Getting Back on Track...

So I lost 1 lb at yesterday's weigh-in and I'm happy about it!

I know most people would look at how long I've been with WW and then at how little weight I've lost in that time period and automatically say that this program isn't working for me or that I'm a failure.

But there's so much more to it than that.

I know - and being completely honest with myself here - that I cannot fault the program because I haven't given it the full chance for success. (i.e. being sporadic with my tracking, my exercise, drinking alcohol on the weekends)

Does this make me a failure at weight loss programs overall? No. I know the reasons why I haven't lost and all of them point at me. But as in all other areas of my life, I am a late bloomer. Always have been.
Went through puberty late and to this day, I like to say that I still haven't reached my full height! (which is currently at the vertically challenged height of 5'1"). I also had my first kiss late, lost my virginity late, discovered real love late and learned how to do a LOT of things late!

So my weight loss journey is not going to be like everyone else's and if my usual patterns continue, that means that success on this program is going to come a little late compared to others. As I said in a previous blog, the turtle can totally represent me!

This week, what did I do differently to experience success? I TRACKED - that's number one. Then I exercised. And I tried a WW recipe. And I drank a smoothie for breakfast each day - leaving me with more points for dinner.
These little adjustments seemed to make the difference.

So I'm going to continue doing these and hopefully, see even more success on the horizon!

Well hell...

So I had a little setback. I gained 2 lbs. :(

I could point the finger at external circumstances like the Vegas trip, like the Super Bowl party but really, what it boils down to is me.

I have NOT been tracking on a regular basis nor exercising consistently. January was pretty much a stagnant month for me as far as progress on my overall weight loss goals.

Oh and it's official that I will not meet the initial goal I set up for myself to lose 5% of my weight (8.5 lbs) by Valentines Day.

So what do I do now?

I feel like I'm at a crossroad here. That I could choose to take the path that I've always taken in the past, which is to get discouraged and just quit altogether. OR I could take a new path. A path that would have me get back on the horse and start tracking religiously and exercising more before I deem this program not a good fit for me.
Because let's be honest here, I haven't even really given this program a fair shake at success because other than Week 1, I have been spotty at staying on program.

And after the weigh-in at the meeting location, I was tempted to not even stay for the meeting and I'm SO glad I did because I heard exactly what I needed to hear. And it's because of that message that I am vowing to give this program a good, honest try before I throw in the towel.

This week's meeting message was all about tracking. And the item that hit home for me was the story on the inside cover of this week's handout where the leader said that when she ate bad, she didn't track it. Essentially avoidance - where if you don't write it, then it doesn't exist. And it wasn't until she was fully honest with herself and started tracking everything - the good AND the bad - that she started seeing results. This has been my problem. When I eat bad, I don't track it. And the weekends? Forget it. I don't track.
So this week's meeting handout is one I'm definitely going to keep because of the overall message and tips for tracking.

So here's to having a good week (step 1) this week and getting back on track (pun intended) with tracking!

I also solemnly swear to fully partipate in this program.