Never Let Go, Jack
Wow, so much has happened since the last time we spoke! I went to Weetacon, which did in fact involve such things as custard, brats, Joe Rouer's burgers, french fries, and alcohol. Mostly alcohol.
The first two days of Weetacon (traveling day and the first day I was there) were actually on target for points, mostly. (Again, it was the flow of alcohol that did me in.) Then I sort of threw caution to the wind and drank and ate the world. (I tried to make smart choices, but it wasn't always super smart.)
Even the trip back was a little unfortunate; I had a Whopper Jr. in the Milwaukee airport because I was exhausted, starving, and tired. Not the best choice. At least I didn't do my usual trick of drinking Coke Classic on the airplane. (Why? Because it's free. Yeah, I don't know. Drinking and eating with friends in Green Bay bars and awesome restaurants, okay. Wasting points on an airplane ride by yourself is just stupid.)
I came home and got right back to it, though. For two days I was five points under each day. Then I had two days where I was right on points. However, yesterday I began feeling bloated and craving chocolate to the point of madness. I ate half a box of Door County fudge. This morning I am still bloated--I had more fudge for breakfast. And some chocolate milk. I went to Weight Watchers and had gained 1.6 pounds from where I was two weeks ago.
Now my stated goal was to maintain my weight loss, which didn't happen. What you don't know is that my stealth goal was to stay under 240, which I did, just barely: 239.6. I've still lost 7 pounds overall, and this hormonal thing can't last forever. Today is my Flex points day and then for the rest of the week, it's back on the wagon again.
I was in the hospital a while back with gastritis and it came back this week, bad. I'm taking Prilosec and continuing to try and lose weight (my theory is if I lose weight, it will go away) but I also need to make a doctor's appointment. Everything I ate and drank this week has been overshadowed by these gastric issues. I am feeling better today and hopefully can have a glass of wine at my dinner party tonight.
So that's all the news that's fit to print. I did meet my main goal, which was to not give up. So here I am, back again, not giving up. I'll never let go.
The first two days of Weetacon (traveling day and the first day I was there) were actually on target for points, mostly. (Again, it was the flow of alcohol that did me in.) Then I sort of threw caution to the wind and drank and ate the world. (I tried to make smart choices, but it wasn't always super smart.)
Even the trip back was a little unfortunate; I had a Whopper Jr. in the Milwaukee airport because I was exhausted, starving, and tired. Not the best choice. At least I didn't do my usual trick of drinking Coke Classic on the airplane. (Why? Because it's free. Yeah, I don't know. Drinking and eating with friends in Green Bay bars and awesome restaurants, okay. Wasting points on an airplane ride by yourself is just stupid.)
I came home and got right back to it, though. For two days I was five points under each day. Then I had two days where I was right on points. However, yesterday I began feeling bloated and craving chocolate to the point of madness. I ate half a box of Door County fudge. This morning I am still bloated--I had more fudge for breakfast. And some chocolate milk. I went to Weight Watchers and had gained 1.6 pounds from where I was two weeks ago.
Now my stated goal was to maintain my weight loss, which didn't happen. What you don't know is that my stealth goal was to stay under 240, which I did, just barely: 239.6. I've still lost 7 pounds overall, and this hormonal thing can't last forever. Today is my Flex points day and then for the rest of the week, it's back on the wagon again.
I was in the hospital a while back with gastritis and it came back this week, bad. I'm taking Prilosec and continuing to try and lose weight (my theory is if I lose weight, it will go away) but I also need to make a doctor's appointment. Everything I ate and drank this week has been overshadowed by these gastric issues. I am feeling better today and hopefully can have a glass of wine at my dinner party tonight.
So that's all the news that's fit to print. I did meet my main goal, which was to not give up. So here I am, back again, not giving up. I'll never let go.
7 Comments:
Don't be to hard on yourself...as long as you had a good time that's what counts and just get back on the wagon when you feel ready.
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I don't think ANYBODY could stay on programme during something like Weetacon. And hormonal things are horrible.
You went to Weetacon and had fun, and now you're back on track. Eating wisely while away is really hard and sometimes the best we can do is hold on to one thing. For me it's getting my water in, even if I'm eating food I'd never eat at home.
I'm proud of you for coming back and just getting back to the plan. Gastric issues are nothing to trifle with so I hope you get to a doctor and get it checked out soon!
Congrats on the weight loss! How tall are you? You look smal in your picture.
I'm 5'9" and I was probably 225 or so when that picture was taken. So I still have a few pounds to go before I get back to that size.
I really do think "Don't give up" is the only goal that matters."
I just found your blog, which is great, btw.
I am also following WW, and I have a question for you: Do you think allowing yourself a "cheat day" and using all of your flex points in one day is better than spreading them out over the week?
Well, obviously, you do, otherwise you wouldn't do it. I'm wondering if I should try that. I normally never use more than 10 flex points a week, but my weight loss is not always very significant. Maybe I should try your method for a week or two and see what happens.
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