Last night we went to a friend's 40th Birthday Party.
We had a great time and met wonderful new people but I consumed too much wine (surprise) and ate too much wonderful Mexican Food.
Most of the food was actually quite healthy (the quinoa salad was delicious!) so other than a Samosa and a small slice of cake I wasn't really eating bad food...I was just eating too much good food.
Sadly...quantity matters.
This morning I am not feeling the best. I have a slight hang over but the real issue is I feel sluggish, bloated, and...well...fat.
I am doing my official weigh-in on Sunday mornings now.
Seeing as I actually possess the official "Weight Watchers Scale" (not the ones you can buy in stores...the ones in the meeting rooms that are about $1000 each and are insanely accurate) I can weigh myself once a week, at home, at the same time...and yes...naked.
Ooops...sorry...hope you will be able to get that image out of your head quickly.
I am up 2.2 pounds.
I figure by weighing in Sunday mornings I am keeping it real. My weight will definitely have readings that are not "true" readings because I will have just come off of a Friday/Saturday night but let's face it...life is not evenly balanced and I think by doing it this way I am less focussed on what the scale reads on a particular day (too many variables) and more interested in the trend over time.
I am finding this way I don't starve myself before getting on the scale or binge right after getting on the scale...the scale simply captures a second in life and shows trends over time.
I wish I had had the guts to think of it this way when I was a member attending Weight Watchers meetings rather than a Leader running them. Sometimes I would get so focussed on making sure the scale said the right thing that I would manipulate my eating patterns to achieve the correct result.
The question is...for who? I may have obtained the results I wanted but I know the truth...and doing it for the receptionist who weighed me or the Weight Watchers Leader is just plain silly. Now that I am a Leader myself I know more than ever that before a meeting the WW staff are so busy processing people and getting them into their seats that they have forgotten what you weighed two seconds after you weigh in.
So my advice to anyone watching their weight?
Weigh in once a week..record it... take two seconds to think about WHY you are seeing a gain or loss...and then forget about it.
Once a month...take a GOOD look at your weight TREND and make adjustments if necessary. We are not on a diet after all...we are learning a better and healthier lifestyle.
Now back to today...I feel gross. I had fun last night but I could have had an equal amount of fun without waking up feeling like I just ate an entire pig.
Am I going to beat myself up? No. Am I going to remember the feedback? Remember how I feel right now in the hopes that I will do better next time?
Absolutely!
Be Healthy!
Alan
We had a great time and met wonderful new people but I consumed too much wine (surprise) and ate too much wonderful Mexican Food.
Most of the food was actually quite healthy (the quinoa salad was delicious!) so other than a Samosa and a small slice of cake I wasn't really eating bad food...I was just eating too much good food.
Sadly...quantity matters.
This morning I am not feeling the best. I have a slight hang over but the real issue is I feel sluggish, bloated, and...well...fat.
I am doing my official weigh-in on Sunday mornings now.
Seeing as I actually possess the official "Weight Watchers Scale" (not the ones you can buy in stores...the ones in the meeting rooms that are about $1000 each and are insanely accurate) I can weigh myself once a week, at home, at the same time...and yes...naked.
Ooops...sorry...hope you will be able to get that image out of your head quickly.
I am up 2.2 pounds.
I figure by weighing in Sunday mornings I am keeping it real. My weight will definitely have readings that are not "true" readings because I will have just come off of a Friday/Saturday night but let's face it...life is not evenly balanced and I think by doing it this way I am less focussed on what the scale reads on a particular day (too many variables) and more interested in the trend over time.
I am finding this way I don't starve myself before getting on the scale or binge right after getting on the scale...the scale simply captures a second in life and shows trends over time.
I wish I had had the guts to think of it this way when I was a member attending Weight Watchers meetings rather than a Leader running them. Sometimes I would get so focussed on making sure the scale said the right thing that I would manipulate my eating patterns to achieve the correct result.
The question is...for who? I may have obtained the results I wanted but I know the truth...and doing it for the receptionist who weighed me or the Weight Watchers Leader is just plain silly. Now that I am a Leader myself I know more than ever that before a meeting the WW staff are so busy processing people and getting them into their seats that they have forgotten what you weighed two seconds after you weigh in.
So my advice to anyone watching their weight?
Weigh in once a week..record it... take two seconds to think about WHY you are seeing a gain or loss...and then forget about it.
Once a month...take a GOOD look at your weight TREND and make adjustments if necessary. We are not on a diet after all...we are learning a better and healthier lifestyle.
Now back to today...I feel gross. I had fun last night but I could have had an equal amount of fun without waking up feeling like I just ate an entire pig.
Am I going to beat myself up? No. Am I going to remember the feedback? Remember how I feel right now in the hopes that I will do better next time?
Absolutely!
Be Healthy!
Alan
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