there is an opportunity to use something or someone else as my reason for not being true to myself. One of the ladies in my class said something that struck a cord for me ... one of those *lightbulb moments* ... she said ...
The food might be free, but its costing YOU points
I absolutely love that, I'm going to put it on an A4 sheet and put it on my desk somewhere. That is a classic.
So, I hightailed it back to work completely motivated after my 300gm loss and while eating my lunch thought ... I dont feel too crash hot - quite sickly stomach and thought I'd go to the loo. Hello ... TOM. What the hell? It's only like 7 days early! ARGHHHHHHHHHHH It's really got me rattled, I'm like clockwork and now these things are screwing with me.
Talk about frustration city. Anyhow such is life.
I walked this morning and again this evening so feel really good about that - 2 hrs worth of pure cardio. I also did some swiss ball ab crunches and some squats and a few lunges. I did some stretches - holy crap they hurt, I just dont understand why I havent been doing my stretches ... I'm still exercising and yet because I'm not at the gym, I seem to have forgotten a key principle to exercising - STRETCHING! *slaps forehead*
I'm so going to kick arse this week.
5 comments:
Well done on the loss chickeee! I think most of us have used all those excuses at some time in our journey... And I love that "quote" - it so makes sense :)
And bugger about TOM being 7 days early though I have read that with weight loss etc that it can play havoc with us women at times when it comes to TOM etc...
No excuse - but the loss may have been smaller because of TOM?
I enjoyed this week's WW talk as well and have used most of those at some stage.
Thanks for understanding how I'm feeling right now:)
YOU DID KICK ARSE THIS WEEK - 300g loss. I know how you feel when you think you have excelled but only seen an average result BUT I totally agree with Anne about getting TOM. That is bound to have had an effect on your weigh in - I know it does with nearly everyone I know (is that one of those excuses?).
I have used all of those listed and some of those excuses, they look and sound really pathetic when you see them written down ah?
Have ANOTHER good week mate!
|ToM visit is probably reason for 300gm loss probalby would have been closer to kilo otherwise kiddo being a gal sucks some days. Keep focused and you will be a winner in the end Hun.
I agree with Rach - the excuses DO look pathetic when you write them down....
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