Changing Things Up: Weigh In Day

To get myself back on track, I've been trying to change things up in the food/eating portion of this weight loss journey.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEher_R5Q-0FFExwX2YzdX3LDkjg1dT2Q5eD4ACBs5Rq5EwYRja9fIQerKSa8B4mhQXIUxVovSYzylU2w4R0VRCwOUw5EH6JNJPng_xTumC9R-iLaGNO-uwJTHDhXG9cilOTx7LoNup_DWU/s1600/change+quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEher_R5Q-0FFExwX2YzdX3LDkjg1dT2Q5eD4ACBs5Rq5EwYRja9fIQerKSa8B4mhQXIUxVovSYzylU2w4R0VRCwOUw5EH6JNJPng_xTumC9R-iLaGNO-uwJTHDhXG9cilOTx7LoNup_DWU/s400/change+quote.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/226939268692495647/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I've started with changing my weigh in day from a Friday to a Wednesday.  I did this for a number of reasons.<br /><br /><ol><li>I found that I was blowing through my entire Weekly Points Plus balance by Sunday (weighing in on Friday's).  Then I had nothing left from Mon-Thurs as a back up.  This caused self-sabotage, and I would just eat what I wanted to anyhow.  My logic is that if I weigh in through the week, the likelihood of me using/blowing through the WPA is slim to none because I'll want to try to ration them better pre-weekend.  My work week provides some much needed structure around my eating.  I typically have an easier time staying On Plan M-F than I do on the weekends.  Depending on how this goes, I may even opt to move the weigh in day to Monday's!<br /><br /></li><li>Change is good.  I've been using Friday as my weigh in day for YEARS (more than 4 at this point), so picking another day is just a good way to shake things up.<br /><br /></li><li>Knowing that my new "week" will start in the middle of the work week kind of relieves some stress.  It provides a mid-week "start over" that helps sustain me through the rest of the work week (I'm on my second week now for Wednesday's).</li></ol><br />I picked Friday's to weigh in initially because it gave me the WPA to indulge over the weekend, but with plenty of time to regroup for Mon-Thurs.  The problem was, the regrouping wasn't happening.  I would get so upset with myself for blowing through the WPA during the weekend that I would just let the downward spiral continue through to Thursday.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGZpTXGcI0MM8L2qq8RpPt59FK8CBpKqZesvu7pBdYIyYzKVS2AXUdAWDR4uBZbcQPDCv4RgdEFUDbp0T7Q6k7bWcleuV4OWkFlweNGhoQQIcEssfgavCaPN-_7hWAI_IBM1jrNfZ7uc/s1600/change+quote+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGZpTXGcI0MM8L2qq8RpPt59FK8CBpKqZesvu7pBdYIyYzKVS2AXUdAWDR4uBZbcQPDCv4RgdEFUDbp0T7Q6k7bWcleuV4OWkFlweNGhoQQIcEssfgavCaPN-_7hWAI_IBM1jrNfZ7uc/s400/change+quote+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/186899453255386809/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I read a <a href="http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=1961&sc=3009" target="_blank">great article</a> on Weight Watchers that talked about how the day you choose to weigh in can serve as a key strategy in our weight loss journey.  For example, many people use Monday's as an anchor to get them through the weekend (to encourage them not to over indulge).  I like this idea and will consider it after a few months at Wednesday's!<br /><div style="color: #351c75;"><b><br /></b></div><b style="color: #351c75;">Why do you select the weigh in day you do?  Is it just because that is when your meeting site is open, or do you have a special reason why you choose the day you do?</b><br /><br /><br />

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Weight Loss Jar

It feels good to share your weight loss journey with others in real life {i.e. not in the blogger's world!}.  Once upon a time I would have disagreed with this, but today I feel differently.  Sure, I've gotten negative feedback and/or unwarranted comments from others in the past, but lately that hasn't been the case.  In fact, I think I owe a lot of my success to the encouragement I've gotten from others!<br /><br />I shared recently with a friend the story behind my bracelet.  She's been so supportive ever since!  She is actually the one who gave me this idea:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ukhf_FNaKgm8zfnaz70ObKJXVI48Xfk0Hs7efEXb91Ta9xaF6-Rv0Ea_s_HdX2y35UQKcicVSEcusRljavfONoESEfO9quXLkMbk_h-HLKRiU2ITmBQublFLImplHQWX1G8xxL0way8/s1600/weight+loss+beads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ukhf_FNaKgm8zfnaz70ObKJXVI48Xfk0Hs7efEXb91Ta9xaF6-Rv0Ea_s_HdX2y35UQKcicVSEcusRljavfONoESEfO9quXLkMbk_h-HLKRiU2ITmBQublFLImplHQWX1G8xxL0way8/s400/weight+loss+beads.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I would have gotten smaller jars to really show the true difference if I could have more accurately visualized the end result, but I still like them.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNaN08rji3yVa-6z7aekojEk6H8BmczRNwGb606hnTMFvIbp2RrqPL1WSMzHD_a5aRadhTKH7RwCo-yU9JrqBSPKMuCEuMhUxNcF__HsuHUkkE63xsI8W2h5gB2SdhBV1yNsHaIVXhj0/s1600/weight+loss+bead+jar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNaN08rji3yVa-6z7aekojEk6H8BmczRNwGb606hnTMFvIbp2RrqPL1WSMzHD_a5aRadhTKH7RwCo-yU9JrqBSPKMuCEuMhUxNcF__HsuHUkkE63xsI8W2h5gB2SdhBV1yNsHaIVXhj0/s400/weight+loss+bead+jar.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpBgeHIn_0kVyg4nWC5KpwW3le5Fa5vEd5emhId7ae6ax2YoaysDTU_kzPtZvAwcKKguKIxCxeLpSTx8zn2axTvlmXc590PJ1Er7YxeDakYQxlrVvXZP6UiOrtiiNyMWSEYlwrpgRdmo/s1600/weight+loss+bead+jar+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpBgeHIn_0kVyg4nWC5KpwW3le5Fa5vEd5emhId7ae6ax2YoaysDTU_kzPtZvAwcKKguKIxCxeLpSTx8zn2axTvlmXc590PJ1Er7YxeDakYQxlrVvXZP6UiOrtiiNyMWSEYlwrpgRdmo/s400/weight+loss+bead+jar+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />She found the idea on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/204702745532718263/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.  I am a big fan of these "anchor" methods to weight loss.  I like having a visual of what I've accomplished so far.  I also like that I have a tangible item to move from one "side" of the journey to another.  <br /><br /><b style="color: #351c75;">How do you feel about anchor methods for visualizing your own success?  Do you have any neat ideas to share?  I can never have too many :)</b>

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