After a 3.4-pound weight loss last week that got me to my 50-pound mark (and maybe a little just too much celebrating that fact), I knew going into this week's weigh-in that I wouldn't be seeing a big drop this week. I was just hoping that the number on the scale would be less than it was last week...even if by a tiny smidge. And it was... eight-tenths of a pound to be exact. Not quite a whole pound, but better than I thought it might be, so I'll take it.
Regardless of whether I lost a little or a lot, I like to think back over my week to see what worked and what didn't. The previous week had been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for me. I was so excited about hitting that next big milestone...it almost felt like I'd crossed a finish line. And yet...I still have a long, long way to go! In reality, I've only crossed the first major checkpoint. I let my hair down a bit after that big loss...er, win! ;) I'm not gonna lie...I indulged a little. Life also got in the way of a couple of my workouts. I also missed a few of my Plexus supplements during the week. And it all showed on the scale.
If I just look at that one week, I could get really discouraged. If I just focused on the failures, I could easily give up. Decide I've come far enough. Go back. Give in. Let the addiction take over yet again. But, I've played that hand before and it didn't end well. I lost 80 pounds once before...worked hard for those 80 pounds. But then Life happened big time. My cousin who had been my biggest motivator and encourager moved away, I started my teaching internship while still working full time at a conference calling company, and I was only sleeping about 3 hours per day during the week. Slowly those 80 pounds crept back on...and now, even after losing over 50 pounds, I still have another 25 or so pounds to lose before getting to what I weighed BEFORE losing those 80 pounds! Talk about humbling!
BUT...instead of focusing on one tough week or where I've been or how far I still have to go, I'm choosing to focus instead on how far I've come THIS TIME! All those other pounds I've lost and gained before were just training to prepare me for this battle. I'm stronger now. My motivation is NOT in another person but in me and what God is doing in and through me! I'm not competing against what has been done in the past or what someone else is doing, but on what I am doing now! I have now lost a total of 52.6 pounds since August 27th...just shy of 6 months. I've lost as much as a 40-inch flat screen TV! Just for fun (and because another friend suggested it), I decided to weigh my three middle kids. The older of the three weighed in at 50.4 pounds, the other two weighed in at 41.4 pounds each. I have lost 2.2 pounds more than my son who will be 7 years old in June!
Tonight, my husband and I have an opportunity to go out to eat with our oldest while the younger kids enjoy a special event. We are going to Olive Garden because it is my teenage son's all-time favorite restaurant. Do you KNOW what special they have at Olive Garden right now? NEVER-ENDING STUFFED PASTA!!!! Six months ago, I would totally have chowed down on some stuffed pasta...maybe a few bowls. But instead, I took the time to look through my WW app and make a plan. I do NOT have to give up the salad and breadsticks I love so much...I'm just going to pair it with a low-point soup and enjoy! And I'll probably take some Plexus Block to combat the carbs in the breadstick (or two) that I will eat. I have the points for them...but the Block is a great tool to add in to help make sure those breadsticks don't stay around for the weigh-in on Tuesday! ;)
It's all about choices. I'm making better choices and I'm using the tools I have at my disposal to get me to that final goal! I've got a BIG birthday coming up in July...I'm hoping to be down another 50 by then. It won't happen all at once...but it can happen one choice at a time! And just like the turtle in that famous children's fable, I'll keep plodding along. Maybe I'll hit the 100-pound mark by my birthday...maybe I'll end up just shy of it or just past it...but either way, I'll get there! :)
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