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WW Weigh-In: Weeks 3 & 4

urban masala on 01 3, 2009

Remember the old adage, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail?” Well, that was the case with me during weeks 3 and 4, so it is quite difficult for me to write this post, but it must be done. Accountability, right? I am sad and embarrassed to report that I did not attend my WW meeting last Saturday (Dec 27) or today. Not only that, but I allowed my holiday celebrations to get so far out of conttrol that I gained approximately 9 pounds during week 3, according to my scale (which is pretty closely in sync with the WW scale). What a wake up call! Now granted, it was mostly water weight/fluid retention (just as it was when I lost it the first week), but it’s still a ridiculous gain nonetheless, so much so that I could not bring myself to attend my meeting last Saturday, knowing I had behaved so badly over the holidays. As for today’s meeting, I was all set to go when my Dad called to tell me that one of my cousins suddenly passed away at age 42 and they’re not quite sure why.. Needless to say, I am distressed over this and was in no mood to go to a meeting. I may write about this later, but it’s too painful at the moment.

What’s even more distressing about last week’s gain is knowing that the majority of the damage could have been avoided. Sadly, I sabotaged myself with both eyes open and it didn’t have to go down like that. I consciously decided to prepare a “traditional” holiday feast (which included lima beans and ham hocks and greens with bacon, truck loads of wine and several other no-no’s) knowing that it was the wrong thing to do. I started the week counting points, but by Christmas Eve, I put the counting aside, threw caution to the wind and just went berserk! I did somewhat better during New Year’s, but still ate waaaaay too many points. I stopped counting. Shame on me. I simply cooked waaaaay too much and felt obligated not to waste good food.

The good news is that I have I gotten all of that out of my system and I am down 5.5 pounds this week. I’ve gotten rid of the remnants of the Christmas and New Year’s feasts and I’m ready to move forward. Nope, I have not given up and I’m still feeling excited about getting the weight off. I see this as merely a temporary setback that I know I can overcome. I still have faith in myself and I refuse to wallow in my faux pas. As of today (Jan 3) I am back on program, logging my food and tracking my points, and I intend to ride this baby until the wheels fall off.

I’m thinking I might stop weighing myself at home after Jan 10. Rather than checking the scale everyday, I will focus more on clean eating, consuming my vitamins and water, exercise and other healthful activities.

There are no points summaries for the past two weeks because things just got crazy ridiculous (84 points on NYE alone!) so I simply stopped recording that mess, but check out the message I received this morning when I entered my weight online:

Weight Tracking Summary
Your current weight : 270.5 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | -5.5 lbs
Total weight change to date | -12.7 lbs

Please note: Although it’s normal to lose over 2 lbs in 1 week, a safe rate of weight loss is no more than an average of 2 lbs per week after your first 3 weeks. If you lose too quickly, it could pose health risks, such as heart irregularities, anemia or loss of muscle mass. If you’re losing too quickly, please slow your weight loss; your doctor can help you do this if you’re not sure how.

Now I do understand about losing weight too quickly, but it’s funny how it didn’t give me that type of message last Saturday when I entered that 9 pound gain in one week!

My next WW meeting is on Jan 10. I will be in attendance, most def!

Let’s see how it goes…

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