I realize it has been awhile since I updated. That does not mean I gave up, but it does mean my break over the last couple of weeks was from more than blogging.
So what have I been up to since then? Well… week 10 I was working, working, and more working. I had four projects to get out the door in the two weeks before I left for vacation. I was about 75% on plan that week, but I missed my meeting and weigh in that week because I was working through lunch and late every day. I was also sick. My doctor ended up calling in a prescription for me.
Weeks 11 and 12 I was home with the kids. Eating cookies. Lots and lots of cookies. I’m not sure why Christmas screams cookies to me, but it does. It just doesn’t seem like the season has kicked off until I’m elbow deep in flour. I wish I was strong enough to just do the baking and avoid the eating, but I’m not. Of course when I started eating the cookies I used it as an excuse to eat like crap the rest of the day as well. Week 13 was pretty much the same without the cookies. They were all gone.
In other words, excuses, excuses, excuses…
The results of all of this indulgence? A 3.2 pound weight gain. I was expecting more.
What did I learn from all of this? If I don’t weigh in and don’t go to meetings I WILL gain weight. That’s just a fact. The meetings help keep me accountable. Knowing that I’m going to weigh in every week makes it a lot easier to push away from the table.
I also learned that when I reach my goal weight I will be able to live “normally” at the holidays without completely going off track. When you need to lose over a hundred pounds any gain is a lot, but when you are at your goal a 3.2 pound gain is really not that much. IF you can get it back on track.
Another thing I learned is that being home completely derails my eating. I basically stand at the frig or in the pantry all day looking for something to eat. Even when I’m not hungry. Even when I’m not craving anything. Even if I just finished a meal like an hour before. I just stand around and nom, nom, nom, snarf, snarf, snarf, gobble, gobble, gobble all day long. When I’m at work I only have what I bring so it is not as much of an issue. I’m hoping being back at work will trigger my routine and that 3.2 will be off in no time.
How about y’all? How did y’all do over the holidays?
Gain this week: 3.2 lbs
Total Loss: 11.2 lbs
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Ahh well, I’m sure when you’re back into your routine that small gain is gone again! Gains happen, we just have to believe in our plan and stick to it!
Yes. The sticking to it part is what I need to work on.
No worries, baby! As long as you’re back on track now and feeling good- you’re doing great!
{I fell off track for the holidays as well. This week, back on track, I finally feel like myself again. We should so support each other in this! I’m in if you are!
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Oh yes! I need all the support I can get.
I think a lot of people fell off track this holiday season. At least you learned lessons and will continue to grow from it.
3lbs is not so much.
I have total confidence in you!
I did learn something. It really helps me to think that long term this is something I can do and maintain.
You can do it! and besides, I look at it this way…I used to only get weighed in at my annual physical, and was always shocked (sincerely!) at how I could gain 25-30 pounds in a year … now, if I fall off the wagon and see a 3 pound gain, that is a lot more manageable!
That is so true. Now I know how that weight creeps on, a half a pound at a time.
I hear you. Just this morning I put on my favorite skirt that has been fitting just like I like it to fit. Not snug, but not bulky loose.
I haven’t worn it since before Christmas.
Whoa.
It’s a little snugger than I remember. But really, where did I think all that wine, those cupcakes and raw cookie dough was gonna go?
I worked too hard to get to where I feel good about me. And some damn cookie dough ain’t worth giving it up. I gotta get back on course bad.
Exactly. This is hard work and I don’t want to have to keep doing the same work over. I’m too lazy for that.
Go get ‘em, Jennifer!
I’m trying to.
I bet you can whip that off in no time! As a stay at home mom, I have to keep to a no snacking rule to keep my weight loss going. It’s too easy to graze all day. I eat three meals a day, one plate, nothing but water and coffee in between meals. It’s strict but it keeps me out of the kitchen and on track.
I think a no snacking rule sounds like a really smart thing to have. Sticking to it however would not be so easy for me.
You’re back on track already, I’m sure. It’s just SO hard during the holidays. I gained a couple of pounds and hardly ran at ALL. No good. Back on the treadmill too!
I see how great you’ve done with your running and I think, “I want to do that.” I’m just so scared to try.
Two weeks before Christmas, I weighted at the doctor’s and got a completely unacceptable number. I got mad and determined to get back on plan, but with everything else going on, I had to wait. Now, I am trying to figure out how to schedule a meeting in with everything else. The meeting I used to attend closed. I have enough materials to follow points plus until I find that meeting.
I am impressed. It is not the cookies that do me in (lie); it is the dough. I just love dough. I have never had salmonella.
I love the dough too.
I didn’t gain at all…..but I think it’s because I was sick.
Let’s kick 2012′s ass!
Yeah! Here that 2012? It’s on!
The holidays throws everyone off, I think. Get right back on it, girl!
I think that it is okay that they throw you off as long as you can get back on.
My sweet friend,
You are oh, so hard on yourself. I think all of us a jiggling a little bit more after this past month. All that matters is that you have support and the faith that little steps, every day, will add up in time.
If you ever need an ear, I’m here. Email me if you want my number. You have such a beautiful heart.
I am my own worst critic, but this is the year of ME so I’m going to be working on self love and all of that stuff.
I tell you what…it all started with those darn cookies for everyone I know this year. I couldn’t pass one by and when they were gone, I had to find something to replace it and when that didn’t satisfy the craving I searched for something else. At least the cookies are all gone now and we are back to our routines. I believe you will be more than on track in no time! You have been kicking bum on this program.
EXACTLY! I went from cookies to cheese. Those two are not even close! But cheese is what I had so that’s what I ate.
I did WW years and years ago and was very successful. This time I’m trying to lose weight on my own. Maybe I should try it again.
I definitely think it can be done that way. My BFF lost about 160 pounds on her own. She used Livestrong.com to track her intake and kept to a rigid 1,500 calories a day. I think the key is finding what works for you and sticking with it.
I’ve noticed that when I’m home alone I’m ok but when my kids are home all day asking 24/7 for food I do a lot of snacking. Holiday cookies call my name loudly too.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Annnnggggiiieeeee… Annnnggggiiieeeee…
Those were the cookies. Not me being creepy.
That’s not that bad. 3.2 pounds in 3 weeks.. over a holiday where people overindulge. Think about it…. perhaps in years past, you would have gained more over that amount of time. That is why WW is great- all you have to do is accept it, forgive yourself and get back on track. Is the whole 2012 thing a whole lot different than the plan last year (because last year was the big overhaul) or just minor tweaks?
Minor tweaks, like you can lower your points to 26 if you find you aren’t losing or you can do the simply filling technique where you only eat power foods when you are hungry for a few days. Fruit and veggies are still free which I think is what everyone was worried about.
Our scale’s battery ran out about a month ago and I am terrified to get a new one. Christmas was really a time of just eating everything in sight for me and my clothes have gotten snug for sure. I think I’d rather not know for now.
So glad you know what you need to do to hold yourself accountable though. I agree, if I were weighing in somewhere each week I would definitely try harder to keep myself in check!
It totally sucks when they give you that sad, “that’s too bad” look. Not that they aren’t nice about it. They are, but you just know they are thinking “awwww, too bad for her.”
You still posted a loss for the year, and that is awesome! And, that attitude, knowing you can slip up but get back on track, is huge in making this long-term successful. I didn’t go to the gym for three weeks. Miraculously I didn’t gain weight, but I sure felt squishy. This week I am back at the gym and feeling better. Still need to make better food choices. Keep going Jen–you can do it!
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