This week's topic…
How have you made your diet a life style change? Was there a moment when you knew you had really changed? Or are you still struggling to make the necessary changes? It's ok to be honest. That's what Weight Loss Wednesday is about. It gives us a chance to encourage one another. I hope you'll come, share, and encourage!
HA!
I have to laugh!
Really I do!
Remember last week's post that inspired today's topic?!?!
Remember how I talked about my great vacation and how hard I tried to eat well and exercise on vacation?!?! Remember how I said that I had finally turned my diet into a lifestyle change?!?!?
Well, do you also know this scripture????
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18
Oh how true! It happened to me this past week. Not only did I fall. I crashed and burned! It was not pretty!
That is why I am laughing at myself. As they say…it's either that or cry!
I'm not really sure what came over me. I craved everything I didn't need. I tried to resist, but I'm afraid I gave in way too many times. I did exercise…but not as much as I should have. I even bought a bag of m&ms and proceeded to eat the whole bag. I won't even talk about the dark chocolate marzipan bar that I devoured. Nope, I'm not gonna confess how many points that thing was.
What was I thinking?!?!
What happened to my brain?!?!
I'm not really sure! Do you think I can claim that it was abducted by aliens? Or maybe that's a different blog 
Either way, it reminds me all the more of the post I wrote on Friday and I wasn't even talking about food then. But my week underscores the scripture I used…
I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. Romans 7:15
I want to beat myself up. Why do I eat the things that I know are not good for me? Or indulge too much? Or exercise too little? Why can't I get this weight loss thing right?!?!
Then I remember that it is a journey. I am going to have bad days. And that's ok. The important thing is to not give up. Tonight at my WW meeting, I was more than ready to say…Quitting is not an option.
And it's not.
I will remember that it's a lifestyle and not just a diet. I will get back on track this week. I will monitor what I eat more closely…no more dark chocolate marzipan bars. I obviously cannot eat just half of the bar.
Instead I will start planning snacks and taking them with me. I will get back on track with my meal planning. I will get more dilligent about my exercise. And I will remember…
I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13
So can you my friend! Don't let a bad day or a terrible week stop you. The long term goal is worth it. You will feel so much better for keeping at it. And you will appreciate all of your hard work.
BTW, I did gain .2 lbs. I am thankful that it wasn't worse. And I am sure next week will be better!
How about you my friend? How are you doing with your weigh loss efforts? Why don't you link up for Weight Loss Wednesday? We're all in this together!
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Also please remember to visit some of the other ladies as well. It's very encouraging to know you are not alone in this journey.
Next week's topic…
How do you recover after a bad week? How do you get back into the groove? After my dismal week, I definitely need all the advice I can get! I hope you'll come, share, and encourage!
In the meantime, remember…
Quitting is NOT an option!
