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Patty really sparked an idea for me with her comment on last week's post.  She suggested starting with just clean eating - no processed foods - and let it be as that.  That was a great suggestion and really got my wheels turning.

When I think back to all the years I've done Weight Watchers (literally, since I was in high school during the days of the paper Points slider), I tried to reflect on what worked for me in each segment.

High school was more challenging staying on program, since I had to rely mostly on my parents to pick my food choices.  Additionally, there was so much temptation at school.  How could I pass up pizza and cookies when all my friends could freely eat that?

In college, however, I really hit my WW stride.  What worked for me at that time was consistent exercise (7 days/week) and eating virtually the same thing day in and day out - lots of Lean Cuisine and Smart Ones meals.  It was easy and almost thoughtless.  I just got into the freezer, tore open that box and dinner was served.  Then, after about a year of that, it all got boring and monotonous.  I got sick of Lean Cuisine (and still, to this day, cannot handle one of those frozen meals!) and burned out on daily exercise.  But, that lifestyle worked for a year, contributing to a 50 lbs weight loss, so I was doing something right, just not something I could maintain forever.

Then I moved to DC and my progress ebbed and flowed here, and eventually I gained back those 50 lbs lost, plus some.

Before I got pregnant, I was down around 30-40 lbs from my highest weight (263.5 lbs).  And what worked during that season of weight loss seemed to be small steps and small goals.  During that season: I really got into TBW (the writing helped keep me focused), and I slowly added exercise back into my life (consistently exercising each week for at least 3 days/45 min at a time - totally manageable!).  Still, I was starting to struggle right around September 2012.  Some of those struggles were surrounding poor planning.  And some of those struggles were surrounding blogger impressions - feeling like a weight loss blogger failure - not putting out content that people wanted to read, etc etc.  My focus was definitely off, especially because I didn't start this blog for readers, I started it for me.

The thing is - life right now is overwhelming.  Trying to "do it all" isn't doing me any good.  I struggle with managing working full time, keeping up the house (laundry, cleaning, dishes), cooking, taking care of the baby and finding time for myself and my husband.  Most days I can't even tell you what I did - the day just comes and goes and all I feel is a headache by the day's end.

So, I think I need to start small again.  And by small, I mean miniature!  I remember when I first went back to WW in July, I read somewhere how to start with committing each week to doing something new.  Even if it's as simple as - "this week I will track just breakfast" - then each week I'll add on to that.

It almost seems reckless just tracking one meal, but honestly, I think that will do me a lot more good than what I've been doing.  I have to try everything.  I have to exhaust every option until I find something that works for me and this new season.

I cannot remain this way forever, both in weight and in eating behaviors.
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Posted by: Tukiyooo Another New Season of Weight Loss Updated at : 11:26 AM
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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